 Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | The Obama administration launched a drone strike in Yemen last week in an attempt to assassinate a U.S.-born Muslim cleric who has never been convicted of a crime. Anwar al-Awlaki survived the attack, but two suspected members of al-Qaeda died. It was reported to be the first U.S. drone strike in Yemen in nine years. "It's illegal to kill a U.S. citizen in Yemen, outside of armed conflict, without any due process," says Maria LaHood of the Center for Constitutional Rights. The attempted assassination of al-Awlaki comes just days after U.S. special forces executed Osama bin Laden and NATO planes bombed Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi's compound, killing his son and three grandchildren. |
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