Cenk Uygur
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No Details Allowed on Obama-Ordered Drone Killing

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January 4, 2013

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"The Obama administration will be able to keep secret its legal justification for killing without a trial an American suspected of joining al Qaeda after a federal judge on Wednesday dismissed most of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and The New York Times."*

Anwar Al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, was killed in a drone strike. Under what circumstances? We aren't allowed to know, the Freedom of Information Act apparently doesn't apply. Why not? Cenk Uygur explains.

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