Secret U.S. Memo Made Legal Case To Kill A U.S.Citizen
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s secret legal memorandum that opened the door to the killing of an American citizen found that it would be lawful only if it were not feasible to take him alive, according to people who have read the document. The secret document provided the justification for acting despite an executive order banning assassinations, a federal law against murder, protections in the Bill of Rights and various strictures of the international laws of war, according to people familiar with the analysis. The government has also resisted growing calls it provide a detailed public explanation of why officials deemed it lawful to kill an American citizen, setting a precedent that scholars, rights activists and others say has raised concerns about the rule of law and civil liberties.

Obama's Secret Panel Can Put Americans On "Kill List"
(Reuters) - American citizens can now be placed on a kill list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials. No formal charges,no jury, no judge,no due process of law. You as an American citizen can now be exterminated just because Obama says so. This unconstitutional process flies in the face of International Law,Federal Law,and State Law. 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. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
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