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of violent attack against the United States." As generalities, these aren't even very soothing: "Don't worry,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we only kill bad guys, and we know 'em when we see 'em."Sometimes -- as in some international version of the Dykes case -- there isn't time for procedures beforehand. OK, then, what about review afterwards? As the administration sees it, neither before nor after is there to be any review outside the executive branch. The courts can't intrude, and Congress will only be be "notified," and only afterwards. What about within the executive branch?On this point, the tone of the speeches and the "white paper" remind me of the revenge drama in Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49: "[A] new mode of expression takes over. It can only be called a kind of ritual reluctance. Certain things, it is made clear,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], will not be spoken aloud ..." There is no hint that after-the-fact executive-branch review is important. There is no commitment to carry it out. There is no discussion
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