On Thursday, the head of Pakistan’s army, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that he would not tolerate future covert missions by the United States within his borders. Does that mean that the U.S. has overstretched its reach in the war against al-Qaida? That’s the question international law experts have been addressing since Monday’s covert operation, which ended with the death of former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. For more, we speak with Noam Lubell, Professor of International Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Lubell is an expert on international human rights law and the laws of armed conflict.
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