Classified document providing the rational for drone strikes targeting american terrorism suspects overseas. The legal memo will no doubt be a hot topic during todays confirmation hearing for the new cia director. Melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with the details now. Good morning. Reporter good morning once again. John brennan is described as the architect of that drone program. This is a force of remotely controlled planes that have launched hundreds of targeted strikes against alqaida targets even americans. President obamas nominee to head the cia is the former ief white house Counter Terrorism advisor under his watch. Became the First American targeted for death by u. S. Drone strikes in yemen. His son and another american killed weeks later. An unclassified memo leaked this week says it is legal for the government to kill u. S. Citizens abroad if he believes there are leaders engaged in operations aimed at killing americans even if theres no evidence of a specific imminent
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