Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair acknowledged Wednesday that government agencies may kill U.S. citizens abroad who are involved in terrorist activities if they are “taking action that threatens Americans.”
Blair told members of the House intelligence committee that he was speaking publicly about the issue to reassure Americans that intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense “follow a set of defined policy and legal procedures that are very carefully observed” in the use of lethal force against U.S. citizens.
Blair’s unusually frank remarks come as the issue of targeting Americans for lethal action has attracted more notice.
via Intelligence chief acknowledges U.S. may target Americans involved in terrorism – washingtonpost.com.
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This is very interesting. Somehow foreign Muslim terrorists are given full U.S. Constitutional rights when the commit terrorist acts here; but Americans will just be killed? Seems like the tables need to be turned over.
Personally I do not see the controversy of targeting terrorists for elimination. When someone makes a conscious decision to cause or participate in acts of terror they warrant no consideration on the basis gender race or creed, a terrorist is a terrorist and must be treated as such.
What we have consider is Islamic Terrorists have no affinity to nationality or patriotic duties, it is their believe their religious calling transcends mean nationality consideration and responsibilities.