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U.S Foreign Relations November 19, 2012

Possible motives for forcing Petraeus resignation

Among the most significant articles to be published in recent days regarding Benghazi and the Petraeus resignation is a Wall Street Journal article posted late…

Barack Obama, CIA, elections, extrajudicial execution, History, Intelligence, International Law, Justice Department, Libya, Middle East, Mitt Romney, Pakistan, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Taliban, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Tunisia, U.N. Charter, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Yemen October 3, 2012

No time for cowboys: U.S. preparation for reprisals against Libyan targets

News report WASHINGTON — The United States is laying the groundwork for operations to kill or capture militants implicated in the deadly attack on a…