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Britain's top secret kill list: How British police backed by GCHQ fed names of drug lords to a US assassination unit, which - under cover of the war on terror - wiped out an innocent family with a missile strike

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• 50-page report by Reprieve charity reveals Britain's involvement in killings
• Claims alleged drug traffickers, including 50 Afghans, put on the list in 2009 
• GCHQ and National Crime Agency offer intelligence that leads to US strikes
• Report claims information shows Britain sanctions killing with no trial at all 

By David Rose for The Mail on Sunday

Published: 16:03 EST, 9 April 2016 | Updated: 03:43 EST, 11 April 2016

 British law enforcement and intelligence services have helped draw up an extra-judicial ‘kill list’ to assassinate the world’s most wanted terrorists and drug smugglers in foreign countries.

The sensational claims, which raise disturbing questions about Britain’s involvement in the targeting of aircraft and drone strikes, will be revealed in a 50-page report by the Reprieve human rights charity to be published tomorrow.

It will state that the UK has been a key, long-standing partner in America’s ‘shoot to kill’ policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, targeting not only alleged terrorists, but also supposed drug traffickers, and earmarking them for drone and missile strikes – often on the basis of unsubstantiated ‘intelligence’ which has never been tested in court.

Although the top secret ‘kill list’ has been in existence for years and is continually revised, Britain’s contribution has never been sanctioned by Parliament.