Relatives of three Americans killed in drone strikes in Yemen are suing top Pentagon and CIA officials, saying the killings were unconstitutional.Issue: Does a person have a constitutional right to make war on the United States?
Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan died in September. Awlaki's son Abdulrahman, 16, died in October.
Issue: Is there a minimum age at which one can make war against the United States?
Relatives accuse Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, CIA Director David Petraeus and two military commanders of approving and directing the strikes.
| Curiously, they're not suing the one other person who claims that HE approves each and every strike... |
| Put there by the radical progressive Left... |
Awlaki, a radical Islamist cleric born in the state of New Mexico, was a key figure in the Yemen-based group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). His 16-year-old son was born in Colorado. Samir Khan was a naturalised US citizen who was involved with Inspire, al-Qaeda's English-language magazine.
The lawsuit was filed by Nasser al-Awlaki, the father of Anwar al-Awlaki, alongside Sarah Khan, mother of Samir Khan.
| So perhaps Samir's mother loved him after all. Cheez, Whoda thunk it... |
"The killings violated fundamental rights afforded to all US citizens, including the right not to be deprived of life without due process of law," the legal complaint says.
| What about the fundamental responsibility of all US citizens to refrain from treason and terrorism? |