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This is from the Memo to congress from the Justice Department: "The condition that an operational leader present an ‘imminent’ threat of violent attack agains
by LandoCalrissian 14y ago
This is from the Memo to congress from the Justice Department:
"The condition that an operational leader present an ‘imminent’ threat of violent attack against the United States does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future"
- tptacek 14y agoThat refers to al Qaeda militants overseas. It is exactly the same logic as the logic that allowed Allied airstrikes against Nazi armor and troop placements in Europe.