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“Presidents had never before, to our knowledge, targeted specific Americans for military strikes. There are no court decisions that tell us if he is acting lawfully. Mr. Obama tells us not to worry, though, because his lawyers say it is fine, because experts guide the decisions and because his advisers have set up a careful process to help him decide whom he should kill.  He must think we should be relieved.  Oddly, under current law, Congress and the courts are involved when presidents eavesdrop on Americans, detain them or harshly interrogate them — but not when they kill them.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/opinion/who-says-you-can-kill-americans-mr-president.html?hp&_r=4&&pagewanted=all