Everyone’s favorite libertarian loon Congressman Ron Paul has has chimed in on the death of senior al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Awalki.

Mr. Paul you see is very concerned and troubled that the government would in his words, “assassinate an American citizen without charges.” Mr. Paul, and the ACLU would rather have had the government capture al-Awlaki and given him a trial in a federal court.

Your Mandarin on the other hand feels that al-Awlaki got about the only kind of justice that he deserved – at the end of a missile. Your Mandarin understands that al-Awlaki gave up any rights he had as an American citizen when he put on the “uniform” of al-Qaida. But you may ask, oh fearsome and awesome Mandarin, al-Qaida is not an army for a country so how can we be at war with them? Aren’t their terrorist activities crimes that should be handled by the criminal justice system?

We are at war and al-Qaida is an army that while it doesn’t have a distinct parcel of land to call its own – although if it did your Mandarin would suggest the name of Backweirdistan – they are fighting for the global Caliphate. And just like any other army, they are not going to be deterred by the threat of some law enforcement official who can arrest them. The only way to respond to an army that is bent on the destruction of the United States and the principals of freedom and human rights is to crush that army and its leadership.

Dr. Paul, the ACLU, and the leftist anti-American movements in this country would like you to think that the elimination of this enemy combatant is the precursor to the setup of internment camps and the random assassinations of those citizens here in the United States that speak-out against the government. Aside from all the “documented proof” that Alex Jones claims to have about secret FEMA camps, your Mandarin is pretty sure that the citizens of this great nation don’t need to fear a government that abides by and follows the constitution.

Your Mandarin does fear for the rights and freedoms of his fellow citizens if we don’t treat al-Qaida as the invading army that it is – whether they carry out direct physical attacks against American citizens and assets, or through the slow and insidious introduction of Sharia law – then the America that we have come to depend on for our freedom may no longer exist.

The Mandarin

The Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century.

The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet manticore, Βάρἰκος, or Barry (who can be found in the Bestiary). When not in the Castle…well, frankly, nobody is quite sure where he goes.

The Mandarin popularized the fine art of “gut booting,” by which he delivers a powerful kick to the stomach of anyone that annoys him. Although nearly universal today, the act of gut booting or threatening someone or something with a gut boot is solely due to him.