Aside from the glaring legal concerns of the US government assassinating one of its own citizens without any means of due process, we have to examine some of the other claims that have been made about Anwar Al-Awlaki and his role in Al Qaeda. In the past, the government has used the States Secrets privilege to hide any real evidence they may have about Awlaki’s operational role. So why now, is it being treated as fact? Alyona and Jeremy Scahill, national security reporter for The Nation magazine, and author of book Blackwater, The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army discuss.