Ahmed Hijazi was a U.S. citizen killed by the U.S. CIA during a covert mission in Yemen in November 2002. The CIA used an RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled pilotless drone to shoot the Hellfire missile that killed Ahmed Hijazi and five other suspected al-Qaida operatives as they rode in a vehicle 100 miles east of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... CIA, see CIA (disambiguation). ... The RQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which the U.S. Air Force describes as a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle system. ... Hellfire AGM-114A AGM-114 Hellfire (Helicopter launched fire-and-forget) is a U.S. air-to-ground missile system designed to defeat tanks and other individual targets while minimizing the exposure of the launch vehicle to enemy fire. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Sanaá (Arabic صنعاء, romanized as Ṣanʻāʼ, and also known as Sana or Sanaa), population 1,303,000 (2000), is the capital of Yemen. ...

Hijazi was traveling with Abu Ali al-Harithi, a suspected mastermind of the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole. Abu Ali al-Harithi Abu Ali al-Harithi was a citizen of Yemen and a suspected al-Qaida operative who is believed to have been the mastermind behind the October 2000 USS Cole bombing. ... Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole. ...

Hijazi's killing is the first known case of the U.S. government intentionally killing an American citizen in a country considered at peace with the United States.

The George W. Bush administration, citing the authority of a presidential finding that permits covert actions against Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network, considered al-Harithi and his traveling party a justifiable military target. Order: 43rd President Vice President: Dick Cheney Term of office: January 20, 2001 – present Preceded by: Bill Clinton Succeeded by: Incumbent Date of birth: July 6, 1946 Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut First Lady: Laura Welch Bush Political party: Republican George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the... Osama bin Laden Usāmah bin Muhammad bin `Awad bin Lādin (born March 10, 1957 or July 30, 1957) (Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عود بن لادن), commonly known as Osama bin Laden (أسامة بن لادن), is the figurehead of al-Qaeda, an Islamist movement that has been involved in attacks...

References

• 'Lackawanna 6' Link To Yemen Killings? (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/04/attack/main527971.shtml)

• U.S. Citizen Among Those Killed In Yemen Predator Missile Strike (http://www-tech.mit.edu/V122/N54/long4-54.54w.html)