[drone-list] WH OLC memo re: targeted killings released

[Gregory Foster]

Ars Technica (Jun 23) - '"Civilian casualties" authorized under secret
US drone-strike memo':
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/civilian-casualties-authorized-under-secret-us-drone-strike-memo/

> A secret Obama administration memo disclosed Monday outlines the legal justification for the government's drone-targeted killing program, a lethal strategy that authorizes the killing of innocents as collateral damage.

US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Jun 23) - "NYT v. United
States":
http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/usca2-olc-memo-6232014.pdf

OLC memo begins on page 67.

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