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Assassination as an Aspect of Foreign Policy
Guest:

William Banks
*Law Professor, Syracuse University Law School (specializes in counter-terrorism and the law)

Missile fire from an unmanned Predator aircraft killed six suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen on Sunday, marking the first time an unmanned weapon has been used outside of Afghanistan. Yemeni defense officials have identified one of the bodies as Abu Ali al-Harithi, a top bin Laden lieutenant thought to be involved in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole. While U.S. officials have said that the operation was planned and implemented by the CIA, no one from that agency or the Pentagon has commented officially. William Banks, a law professor at Syracuse University, joins Lynn Neary to discuss the legal implications of assassination.

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Guest:

William Banks
*Law Professor, Syracuse University Law School (specializes in counter-terrorism and the law)

Missile fire from an unmanned Predator aircraft killed six suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen on Sunday, marking the first time an unmanned weapon has been used outside of Afghanistan. Yemeni defense officials have identified one of the bodies as Abu Ali al-Harithi, a top bin Laden lieutenant thought to be involved in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole. While U.S. officials have said that the operation was planned and implemented by the CIA, no one from that agency or the Pentagon has commented officially. William Banks, a law professor at Syracuse University, joins Lynn Neary to discuss the legal implications of assassination.

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