McMahon unaware of "public statements by named, current executive branch officials" on the Aulaqi killing. But Gibbs! http://privacysos.org/node/919
@onekade Or that he was acceptable collateral. Who knows! But we know they really were targeting Awlaki in 12/09 killing.
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@emptywheel right but McMahon says: "discuss or acknowledge responsibility for, or participation in, the killings of Khan…"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel not intentionality, responsibility. how is admitting they killed Aulaqi not admitting they killed Khan, intentional or not? -
@onekade It's not admitting they targeted him. They're maintaining some level of fiction abt whether they knew he was in car. -
@emptywheel right but McMahon doesn't mention targeting. She just says "the killings of" -
@onekade Pretty sure she does elsewhere in the opinion. -
@emptywheel but acknowledging they killed Aulaqi is as good as acknowledging they killed Khan. She even says this on page 12.
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