Steve Aftergood: Legality of Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists Reviewed by CRS
CRS REVIEWS LEGALITY OF TARGETED KILLING OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS The legality of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens, was examined in a memorandum prepared for members of Congress by the Congressional Research Service. The U.S. practice of targeted killing raises complex legal issues because it cuts across several overlapping legal domains. To the …