This is the first time I've seen a gov't official say that the killing of Awlaki's son was a mistake. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-veteran-john-brennan-has-transformed-us-counterterrorism-policy/2012/10/24/318b8eec-1c7c-11e2-ad90-ba5920e56eb3_print.html …
@bmaz He asked you for quotes, not me, bc I'm arguing that more than one person has said there was intell. Think it was BS, but still.
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@emptywheel Agreed. As you know, I go further than AbdulRahman+posit Samir Khan was known for targeting, even if not primary.@chrislhayes -
@bmaz As I said, 3: Abdulrahman, Samir Khan, Kamal Derwish. Actually, 4: Awlaki on 12/24/09 if he didn't manage to avoid it magically. -
@emptywheel MAGIC! But, magic aside, the dropping out of the kill count of Derwish is always perplexing.
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@emptywheel Well, right. I'd sooner draw upon what established, if not admitted, surveillance data reflect instead of interested statementsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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