HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/20/surprise-drone-strikes-to-get-a-pass-in-white-houses-new-counterterrorism-playbook/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:13:17 -0400Surprise: Drone strikes to get a pass in White House's new counterterrorism playbook<![CDATA[The Obama administration is nearing completion of a detailed counterterrorism manual that is designed to establish clear rules for targeted-killing operations but leaves open a major exemption for the CIA’s campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan, U.S. officials said&#8230;]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:15:47 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/20/surprise-drone-strikes-to-get-a-pass-in-white-houses-new-counterterrorism-playbook-n99405