<div class='node-body'><p>The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) alongside family members of three US citizens who were killed in US drone strikes last year <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/07/18-1" target="_blank">filed a lawsuit</a> Wednesday against senior CIA and military officials. The lawsuit contends that the authorization of drone strikes which lead to the death of the three US citizens violated the US Constitution and international law.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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