Al-Awlaki Killing In Yemen Raises Constitutional Questions: Assasinated American citizen without Trial?
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/awlaki-killed-american-cl_n_988929.html
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The United States government killed an American citizen in Yemen on Friday in hostile action, despite not having declared war on the country or charging the citizen, American-born Anwar al-Awlaki, with a crime.
In a statement Friday morning, President Obama hailed the killing as "a major blow to al Qaeda's most active operational affiliate." He also said the death "marks another significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al Qaeda."
Time magazine reported al Awlaki was killed by airstrikes by the secretive Joint Special Operations Command, the same unit that took out Osama bin Laden in May.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/awlaki-killed-american-cl_n_988929.html
In a statement Friday morning, President Obama hailed the killing as "a major blow to al Qaeda's most active operational affiliate." He also said the death "marks another significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al Qaeda."
Time magazine reported al Awlaki was killed by airstrikes by the secretive Joint Special Operations Command, the same unit that took out Osama bin Laden in May.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/awlaki-killed-american-cl_n_988929.html
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