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November 26, 2012

Report: Obama Admin Rushed Drone Rules for Potential Successor 
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The Obama administration has reportedly accelerated an effort to codify
its set of standards for waging drone attacks overseas. The New York
Times reports the White House rushed to cobble together a framework for
the drone strikes to pass on should President Obama have lost his bid
for re-election. The standards are said to now have a lower priority
amongst White House officials with Obama having won a second term.
According to the New York Times, the United States has killed some 2,500
people in more than 300 drone strikes since President Obama took office.

 

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