That’s the title of an op-ed column in today’s Times by Nasser al-Awlaki. See <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/opinion/the-drone-that-killed-my-grandson.html?_r=0>. Nasser al-Awlaki’s son, an American citizen, was on a kill list of suspected terrorists, and he was killed in a drone strike in September 2011.
His 16-year-old grandson, an American citizen born in Denver, had lived with Nasser al-Awlaki in Yemen since he was 7. The grandson was sitting with his teenage cousin and five other civilians (hard to tell the number after a drone strike) eating dinner at an outdoor cafe when the drone hit on Oct. 14, 2011. Attorney General Holder said the grandson was not “specifically targeted.”
He may not have been specifically targeted, but he was blown to pieces.
What kind of government kills its citizens without charging them with a crime, without a trial, without a day in court?
The American government. The Obama administration.
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