Obama inheriting broad covert ops policies

[unhappycamper]

Obama inheriting broad covert ops policies
By Pamela Hess - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 11, 2008 6:47:48 EST

WASHINGTON — President Bush leaves President-elect Obama broad latitude for covert action in countries with which the United States is not at war, powers that Obama could scale back along with other Bush presidential orders now under consideration for rescinding.

But he’s not likely to do that.

Obama already has telegraphed his willingness to exercise those powers if he deems them necessary.

Obama said in an August speech that he would target high-value terrorists in Pakistan without that government’s permission.

“If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and if President Musharraf won’t act, we will,” Obama said, referring to Pakistan’s president. Musharraf since has been replaced by President Asif Ali Zardari.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/11/ap_obama_covertopspolicy_111108/%2e

[hendo]

1. interesting

veeery interesting.