Can the president execute U.S. citizens?
By Christopher B. Daly A hat-tip to Charlie Savage of the Times for sticking with the story of one of the major constitutional, diplomatic, and military issues of our times: Does the president of the...
View ArticleObama: Wrong on secrecy
By Christopher B. Daly I am disappointed in President Obama over his insistence on shrouding his drone program in secrecy. It is one thing to keep quiet about the operations of a quasi-military,...
View ArticleObama: Wrong on secrecy (cont.)
By Christopher B. Daly Bully for the NYTimes for continuing to try to pry out the details of the Obama administration’s secret policy governing the secret use of drone weapons. Shame on the Obama...
View ArticleObama and secrecy
By Christopher B. Daly Sadly, the Obama administration is continuing to drag its heels in releasing the rationale for its policy of killing people — including American citizens — with drones. No one...
View ArticleObama wavering on secrecy
By Christopher B. Daly Slowly, but perhaps inevitably, President Obama is yielding to public pressure and taking baby steps toward the transparency he promised all along. He has said he will allow the...
View ArticleGovt. releases memo giving legal reasons for killing Americans overseas
By Christopher B. Daly Finally, under court order, the Obama administration has divulged its legal rationale for killing Americans abroad without trials, charges, or even arrests. That reasoning...
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