US intelligence chief claims right to assassinate Americans overseas
source: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/blai-f05.shtml
US Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said on Wednesday that government agencies have a policy of assassinating Americans overseas as required by the “war on terror.”
Such killings are illegal under international law, but they have become standard procedure for the American military and intelligence agencies, under the euphemism of “targeted killings.” They are now common as part of the full-scale military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as in other countries targeted by the US, including Pakistan and Yemen.
Now, the US government openly asserts the right to kill US citizens abroad without protest from either of the corporate political parties.
Such killings are illegal under international law, but they have become standard procedure for the American military and intelligence agencies, under the euphemism of “targeted killings.” They are now common as part of the full-scale military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as in other countries targeted by the US, including Pakistan and Yemen.
Now, the US government openly asserts the right to kill US citizens abroad without protest from either of the corporate political parties.
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