Stacking Up the Administration's Drone Claims

4.5.15

Stacking Up the Administration's Drone Claims: [projects.propublica.org] Administration officials—often unnamed—frequently seem to celebrate drone strikes that kill suspected militants. But the administration has also worked against disclosures of less positive aspects of the CIA's program, including how many civilians have been killed. We’ve laid out four years of statements by current and former officials discussing the CIA's drone program, both on and off the record. (Most of these stories also include a “no comment” from the CIA or the White House.) Highlighted in red are the CIA’s legal stances refusing to even acknowledge the program in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. | Related: How the Gov’t Talks About a Drone Program it Won’t Acknowledge Exists