On a personal level, I agree. Frankly, if I'd had the opportunity, I can't say I wouldn't have pulled the trigger on him myself. However... I think we need to be careful with things like this. First of all, I'm pretty sure we're not at war with Yemen. (Not yet, anyway.) Second, between homeland INsecurity and expanded executive powers and who knows what else, the definition of what constitutes "treason" seems to be getting broader all the time. If we don't get a handle on this self-appointed-judge-jury-and-executioner business, I'm afraid 3/4 of the cbid politics forum is going to end up in front of the firing squad as traitors. It's entirely possible that I've missed something - I've only read one or two quick articles on the whole business - but as far as I can tell, his "crimes" consisted of belonging to the wrong religion and political...ah... party(?), and ranting against the government. Yes, the penalty for treason is death, BUT, U.S. citizens are guaranteed due process by our Constitution. If he were to be captured and tried for the crimes he is accused of, and found guilty, then he would be executed. I shudder to think that this kind of thing may become the norm, and that our government would have the authority to murder any citizen they please, on the spot, without warning much less due process, simply on the *accusation* of treason. (I, for one, believe the dirtbag was guilty. However, I wouldn't want to set a precedent of executing people based on opinions...)