Incoming CIA Boss Says Covert Drone Strikes Are ‘Last Resort’

Brennan talks with Obama in the president’s private dining room, 2010 (Photo: White House) John Brennan, the incoming director of the Central Intelligence Agency, told US senators last night that the CIA does not carry out covert drone strikes ‘to punish terrorists for past transgressions’. He insisted instead that they are only used ‘as a … Continue reading “Incoming CIA Boss Says Covert Drone Strikes Are ‘Last Resort’”