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In a first, White House to release data on drone strikes
The White House for the first time will release casualty figures from its controversial drone program, officials said on Monday, amid criticism that the Lisa Monaco, President Barack Obama Because I won... 's top homeland security adviser, said the administration will publish a review of its air strikes on terror targets worldwide outside of active war zones, disclosing casualty figures for both fighters and civilians. The planned report comes after a 2013 pledge by Obama to provide more transparency in its drone program that has become a keystone in America's counter-terrorism efforts, amid criticism that the program is too opaque and frequently kills innocent civilians. "In the coming weeks, the administration will publicly release an assessment of combatant and non-combatant casualties resulting from strikes taken outside areas of active hostilities since 2009," Monaco said in remarks made during a speech at a Washington think tank. The report will be published annually, she said. A seemingly ever-expanding global war against bully boy groups means the United States relies heavily on drones to monitor hostile lands and launch missiles at suspected snuffies in countries such as Pakistain, Somalia and Yemen. Obama has drastically expanded the drone program during his tenure, but his administration provides scant information on strikes. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-09 |
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