The Washington Post reports that the ACLU has filed a lawsuit over its request for information on drone attacks in Yemen in 2011. The issue in the case will likely be how far can the government go in denying these records (or even that they exist) in light of comments made by government officials.
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Lets us hope justice soon.
Posted by: Career information | February 07, 2012 at 07:11 AM