Unitary executive, torture, and assassination

An excerpt from the new book, 'Cruel Britannia: A Secret History of Torture.'

Ian Cobain
Shocking Story of How the US Ignored International Law to Become to World's Kidnapper and Torturer
Ian Cobain

The CIA's deadly campaign of drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan will be exempt from the Obama administration's attempt to codify rules for targeted killings.

AlterNet
Obama's 'Playbook' for Targeted Strikes Has a Gaping Hole--CIA's Killer Drones in Pakistan Exempted
Alex Kane