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Yemen says U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki killed - CNN.com
This is a welcome development in the continuing fight against Al Qaeda. Mr. Awlaki was a legitimate military objective under the Laws of War. He was not a civilian. As when any other combatant is targeted, any airstrike that targeted Mr. Awlaki was lawful.
American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who preached terror as the public face of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed Friday in Yemen, the nation's Defense Ministry said.
A Yemeni government official told CNN that an airstrike hit al-Awlaki's motorcade but gave no details about the operation or who conducted it.
Yemen says U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki killed - CNN.com
This is a welcome development in the continuing fight against Al Qaeda. Mr. Awlaki was a legitimate military objective under the Laws of War. He was not a civilian. As when any other combatant is targeted, any airstrike that targeted Mr. Awlaki was lawful.