Published on Jan 17, 2014
Another Yemeni civilian - a farmer -
was killed in a US drone strike on Wednesday in an attack apparently
intended for suspected Islamist militants. Also on Wednesday, the US
House approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill that contains a secret
provision keeping the drone program under the umbrella of the CIA.
Critics had hoped the lethal counterterrorism operations would be moved
to the Pentagon's purview, where there was the potential for more
transparency. RT's Ameera David speaks with Robert Naiman, policy editor
for Just Foreign Policy, about the latest developments in the US drone
program.
