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Drone Strike That Killed Awlaki 'Did Not Silence Him,' Journalist Says

Journalist Scott Shane says that the videos and DVDs of the late imam Anwar al-Awlaki (above) continue to inspire terrorist acts. Muhammad ud-Deen/AP hide caption

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National Security

Drone Strike That Killed Awlaki 'Did Not Silence Him,' Journalist Says

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In Operation Troy, author Scott Shane details the life, death and influence of Anwar al-Awlaki. "His status as a martyr has given his message even greater authority," Shane says of the propagandist.

Drone Strike That Killed Awlaki 'Did Not Silence Him,' Journalist Says

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Tuesday

A 'Macabre' Process: Nominating Terrorists To Nation's 'Kill List'

President Obama and John Brennan, his top counterterrorism adviser, in the Oval Office on Jan. 4, 2010. Brennan is a key voice about who gets put on the "kill list." Pete Souza/White House hide caption

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The Two-Way

A 'Macabre' Process: Nominating Terrorists To Nation's 'Kill List'

The administration has created a "strange, secret trial in a way," by which it determines which suspected terrorists get marked for death, The New York Times' Scott Shane reports.

A 'Macabre' Process: Nominating Terrorists To Nation's 'Kill List'

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