The killing of his son did bring some mild attention to the fact that US drone strike announcements call all combat age males &quot;militants&quot; or &quot;combatants&quot;, even if there is no proof they are anything but civilians[1], but that news cycle was dominated with the fact that this was an unprecedented attack on a US civilian put on the kill list.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.salon.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;05&#x2F;29&#x2F;militants_media_propaganda&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.salon.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;05&#x2F;29&#x2F;militants_media_propaganda&#x2F;</a>