Former CIA lawyer Vicki Divoll will deliver a talk titled, Targeted Killing of Americans by the Obama Administration, on Wednesday, July 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library. The focus of the talk will be whether the Executive Branch should be allowed to put a U.S. citizen on a CIA death list without judicial review. Recently, Anwar al Awlaki, a Muslim cleric born in New Mexico, has been added to the CIA list of suspected terrorists who may be captured or killed.

Ms. Divoll, a former assistant general counsel for the C.I.A. and former general counsel of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is presently teaching American Government at the United States Naval Academy. She has also served as a fellow at Harvard University Institute of Politics. As counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Divoll was responsible for developing policy, and drafting and negotiating Title IX of the USA Patriot Act entitled Improved Intelligence. In this capacity she also oversaw operational and policy issues related to international terrorism, covert action, counterintelligence, and electronic surveillance. As assistant general counsel for the CIA her responsibilities included issues related to overseas covert operations, criminal law, human rights, and interaction among US intelligence agencies and law enforcement. and the use and abuse of leaking classified information.

The lecture is sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Public Library. Admission is free. For more information, call 508-645-3360.