Three key lessons from the Obama administration's drone lies | Glenn Greenwald

The axiom that political officials abuse their power and lie to the public when operating in the dark is proven yet again

For years, senior Obama officials, including the president himself, have been making public claims about their drone program that have just been proven to be categorically false. The evidence of this falsity is so conclusive that even establishment sources are using unusually harsh language - including "lies" - to describe Obama's statements. McClatchy's national security r...