U.S. officials might target an American-al Qaeda fighter in Pakistan with drone strike . Obama administration debating merits of strike vs. continued surveillance . `` What I would worry about is that the courts have seemed to indicate that , when you 're talking about the rights of American citizens , there are certain due process considerations that have to be taken into account before you designate someone as an enemy combatant , '' Gonzales said . TL;DR The White House is considering a proposal to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric who has been linked to several terrorist plots and was killed by a missile fired from Yemen last month. Critics say government oversteps boundaries of Constitution , international law .
U.S. officials might target an American-al Qaeda fighter in Pakistan with drone strike . Obama administration debating merits of strike vs. continued surveillance . TL;DR The White House is considering a proposal to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric who has been linked to several terrorist plots and was killed by a missile fired from Yemen last month. Critics say government oversteps boundaries of Constitution , international law .