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Why Didn’t Republicans Argue When Anwar Was Put On The Hit List? Why Wait Until He Id Dead?


But on February 4, 2010, New York Daily News reported that al-Awlaki was “now on a targeting list signed off on by the Obama administration”.[194]
On April 6, The New York Times also reported that President Obama had authorized the targeted killing of al-Awlaki.[18] The CIA and the U.S. military both maintain lists of terrorists linked to al-Qaeda and its affiliates who are approved for capture or killing.[18] Because he is a U.S. citizen, his inclusion on those lists was approved by the National Security Council.[18] U.S. officials said it is extremely rare, if not unprecedented, for an American to be approved for targeted killing.[18] The New York Times reported that international law allows the use of lethal force against people who pose an imminent threat to a country, and U.S. officials said that was the standard used in adding names to the target list.[18] In addition, Congress approved the use of military force against al-Qaeda after 9/11.[18] People on the target list are considered military enemies of the U.S., and therefore not subject to a ban on political assassinations approved by former President Gerald Ford.[195] Al-Awlaki’s tribe wrote, “We warn against cooperating with America to kill Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki. We will not stand by idly and watchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Aw…
Is it a slowness to grasp what a death order means or just upset that the Democrat President got another terrorist?

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Why Didn’t Republicans Argue When Anwar Was Put On The Hit List? Why Wait Until He Id Dead?


But on February 4, 2010, New York Daily News reported that al-Awlaki was “now on a targeting list signed off on by the Obama administration”.[194]
On April 6, The New York Times also reported that President Obama had authorized the targeted killing of al-Awlaki.[18] The CIA and the U.S. military both maintain lists of terrorists linked to al-Qaeda and its affiliates who are approved for capture or killing.[18] Because he is a U.S. citizen, his inclusion on those lists was approved by the National Security Council.[18] U.S. officials said it is extremely rare, if not unprecedented, for an American to be approved for targeted killing.[18] The New York Times reported that international law allows the use of lethal force against people who pose an imminent threat to a country, and U.S. officials said that was the standard used in adding names to the target list.[18] In addition, Congress approved the use of military force against al-Qaeda after 9/11.[18] People on the target list are considered military enemies of the U.S., and therefore not subject to a ban on political assassinations approved by former President Gerald Ford.[195] Al-Awlaki’s tribe wrote, “We warn against cooperating with America to kill Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki. We will not stand by idly and watchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Aw…
Is it a slowness to grasp what a death order means or just upset that the Democrat President got another terrorist?

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