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Attorneys critical of AG Holder’s justification for targeted killings of Americans
In a major policy speech at the Northwestern University Law School, attorney general Eric Holder explained, for the first time, the U.S. justification for putting Americans on a list of those who can be killed if their capture is not possible.
Congress probes interrogation methods
Today, the White House said President Obama wants to delay the release of more than 40 photos allegedly showing the abuse of prisoners in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan. The World’s Matthew Bell reports on Congressional inquiries into the use of harsh interrogation methods in terrorism cases.