re: #49 EastSider

-How do you define the boundaries of judicial channels ability to bring criminals to justice? E.g., could our courts have put OBL through a trial if he were captured alive?

We probably could have arrested tried and convicted Bin Laden if we wanted to. However, for the majority of the people on the kill list trials might be difficult. The intel comes from military, CIA, NSA, etc. These agencies are looking for actionable intelligence and operate under different rules. They don’t need a warrant to tap a cell phone in Kenya. Much of the evidence would probably not be allowed in a civilian court.