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April 7, 2010

Report: US-Born Cleric Placed on CIA Assassination List
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The Washington Post is reporting a top US official has confirmed a
Yemen-based Muslim cleric has become the first US citizen added to CIA a
list of targets for capture or killing. Anwar al-Awlaki is a US-born
cleric accused of having ties to the failed Christmas Day airline
bombing and the shooting at Fort Hood. He was previously placed on a
similar Joint Special Operations Command list for capture or killing.
His addition to the CIA list means the White House gave its approval. In
targeting Awlaki, the Obama administration has renewed a Bush-era policy
granting US forces authority to kill US citizens abroad if they’re
linked to terrorist actions against the US or “US interests.”



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