On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:45:56 +0000, Keith Nuttl wrote:

I don't usually respond to these of topic threads, but if the Clinton
administration authorized the kill of bin laden then I believe they were
breaking the another law that was passed I believe in the Johnson Nixon?
era that specifically prohibited the US from participating in
assassinations.

I'm not sure it is an actual law, but an Executive Order. Section 2.11 of
Executive Order 12333 proscribes assassination. I'm not a lawyer, but
while Executive Orders seem to have the weight of law, they also seem to
bypass Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.

E.O. 12333:

http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/t...rder12333.html