not sure it is; "specific terrorist targets" in Sec 4C is hard to square with how sig strikes work
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But isn't, say, a "large group of men making explosive devises in a building" a pretty specific target?
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Not to me! But agree not clear. Unsure how "group of men"=near crtnty of lawful target & 0 civ cas
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Right. But I'm focusing on how US might interpret law/PPG & not whether the interp'n is legally correct
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Me 2 just not sure that sig strikes R justified here without violence to the plain meaning of words
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It is phrased so broadly that it's hard to read any other way than sig strikes + infra.
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That's been my read of it as well.
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Does he approve general plans (cf FISA court) or specific operations as to specific targets?
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maybe both but def latter under 3E yes? "decision" on "lethal action against proposed individual"
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Replying to @RahaWala
Interesting to compare how text reads to 2013 Fact Sheet on it. http://fas.org/irp/offdocs/ppd/ppg-fs.pdf …
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I don't rule out poss they've revised since 2013, esp given current import of VBIEDs @JameelJaffer @J_T_Horowitz @naureenshah
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