Drone Papers

The Drone Papers is a leak of national security documents published by The Intercept in October 2015 on the United States's use of drone warfare.[1][2][3] The leak revealed the bureaucratic process of approving a drone strike.[4]

Response

Micah Zenko of Foreign Policy wrote that the Drone Papers "mandate a Congressional investigation" but did not expect one to happen during the Obama administration.[5] The Guardian wrote that the documents showed that close to 90 percent of United States drone killings in a five-month period did not kill the intended target. Intercept chose not to comment. [6]

References
  1. "The Drama of the Drone Papers". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ""The Drone Papers" Reveals How Faulty Intel & Secret "Kill Chain" Mark Suspects, Civilians for Death - Democracy Now!". Democracy Now!. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  3. Walker, Lauren (October 15, 2015). "Leaked Documents Reveal New Details About the U.S.'s Lethal Drone Programs". Newsweek. Retrieved July 13, 2017..
  4. ""Where Does This End?": After Drone Papers Leaks, U.K. Gov't Has a Kill List of Its Own". Democracy Now!. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  5. Zenko, Micah (October 15, 2015). "The Intercept's 'Drone Papers' Revelations Mandate a Congressional Investigation". Foreign Policy. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  6. "A Second Snowden Has Leaked a Mother Lode of Drone Docs". Wired. October 15, 2015.
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