President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the intelligence community in the lobby of the Old CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., May 20, 2011. The backdrop is the CIA Wall of Stars. The President thanked intelligence community workers for the work they do every day and specifically for their excellent work in tracking down Osama bin Laden. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Barack Obama’s Evolution On The CIA -- Adam Sorensen, Time
The New York Times’ deep dive into President Obama’s counter-terrorism strategy offers a revealing look at targeted killings overseas, how they are approved by the current Administration and carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency. Assassination of suspected al-Qaeda operatives is not a new trend–it is, after all, something Obama said in 2007 he would pursue regardless of national borders, and reports of drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen appear almost weekly in the newspaper.
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My Comment: Adam Sorensen is right .... living in the 'real world' has changed President Obama. As to the White House 'kill list' .... what strikes me about it is that there are no captures on the list .... this is a kill list in every shape and form.
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