Saturday, 1 October 2011

News Roundup On The Assassination Of Anwar al-Awlaki




Secret U.S. Memo Sanctioned Killing Of Aulaqi -- Washington Post

The Justice Department wrote a secret memorandum authorizing the lethal targeting of Anwar al-Aulaqi, the American-born radical cleric who was killed by a U.S. drone strike Friday, according to administration officials.

The document was produced following a review of the legal issues raised by striking a U.S. citizen and involved senior lawyers from across the administration. There was no dissent about the legality of killing Aulaqi, the officials said.

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