DIS announces "We do have a kill list"

Only a 2 and a half weeks after it was leaked that Sanctaria's Department of Homeland Security had a kill list, more than 20,000 signatures had already been affixed to a petition demanding that the Maximusian Department of Internal Security disclose if they had one too. Much to the Collective surprise of the Maximusian populace, at 12:52 PM this afternoon the DIS was obliged. "We do have a kill list." Said Anthony Hawkins, Deputy Director of the DIS during a press conference. "We don't like that we have to have one but we certainly do. Frankly, it would be extremely impractical to have a Security Agency at all without a kill list. I can confirm to you that many nations have kill lists. I would also like to state that before anyone ends up on our list we make sure that every other option has been exhausted. Only the very worst of the worst are on our kill list." Many Maximuisans were shocked by how nonchalant the DIS was about this bombshell announcement. Then again, a former DIS executive (who has asked to remain anonymous) stated that this was the best way to handle the situation. If the DIS were to deny the allegations, the former executive explained to LH, someone would get around to leaking it for attention eventually. Then the DIS would look even worse. By acknowledging the existence of a kill list up front it would seem the DIS hopes to make themselves look honest and open. Regardless of their hopes, this breaking news has already taken the nation by storm. Numerous celebrities have called for the resignation of DIS director Micheals for withholding such significant information from the public. There have also been calls from both sides of the isle for the DIS to undergo a restructuring that gives more oversight and transparency to the operation. However, the DIS has stood essentially as it is for more than 40 years and has survived numerous scandals. As such, a restructuring seems unlikely. The DIS has announced that they will reveal the names of everyone on the hit list who has been deceased for at least 50 years (who was not successfully killed) in the coming weeks. They have also assured the nation that only terrorists are on the list.