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Out, president obama did not specifically authorize these two drone strikes that killed the americans we just learned about today. according to a u.s. government official these drone strikes were conducted within the policy guidance in regards to drone strikes. now, there are still operational details, we're told that have not been declassified. in regards to these two american al qaeda members, we are learning from government officials that they weren't targeted. that their killing were unintentional. so they were highly sought-after members of al qaeda. a source i spoke with that said they w...

Anti-americanism in that country. of course in this case you have americans who were killed american and italian who were the civilian casualties of this strike. >> all right, jim, stay with us. i want to bring in bob baer cnn security analyst, former officer who knows a great deal about these kinds of counter-terrorism operations. bob joins us on the phone, this obviously being a rush breaking news situation. bob, president obama is about to come to the white house brady press briefing room to talk about this counter-terrorism mission in january that failed. it was an attempt to rescue warren...

Haiti, and ultimately pakistan. like warren he fell in love with pakistan and its people and believed passionately he could make a difference in their lives. giovanni's service reflected the commitment of the italian people, our great allies and friends to the security and dignity of people around the world. today is a reminder of the bonds of friendship between our country and the shared values that bind americans and italians together. there could be no starker contrast between these two selfless men and their al qaeda captors. warren's work benefited people across faiths meanwhile al qaeda ...

Not just innocent americans but all innocent lives in our counter-terrorism operations. today we join their families and friends in honoring warren and giovanni two humanitarians who came from different countries but who were united by a spirit of service. for decades warren lived the ideals of our country, serving with the peace corps and later with the united states agency for international development. he devoted his life to people across africa and south asia. he was a loving husband, father and grandfather who willingly left the comforts of home to help the people of pakistan. at the time...

Welcome back to our coverage of the sad news delivered by president obama this morning that an american counter-terrorism operation in january accidentally or by some sort of faulty intelligence took the life of two innocent hostages including an american named warren weinstein who has been in the clutches of al qaeda being held hostage by al qaeda since august 2011. in addition an italian national named giovanni lo porto who had been held by al qaeda since 2012 were killed. there are also two americans killed in that strike and subsequent strike. americans who were members of al qaeda, one of...