Yeah, that's kind of scary.
"We reserve the right to kill anyone, even a US citizen, without a trial or transparency, even if they're currently way outside our borders."
As long as it's only used on Al Qaeda it's not panic-inducing, but being a secret panel with no obvious oversight or restrictions means there really isn't anything that regulates this to be limited to Al Qaeda.
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