Posts Tagged ‘legality’

Justice Dept. Approved Awlaki Killing

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

No reported dissent about legality.

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Court Rejects Challenges to German Euro Bailouts

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Germany’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of Berlin’s rescue packages for eurozone countries, but said future bailouts must be approved by a parliamentary committee.

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Campbell and Galloway Iraq clash

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Spin doctor Alastair Campbell and former MP George Galloway have clashed on Question Time about the legality of the Iraq war.

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Attorney General Eric Holder defends legality of FBI stings against Muslim groups

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. struck back against criticism that the FBI has targeted Muslims in a series of undercover stings, telling a Muslim group Friday night that those who allege government entrapment “simply do not have their facts straight.”

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US Says it Has Legal Authority to Kill American-Born Anwar al-Awlaki

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Washington – Responding to a lawsuit challenging the legality of including an American citizen on a secret government “kill list,” a Justice Department lawyer argued in federal court on Monday that the US government has the legal authority to target and kill a US-born Islamic cleric believed to be hiding in Yemen. read more

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Pentagon is debating cyber-attacks

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

The Pentagon’s new Cyber Command is seeking authority to carry out computer network attacks around the globe to protect U.S. interests, drawing objections from administration lawyers uncertain about the legality of offensive operations.

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