Over the past two years, the Obama administration has been secretly developing a new blueprint for pursuing terrorists, a next-generation targeting list called the \u201cdisposition matrix.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
The matrix contains the names of terrorism suspects arrayed against an accounting of the resources being marshaled to track them down, including sealed indictments and clandestine operations. U.S. officials said the database is designed to go beyond existing kill lists, mapping plans for the \u201cdisposition\u201d\u009d of suspects beyond the reach of American drones.<\/p>\n
Although the matrix is a work in progress, the effort to create it reflects a reality setting in among the nation\u2019s counterterrorism ranks: The United States\u2019 conventional wars are winding down, but the government expects to continue adding names to kill or capture lists for years.<\/p>\n