First posted on FB 7/21/13:

Right On! HBO show "The Newsroom" just discussed the fact that Obama authorized killing U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlakii with drone strike, that by the way his father was a Fulbright Scholar. Wonder if next show they will mention his 16 year old son (also born in U.S.) was also killed by drone strike 2 weeks later. Also showing video of police attacking Occupiers using excessive force beating up protestors in NYC. Suppose putting this stuff in a drama series will make it more real for Americans who prefer the truth filtered through the boob tube. Hope this will get more notoriety for drone war crimes and police brutality. Of course I am not for terrorism, but there is no case where taking out American citizens in foreign countries or using violence again peaceful protestors on our streets--when no one has been convicted of any crime--will make the rest of us safer. In fact, the opposite is much more likely. I thank Aaron Sorkin and his colleagues for their Hollywood-based effort to make Americans occupy their minds.