Because why wouldnt Obamas public-private Open Government Initiative (i.e. transparency) be integrated with drone strikes? The main obstacle to acknowledging the scope, legality, and oversight of U.S. targeted killings beyond traditional or hot battlefields is the division of lead executive authority between the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)—a subunit of the Department of Defense (DOD) Special Operations Command—and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In particular, the U.S. government cannot legally acknowledge covert actions undertaken by the CIA. The failure to answer the growing demands for transparency increases the risk that U.S. drone strikes will be curtailed or eliminated due to mounting domestic or international pressure. To take a meaningful first step toward greater transparency, President Barack Obama should sign a directive that consolidates lead executive authority for planning and conducting nonbattlefield targeted killings under DOD. Council on Foreign Relations Center for Preventive Action Transferring CIA Drone Strikes to the Pentagon Policy Innovation Memorandum No. 31 Release Date: April 16, 2013 cfr.org/drones/transferring-cia-drone-strikes-pentagon/p30434
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