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Originally Posted by keysync
http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news...icans#comments
A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be ?senior operational leaders? of al-Qaida or ?an associated force? -- even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S
So much for due process.
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Does anybody really think that during the cold war this wouldn't have happened? The difference is it wouldn't be a drone and the memos wouldn't have gotten leaked on to the internet.