Adam Gadahn

American humanitarian aid worker Warren Weinstein, kidnapped by Al Qaeda more than three and a half years ago in Pakistan, has died during a U.S. counterterrorism operation.

Family and friends of Warren Weinstein demand change from the US government as they mourn

Conflict

“The key question going forward is how is this going to change how the CIA operates?” asks the Wall Street Journal’s Adam Entous. The strike was based on what’s called a ‘pattern of life’ intelligence, which indicated that there was a legitimate target present, without knowing specifically who. “Will that continue down the road,” asks Entous. “Or will that be curtailed?”