The Obama administration has taken the rare step of authorising the killing of a US citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric linked to the attempt to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day. The decision to place Awlaki on a US hit list followed a national security council review because of his status [...]

Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Constitutional Insurgent
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