http://www.theworld.org/2013/02/justice-department-memo-makes-legal-case-for-killing-americans-aborad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=justice-department-memo-makes-legal-case-for-killing-americans-aborad Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theworld.org/2013/02/justice-department-memo-makes-legal-case-for-killing-americans-aborad/comment-page-1/#comment-27805 Stephen Fiedler Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:24:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=160201#comment-27805 Their are obvious restrictions to sensitive information and certain "imminent threat" reasons why complete transparency will never be possible, but Martel does have a good point: they need to clearly define the process for labeling these targets. That said, I don't know if I agree with his very last statement involving Congressional oversight. If they're the purse strings of the military, wouldn't it naturally make sense for them to be held at a distance? Their are obvious restrictions to sensitive information and certain “imminent threat” reasons why complete transparency will never be possible, but Martel does have a good point: they need to clearly define the process for labeling these targets. That said, I don’t know if I agree with his very last statement involving Congressional oversight. If they’re the purse strings of the military, wouldn’t it naturally make sense for them to be held at a distance?

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2013/02/justice-department-memo-makes-legal-case-for-killing-americans-aborad/comment-page-1/#comment-27795 the_wizard8 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=160201#comment-27795 Let's demand judicial oversight to this.  At least as rigorous as a wiretap, and an indictment for a crime even if the person cannot be found to conduct a trial.  There should be plenty of time for that.  They messed around for years finding bin Laden, and there seem to be few of these operatives anyway. Let’s demand judicial oversight to this.  At least as rigorous as a wiretap, and an indictment for a crime even if the person cannot be found to conduct a trial.  There should be plenty of time for that.  They messed around for years finding bin Laden, and there seem to be few of these operatives anyway.

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