US Says It Has Legal Authority To Kill American-Born Anwar al-Awlaki -- Christian Science Monitor
An ACLU lawsuit is challenging the legality of including Anwar al-Awlaki on a secret 'kill list.' The US says killing the cleric, an Al Qaeda member, would safeguard national security.
Responding to a lawsuit challenging the legality of including an American citizen on a secret government “kill list,” a Justice Department lawyer argued in federal court on Monday that the US government has the legal authority to target and kill a US-born Islamic cleric believed to be hiding in Yemen.
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Update: Court Hears Challenge to U.S. Right to Try to Kill al Qaeda Leader -- ABC News
My Comment: If this was being debated in any other administration .... the Democrats, main stream media, anti-war activists, academics, civil libertarian groups, etc., etc., etc. .... they would be apoplectic in their response and opposition to this legal authority. But instead .... with this administration .... President Obama is getting a pass, and no one is saying anything about it.