The big news this week is a secret memo from the Justice Department titled, "Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen." It was leaked to NBC News, and details the legal justification the Obama Administration believes legitimizes drone strikes on American citizens. According to the 16 page "white paper" the State can now assassinate American citizens, without trial, without evidence, even without secret evidence, if an "informed, high level official of the US government" suspects them of being "senior operational leaders" of a terrorist organization or "an associated force." This explicitly does not require any intelligence indicating they are engaged in a plot to...
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