Re: Sowing Propaganda?

None of whom have the authority to authorize such a thing. There are reasons why the Judiciary and Legislative exist even in times of war.

If the US Armed Services had to wait for authority to carry out its day to day war in Afganistan, safeguarding IraQ, and declared war on Terror no work would be done. That is why the Commander in Chief of the Armed Services is given those powers by our way of Government. The Legislature only becomes involved IF a new war is started. It must sanction new wars within 60 to 90 days of the President acting-according to the War Powers Act.

As for your statement that his citizenship isn't inconsequential, you are, in part correct. If he was a citizen of the USA he was also a traitor as well as an active combatant. He was killed as an enemy combatant; and, his death via an act of combat was not kept secret. Or do you desire we e-mail all of our enemies of our intent before terminating them? Dante?

Now, as for his not being who I describe, I contend your man was the face and this man was the power. Wikipedia approves.

"Anwar al-Awlaki (also spelled Aulaqi; Arabic: أنور العولقي‎ Anwar al-Awlaqī; April 22, 1971 September 30, 2011) was a Yemeni-American[9] imam who was an engineer and educator by training. According to U.S. federal government officials, he was a senior talent recruiter and motivator who was involved with planning operations for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda. His sermons are alleged to have helped motivate at least three attacks inside the United States, and was the first U.S. citizen to be added to a list of persons approved for targeted killing by the Central Intelligence Agency. With a blog, a Facebook page, and many YouTube videos, he had been described as the "bin Laden of the Internet". U.S. President Barack Obama alleged that Awlaki was "the leader of external operations for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula"."

"Al-Awlaki allegedly spoke with, trained, and preached to a number of al-Qaeda members and affiliates, including three of the 9/11 hijackers, alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, and alleged "Christmas Day bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab; he was also allegedly involved in planning the latter's attack."

See Anwar al-Awlaki on Wiki.

Sorry, but I disagree with your lesson on government. Anyway chummy...