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"the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” -- even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the US"

Works for me.

Al Quaeda has declared war on the United States. As far as I'm concerned, this makes any and all attacks on it and its members legitimate acts of war.

I wonder why it shouldn't be possible to declare war on a non-governmental organization. They act more and more like states, so why shouldn't they be treated as such? Let everybody in the world know that being in the vicinity of those who are at war with the USA is severely hazardous to their health.

Can this principle be misused or misapplied? Of course, just as any other legal principle can be. But we don't throw principles away because they are potentially subject to abuse. If we did, we wouldn't be able to fight back at all.

I agree with you in principle. But with these dangerous hate-America clowns in charge leading to such things as the shakeup in the military, the appalling LACK of ordinarily-expected action in Benghazi with subsequent continuing coverup, and the Ft. Hood shooter still drawing a paycheck for his little “workplace violence” incident (as pointed out above)...things just are not the same.

I’ve not read the entire white paper; I look forward to seeing more takes on it. (lol on the “don’t drone me, bro”)

Have you seen this youtube clip from 1/24/13 [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG80Wk9HiYs ] -- it underscores our concerns.

FR thread 1/24/13: FBI unsure of killing American Citizens! What is Obama up to? -- I just came across it (thanks, neoliberalnot). Added keyword "killingAmericans".