Biden's pick for US spy chief played a central role in Obama's covert drone war that killed hundreds

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in his incoming administration. But human rights groups and progressives have expressed concern about his choice for director of national intelligence , Avril Haines.

"My concerns about her are more my concerns about the Obama administration," Andrea J. Prasow, the deputy Washington director of Human Rights Watch,."With these cabinet picks, we are returning to the previous administration instead of making bold and forward-leaning picks." Drones were in many ways the centerpiece of former President Barack Obama's approach to counterterrorism. Obama entered the White House at a time when Americans wanted to reduce boots on the ground in foreign wars, but still viewed terrorism as a major threat that needed to be addressed. Weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles , or armed drones, offered an ostensible solution.

 

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