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Head of CIA Drone Program in Pakistan Promoted

HeadlineJul 22, 2010

CIA Director Leon Panetta has named John Bennett the next chief of the National Clandestine Service. Bennett is the former station chief in Pakistan, where he oversaw the CIA’s Predator drone program, which expanded dramatically on his watch. Bennett also once headed the CIA’s Special Activities Division, the CIA’s paramilitary wing.

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