Secret ‘Kill List' Proves a Test of Obama's Principles and Will

Obama Uses 'Kill List' To Target Terrorists
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This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties. The mug shots and brief biographies resembled a high school yearbook layout. Several were Americans. Two were teenagers, including a girl who looked even younger than her 17 years.

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