@emptywheel this is some "nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the use of targeted lethal force against a US person" hedge
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@emptywheel the cynical interpretation is that this is CYA. "Well, we/they red-teamed it, and we/they concluded he had to get got." -
@attackerman The 15 day timing is interesting too. How long is average kill list tenure before one is killed? -
@emptywheel I don't understand how you could have that 15-day window & still argue the legal process of indictment is too encumbering. -
@attackerman Ok, onto the casualty lists. Does SSCI requirement suggest they're no longer covert? cc:@JameelJaffer -
@emptywheel Brennan testified in favor of making the#s public at his confirmation, so this would seem to be the followup.@JameelJaffer -
@attackerman Back when we were pretending drone strikes would move to DOD, where they wouldn't be covert?@JameelJaffer - 1 more reply
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