Support grows for U.S. 'drone tribunal' to review CIA kill lists

February 9, 2013 by legitgov

Obama's Death Panels: Support grows for U.S. 'drone tribunal' to review CIA kill lists 08 Feb 2013 Some lawmakers have proposed a special federal "drone court" that would approve suspected militants for targeting. While the idea of a judicial review of such operations may be gaining political currency, multiple U.S. officials said on Friday that imminent action by the U.S. Congress or the White House to create one is unlikely. The idea is being actively considered, however, according to a White House official. At Thursday's confirmation hearing for CIA director nominee John Brennan, senators discussed establishing a secret court or tribunal to rule on the validity of cases that U.S. intelligence agencies draw up for killing suspected militants using drones.[And so the Nobel Prize winner, President Obama, would atually preside over Death Panels, the ones MSNBC pinned to Tea Party extremists who in tern associated them with 'health care reform.' But, turns out, death panels will provide a dubious 'legal solution' to Obama's targeted killings program. --LRP]