According to unnamed officials cited by the Washington Post, the CIA will not be subject to the rules outlined in the Obama administration’s still secret document that has been described as a “playbook” for the government’s drone assassination program.
While the Washington Post reports that the document is the result of a year-long effort by the White House to “codify its counterterrorism policies and create a guide for lethal operations through Obama’s second term,” it must be noted that a federal judge ruled the Obama administration never has to explain the supposed legal basis for the assassination of Americans without charge or trial .... http://www.4thmedia.org
