2011 killing two operatives. Both of them were american citizens who hadnt been indicted by the u. S. Government or charged with any crimes. In the past, attorney general eric holder has spoken publicly about the administrations three main pcriteria for justifying a legal strike against a u. S. Citizen overseas. They must pose an imminent threat of violent attack, capture is infeasible and the operation must be squint law of war principles. But this newly obtained memo elaborates further. I states u. S. Officials may consider whether an attempted capture would cause undue risk to u. S. Personnel involved. The memo says if capture is not feasible, it will be lawful for the u. S. Government to order a killing instead. All of this controversy comes ahead of a Senate Confirmation hearing on thursday for john brennan. He is nominated to be the new cia director. He is considered the architect of the Obama Administrations drone campaign. This is a big deal laying out a lot of new facts relate
I didnt know this was going to be this long. Thats new Jersey Governor Chris Christie having some fun at his own expense last night braving the couch of late night nemesis David Letterman. Good stuff. Good morning. This is way too early, the show that will bite your donut if you give us the tiniest opening. We have a lot to cover this morning including new signs of the efforts to stop Chuck Hague Frl becoming secretary of defense are losing steam. Comments by john mccain suggest hes on a glide path to confirmation and president obama hits the road taking his gun control message to the heartland. The question is will that create enough meaningful pressure for reform . Thats straight ahead. We begin with new revelations involving u. S. Drone strikes program and the Obama Administrations legal justification behind the use of such efforts against al qaeda suspects. A new 16page memo copy of which was obtained by nbc news offers fresh insights into this controversial practice including the
i didn t know this was going to be this long. that s new jersey governor chris christie having some fun at his own expense last night braving the couch of late night nemesis david letterman. good stuff. good morning. this is way too early, the show that will bite your donut if you give us the tiniest opening. we have a lot to cover this morning including new signs of the efforts to stop chuck hague frl becoming secretary of defense are losing steam. comments by john mccain suggest he s on a glide path to confirmation and president obama hits the road taking his gun control message to the heartland. the question is will that create enough meaningful pressure for reform? that s straight ahead. we begin with new revelations involving u.s. drone strikes program and the obama administration s legal justification behind the use of such efforts against al qaeda suspects. a new 16-page memo copy of which was obtained by nbc news offers fresh insights into this