Memorandum for the Attorney General from David J. Barron, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Re: Lethal Operation Against Shaykh Anwar Aulaqi

TOP SECRET (b)(1) (b)(3) Office of Legal Counsel Office of the Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.C. 20530 February 19, 2010 - MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Re: Lethal Operation Against Shaykh Anwar Aulagi (b)(1) (b)(3) (b)(5) has asked for your views on the legality of the Central Intelligence Agency's ("CIA") proposed use of lethal force in Yemen against Shaykh Anwar Aulaqi, a U.S. citizen who the CIA assesses is a senior leader of Al- Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula.