1. The Executive branch is under no obligation to show evidence, before or after

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Jameel Jaffer, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, writes:

According to the white paper, the government has the authority to carry out targeted killings of U.S. citizens without presenting evidence to a judge before the fact or after, and indeed without even acknowledging to the courts or to the public that the authority has been exercised. Without saying so explicitly, the government claims the authority to kill American terrorism suspects in secret.

This means if the administration murders someone, it cannot possibly be prosecuted.