The International Herald Tribune has news of a new tactic in the US "war on terror". Hit squads would be sent abroad to "kill or capture" al-Qaida leaders, according to the Pentagon. That could lead to covert operations where even the government of a country would be unaware of the US presence, says the paper, and might also conflict with the ban on assassinations.
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