Anwar al-Awlaki: a US citizen assassinated on foreign soil | ASSASSINS
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It was the first killing of an American citizen by his own government, without a trial, on foreign soil. And it was President Barack Obama who approved the order. Anwar al-Awlaki found the limits of American citizenship – but not before he inspired over a dozen terror plots around the world. So, what happened to transform al-Awlaki from a wildly popular and mild-mannered preacher, to one of Al Qaeda's most notorious leaders? Host: Aslan Pahari Producer: Hannah Jose Audio Engineer: Emrys Cronin Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figure
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