Drone

Targeted Killing FOIA Database

This database compiles records produced in response to ACLU Freedom of Information Act lawsuits seeking legal and factual information about the government’s program of lethal strikes abroad, including drone use.

Last Updated: December 21, 2015
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Report on Process for Determining Targets of Lethal or Capture Operations
Document Date:Mar 6, 2014
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Internal Department of Defense Emails
Document Date:Unknown
Release Date:Oct 7, 2015
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Statement of Stephen Preston, DOD General Counsel, The Framework Under US Law for Current Military Operations
Document Date:May 21, 2014
Release Date:Oct 5, 2015
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Legality of a Lethal Operation by the Central Intelligence Agency Against a US Citizen
Document Date:May 25, 2011
Release Date:May 26, 2015
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Memorandum for the Attorney General Re: Lethal Operation Against Shaykh Anwar Aulaqi
Document Date:Feb 19, 2010
Release Date:May 26, 2015
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Memorandum for the Attorney General Re: Applicability of Federal Criminal Laws and the Constitution Contemplated Lethal Operations Against Shaykh Anwar al-Aulaqi
Document Date:Jul 16, 2010
Release Date:May 26, 2015
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Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a US Citizen Who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'ida of an Associated Force
Document Date:Nov 8, 2011
Release Date:May 26, 2015
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"The Gloves Were Never On: Defining the President's Authority to Order Targeted Killings in the War Against Terrorism"
Document Date:Jan 1, 2005
Release Date:Nov 24, 2010
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Pakistan Media Reaction: February 16, 2010
Document Date:Feb 16, 2010
Release Date:Nov 24, 2010
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Pakistan Media Reaction: April 28, 2010
Document Date:Apr 28, 2010
Release Date:Nov 24, 2010