Were Anwar al-Awlaki, and the three other U.S. citizens they smoked at the same time also fringe conspiracy theory?

or maybe you’re just not fully familiar with the rules of engagement Continuity of Government sets for itself.

Officials in the US government confirmed to reputable reporters that al-awlaki had been killed in a CIA drone strike almost immediately after it happened.[0] Speculating that the US government is secretly assassinating US citizens that are not members of a foreign terrorist organization that the government has been authorized by Congress to wage war against is a huge leap that requires justification

[0] https://abcnews.com/Blotter/anwar-al-awlaki-killed-officials...

I'm well aware of Anwar al-Awklaki. Lived in Yemen and was a recruiter for and a senior member of Al Qaeda, a terrorist group we are at war with, connected with a number of terrorist attacks against the west, as well as kidnappings and assassination plots. And thats kind of just scratching the surface.

He wasn't working at US Cyber Command in the US.

I'm assuming you understand the vast difference here. And that waging war against the US puts you on a different playing field.

I assumed you would assume that.

I was specifically replying to

> People who believe nonsense about the government assassinating our own citizens

ensuring the reader knows the US definitely kills US citizens (without / in absence of trial) depending on the circumstances.

Brings me no joy to report, but many falsely believe otherwise.

I confused by this comment. You do not know the politics of people here but I should before making a comment that agrees with yours?

> come from all across the political spectrum

My point is that people are far more likely to call something a conspiracy theory if it comes from the other side to their own

Being that this is the internet I mistook your statement for saying that I was just calling this a conspiracy theory because I was on the opposite side of the politics of the people I was speaking ill of.

If that wasn't the case, I apologize for my misunderstanding.

I should have clarified I was agreeing too.

> Being that this is the internet

True and funny and depressing at the same time.