Epstein Secrets

nd ethical dilemma for lawyers at the White House and the State Department. The administration lawyers — many of whom had been outspoken critics of George W. Bush's policies against terrorists — spent months figuring out how to justify the killing of a U.S. citizen. By the summer of 2010, two attorneys in the J

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overt drone strikes, five times the total George W. Bush ordered during his eight years in office. Al

onths figuring out how to justify the killing of a U.S. citizen. By the summer of 2010, two attorneys in the Justice Department — Marty Lederman and David Barron — had authored a secret memo, select portions of which were leaked to the Times. An American, they argued, was eligible for targeted killing if he

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st Group. *Meghan O'Sullivan'-- Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Govt. Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, President George W. Bush. Mbr, Trilateral Commission. 'Chamath "Palihapitiya'— CEO, Social+Capital. fmr VP Growth, Mobile, and International at Facebook. Fmr GM of AIM at A

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& Co. Chm, Hope Street Group.Boards: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Pacific Council on International Policy; Center for American Progress. *David Barron. — Professor, Harvard Law School. Fmr Acting AsstU.S. Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel. *Kirsten Bartok.-- CEO, AirFinance. Fmr CFO

& Co. Chm, Hope Street Group.Boards: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Pacific Council on International Policy; Center for American Progress. *David Barron*— Professor, Harvard Law School. Fmr Acting AsstU.S. Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel. *Kirsten Bartok*-- CEO, AirFinance. Fmr CFO of

sor for Iraq and Afghanistan, President George W. Bush. Mbr, Trilateral Commission. *Chamath **Palihapi

ost Group. *Meghan O’Sullivan*-- Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Govt. Fmr Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, President George W. Bush. Mbr, Trilateral Commission. *Chamath **Palihapitiya*— CEO, Social+Capital. fmr VP Growth, Mobile, and International at Facebook. Fmr GM of AIM at A

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