Obama Invokes 'State Secrets' Claim To Dismiss Suit Against Targeting Of U.S. Citizen al-Aulaqi -- Washington Post
The Obama administration urged a federal judge early Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit over its targeting of a U.S. citizen for killing overseas, saying that the case would reveal state secrets.
The U.S.-born citizen, Anwar al-Aulaqi, is a cleric now believed to be in Yemen. Federal authorities allege that he is leading a branch of al-Qaeda there.
Government lawyers called the state-secrets argument a last resort to toss out the case, and it seems likely to revive a debate over the reach of a president's powers in the global war against al-Qaeda.
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Update: WH: lawsuit for cleric would reveal state secrets -- Yahoo News/AP
My Comment: The White House has clearly designated Anwar al-Aulaqi as a danger to national security, and a person who needs to be stopped .... lawsuit or no lawsuit.
2 comments:
Sighhhhhh..... Al-CIAda again and again....with new branches springing up weekly.... especially for AFRICOM's benefit.....
E 'vero! Penso che questo sia una buona idea. Pienamente d'accordo con lei.
Condivido pienamente il suo punto di vista. Ritengo che questa sia un'ottima idea. Pienamente d'accordo con lei.
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