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      &lt;p&gt;Cause of death: Hellfire missiles.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This could very well be part of the obituary of a high-profile terrorist, not an American citizen. But in the case of Anwar al-Awlaki, the government tells us that he was both. Regardless of his standing as an American citizen, he was placed on a &ldquo;targeted killing list&rdquo; and killed by drone strike last month in Yemen.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This targeted, military-backed killing of an American citizen is unprecedented. No information has been publicly provided to justify this killing, as no court and judge heard Awlaki&rsquo;s case. When Awlaki&rsquo;s father, Nasser al-Aulaqi, sued the U.S. government with the American Civil Liberties Union, the case was dismissed under the argument that his father lacked legal standing to sue on his son&rsquo;s behalf. Aulaqi fought for his son&rsquo;s right to trial, something we consider fundamental to American justice, and lost.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Awlaki was killed by two Hellfire missiles as he was getting breakfast and another American citizen, Samir Khan, was kill...&lt;/p&gt;

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