Anwar al-Awlaki was killed this morning. He was a citizen of the USA by birth. He was hit by a missile fired from a drone aircraft. On the one hand it is good news for the USA. But on the other hand and very troublesome indeed is the fact that this man was targeted to be taken out, the first recorded instance where the federal government has issued a death warrant for a citizen without the benefit of a trial of any kind. Apparently the federal government assumes the prerogative to kill any citizen at will. GREAT SHADES OF ADOLF HITLER AND THE NAZIS. We have truly become that which we once hated.
