The Washington Post leads this morning with a story headlined "Secret U.S.

The functional arguments in support of the killing of Al-Awlaki — that he posed substantial, verified threats to the United States and could not reasonably be apprehended and placed on trial — seem fairl...

They are here.

For those interested in more detail on Anwar Al-Aulaqi's alleged operational role in terrorist plots, this piece from the Long War Journal back in March, written by Thomas Joscelyn, is well worth a read....

Professor Michael Lewis writes in with the following guest post: Why IHL and not Self-Defense Should be Considered the Legal Basis for the Awlaki Operation Anwar al-Awlaki is dead, apparently killed by ...

A senior administration lawyer involved in national security issues writes in with the following: I read the commentary by He Who Must Not Be Named On This Blog on the killing of Aulaqi, and while I unde...

A corollary to Bobby's second point in this post is that it is not enough to say the words "due process" by way of denouncing the Al Aulaqi strike, as though those words represent a discussion-ending arg...

In the flurry of al-Awlaki coverage today, there are two points that I think are particularly worthy of attention. First, does this show that the U.S.

Over at Salon.com, He Who Must Not Be Named on This Blog is upset by the fact that what he terms the "the due process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality."

Here's the New York Times coverage, the Washington Post story, and the coverage on CBS News.

On Tuesday, lawyers for Abdulrahman Abdou Abou Alghaith Suleiman filed this letter with the Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.  The letter replies to an ear...

A Second Circuit panel has affirmed, in United States v.Kassar (2d Cir. Sep. 21, 2011), the conviction of three defendants who were convicted on charges stemming from a sting operation involving a faux e...