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October 22, 2010

Pentagon Hosted Awlaki After 9/11
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The Pentagon has disclosed it once hosted a Muslim cleric now targeted
for assassination at a luncheon in the months following the 9/11
attacks. Military officials say Anwar al-Awlaki was invited as part of
an outreach effort toward Muslim Americans. The Obama administration has
authorized the CIA to capture or kill Awlaki over alleged ties to the
failed Christmas Day airline bombing and the shooting at Fort Hood. He
is believed to be in hiding in Yemen.