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The National Security Council was established by the [[National Security Act of 1947]].  
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The '''National Security Council''' was established by the [[National Security Act of 1947]] as part of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]]. It is a forum used by the [[President of the United States]] for considering [[national security]] and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials.
  
 
==Illegal Assassinations==
 
==Illegal Assassinations==
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After the killing of [[Anwar al-Awlaki]], the existence of a secret National Security Council panel became known. This panel meets to agree the killing of anyone who has been termed a suspected [[terrorist]].<ref name=reu1005>{{cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005 | work=Reuters | title=Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list' | date=5 October 2011}}</ref> No evidence need be presented and no public record of this decision or its execution need exist,<ref name=reu1005 /> no laws govern criteria for killing such suspects, nor mandate the existence of the panel which appear to be operating outside of US law.<ref name=reu1005 />
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After the killing of [[Anwar al-Awlaki]], the existence of a secret National Security Council panel became known. This panel meets to agree the killing of anyone who has been termed a suspected [[terrorist]].<ref name=reu1005>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005 </ref> No evidence need be presented and no public record of this decision or its execution need exist,<ref name=reu1005 /> no laws govern criteria for killing such suspects, since the panel appears to be operating outside of US law.<ref name=reu1005 />
  
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National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]], who has helped codify targeted killing criteria by creating the [[Disposition Matrix]] database, has described the [[Obama Administration]] targeted killing policy by stating that "in order to ensure that our counterterrorism operations involving the use of lethal force are legal, ethical, and wise, President Obama has demanded that we hold ourselves to the highest possible standards and processes."<ref>[http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-efficacy-and-ethics-us-counterterrorism-strategy [[John O. Brennan]]'s April 2012 Wilson Center Speech: The Efficacy and Ethics of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy (Transcript and Video).]</ref>
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US National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]], who helped codify targeted killing criteria by creating the [[Disposition Matrix]] database, stated that "in order to ensure that our counterterrorism operations involving the use of lethal force are legal, ethical, and wise, [[President Obama]] has demanded that we hold ourselves to the highest possible standards and processes."<ref>[http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-efficacy-and-ethics-us-counterterrorism-strategy [[John Brennan]]'s April 2012 Wilson Center Speech: The Efficacy and Ethics of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy (Transcript and Video).]</ref>
  
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On February 4, 2013, NBC published a leaked Department of Justice [[020413 DOJ White Paper|memo]] providing a summary of the rationale used to justify targeted killing of US citizens who are senior operational leaders of [[Al-Qa'ida]] or associated forces.<ref>[http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/020413_DOJ_White_Paper.pdf DOJ Whitepaper]</ref>
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On February 4, [[2013]], [[NBC]] published an allegedly leaked [[Department of Justice]] memo providing a summary of the rationale used to justify targeted killing of US citizens who are senior operational leaders of [[Al-Qa'ida]] or associated forces.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20130205215020/http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/020413_DOJ_White_Paper.pdf DOJ Whitepaper]</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 25 May 2021

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AbbreviationNSC
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HeadquartersEisenhower Executive Office Building
Subgroups Operations Coordinating Board
Founder ofOffice of Policy Coordination
A forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials.

The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 as part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It is a forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials.

Illegal Assassinations

After the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the existence of a secret National Security Council panel became known. This panel meets to agree the killing of anyone who has been termed a suspected terrorist.[1] No evidence need be presented and no public record of this decision or its execution need exist,[1] no laws govern criteria for killing such suspects, since the panel appears to be operating outside of US law.[1]

US National Security Advisor Susan Rice, who helped codify targeted killing criteria by creating the Disposition Matrix database, stated that "in order to ensure that our counterterrorism operations involving the use of lethal force are legal, ethical, and wise, President Obama has demanded that we hold ourselves to the highest possible standards and processes."[2]

On February 4, 2013, NBC published an allegedly leaked Department of Justice memo providing a summary of the rationale used to justify targeted killing of US citizens who are senior operational leaders of Al-Qa'ida or associated forces.[3]


 

Employees on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEnd
Vincent CannistraroDirector of Intelligence Programs19841987
Herman J. CohenSenior Director for Africa19871989

 

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References

  1. ↑ a b c http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005
  2. ↑ John Brennan's April 2012 Wilson Center Speech: The Efficacy and Ethics of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy (Transcript and Video).
  3. ↑ DOJ Whitepaper
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