Anwar al-Awlaki
U.S. spy agencies believe an American-born Muslim cleric based in Yemen played a bigger role than first thought in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s decision to start launching attacks against U.S. targets, counterterrorism officials said.
The revised assessment by intelligence analysts could help build a case for adding Anwar al-Awlaki to the U.S. target list to kill or capture top militants, though current and former officials said careful review was needed given his status as a U.S. citizen.
“It raises the bar dramatically,” a former intelligence official said of authorizing the CIA or U.S. Special Operations forces to strike an American on foreign soil.
Other officials acknowledged the need for more scrutiny but said Awlaki could be added soon to the target list if a determination is made that he poses a direct security threat.
I say if they’re on American soil that’s more reason to take them out. Let Delta roll out and wrap them up but don’t put it all over the news. Special operations and 3 letter agencies need their privacy!!
Many nations are coming to grips with the notion all their citizens are not nice law abiding citizens, some are terrorists, America is no exception to that rule.
Regardless of nationality, color or creed a terrorist is a terrorist when there is overwhelming proof of acts of terror having been planned or executed the individual must be detained or eliminated as a matter of urgency to protect the citizens of the country in question.
When one conspires to overthrow a democratically elected Government, that is called treason, people are executed for a lot less in the US already!
The best terrorist is a dead terrorist.