Friday, April 20, 2012

CIA Wants To Ramp Up Drone Strikes In Yemen


U.S. Spy Agency In Major Push To Ramp Up Drone Strikes In Yemen -- Daily Mail

American intelligence officials are reportedly hoping to intensify drone strikes in Yemen - even if the CIA doesn't know who is being eyed in the attack.

The Washington Post reported that 'signature strikes' would give the U.S. government a licence to kill based on behaviour that may raise an alarm.

Such concerns could be anything from an exchange of weapons or a gathering in a known Al-Qaeda locations.

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More News On The CIA Wanting To Ramp Up Drone Strikes In Yemen

CIA seeks new authority to expand Yemen drone campaign -- Washington Post
US drone strikes in Yemen crucial to prevent terrorist threat, Panetta says -- The Guardian
CIA wants more strikes on al-Qaida in Yemen -- UPI
CIA wants more drone strikes in Yemen -- RT
CIA wants to use 'signature strikes' against terror suspects in Yemen -- FOX News
CIA 'wants more' drone strikes in Yemen -- AFP
CIA 'seeks permission to widen scope of Yemen drone strikes' -- New York Daily News
Intel influx leads to increased U.S. strikes in Yemen -- CNN
Petraeus and the signature of U.S. terror -- Salon
Expanding CIA Drone Strikes Will Likely Mean More Dead Innocents -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic

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