host: john bellinger, your thoughts on what mr. anders had to say. guest: americans have constitutional rights wherever they are, even if they are outside the united states. they have the right to be free from searches and seizures. the opinion has said they are due in certain amount of process. but what is the process that is due? we have not had cases like this when the united states is using lethal force against americans. they have to analyze what process does an american get? critics have suggested that the process they are suggesting is a high-level review by an executive-branch official and a determination by an informed high-level official that the person in question poses an imminent threat of attack. that is not enough process. this is correct. a court would actually up hold this that the government has the authority to do this after this kind of review. that does not mean we might not want to have more or that we might want to pass a new law that would set certain parameters. i do not think that is required right now. another we want to ha

john bellinger, a personal ad is offered in washington d.c.r. bellinger is also an adjunct senior fellow in international and national security like the council on foreign relations who directs the program on international justice. he served as legal adviser for the u.s. department of state under secretary of state condoleezza rice for april 25, earning the secretary of state service award. mr. bellinger received his pastor's degree from the international affairs at princeton university, j.d. from harvard god and most recently a masters degree in foreign affairs at the university of virginia. we are fortunate to have him and his expertise with us today. our second when mrs. professor robert chesney, professor of modern associate dean for academic affairs at the university of texas school of law. professor chesney specializes in issues regarding u.s. national security law such as military detention, but the judiciary national security affairs and terrorism related prosecution. he is a fellow at the brookings institution associate team member of

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