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March 17, 2010

ACLU Sues US for Disclosures on Drone Attacks
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This comes as the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit
demanding the US government disclose the legal basis for its drone
attacks overseas. The lawsuit seeks details under the Freedom of
Information Act on the circumstances under which drone attacks are
authorized as well as the number and rate of civilian casualties. The
ACLU first filed its request in January but says the government simply
refused to respond. Jonathan Manes of the ACLU’s National Security
Project said, “The public has a right to know whether the targeted
killings being carried out in its name are consistent with international
law and with the country’s interests and values.”



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