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In reply to the discussion: NSA’s Secret Role in U.S. Assassination Program (Former Drone Operator Speaks to Scahill, Greenwald) [View all]alp227
(32,458 posts)25. The Guardian: Obama pressured over drone policy amid reports US citizen targeted
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/10/obama-pressure-disclose-drone-details-citizen-targeted
The Obama administration came under renewed pressure to disclose the legal grounds for its drone programme on Monday, amid reports that another US citizen accused of plotting attacks against Americans for al-Qaida overseas is to be assassinated.
Legal experts and civil liberties campaigners urged the White House to explain the basis for a potential strike against the suspect, alleged to be an active facilitator for the terrorist network and already responsible for deadly attacks on Americans.
Senior US officials were reported by the Associated Press to be weighing the benefits of killing the man against the likelihood of international condemnation and domestic criticism for targeting an American who has not been not charged with a crime. The Washington Post said it had confirmed the story.
Hina Shamsi, the director of the American Civil Liberties Unions (ACLU) National Security Project, said the Obama administration continues to fight against even basic transparency about how it justifies the executions of thousands of people under the programme.
Legal experts and civil liberties campaigners urged the White House to explain the basis for a potential strike against the suspect, alleged to be an active facilitator for the terrorist network and already responsible for deadly attacks on Americans.
Senior US officials were reported by the Associated Press to be weighing the benefits of killing the man against the likelihood of international condemnation and domestic criticism for targeting an American who has not been not charged with a crime. The Washington Post said it had confirmed the story.
Hina Shamsi, the director of the American Civil Liberties Unions (ACLU) National Security Project, said the Obama administration continues to fight against even basic transparency about how it justifies the executions of thousands of people under the programme.
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NSA’s Secret Role in U.S. Assassination Program (Former Drone Operator Speaks to Scahill, Greenwald) [View all]
Hissyspit
Feb 2014
OP
So, then, after they get tired of my sh*t here on DU they can just pick me off
silvershadow
Feb 2014
#4
It's the NSA's Incompetence that Is the Only Shield We the People Have in this Fiasco
Demeter
Feb 2014
#8
One problem ... is that targets are increasingly aware of the NSA’s reliance on geolocating"
bemildred
Feb 2014
#12
Good luck with your mission of 'confounding' whatever it is you are confounding with the NSA...
Demenace
Feb 2014
#30
I know.. This site has become like the Free Republic sites where people just agree to bitch...
Demenace
Feb 2014
#31
I'm not holding my breath that Congress will want to do anything about this...
Blue_Tires
Feb 2014
#22
The Guardian: Obama pressured over drone policy amid reports US citizen targeted
alp227
Feb 2014
#25