Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and President ObamaCIA Must Get Permission To 'Hit' US Citizens Working With Terrorist Groups Overseas -- The Australian
US counter-terrorism officials may try to kill American citizens embroiled in extremist groups overseas with "specific permission" from higher up, the top US intelligence chief said.
“We take direct action against terrorists in the intelligence community,” Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair told the House Intelligence Committee in a rare admission that Washington sometimes targets US citizens.
If “we think that direct action will involve killing an American, we get specific permission to do that,” Mr Blair said in response to questions from the panel's top Republican, Representative Pete Hoekstra.
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My Comment: I can only assume that President Obama has signed off on this .... I would just like to know who are the three Americans on the list, and what legal precedent/justification is being used to justify these killings and/or capture.
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