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Assassination Court: Senators Mull Pre-Execution Trials -- News from Antiwar.com

Assassination Court: Senators Mull Pre-Execution Trials -- News from Antiwar.com

With drones suddenly a part of the conversation during the Brennan confirmation hearings, senators are said to be considering an idea to create a secret “assassination court” on the model of the FISA courts that rubber-stamp wiretapping, only this court would be charged with deciding if “suspects” can be assassinated by US drone strikes.

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