The Story You Aren’t Being Told About Iran Capturing Two American Vessels. The most important takeaway from this incident is to remember the high-tech military of the United States has an exposed vulnerability.
It’s a vulnerability that was exploited by Iran. This frame grab from Jan. 12, 2016, video by the IRIB News Agency shows the detention of U.S. Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Persian Gulf. (IRIB / AP) Tehran, Iran – The airwaves in the United States were filled with images of sailors on their knees while a US Navy vessel was searched. In 2009, Lockheed Martin’s RQ-170 Sentinel showed up on a runway in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
On December 4, 2011 a RQ-170 Sentinel crashed into the Iranian countryside. “dropping a Ferrari into an ox-cart technology culture.” They probably shouldn’t have been so quick to laugh. “Using its knowledge of the frequency, the engineer claims, Iran intiated its ‘electronic ambush’ by jamming the bird’s communications frequencies, forcing it into auto-pilot. The U.S. Share this article! Print This Story. Get the data: Drone wars Archives - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Reported deaths and injuries Pakistan 2004 onwards US Drone Strikes Our complete Pakistan datasheet Most recent strike: May 21 2016 Total strikes: 424 Obama strikes: 373 Total killed: 2,499-4,001 Civilians killed: 424-966 Children killed: 172-207Injured: 1,161-1,744 Yemen 2002 onwardsUS Covert Action Our complete Yemen datasheet Most recent strike: January 31 2017 Confirmed drone strikes: 145-165Total killed: 601-871Civilians killed: 65-101Children killed: 8-9Injured: 100-234 Possible extra drone strikes: 90-107Total killed: 357-509 Civilians killed: 26-61 Children killed: 6-9 Injured: 82-109 Other covert operations: 21-84 Total killed: 235-510 Civilians killed: 78-127 Children killed: 28-39 Injured: 48-137 Somalia 2007 onwards US Covert Action Our complete Somalia datasheet.
Leaked Internal CIA Document Admits US Drone Program "Counterproductive" ... Obama Did It ANYWAY Washington's Blog. Painting by Anthony Freda.
Obama Knew Drone Strikes Were Counter-Productive, But Did It Anyway Previously-leaked documents showed that the CIA warned Obama that funding rebels doesn’t work … but Obama decided to fund the Syrian rebels anyway for cynical political gain. Top CIA officers say that drone strikes increase terrorism (and see this). Indeed, virtually all aspects of the American “war on terror” strategy creates more terrorists and weakens our national security.
And see this. Now, a leaked internal CIA memo shows that the Agency told Obama that drone strikes might be counter-productive. Common Dreams notes: Here’s a link to the document, titled Best Practices in Counterinsurgency: Making High-Value Targeting Operations an Effective Counterinsurgency Toolocument (pdf). The report discusses assassination operations (by various states) against the Taliban, al-Qa’ida, the FARC, Hizbullah, the PLO, HAMAS, Peru’s Shining Path, the Tamil’s LTTE, the IRA and Algeria’s FLN. Drones dimensions and location measurements. WARNING: Drones Attack Innocent Am. Targeted Individuals On US Soil. (Before It's News) By Deborah Dupré American Innocent Targeted Individuals, New Bugsplats Drones, known for human rights violations involving killing innocent children and other civilians, that officlals claim are operating to destroy “terrorist” hideouts in the Middle East, might be spotted in American neighborhoods today, Already, innocent Americans are reporting that they have seen and have been assaulted by drones’ military grade high-tech electronic weaponry’s invisible ammunition.
One innocent Targeted Individual gave his account to Deborah Dupré in 2011 of seeing a drone in New York and being zapped by its high-tech “less-than-lethal” directed energy weaponry. Police want drones “to find runaway criminals;” Utility companies want them to “monitor oil, gas and water pipelines.” “It’s going to happen,” said Dan Elwell, vice president of civil aviation, Aerospace Industries Association. That was in 2011. . More: Targeting human rights defenders to increase Look! Mr. More: Mr. Mr.