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By Alex Kingsbury
U.S. anti-terror drone attacks escalate sharply under President Obama
The CIA's campaign of using drones -- unmanned aircraft -- against enemies of the United States is one of Washington's most open secrets. Last week, al Qaeda said its most recent No. 3 leader, an Egyptian named Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, was killed in Pakistan along with family members -- apparently by a CIA drone missile.
In on-the-record interviews, intelligence officials neither admit nor deny even the existence of the CIA drone offensive. Yet at the annual
A report from a senior
The Alston report, delivered to the U.N.'s
Officials in Washington pushed back hard against the report. "Without discussing or confirming any specific action, this agency's operations are, of course, designed from the very start to be lawful and are subject to close oversight," says Marie Harf, a CIA spokeswoman. And another open secret is that most foreign governments cooperate with the CIA's efforts. "If anyone's suggesting that the U.S. strikes at terrorists against the will of the Pakistani government, they're wrong," notes one U.S. official. "This is a common fight, not a unilateral one."
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