> consider soldiers on a battlefield One difficulty comes with the definition of battlefield and war. If a battle makes it ok, what does that say about a war o

> consider soldiers on a battlefield One difficulty comes with the definition of battlefield and war. If a battle makes it ok, what does that say about a war on terror, which appears to be perpetual? > Therefore, so long as there is process (read: a paper trail) then the people involved in these assassination programs can undergo judicial review should their decisions be questioned, e.g. by whistleblowers, when the documents are declassified, or if a review is mandated by congress. Another issue comes with the types of review. Whistleblowers are illegal and increasingly shut down. Declassification takes ages, and a Congressional review may never happen. When people talk about due process, they usually mean a process that will always happen, not one that is optional.