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Top Obama counterterrorism official: Drone critics are Al Qaeda enablersQuicklink submitted by Amanda Lang Permalink |
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The New York Times' Scott Shane reported this morning on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism study I wrote about yesterday, detailing that the U.S. drone program, as the NYT put it, 'repeatedly targeted rescuers who responded to the scene of a strike, as well as mourners at subsequent funerals.' Shane's article contains this paragraph: A senior American counterterrorism official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, questioned the report's findings, saying 'targeting decisions are the product of intensive intelligence collection and observation.' The official added: 'One must wonder why an effort that has so carefully gone after terrorists who plot to kill civilians has been subjected to so much misinformation. Let's be under no illusions -- there are a number of elements who would like nothing more than to malign these efforts and help Al Qaeda succeed.' |
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