Why President Obama Had a U.S. Citizen Killed by Drone
Scott Shane, who has extensively covered terrorism for The New York Times, discusses his book, Objective Troy: A Terrorist, a President, and the Rise of the Drone. The title refers to the military code name used for Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen who became a prominent jihadi terrorist and was eventually hunted down and killed by a drone strike overseas. The book draws a parallel between Awlaki and President Obama. They come from eerily similar backgrounds, but took extremely alternate routes in life.
EVENT: On September 29, Scott Shane will be speaking at Fordham Law School at 6:00 P.M. located at 150 West 62nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10023.
Anwar al-Awlaki's entire life's work is up on YouTube. http://t.co/tkSbwpvlUV
— Leonard Lopate (@LeonardLopate) September 29, 2015
"You can get hooked on his early stuff" but that is "a gateway drug." Of course, @ScottShaneNYT is referring to Anwar al-Awlaki
— Leonard Lopate (@LeonardLopate) September 29, 2015
YouTube can't keep Anwar al-Awlaki's videos off YouTube. "This stuff comes back up as soon as they take it down," says @ScottShaneNYT
— Leonard Lopate (@LeonardLopate) September 29, 2015
.@ScottShaneNYT had to fight in court for 4 years to get the legal opinion that led to the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki http://t.co/tkSbwpvlUV
— Leonard Lopate (@LeonardLopate) September 29, 2015
"If you get on the military's kill list, you are called an 'objective'" says @ScottShaneNYT http://t.co/tkSbwpvlUV
— Leonard Lopate (@LeonardLopate) September 29, 2015
