At a street-justice level, killing al-Qaida terrorists with missiles fired by drone aircraft has a kind of cosmic symmetry: Al-Qaida made the rules — surprise attacks by air — so now al-Qaida has to live with them. Or not.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: In the drone age, presidential whim is not enough
Friday, February 8, 2013 | 5:41 p.m. CST
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