Michael Leiter

NBC News

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Senior Counsel with Palantir Technologies and national security analyst with NBC News; former Director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center (2008-2011)

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The Obama Administration used drones to kill three American citizens located in Yemen, including a 16-year-old boy. No trial. Not even judicial review.

The Targeted Killing of US Citizens

The Obama Administration used drones to kill three American citizens located in Yemen, including a 16-year-old boy. No trial. Not even judicial review.

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