That's fair. It's not that it's gone completely unreported--but often the coverage is uncritical.
The NYTimes in particular, which also played a tremendous role in justifying the Iraq War to the public, has been downright jingoistic in its occasional coverage of drones. Look at this ridiculous results page: https://www.google.com/search?q=nytimes+op+ed+drone+program
But you're ultimately right: some outlets did run some critical coverage.
The Democratic party establishment, otoh... crickets. Even now, two weeks into the Trump presidency.
They seem more worried that he's appointing some incompetent rube to run the EPA than the fact that he just inherited their secret kill list.
The NYTimes in particular, which also played a tremendous role in justifying the Iraq War to the public, has been downright jingoistic in its occasional coverage of drones. Look at this ridiculous results page: https://www.google.com/search?q=nytimes+op+ed+drone+program
But you're ultimately right: some outlets did run some critical coverage.
The Democratic party establishment, otoh... crickets. Even now, two weeks into the Trump presidency.
They seem more worried that he's appointing some incompetent rube to run the EPA than the fact that he just inherited their secret kill list.