The
CIA did not always know who it was targeting and killing in drone
strikes in Pakistan over a 14-month period, an NBC News review of
classified intelligence reports shows.
About one of every four of
those killed by drones in Pakistan between Sept. 3, 2010, and Oct. 30,
2011, were classified as "other militants,” the documents detail. The
“other militants” label was used when the CIA could not determine the
affiliation of those killed, prompting questions about how the agency
could conclude they were a threat to U.S. national security.
The
uncertainty appears to arise from the use of so-called “signature”
strikes to eliminate suspected terrorists -- picking targets based in
part on their behavior and associates. A former White House official
said the U.S. sometimes executes people based on “circumstantial
evidence.”
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