07 February, 2013
星期四,美国国会参议院一个委员会将就无人机袭击政策对奥巴马总统提名的中央情报局长人选布伦南进行质询,该政策允许对据信参与国外恐怖主义活动的美国公民进行无人机袭击。
白宫反恐事务顾问布伦南将出席参议院情报委员会的听证会。布伦南是坚决支持奥巴马政府反恐政策的人士。
一名美国政府官员星期三说,奥巴马总统已经命令司法部向国会提交有关的机密法律文件,这些文件意在说明这类袭击的合理性。美国司法部星期二泄露的一份备忘录扩大了判断是否袭击恐怖嫌疑人的依据范围,此后11名美国参议员要求了解有关方面的法律文件。
美国政府原来认定如果据信恐怖袭击在即,就可以发动无人机袭击。但泄露的备忘录说,如果某美国公民在参与恐怖主义阴谋,就可以列为无人机空袭的目标。
A Senate committee Thursday will question President Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA about a policy allowing drone strikes on American citizens allegedly involved in terrorism overseas.
White House anti-terror adviser John Brennan will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Brennan is a strong supporter of the administration's anti-terror policies.
On Wednesday, an administration official said President Obama has ordered the Justice Department to give Congress classified legal documents justifying the drone strikes. Eleven senators had demanded to see the documents after a leaked Justice Department memo broadened the rationale for targeting alleged terrorists.
The administration has previously justified drone attacks if a terrorist strike is believed to be imminent. But the memo says an American citizen may also be targeted for being part of an ongoing terror plot.
美国中情局长候任人将就无人机政策接受质询 CIA Nominee Faces Questions on Drone Policy
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