Now the CIA is urging the White House to approve a significant expansion of the agency’s fleet of armed drones – as adding as many as 10 drones.
The executive branch has, in effect, claimed the unchecked authority to put the names of American citizens and others on “kill lists” on the basis of a secret determination, which is based on secret evidence, that a person meets a secret definition of the enemy. The program operates with virtually no oversight outside the executive branch, and essential details about the program remain secret, including what criteria are used to put people on CIA and military kill lists or how much evidence is required.
President Obama continues to carry out illegal targeted killings in Pakistan and Yemen, and elsewhere – in violation of the Constitution and international law.
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