@MikeDrewWhat To clarify: MON not hypothetical, Admin made THAT clear in FOIA fight. Woodward & others reported it covered targeted killing
@MikeDrewWhat Which? That he was just First Amendment? Or that AUMF didn't support that?
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@emptywheel That his actions had amounted to no more than protected expression. Do you think they thought that? -
@MikeDrewWhat Webster report says they did not believe him to be operational on 12/24/09 when they first targeted. IC briefers have repeated -
@emptywheel Webster report says who did not believe that? -
@MikeDrewWhat Webster report and IC briefers say IC did not believe Awlaki was operational until 12/25/09 (or maybe later) -
@emptywheel Again, if AUMF give POTUS the call, and the High Priest of Drone Death Rectitude had POTUS' ear... -
@MikeDrewWhat Still, Blair emphasized POTUS approval, which leads me to believe it was just Art II. -
@emptywheel Why's that? -
@MikeDrewWhat BC if he was established AUMF target presumably you wouldn't need POTUS signoff. - 3 more replies
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