This is GOOD news for war profiteering "defense" contractors who will be paid to replace this asset because, you know, failure to do so would put our troops and the U.S. military mission at risk. Taxpayers prepare to shell out a few million extra. That's nothing between friends, right? FREEDOM doesn't come cheap. You betcha the original crusaders wish they had this piece of magic to keep an eye on the wily Muslims. If they had maybe they would have won, but then again, maybe not.
Drone crashes in northern Iraq, US military says
Drone crashes in northern Iraq, US military says
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| By CHELSEA J. CARTER, Associated Press Writer 11:36 am EDT Sat 26 Sep 2009 BAGHDAD – A U.S. military drone crashed Saturday in northern Iraq, hitting a regional office of Iraq's largest Sunni political party in an area that remains an insurgent stronghold, an American military official said. The unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicle crashed into the local office of the Iraqi Islamic Party in Mosul, an area the U.S. military has called the last stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq. Drones have been a mainstay of the U.S. war effort, offering round-the-clock airborne "eyes" watching over road convoys and tracking insurgent movements and occasionally unleashing missiles on a target. The U.S. military did not immediately identify the type of drone that crashed in Mosul where the aerial vehicles are routinely used to track insurgents planting explosives. There was no immediate indication the drone was shot down, said Maj. Derrick Cheng, a U.S. military spokesman. There were no reports of injuries. Cheng said the drone struck the party office at about 7 a.m., damaging the roof of the building. American troops recovered the drone and were working with local officials to assess the required repairs, he said. Cheng said the cause of the crash was under investigation. ~~~cont'd~~~ |
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