09-10-2011, 04:23 AM
Secret U.S. Memo Made Legal Case to Kill a Citizen
09 Oct 2011
The Obama administration's secret legal memorandum that opened the door to the killing of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen found that it would be lawful only if it were not feasible to take him alive, according to people who have read the document. The memo, written last year... offers a glimpse into the legal debate that led to one of the most significant decisions made by President Obama -- to move ahead with the killing of an American citizen without a trial. The secret document provided the justification for acting despite an executive order banning assassinations, a federal law against murder, protections in the Bill of Rights and various strictures of the international laws of war, according to people familiar with the analysis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/world/...tizen.html
http://www.legitgov.org/Secret-US-Memo-M...ll-Citizen
09 Oct 2011
The Obama administration's secret legal memorandum that opened the door to the killing of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen found that it would be lawful only if it were not feasible to take him alive, according to people who have read the document. The memo, written last year... offers a glimpse into the legal debate that led to one of the most significant decisions made by President Obama -- to move ahead with the killing of an American citizen without a trial. The secret document provided the justification for acting despite an executive order banning assassinations, a federal law against murder, protections in the Bill of Rights and various strictures of the international laws of war, according to people familiar with the analysis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/world/...tizen.html
http://www.legitgov.org/Secret-US-Memo-M...ll-Citizen
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