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Jeh Johnson- General Counsel, US Department of Defense

Jeh Johnson- General Counsel, US Department of Defense

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Zeinab Badawi speaks to Jeh Johnson, the General Counsel of the US Defense Department.

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How far will Barack Obama go in taking on critics who say the
United States has abandoned its role as the global champion of
human rights?

America's counter-terrorism measures after 9/11 - including
targeted killings and indefinite periods of detention without
trial - have angered many.

Former President Jimmy Carter has said the US has now lost its
moral authority as a result.

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Jeh Johnson, the General Counsel of the
US Defense Department, the Pentagon's top lawyer and a close ally
of Barack Obama.

(Image: Jeh Johnson. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)