. >> we will speak with medea benjamin, founder of codepink and her co-founder diane wilson who is on day 25 of a hunger strike on for the closure of guantanamo. then, who is jude kenan mohammad? eric holder named him into a letter of congress as one of the four killed in u.s. drone strikes overseas. we will speak with a longtime friend who knew him growing up in raleigh, north carolina. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a major policy address on thursday, president obama defended the secret overseas drone war but said the u.s. cannot continue waging what he described as a boundless global war on terror. obama's comments came one day after attorney general eric holder confirmed u.s. drone strikes had killed four u.s. citizens in yemen and pakistan. >> simply put, the strikes have saved lives. moreover, america's actions are illegal. we were attacked on 9/11. within a week, congress overwhelmingly authorized the use of force. under domestic law and international law, the united states is at war with al qaeda. the taliban, and their

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