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U.S. Rethinks Secrecy On Drone Program -- Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is weighing policy changes that would lift a tattered veil of secrecy from its controversial campaign of drone strikes, a recognition that the expanding program has become a regular part of U.S. global counterterrorism operations.
U.S. drone strikes are hardly a secret. Officials have spoken openly about them, even discussing the operations in formal speeches. But they are still classified, and unauthorized disclosures about details of individual missions could constitute a felony.
The policy changes under consideration could include specifying which extremist groups associated with al Qaeda can be targeted by the Pentagon under the 2001 congressional authorization for the use of military force against perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to U.S. officials.
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My Comment: Everyone knows that the U.S. is conducting drone strikes in many of the world's trouble spots .... especially the terrorists. Trying to keep it secret .... after the first strike it is not going to work anymore.
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