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Advanced Surveillance Tech for Unmanned Drones Credited In Iraq
mathoda writes "Investigative reporter Bob Woodward states that America has developed secret capabilities 'to locate, target and kill key individuals in groups such as al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Sunni insurgency and renegade Shia militias, or so-called special groups. The operations incorporated some of the most highly classified techniques and information in the US government.' The LA Times now reports, 'As part of an escalating offensive against extremist targets in Pakistan, the United States is deploying Predator aircraft equipped with sophisticated new surveillance systems that were instrumental in crippling the insurgency in Iraq, according to US military and intelligence officials.' Part of the capabilities appear to be that the unmanned flying drones can track targets even inside of buildings." Update by J : Bruce Schneier's readers have some thoughts.
It's a cover-up! They have an Iraqi ninja clan on retainer.
I get 72 virgins in my heaven.
I get 72 virgins in my heaven.
What cartoon was it? A guy dies and goes to heaven expecting his virgins and low and behold, there they are: a bunch of geeks at their computers.
Starting with subversives like you in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
I prefer rogues to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.
Not people. bomb making materials
Last week I posted a made up story on Crooks & Liars where I stated that the surge was just a cover for the deployment of aerial drones that could detect bomb making materials through walls. Hmmm, maybe my fiction is actually fact.
Didn't McCain's Surge solve all of our problems over there? Why would we need any of this fancy technology?
>And before you guys flame me, I'm an Arab living in Israel,...
From here you look like an Anonymous Coward.
As propaganda this could be pure genius! Just tell people the drones can detect AND ID bad guys even inside buildings, as long as the roofs aren't covered with INSERT YOUR EASILY DETECTABLE ALLOY HERE. Then just wait a couple of days and send out drones with detectors set to find those alloys. The war will be over before they can say JEE-I-FEEL-LIKE-HUMPING-A-CAMEL...