BF2S Forums U.S.-Born Terrorists Killed in CIA-Led Drone Strike

The son of U.S.-born militant cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki was among those killed in a trio of drone attacks in southern Yemen on Friday night, a security official said.

The attacks, carried out in the Shabwa district, killed seven suspected militants, the defense ministry said. It would not confirm that Abdul Rahman Anwar Awlaki was among them.

The senior security official in Shabwa, who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said the younger Awlaki had been hiding in the mountains of Shabwa for more than eight months. He had first-hand knowledge of the death, he said.

The Awlaki family did not want to comment.

On September 30, a U.S. drone strike killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born miltant cleric who was a key leader of the terrorist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Macbeth wrote:

The son of U.S.-born militant cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki was among those killed in a trio of drone attacks in southern Yemen on Friday night, a security official said.

The attacks, carried out in the Shabwa district, killed seven suspected militants, the defense ministry said. It would not confirm that Abdul Rahman Anwar Awlaki was among them.

The senior security official in Shabwa, who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said the younger Awlaki had been hiding in the mountains of Shabwa for more than eight months. He had first-hand knowledge of the death, he said.

The Awlaki family did not want to comment.

On September 30, a U.S. drone strike killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born miltant cleric who was a key leader of the terrorist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Anwar was only 40 when he was killed. His wiki page mentions he married in '94 and had 5 children. Assuming his eldest was killed and that the eldest was conceived Jan 1st '94 the oldest he could be would be 17. Since the children of U.S. citizens are also citizens even if they were born abroad...did we just blow up a U.S. minor?

UnkleRukus wrote:

Does it really matter, what if he was helping his father plan attacks?

1stSFOD-Delta wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

If preachers of hate are fair targets, isn't it about time the Westboro Baptist Church had a Predator strike?

I wish.

"The one thing I have always liked about Jesus is his lack of condemnation and his lack of denunciation: the way he mixed with all the wrong people. And the way that, although he sets out rules for life, he knows we are imperfect and we are not going to do it. So he gives us another chance, and another chance and another chance."

Dilbert_X wrote:

UnkleRukus wrote:

Does it really matter, what if he was helping his father plan attacks?

Maybe Bush Jrs daughters helped him plan the attack on Iraq.
Are they legitimate targets?

FEOS wrote:

UnkleRukus wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

Maybe Bush Jrs daughters helped him plan the attack on Iraq.
Are they legitimate targets?

If that was true, yes they would. Would they be tried as such? No, probably not.

If you get yourself involved in shady activities then you deserve whats coming to you.

Except one was legitimized by UN resolutions, AQ activities aren't. Hence why Bush can't be tried for war crimes for the Iraq invasion.

Dilbert_X wrote:

1stSFOD-Delta wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

If preachers of hate are fair targets, isn't it about time the Westboro Baptist Church had a Predator strike?

I wish.

While you're at it, please explode these guys and anyone with them at the time.

FEOS wrote:

Cybargs wrote:

FEOS wrote:

Except one was legitimized by UN resolutions, AQ activities aren't. Hence why Bush can't be tried for war crimes for the Iraq invasion.

didn't it end with a ceasefire so technically America can restart it whenever it wants?

prolly