Monday, February 18, 2013

Pentagon To Run The CIA's Covert Drone Program?

The Predator drone has proven to be an effective weapon that offers both real-time surveillance and offensive firepower for troops on the ground. Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/MCT

CIA’s Covert Drone Program Might Shift Further To Pentagon -- Stars and Stripes/Tribune

WASHINGTON — Facing growing pressure to lift the secrecy around targeted killings overseas, the Obama administration is considering shifting more of the CIA’s covert drone program to the Pentagon, which operates under legal guidelines that could allow more public disclosure in some cases.

John Brennan, whom President Barack Obama has nominated to run the CIA, favors moving most drone killing operations to the military, current and former U.S. officials say. As White House counterterrorism adviser for the last four years, Brennan has overseen the steady increase in targeted killings of suspected militants and al-Qaida operatives.

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My Comment: No one wants to have this hot potato in their hand.

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