Where did the US government provide proof that their targets were actively planning attacks on civilians?
They didn't. That is the issue.
Even a secret in-absentia trial with an appointed defender unable to communicate with the person they are defending would be better than the current system. It would still be a farce, but it would be vastly better.
The current system is state sanctioned murder. Nothing less.
That none of the people in the chain of command is on trial for murder says all we need to know about the callousness of the US government.
Could you kindly provide evidence of the threats are you referring to?
You are simply saying that the officials should be taken on trust alone?
An American citizen who open admits committing a crime gets more due process than a harmless child in some third world country. Do American military men ever have to produce evidence before killing children, as in www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0?
Or because some analyst needed to prove he is fast worker and decided to check "terrorist" box in some internal software. Or because boss decided give bonuses for catch terrorists and someone wanted a new car. The system with no independent oversight will end up abused in millions of ways, most often by people not caring about doing it right.
Heck, even real world cops make tons of mistakes or arrest people just to fill arrested bodies quotas and they do have judges to check upon them, at least in theory.
Or, most dangerously, because that person is outspoken politically dangerous person, not a terrorists and not planning anything, but did actually met with some terrorist twice. Say, muslim active in politics just about to do something uncomfortable for administration.
They didn't. That is the issue.
Even a secret in-absentia trial with an appointed defender unable to communicate with the person they are defending would be better than the current system. It would still be a farce, but it would be vastly better.
The current system is state sanctioned murder. Nothing less.
That none of the people in the chain of command is on trial for murder says all we need to know about the callousness of the US government.