Judge: CIA Need Not Release Drone Strike Files -- Politico
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency does not have to release any records related to its use of unmanned drone aircraft to kill suspected terrorists in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Ruling in a Freedom of Information Act case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, Judge Rosemary Collyer said records about the use of drones could be withheld under the rubric of "intelligence sources and methods." She rejected the ACLU's arguments that lethal drones aren't really involved in acquiring intelligence.
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Update: Judge dumps suit for info on use of drones to kill -- AP
My Comment: No surprises here. Why give the enemy a heads up on the technology/procedures/rules of engagement that the CIA uses in its drone program .... a point that this judge made very clear in her ruling.
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