Awalaki, US Citizen, killed without trial by precision drone strike, by US outside USA held to be lagal under 2001 law AUMF. We believe that the AUMFs authority to use lethal force abroad also may apply in appropriate circumstances to a United States citizen who is part of the forces of an enemy authorization within the scope of the force authorization, Among those circumstances: Where high-level government officials have determined that a capture operation is infeasible and that the targeted person is part of a dangerous enemy force and is engaged in activities that pose a continued and imminent threat to US persons or interests.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:56:30 +0000
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