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Trump revokes Obama rule on reporting drone strike deaths – BBC News

By Thomas A. Smith

The 2016 executive order was brought in by then-President Barack Obama, who was under pressure to be more transparent.

Since the 9/11 terror attack, drone strikes have been increasingly used against terror and military targets.

The Trump administration said the rule was “superfluous” and distracting.

The order applied to the CIA, which has carried out drone strikes in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia.

via www.bbc.com

I hear this is the CIA’s fault, not the military branches.