@drfarls And despite the instinct to be very snarky, I'm being totally sincere here, and find this conversation fascinating.
@drfarls Butting in here: but dicta in the ACLU/NYT FOIA seems to support "illegal." http://www.emptywheel.net/2013/02/17/colleen-mcmahon-the-covert-op-that-killed-anwar-al-awlaki-was-illegal/ … @Ali_Gharib
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@emptywheel@Ali_Gharib That's the elder Awlaki, right? -
@drfarls Actually, I take that back. Both Awlakis and Khan included in suit. But implication is yes, bc discussion of traitor@Ali_Gharib -
@emptywheel@Ali_Gharib I don't think that the legality of Khan et al depends on assessment as traitor. -
@drfarls THough she was very comfortable calling Awlaki traitor, on less than case in UndieBomb plot.@Ali_Gharib -
@emptywheel@Ali_Gharib If Khan et al were accidental killed in process of striking another target, their legal status is "civilian." -
@drfarls If wrongful death goes forward (State Secrets presumably off table now) it'll be interesting if that's actually status@Ali_Gharib
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