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  1. Will Congress Ever Limit the Forever-Expanding 9/11 War? nyti.ms/2yTrY7J
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      Some news nuggets in my essay on Trump's war powers and the ever-expanding 9/11 war, w/ help from colleagues @EricSchmittNYT & @juliehdavis:
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        @EricSchmittNYT @juliehdavis 1) Trump legal team drafted secret 7-page memo on day of attack on Syria re why legal despite no Congress/UN auth or self-defense rationale
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          @EricSchmittNYT @juliehdavis 2) Trump has now secretly signed "PSP" rules for counterterrorism drone strikes/commando raids outside warzones, relaxing Obama's PPG limits
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            @EricSchmittNYT @juliehdavis 3) PSP rules are as @EricSchmittNYT & I described them here last month when interagency reached consensus, but ... nytimes.com/2017/09/21/us/politics/trump-drone-strikes-commando-raids-rules.html
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              @EricSchmittNYT @juliehdavis 3 con't) an additional detail is PSP reduces required confidence intended target is in strike zone from "near" to "reasonable" certainty
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