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  • September 2008

    • Missile Strikes Are Learning Tool: CIA

      Associated Press  |  Sep 17, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      Missile Strikes Are Learning Tool: CIA

      (Newser) - The CIA purposely uses missile strikes to "tickle" enemy groups, often by targeting a single person, to learn from their responses, agency chief Michael Hayden said today. Hayden also told a gathering of Air Force members the CIA has "picked up insights" from working alongside the military, the AP reports. The agency often uses military weaponry, like unmanned aircraft, in missions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. More »

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      Iraq  • Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • CIA  • military  • Air Force  • Michael Hayden  • Predator

    • After 7 Years, New Tactics to Find bin Laden

      Washington Post  |  Sep 10, 08 7:57 AM CDT

      After 7 Years, New Tactics to Find bin Laden

      (Newser) - Seven years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the US has no bead on Osama bin Laden, believed to be hiding out in Pakistan's lawless northwest. Frustrated by the lack of progress, American and Pakistani officials have shifted their strategy to target other top al-Qaeda leaders, the Washington Post reports, stepping up the use of drone spy planes to bombard the mountainous region. More »

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • US Drone Use Over Iraq Soars

      Associated Press  |  Jan 2, 08 12:50 PM CST

      US Drone Use Over Iraq Soars

      (Newser) - The US military's use of unmanned aircraft in surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat missions has climbed to more than 500,000 flight hours. The drones are mostly deployed in Iraq, but they're being flown remotely by Air Force pilots based in the US. And as troops begin to trickle back home, demand for the drones is just gearing up, the AP finds. More »

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      Iraq  • military  • aircraft  • weapons  • drones  • Predator

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