Witnesses at a Drone Hearing

Firedoglake writes, This coming Wednesday the House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing on “Drones and the War On Terror: When Can the U.S. Target Alleged American Terrorists Overseas?” This is odd for a number of reasons. 1. Congressional committees usually don’t do anything at all on such matters. 2. The vast majority of the men, women, and children being killed have not been targeted. 3. The vast majority of the men, women, and children being killed or targeted have not been Americans. 4. The president’s nominee to direct the CIA refuses to deny that the president claims the power to kill…

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