Adding to the disturbing nature of the CIA's ability to kill people in complete secrecy, the agency apparently now has a carte blanche to conduct drone strikes on its own. According to the New York Times, President Obama doesn't individually approve them anymore - he lets the CIA unilaterally decide to kill people if the strikes "fit certain criteria." We have no idea what those conditions are since virtually everything about drone strikes at the CIA is secret...
Obama Waives Responsibility for Drone Assassinations
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