Targeted killing

Attorneys critical of AG Holder’s justification for targeted killings of Americans

Global Politics

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.

Why Drones Are Our Modern Nuclear Bomb

Israeli Legal Expert: Lack of Judicial Oversight in Targeted Killings a ‘Recipe for Disaster’

Conflict & Justice

Justice Department Memo Makes Legal Case for Killing Americans Aborad

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Why President Obama Embraces Drones

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The World

Killing vs. capturing terrorists

Conflict & Justice

On repeated occasions, President Obama and members of his administration have boasted of not just capturing but killing terrorists. We take a closer look at the implications of this ‘kill-over-capture’ bias and what makes these targeted killings legal.