Friday, October 7, 2011

Secret US Panels And Kill Lists




White House Won’t Comment On Reuters Story About Secret Panel That Can Put Americans On ‘Kill List’ -- ABC News

Reuters’ Mark Hosenball today reported that: “American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials. There is no public record of the operations or decisions of the panel, which is a subset of the White House’s National Security Council, several current and former officials said. Neither is there any law establishing its existence or setting out the rules by which it is supposed to operate.”

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More News On Secret Panels And Kill Lists

Report Details Secret Government "Kill List" Panel -- Slate
Secret panel approves executions of Americans -- RT
This Is Real: A Secret Government Panel Decides Which U.S. Citizens to Kill -- New York Magazine
Targeted Killings and America’s ‘Kill Lists’ -- Micah Zenko, Council On Foreign Relations

My Comment: Of course the White House is not going to comment on this assassination .... the main stream media is not going to push it .... the Republicans are 'privately' in support of it .... and civil liberty groups are not going to pursue it. What is my take .... I agree with Harvey Silverglate at Forbes when he says .... Obama Crossed the Rubicon.

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