[Subjects of the targeted killings] are supposed to be high-level Al Qaeda operatives that pose an imminent threat … - Medea Benjamin

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Medea Benjamin

[Subjects of the targeted killings] are supposed to be high-level Al Qaeda operatives that pose an imminent threat to the U. S. and American personnel and citizens. There's supposed to be no way to capture them. The "kill list" is calculated in the "terror Tuesdays" at the White House every week, where the President and his advisors - including CIA - "nominate" people to be on the kill list.

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