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Obama Legal Adviser Koh Says US Drone Attacks Justified
https://act.commondreams.org/go/121?akid=13.124981.teL3YC&t=16

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U.S. Defends Legality of Extrajudicial Killings With Drones

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Extrajudicial Executions and some legal scholars have questioned whether it is legal for the U.S. to target and execute individuals in countries the U.S. isn't at war with. Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell of the University of Notre Dame law school has called the drone program "unlawful killing," and says it violates international law.

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