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Believed dead. look, these are very, very bad guys and there's a security argument for taking them out. if we're going to make that argument, let's do it openly. too often in post 9/11 national security policy, secrecy has been used as a sledge hammer when it could be use the as a scalpel, which is what this court argues for, revealing targeting portions including the rationale behind the killings while still safeguarding operational details. joining me now is attorney par d dis krxcariba. tell us what th significance of this particular ruling is. what's the broader impact? >> i think it's sig...

Director of the american civil liberties union jameel jafer. he argued the case in front of the federal appeals court. jameel, good to have you here tonight. >> thank you. good to be here. >> walk me through this case. it started with a basic foyer request, right? you go to the government and say, through freedom of information act we are empowered by the statute to get information about what, our government are doing. and what happened next? >> we asked for information about the cia's use of drones to carry out targeted killings. the answer the cia gave us is that it couldn't confirm or deny ...

republican backers. don't worry. you run. we'll take care of the money. >> he has rather moderate views on social issues conservatives may not be hip to. >> we'll talk a lot about that this morning. something else we're talking a lot about. amanda knox's first hope for freedom. the american student is waiting to see if her murder conviction will be overturned. she made her case to the jury earlier this morning. now an agonizing waiting game for her. part of what a tearful knox told the court, "the accusations are completely unjust and without any foundation. i am paying for my life w...