Suit challenges CIA's power to assassinate an American citizen
(NEWSER) - The father of Anwar al-Awlaki, the Muslim cleric linked to multiple terrorist plots , is suing the US government in an effort to get his son off the CIA’s “capture or kill” list. He’s hired the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights to challenge the CIA’s right to use lethal force outside a war zone. But the suit hasn’t progressed because Awlaki is on the Specially Designated Global Terrorists list, meaning Americans are barred from doing any business with him, even providing legal representation, NPR reports. More»
