[fintstone]

Silly guys....defending the Constitution and the right to due process. Didn't you realize the President has already suspended the 5th (executed American citizens Al Awlaki and later, his young son without charges or trial) and several other amendments...including the first (Film maker they blamed Libya attack on)? Don't be surprised when the second amendment is ignored as well.

Burning a guy (of unknown physical condition) out of a house is an execution (and gas masks do not work for smoke). No danger, fog or war, heat if the moment thing here. They had him trapped, surrounded, knew he had no hostages...then, with plenty of time for consultation/decision...methodically decided to execute him and did so on national TV (from a great distance).

Is there evidence that this man did anything he is accused of? I know someone put up a web page with a "manifesto" credited to him... But any one can post on the web and call themselves whomever they wish. We see it here on PP all the time. With all the video cameras and press involved, is there any proof that this man did anything (before there was a price on his head)? Beats me. That is why we have trials.

Once he was trapped in the cabin, they pretty much lost the right to just kill him in self defense. Apparently they kept news crews and helicopters at a distance, shut down Internet, phone, electricity, etc....do we know he was not pleading for his life and asking to turn himself in?

TV coverage I saw was from what looked like miles away.