![]() Those guidelines offered little specificity, asserting that the U.S. ![]() The first drone strike outside of a declared war zone was conducted more than 12 years ago, yet it was not until May 2013 that the White House released a set of standards and procedures for conducting such strikes. ![]() Those terms, however, appear to have been bluntly redefined to bear almost no resemblance to their commonly understood meanings. When the Obama administration has discussed drone strikes publicly, it has offered assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to boots on the ground and are authorized only when an “imminent” threat is present and there is “near certainty” that the intended target will be eliminated. personnel, Congress has avoided legislating the issue or even defining the word “assassination.” This has allowed proponents of the drone wars to rebrand assassinations with more palatable characterizations, such as the term du jour, “targeted killings.” ![]() While every president since Gerald Ford has upheld an executive order banning assassinations by U.S. ![]()
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