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Home Front: WoT
DoJ to reveal drone memo on targeting of USCITS.
2014-05-22
WASHINGTON (AP) - On the eve of a critical Senate vote and under court order, the Obama administration signaled it will publicly reveal a secret memo describing its legal justification for using drones to kill U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism overseas.

Two administration officials told The Associated Press that the Justice Department has decided not to appeal a Court of Appeals ruling requiring disclosure of a redacted version of the memo under the Freedom of Information Act. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
Redacted for what reason? Why was al-Awlaki targeted? Why would al-Awlaki or any other American citizen be targeted, denied due process? Let's have the truth.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  So have a trial in absentia and declare al-Awlaki an outlaw. He then gets what's coming to him following due process.Posted by Squinty


Sound logical on the face, but little is ever as it initially appears.

If evidence against al-Awlaki included cell or e-mail contacts with MAJ Nadal Hasan, it could become a very sticky wicket. My guess is we'll never see any of it, either coming or going. The discovery of intelligence community 'eyes-on' a terr linked Nadal Hasan would be of little help to a beleaguered regime at the moment.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-05-22 14:23  

#3  The legal system has to declare you to be an outlaw which then puts you outside of the protection of the legal system. This is a harsh punishment because basically, anybody could kill you.

So have a trial in absentia and declare al-Awlaki an outlaw. He then gets what's coming to him following due process.
Posted by: Squinty   2014-05-22 10:48  

#2  No difference Glenmore. The terms of reference were/are "kill or capture" vs dead or alive.

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Posted by: Besoeker   2014-05-22 09:00  

#1   legal justification for using drones to kill U.S. citizens suspected of

How does this differ in principle from the Old West 'Wanted, Dead or Alive' poster days?
Posted by: Glenmore   2014-05-22 08:39  

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