US court says CIA’s drone policy unjustified

[Usman7290]

WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court says that the Central Intelligence Agency was wrong to refuse a Freedom of Information Act request for details on the CIA’s drone program, Russia Today reported on Friday.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a FOIA request with the United States’ top spy agency in January 2010, but in September of the next year a district court said the agency could stay silent.

The court agreed at the time that the CIA was not required to describe the existence of any official drone records within the agency and was given the go ahead to issue a “Glomar” response, a reaction which permits an agency to “refuse to confirm or deny the existence of records” in limited circumstances. Now, however, an appeals court says that ruling was wrong.

The ACLU filed an appeal to the Glomar response, and on Friday the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a response in which it overturns the earlier ruling that favored the CIA.

“The question on appeal is whether the Agency’s Glomarresponse was justified under the circumstances of this case. We conclude that it was not justified and therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings,” finds the court.

US court says CIA

 

[mehboobkz]

WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court says that the Central Intelligence Agency was wrong to refuse a Freedom of Information Act request for details on the CIA’s drone program, Russia Today reported on Friday.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a FOIA request with the United States’ top spy agency in January 2010, but in September of the next year a district court said the agency could stay silent.

The court agreed at the time that the CIA was not required to describe the existence of any official drone records within the agency and was given the go ahead to issue a “Glomar” response, a reaction which permits an agency to “refuse to confirm or deny the existence of records” in limited circumstances. Now, however, an appeals court says that ruling was wrong.

The ACLU filed an appeal to the Glomar response, and on Friday the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a response in which it overturns the earlier ruling that favored the CIA.

“The question on appeal is whether the Agency’s Glomarresponse was justified under the circumstances of this case. We conclude that it was not justified and therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings,” finds the court.

US court says CIA

Its all about Glomar, and not about ACTUAL drone use policy by the CIA!

 

[AHMED85]

It is simple to give a remote to the child and say about playing game..

Real intelligence is to detect the real enemies and than targeted.

Any one miss attack can make massive rivals as the Chines Proverb..
" Kill One Frightened 1000"

 

[neehar]

RTI filed to an intelligence agency???haha interesting

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

Yes, it's illegal if it being used against the American people ,but good elsewhere.