Terror Suspect killed

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Yemeni officials have announced that U.S. born Al-Queda linked Islamic cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki has been killed.

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Details ?

[Botnst]

Who killed him? I hope it was not the USA. I don't like the precedent of extra-judicial killing of a CITIZEN.

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The report originated from the Yemeni Defense Ministry.

Intell is still being gathered at this time.

It is not immediately clear whether Al-Awlaki, and some of his companions were killed by Yemeni forces or a U.S. drone strike.

A U.S. Drone strike missed Al-Awlaki in May of this year.

[cscmc1]

Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen - The Washington Post

"A U.S. counterterrorism official said intelligence indicates that the 40-year-old cleric, a dual national of the United States and Yemen, perished in an attack on his convoy by a U.S. drone and jet, the Associated Press reported."

[pj67coll]

Originally Posted by Botnst

Who killed him? I hope it was not the USA. I don't like the precedent of extra-judicial killing of a CITIZEN.

I certainly hope it was the USA. Fantastic news. That's two major successes for O against AQ. First OBL now this clown. Looks like O is certinaly able to make better use of the resources at his disposal than B did.

- Peter.

[Honus]

Originally Posted by Botnst

Who killed him? I hope it was not the USA. I don't like the precedent of extra-judicial killing of a CITIZEN.

Under any circumstances? I don't know the details of this latest killing, but your policy seems like it would unreasonably shackle our counter-terrorism efforts. I assume that you would not oppose the extra-judicial killing of an American citizen who is wearing a uniform and fighting against us in a war (declared or otherwise). Is that true? If so, where and how would you draw the line between permissible and impermissible extra-judicial killing?

[TX76513]

Taken out by a drone - that's going to leave a mark.

[MagnumPI]

Again?

[pj67coll]

Originally Posted by MagnumPI

Again?

They didn't get him last time, apparently this time they did

- Peter.

[Dee8go]

Originally Posted by cscmc1

Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen - The Washington Post

"A U.S. counterterrorism official said intelligence indicates that the 40-year-old cleric, a dual national of the United States and Yemen, perished in an attack on his convoy by a U.S. drone and jet, the Associated Press reported."

It's okay, Bot. He was only HALF American . . .

[Txjake]

good riddance...who's next?

[Air&Road]

Originally Posted by pj67coll

I certainly hope it was the USA. Fantastic news. That's two major successes for O against AQ. First OBL now this clown. Looks like O is certinaly able to make better use of the resources at his disposal than B did.

- Peter.

What? Do you think Obama low crawled through enemy infested jungle to wring his neck with piano wire? I got news for you, but if US Troops did this, then US Troops get the credit.

Obama would absolutely crap in his pants if he had to do anything deadfully stressful.

[Air&Road]

Originally Posted by Botnst

Who killed him? I hope it was not the USA. I don't like the precedent of extra-judicial killing of a CITIZEN.

If US troops killed him, I don't care if he had been sitting in his living room in Denver, he was a murdering slug that needed to die at whoevers hand could kill him in order to save innocent lives of all nationalities.

[JollyRoger]

Originally Posted by Honus

Under any circumstances? I don't know the details of this latest killing, but your policy seems like it would unreasonably shackle our counter-terrorism efforts. I assume that you would not oppose the extra-judicial killing of an American citizen who is wearing a uniform and fighting against us in a war (declared or otherwise). Is that true? If so, where and how would you draw the line between permissible and impermissible extra-judicial killing?

Situations such as this are all pretty much settled law. US courts have no jurisdiction on foreign battlefields, the Constitution grants total, and just about dictatorial authority over any battlefield to the President, who is not bound to respect anyone's rights on the battlefield, unless where bound by treaty law. Otherwise, the President enjoys wide lattitude to do whatever is necessary to achieve victory. The President loses that authority in any place where US Courts have actual jurisdiction, a principle that goes back two thousand years or so, to the old Rubicon law of the Romans. Personnally, I never heard of Roosevelt asking for a court order to kill these SOB's:

Axis History Factbook: US volunteers in the Waffen-SS

I see no difference between them or this current SOB.