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October 3, 2011

U.S. Confirms Death Of Second U.S. Citizen In Yemen Drone Strike 
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U.S. officials have confirmed a second American citizen was killed in
Yemen on Friday in the CIA drone strike that targeted the U.S.-born
Islamic cleric Anwar Awlaki. In addition to Awlaki, the strike killed
Samir Khan, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen who was raised in New York and
Virginia. He was the editor of an English-language jihadist magazine
called Inspire. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for
Constitutional Rights and other groups have condemned the Obama
administration for assassinating two U.S. citizens never charged with a
crime. Despite the criticism, President Obama praised the drone strike
on Friday.

President Barack Obama: "The death of al-Awlaki marks another
significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al Qaeda and its
affiliates. Furthermore, this success is a tribute to our intelligence
community and to the efforts of Yemen and its security forces who have
worked closely with the United States over the course of several years."



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