Al-Qaida Kill List - Obama Ordered Killings of Al-Qaida Suspects
U.S. President Barack Obama personally oversees his government’s top-secret al-Qaeda ‘kill list,’ a process that includes the creation of a yearbook-style catalogue of terrorists listing their names, photos, ages and biographies.
New York Times reporters Jo Becker and Scott Shane interviewed three dozen current and former advisers to Mr. Obama to explain how the leader took on the role of overseeing the shadow war with al-Qaeda — one that has no precedent in U.S. presidential history.
“He is determined that he will make these decisions about how far and wide these operations will go,” says Thomas E. Donilon, Mr. Obama’s national security adviser.
“His view is that he’s responsible for the position of the United States in the world … He’s determined to keep the tether pretty short.”
The Times described the secretive process, which begins with some 100 counter-terrorism officials sifting through biographies and “nominating” suspects in Yemen and Somalia to be added to the kill list during a secure video conference run by the Pentagon.
The CIA carries out a separate process for suspects in Pakistan, it said.
Mr. Obama personally approves the killing of top suspects, such as al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaqi — a U.S. citizen — who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen last year.
Read further from source HERE.
No comments:
Post a Comment