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Mr. President, A Little Clarity Please

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Pressure on the administration to explain its targeted killing program is mounting. This week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 25 other members, including Republicans Ron Paul and Walter Jones, sent a letter to the President asking for an explanation of the, “process by which ‘signature’ strikes are authorized and executed; mechanisms used by the CIA and JSOC to ensure that such killings are legal; the nature of the follow-up that is conducted when civilians are killed or injured; and the mechanisms that ensure civilian casualty numbers are collected, tracked and analyzed.”

Late last month, following comments by chief counterterrorism advisor, John Brennan, Human Rights First’s Elisa Massimino sent a letter questioning the legality of the targeted killing program stating “… Mr. Brennan’s remarks raise concerns that, in some instances, U.S. actions are being taken in violation of international law.”

In a recent piece in Foreign Policy, Daphne Eviatar and Gabor Rona echo the concerns flatly saying, “Without such public accountability for its lethal drone program, we can have no confidence that the United States is complying either with international or domestic law, or even pursuing a sensible policy.”

As pressure from both the public and Congress grows, we hope the administration will provide a bit more justification than “trust us.”


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