Sources : the Obama administration is considering a strike on a suspected terror group . Under President Obama , drone attacks have killed many Americans . Shamsi called the U.S. actions `` one of the most extreme and dangerous forms of authority that the executive branch can claim -- the power to kill people based on vague and shifting legal standards , secret evidence and no judicial review even after the fact . '' Obama announced more instances of targeted killings , but critics say little changed . The ACLU calls for judicial review of strikes that killed al - Qaeda and others .
Sources : the Obama administration is considering a strike on a suspected terror group . Under President Obama , drone attacks have killed many Americans . Obama announced more instances of targeted killings , but critics say little changed . The ACLU calls for judicial review of strikes that killed al - Qaeda and others .