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Fifteen Years Since US Drone Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki
Original: 15 years ago today, 30 Sep 2011, the US executed Anwar al-Awlaki, New Mexico-born citizen, by drone without trial. Obama
September 30 marks 15 years since the US drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a New Mexico-born American citizen, in Yemen without trial. Critics are marking the anniversary by arguing the strike, authorized under President Obama, normalized extrajudicial killing through the so-called Disposition Matrix, and that no accountability ever followed.
Why now: The 15th anniversary of a landmark and contested targeted killing is prompting renewed debate over drone policy and accountability.
Anwar al-AwlakiBarack ObamaUnited StatesYemen
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- 15 years ago today, 30 Sep 2011, the US executed Anwar al-Awlaki, New Mexico-born citizen, by drone without trial. Obama’s Disposition Matrix made extrajudicial killing policy. The names remain classified; accountability never came. The state silences those who ask. Susan was a… · dheepsinque@susanklopfertruth.com · 10
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