DRONING ON

The story about hostages killed by a US drone strike is disturbing. But the real story is buried inside it: our policy has shifted from targeted assassinations of specific known individuals (whatever one thinks of that) to . . .

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/23/us-drone-strike-killed-american-italian-al-qaida
Among the most startling admissions was the fact the drone strike was