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pessimizer on Aug 20, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: CIA Confirms Role in 1953 Iran Coup

Probably has something to do with sexual politics. Why would you order a drone strike to kill a 16 year old (along with 9 other people) eating at a restaurant?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki

uwotm8920 on Aug 20, 2013 [–]

Why would you assume that the drone strike was intended to kill this boy and not the other Al Qaida members he was with?

That doesn't seem like a very intelligent thing to do.

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