From the link provided . . .

This appears to be the key at that link:

The precise criteria for adding someone to the list are unclear, although the evidence against each person must be clear and convincing, the officials said. The list contains the names of some of the same people who are on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's list of most wanted terror suspects, although the lists are prepared independently.

Officials said the C.I.A., working with the F.B.I., the military and foreign governments, will seek to capture terrorists when possible and bring them into custody.

Counterterrorism officials prefer to capture senior Qaeda leaders for interrogation, if possible. They regard killing as a last resort in cases in which the location of a Qaeda operative is known but capture would be too dangerous or logistically impossible, the officials said.

Under current intelligence law, the president must sign a finding to provide the legal basis for covert actions to be carried out by the C.I.A. In response to past abuses, the decision-making process has grown into a highly formalized review in which the White House, Justice Department, State Department, Pentagon and C.I.A. take part.

The administration must notify Congressional leaders of any covert action finding signed by the president. In the case of the presidential finding authorizing the use of lethal force against members of Al Qaeda, Congressional leaders have been notified as required, the officials said.

So ... All that has to happen now is for the "covert action finding signed by the president" be declassified and thereby show which congressional leaders/lawmakers were notified. Thereby this whole brouhaha can be neatly laid to rest.

Oh wait ... Hold on. Maybe Big Dick forgot to get the "president" to sign a "covert action finding" and get it over to the congressional leaders/lawmakers...

We'll never know unless they declassify the pertinent documents and information.

Eh... Mike?

~OGD~

Another way would be for congressional leaders owed the finding to confirm or deny whether they received the finding or notice of it.

Hmmm ... The goalpost of this post has changed . . .

At the time Clinton "ordered" bin-Laden's assassination he wasn't the vice-president. . .

And neither is Obama the vp ...

On the other hand ... Big Dick was NOT the president.

~OGD~