US judge stops lawsuit against 'capture or kill' order

[Turborama]

Source: BBC

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to halt Washington's alleged programme to capture or kill Americans who join militant groups abroad. The judge threw out the lawsuit by civil liberties organisations on jurisdictional grounds.

The organisations want to halt the alleged programme and reveal the criteria the US government set for targeting someone.

Washington has not confirmed officially that such a programme exists.

The civil liberties groups had filed the lawsuit on behalf of the father of radical US-born Yemeni Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who contacted the groups when his son appeared on a CIA 'capture or kill' list in the summer.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11941292

[avaistheone1]

1. A victory for the rule of law.

:kick:

[snot]

3. Are you being sarcastic, or did you mis-read?

The judge STOPPED a suit to RESTORE the rule of law.

[avaistheone1]

4. Sorry.

I thought I had added the sarcasm icon.

[tcaudilllg]

2. What's a militant group?

[No Elephants]

5. State sponsored murder? 'No problem," said the judge.

We are serioiusly screwn.