U.S. Defends Killing of Bin Laden as Son Challenges Legality
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The Obama administration rejected allegations by the sons of Osama bin Laden that the U.S. had violated legal norms in killing him, saying the justifications for the operation are clear.
“I’ve addressed the legal foundation” for the raid, White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters in Washington today. “We feel very strongly that the successful mission against a mass murderer of Americans and people around the world was entirely justified.”