The fmr. U.S. Attorney General weighs in on the use of drones on American citizens.
I support the authority of the president, relying upon his commander in chief powers, to kill enemy combatants according to the laws of war — even those who are American citizens. Few people could credibly question the authority of American forces to kill an armed member of al-Qaida confronted on the battlefield.
Most Americans would also agree that if that same al-Qaida member is an American citizen, our military forces are not required to call “time out” before using force, nor required to provide a battlefield mini-hearing to satisfy some notion of due process.
Under either scenario, members of al-Qaida constitute the enemy; they are combatants on the battlefield and may be killed or detained according to the laws of war.
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/opinion/2013/02/18/alberto-gonzales-drones-and-power-to-kill/#ixzz2N3wBf2ez
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