Obama administration needs to explain drone strikes
Submitted by emalvini on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 16:18Obama administration needs to explain drone strikes
Hina Shamsi and Vincent Warren
December 28, 2012 12:00 am
The Obama administration, having killed a 16-year-old American boy, refuses to explain why in court.
The boy, Abdulrahman Al-Aulaqi, was born in Denver and lived there until he was 7, when his family moved to Yemen. Like many American kids, he had a Facebook page and a love of the “Simpsons.” No one ever accused him of any wrongdoing. Yet on Oct. 14, 2011, a U.S. drone missile killed him and his teenage cousin while they were eating dinner at an open-air restaurant.
On Dec. 14, 2012, the Justice Department asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit in which Abdulrahman’s grandfather, Nasser Al-Aulaqi, is asking for an official explanation about why the boy died.
Until now, only unofficial explanations have been offered.
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Not holding my breath.
Even if they did give some kind of explanation, I can't think of one that could justify what they're doing with these drone strikes.