shows the transition of al-Awlaki from a peacemaker in full sympathy with the U.S, to a cheerleader for the jihadists against the West. The drone strike that killed al-Awlaki was a turning point to the darkest side of the dark side. And under the Authorization of Military Use of Force act, presidents are allowed to select for elimination any American citizen suspected of terrorist ties, so who's next to step out of their front door into the path of a Hellfire missile? Al-Awlaki's death might not
the CIA Put a U.S. Born al Qaeda Figure on its Kill List?” the American Civil Liberties Union and Central Intelligence Agency debate whether the United States can target one of its citizens with armed drones without the due process of law guaranteed by the Constitution. According to The Washington Times, President Barack Obama, put Anwar al- Awlaki on the kill list and approved his targeted killing in April 2010 because United States officials recognized that Anwar al-Awlaki was a danger to United
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting them (“Surveillance”). While it may be used to stop a terrorist attack beforehand, government surveillance involves ethical issues, as it is not always used in the right context. It is the antithesis of every nation’s constitution, which promotes freedom of privacy. Furthermore, it directly violates citizens’ rights and freedom
and ideological motivation behind the attacks, they are labeled acts of terror. This goes for Hasan as well. While Hasan never physically met with a terrorist organization, he followed their beliefs. Hasan exchanged a multiple e-mails with Anwar-al Awlaki, a Muslim extremist later was killed in a drone strike by the U.S. (Mazzetti, Savage, Shane, 2013). Hasan had posted on the internet, referencing suicide bombers stating “if one suicide bomber can kill 100 enemy soldiers because they were caught
Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian of the Sunni denomination, who took his name from his birthplace Zarqa, Jordan .
Since the beginning of time humans have search for the best ways to defend themselves. It started with rocks and sticks, developed into spears and swords. When guns came along it revolutionized the way wars were fought. Instead of charging with swords, fighter could take shots from farther away, keeping them a bit safer. Now it has all changed again. Unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, keep the American public safer, keep American soldiers safer, and a lot of other countries want them. The American
three American citizen attacks, most on the drone side of the argument would say that these attacks were completely necessary which I will not argue with because there is no justification whatsoever of the 4th American drone killing of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki. Born on September 13, 1995 Abdulrahman was a student at Colorado State when he was killed in Yemen at age 16. Even U.S. Officials and President Obama agree that the attack on Abdulrahman was a bad mistake, but as before no one has been held accountable
The FBI defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives (fbi.gov).” By this definition, terrorism can be classified as internal or international based on the overall intent of the attack. Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time, but it’s only since 2011 that the world has come to fully understand the meaning of
“When war is thrust upon the nation, the President had not only the authority but the responsibility to ‘resist force by force.’” –U.S. Supreme Court ruling of the Prize Cases, 1862 (67 U.S. 6335). During the past decade of military operations combating terrorism, members of the U.S. government have thoroughly debated the power of the President and the role of Congress during a time of war. A historical review of war powers in America demonstrates the unchecked power of the executive when it
The Tsarnaev brothers carry backpacks to two locations near the finish line on Boylston Street. Tamerlan, the older brother, placed his bomb near the finish line at 2:42 p.m. just seven minutes before the first blast. He placed the backpack so the lid of the pressure cooker faced the crowd to cause the most damage (Nova, 2013). Just four minutes before the first blast, the younger brother, Dzhokhar positioned his device near the Forum restaurant. At 2:50 p.m. the cheers turn to terror as the