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WASHINGTON — A Muslim cleric tied to the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner has become the first U.S. citizen on a list of suspected terrorists the CIA is authorized to kill, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
Because he is a U.S. citizen, adding Anwar al-Aulaqi to the CIA list required special approval from the White House, officials said. Aulaqi is now considered a legitimate target not only for a military strike carried out by U.S. and Yemeni forces but also for lethal CIA operations.
“He’s in everybody’s sights,” said the U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
