Targeted killing is a form of assassination based on the presumption of criminal  guilt. Some ... Instances of targeted killing by the United States that have received  ... the killing of Osama bin Laden and of American citizens Anwar al-Awlaki and  ..... strikes is the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF),  ...
Mar 19, 2014 ... President Barack Obama discusses his involvement with drone strike decisions  Sept. ... president can legally authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen fighting for a  foreign terrorist group, whether the program could be used on U.S. ...
Jun 23, 2014 ... Anwar al-Awlaki, a US citizen, was killed in an American drone strike in Yemen in  2011. ... Known as the Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF), the broad and  ... the Obama administration agreed not to fight the document's disclosure. ... Or,  can the president strike an American anywhere in the world?
Jul 14, 2016 ... An executive order signed by President Obama was misinterpreted by fringe web  sites as authorizing the use of the U.S. military against American citizens. ...  Under either scenario, drone strikes can violate international law. ... could violate  international law because the United States' war on terrorist groups ...
May 23, 2013 ... "Targeted killing" is not a term distinctly defined under international law, but ...  Holder said specifically that it would be lawful to target a U.S. citizen if the ... of  the AUMF—"to determine how we can continue to fight terrorists without ...  President Obama authorized nearly four times the number of strikes in ...
The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."