U.S. Rejects Requests For Documents Regarding Targeted Killings With Drones -- CNNThe United States government is seeking to reject lawsuits demanding information about drone strikes that target suspected terrorists overseas, saying releasing details on the program would have a major effect on counterterrorism efforts.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit in New York after a Freedom of Information Act request they submitted to the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and the CIA, was denied. The rights group is seeking the release of a copy of the memo outlining the Obama administration's program that targets suspected terrorists overseas. The New York Times filed a related lawsuit.
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My Comment: These lawyers and activists must be dreaming if they think that they have a chance to get these documents .... or to put it bluntly .... there is no way that the government will release such documents .... to do so would only give Al Qaeda a heads up on how drone strikes are decided upon and conducted.
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