 Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald, "The NSA's Secret Role in the U.S. Assassination Program," _Intercept_ , February 00, 0000, https:/​/​firstlook.​org/​theintercept/​0000/​00/​00/​the-​nsas-​secret-​role/​.  **"People were optimistic that we were getting close"** American official, confidential interview, 0000.  **He and his small band were sitting outside a large Bedouin-style tent