Monday, June 18, 2018

Judge allows journalist to challenge claimed inclusion on U.S. drone ‘kill list’ - The Washington Post

A federal judge Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit by an American journalist challenging his alleged placement on a “kill-list” by U.S. authorities in Syria, saying he was exercising his constitutional right to due process in court. The ruling clears the way for Bilal Abdul Kareem, a freelance journalist who grew up in New York, to seek answers and try to clear his name after what he claims were five near-misses by U.S. airstrikes in Syria after he said he was mistaken for a militant because of his frequent contact with al-Qaeda-linked militants....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judge-allows-journalist-to-challenge-claimed-inclusion-on-us-drone-kill-list/2018/06/13/956fe70c-6f5d-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html

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