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US Official Defends Drone Program after Leaked Memo

Published February 08, 2013

President Barack Obama’s pick for CIA director says U.S. drone strikes are carried out judiciously and in compliance with federal law. As VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence questioned counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan days after an administration memo surfaced that provides legal justification for drone strikes targeting U.S. terror suspects abroad.


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