The Washington Post reported last week that counterterrorism officials considered using the authorization law as the basis for the government's authority to kill Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a militant leader in Algeria and Mali, but decided it did not apply because he was not part of Al Qaeda or an associated group.
The reason: Brennan's role in targeted killings by drones, and President Obama's presumed authority to kill US citizens, without any due process, if they pose an "imminent threat".
This provision is often interpreted as the authority to kill poachers inside the park.
Israel asked the Palestinian Authority to kill the al-Aqsa commander Hassan al-Madhoun.
We do not buy the administration's claim to have the authority to kill Americans, and other suspects, far beyond any battlefield with no oversight and no review.
Ms. Paulin's bill (see also below) expands the authority to kill to include animals in "irremediable physical or psychological pain" upon intake at a shelter.
It is telling that a recent Senate debate on drone strikes focused on the president's authority to kill American jihadists from the skies.
Stern had the authority to kill the deal because the league owns the Hornets, having purchased the franchise from George Shinn in 2010.
Pakistan's government has given the Central Intelligence Agency limited authority to kill Arab and other foreign operatives in the tribal areas, using remotely piloted Predator aircraft.
In a March 14 ruling, the judge reaffirmed the Park Service's authority to kill the deer if it is in the park's best interest.
And no matter how one views the credibility of this data, that's a good thing: no president should have the authority to kill in secret.
