UN Demands That Obama Justify Killing Osama Bin Laden

Just in case there were any of you out there who still think that the United Nations is worth a shit. It isn't.

The U.N.'s special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, and the special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin,suggested that the raid carried out in Pakistan early Monday morning may have been legal under international law. However, they said the U.S. should prove that by releasing more details about the operation.

"In respect of the recent use of deadly force against Osama bin Laden, the United States of America should disclose the supporting facts to allow an assessment in terms of international human rights law standards. For instance it will be particularly important to know if the planning of the mission allowed an effort to capture Bin Laden," Heyns and Scheinin said in a statement.

"It may well be that the questions that are being asked about the operation could be answered, but it is important to get this into the open," the U.N. envoys said.