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2011-12-29 Home Front: WoT

Under Obama, an emerging global apparatus for drone killing

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Posted by Steve White 2011-12-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Oversight is definitely required. At present, however, Congress leaks like a sieve and some on committees have exposed sensitive information to feed their own egos. Can you imagine Nancy Pelosi deliberately crippling operations by exposing targets, means and methods? Remember, she was briefed on the very limited use of waterboarding, only to lie about that later in an effort to bring down Bush. We've got to clean up all 3 branches of this government, root and branch.

Posted by lotp 2011-12-29 10:12|| 2011-12-29 10:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Not sure who is the WaPo source for this, but the article is replete with technical errors. The first picture is typical. The aircraft is labeled an RQ-1 Predator, but the M299 launcher for AGM-114 Hellfire missiles is plainly visible, making the aircraft an MQ-1B. I am not sure if there are any RQ-1s left in the US inventory. RQ means reconnaissance only, MQ means multi-role (shooter). For what it is worth, the MQ-1B Predator is Killer-Scout class and the MQ-9 Reaper is Hunter-Killer class.

Posted by rwv 2011-12-29 11:23|| 2011-12-29 11:23|| Front Page Top

#3 They're liberal. The technical thing is just that. As long as it feels right, it's good journalism.

Posted by badanov 2011-12-29 12:32|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2011-12-29 12:32|| Front Page Top

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