Kill or Capture (Klaidman book)

Daniel Klaidman published Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency in June 2012. The book describes the United States Government's tactics for dealing with individuals suspected of a role in supporting terrorists who have targeted or plan to target the United States.

For other uses, see Kill or capture.
Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency
First edition
AuthorDaniel Klaidman
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
2012
Pages304
ISBN978-0-547-54789-3

According to Michael Petrou, writing in Maclean's Magazine, "This book is about the clash between President Barack Obama’s pre-election idealism on matters of security and terrorism, and the more pragmatic realities of office.".[1]

Commenting on President Barack Obama's decision to authorize the killing United States citizen Anwar Awlaki via a missile fired by an unmanned aerial vehicle Steve Coll wrote:[2]

Klaidman has reported what would appear to be the first instance in American history of a sitting President speaking of his intent to kill a particular U.S. citizen without that citizen having been charged formally with a crime or convicted at trial.[2]

References
  1. Michael Petrou (2012-08-03). "REVIEW: Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency". Maclean's Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. Steve Coll (2012-08-02). "Kill or Capture". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2012-08-06.


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