US Senator Ron Wyden, statement on the DOJ killing americans memo

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12. I am against this policy

It's a secret inside of a secret inside of a secret. We used to have a policy of not killing foreign leaders (a public policy anyway, wink wink), and now we are making a policy to kill Americans, abroad or here in the USA. And we (Americans) just have to 'TRUST' our government that they are doing the right thing, i.e. actually going after a REAL terrorist. There's no oversight. It looks unconstitutional and maybe impeachable. In the Bush Adm they created a law to allow them to go around the Geneva Conventions and torture to Chenies sadistic heart's desire. Now we're going around the law to use these drones to kill supposed terrorists, be it an American or not, here or over there. Of course, Bush Adm wasn't held accountable, so I guess PO (or Bush leftovers in POs administration, i.e. Brennen who's up for confirmation for the CIA post) think they are above the law too. I don't know about anyone else, but I think it's time to come to halt on going around the law. They gave Hagel hell, but Brennen is the one that should not be confirmed. (Brennen is the granddaddy of these drones, isn't he?)

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." ~~Voltaiare, 1694-1778