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June 24, 2015

Snowden Documents Reveal Details of U.S. Drone Strike on Doctor 
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British documents from Edward Snowden reveal how U.S. officials ordered
a drone strike in Yemen to kill a doctor they believed was working with
al-Qaeda in 2012. The documents, reported by The New York Times and
Guardian, show how a joint U.S., British and Australian program called
Overhead supported the strike. Officials believed the doctor was
surgically implanting explosives in operatives. The news has raised
questions about the extent of British involvement in the U.S. drone
program.

 

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