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January 27, 2010

Obama Continues Bush-Era Assassination Policy
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US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki has been added to a list of targets for
capture or killing. Awlaki is a US-born cleric accused of having ties to
the failed Christmas Day airline bombing and the shooting at Fort Hood.
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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