Memo Offered Justification for Use of Torture. Justice Dept. Gave Advice in 2002. June 7, 2004. By Dana Priest. and . R. Jeffrey Smith. In August 2002, the Justice Department advised the White ...

WASHINGTON -- The United States can use lethal force against a U.S. citizen overseas if that person is part of an enemy organization seeking to attack the U.S., according to a once-secret memo ...

The memo provided legal justification for the September 2011 killing in Yemen of Anwar Al-Awlaki, an al-Qaida leader who had been born in the United States. Skip to Article. Set weather.

This week, the Justice Department released a partially redacted version of a 2010 memo explaining the Obama administration’s legal justification for the drone killing of an American citizen in ...

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Memo offered justification for use of torture. In August 2002, the Justice Department advised the White House that torturing al Qaeda terrorists in captivity abroad "may be justified," and that ...