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U.S. drone killing of American al-Awlaki prompts legal, moral debate

Date: September 30, 2011

Author: Michael Martinez

QUOTE: The U.S. drone killing of American-born and -raised Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a major figure in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has re-energized a national debate over the legal and moral quandaries of a government deliberately killing a citizen.

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Key People:

• Anwar al-Awlaki
• Prof. Mary Ellen O’Connell Esq.
• Robert M. Gates Ph.D.
• Leon Edward Panetta Esq.
• Representative Peter T. King
• Rep. Ron Paul
• Pres. Barack Hussein Obama Esq.
• Jeffrey Toobin Esq.

Key Organizations:

• Al Qaeda
• Cable News Network LP, LLLP (CNN)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Abuse of Power (Organizations)
  • Control / Access / Permission
    • Principles / Guidelines / Rules / Policy
  • Information
    • Definitions/Names

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • International Relations/Diplomacy
      • War/Military
        • Terrorism (conceptual)
          • Historical Cases
          • World Trade Center & Military Reactions
        • Treatment of Combatants
    • National Security / Secrecy

• Law & Justice
  • Civil Rights / Equal Protection
  • Criminal Law
    • Homicide/Murder
  • Non-US systems: International Law

• Middle East
  • Yemen

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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