Editorial: White House drone strike policy evades detection

Speaking with reporters Thursday, White House spokesman Jay Carney was asked whether the White House was going to allow a public discussion of its policy regarding its use of drone strikes to assassinate suspected terrorists.

Carney replied that this discussion is already under way. For example, he said, President Obama had discussed drone strikes on … “The Daily Show.” In October. More than three months before the recent release of a drone strike memo that has suddenly renewed interest in the subject.