CIA Seeks New Authority To Expand Yemen Drone Campaign -- Washington PostThe CIA is seeking authority to expand its covert drone campaign in Yemen by launching strikes against terrorism suspects even when it does not know the identities of those who will be killed, U.S. officials said.
Securing permission to use “signature strikes” would allow the agency to hit targets based solely on intelligence indicating patterns of suspicious behavior, such as imagery showing militants gathering at known al-Qaeda compounds or unloading explosives.
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My Comment: If this story is true, someone is leaking some serious info and intel to the Washington Post. The Obama administration has been very secretive in their drone campaign against Al Qaeda militants and their affiliates .... and this news is something that I am sure they do not want to be made public (right now).
As to the CIA's request to expand their Yemen drone program, this tells me that they are becoming concerned about the reach and growth of Al Qaeda in Yemen, and are now getting ready to (I presume) work with the Yemen government in putting a dent into their operations.
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