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To stare into the abyss and see a vacant soul

July 26, 2016 by ingres77 3 Comments

Objective Troy (2015) Not previously reviewed for CBR. On September 30, 2011, the US assassinated Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Kahn in Al Jawf, Yemen. Both men were American citizens, though only Awlaki had been targeted by the US government. Two weeks later, Awlaki’s 16-year old son, Abdulraman al-Awlaki, was also killed in a drone strike in Yemen, though he wasn’t specifically targeted. He, Awlaki, came to national prominence as a “moderate voice” of Islam following the devastation of 9/11, giving numerous interviews to the media; […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anwar al-Awlaki, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, drone, Islam, Middle East, military, politics, terrorism, War on Terror

ingres77's CBR8 Review No:61 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Anwar al-Awlaki, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, drone, Islam, Middle East, military, politics, terrorism, War on Terror ·
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