Central Intelligence Agency, The
Central Intelligence Agency, The | The Ban Against CIA Assassinations Should Not Be Amended
Jonathan Fanton is chair of Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organization. Kenneth Roth is executive director of the same organization.
Summary: In times of national crisis, such as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America, politicians are tempted to adopt any policy that seems to address the emergency. However, rash actions such as lifting the 1976 ban on CIA assassinations often create more problems than they solve. Allowing targeted killings of foreign leaders would constitute a violation of human rights and compromise the...
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- The CIA Is Responsible for the Terrorist Attacks on America
- The CIA Cannot Be Blamed for the Terrorist Attacks on America
- The CIA Should Be Granted Expanded Powers to Fight Terrorism
- The CIA Should Not Be Granted Expanded Powers to Fight Terrorism
- The Ban Against CIA Assassinations Should Be Amended
- The Ban Against CIA Assassinations Should Not Be Amended
- The CIA Has Too Little Accountability in the War Against Terrorism
- Covert Action Is Sometimes Justified
- Covert Action Is Never Justified
- The CIA Helps Promote Peace
- The CIA Promotes Violence
- The CIA Has Been Involved in Drug Trafficking
- The CIA Has Not Been Involved in Drug Trafficking
- The CIA Is Seriously Flawed
- America Still Needs the CIA
- The CIA Should Be Reformed
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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