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		craigching on May 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rand Paul: Show Us the Drone Memos Could we not have captured Anwar Awl Alaki in some form? Could we not have had the Yemen government issue an arrest warrant and have him arrested? Could we not have tried him in absentia? Unfortunately I don't know the answer to all of these and I'm not sure it's possible to know the answer.

rayiner on May 12, 2014 | [–]

He was on Yemen's "most wanted" list. However, the government of Yemen is weak, and he had the protection of powerful tribes.

_3u10 on May 12, 2014 | [–]

Given what happened to Osama and the CIA rendition program I'd assume that it's possible apprehend a subject in a foreign land.

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