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symbioidljoh, get this part of the article specifically...
This regards a Yemeni American who was killed during the targeting of a suspected Yemeni Al-Qaeda operative(The American was riding in the car as a passenger)
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Family members in Buffalo say they have yet to be contacted by the U.S. government about Derwish's death, which they learned about through media reports.
Mohamed Albanna, vice president of the American Muslim Council's Buffalo chapter, urged federal authorities to confirm the death.
"It's just a matter of common respect for the family here. After all, they are U.S. citizens." He added that Derwish "has not been tried and has not been found guilty, so, in that sense, he's still an innocent American who was killed. That's what the law states."
"The Bush administration sees it differently. In killing him, the administration defined Derwish as an enemy combatant, the equivalent of a U.S. citizen who fights with the enemy on a battlefield, officials said. Under this legal definition, experts say, his constitutional rights are nullified and he can be killed outright. "
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In other words, if we kill you, it means you were an enemy combatant, and therefore, we can kill you. Nice logic.
This regards a Yemeni American who was killed during the targeting of a suspected Yemeni Al-Qaeda operative(The American was riding in the car as a passenger)
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Family members in Buffalo say they have yet to be contacted by the U.S. government about Derwish's death, which they learned about through media reports.
Mohamed Albanna, vice president of the American Muslim Council's Buffalo chapter, urged federal authorities to confirm the death.
"It's just a matter of common respect for the family here. After all, they are U.S. citizens." He added that Derwish "has not been tried and has not been found guilty, so, in that sense, he's still an innocent American who was killed. That's what the law states."
"The Bush administration sees it differently. In killing him, the administration defined Derwish as an enemy combatant, the equivalent of a U.S. citizen who fights with the enemy on a battlefield, officials said. Under this legal definition, experts say, his constitutional rights are nullified and he can be killed outright. "
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In other words, if we kill you, it means you were an enemy combatant, and therefore, we can kill you. Nice logic.
