Here then is the key
message of the film: The law, due process and the idea of presenting evidence
before a jury should be dispensed with in favor of extra-judicial killings. The
film not only uses the moral unambiguity of assassinating bin Laden to sell us
on the rightness and righteousness of extra-judicial killing, it also takes
pains to show that this can be done in secret because of the checks and
balances involved in targeted killings...
Rebranding the Killing Machine
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law by Obama earlier this month, includes an amendment that legalizes the dissemination of propaganda to US citizens.