Are US Drone Attacks Justified? Obama Legal Adviser Koh Says Yes April 3, 2010

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/25/Legal_Adviser_Harold_Koh_International_Law_and_the_Obama_Administration

Harold Koh, legal adviser for the U.S. Department of State, explains why the Obama administration views its use of drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan as lawful and justified.

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Harold Koh, legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State, delivers a keynote on international law and the Obama administration. This program was recorded in collaboration with the American Society of International Law, on March 25, 2010. Co-Sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center.

Harold Koh is a Korean American lawyer and legal scholar. He currently serves as the Legal Adviser of the Department of State.

Koh previously served in the United States Department of State during the Clinton administration as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. He was nominated to his current position by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2009 and confirmed by the Senate on June 25, 2009.