The CIA’s campaign of using drones—unmanned aircraft—against enemies of the United States is one of Washington’s most open secrets. Last week, al Qaeda said its most recent No. 3 leader, an Egyptian named Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, was killed in Pakistan along with family members—apparently by a CIA drone missile.

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When Turkish activists organized a flotilla of six aid ships to test the Israeli blockade of Gaza last week, they sought to provoke a response from the Jewish state and draw international attention to the plight of Palestinians living in the coastal territory. In that, they succeeded. Israeli commandos rappelled from helicopters to the...

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