Wednesday, December 07, 2005

USATODAY.com - U.S. Border Patrol's newest tool: a drone

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Posted 12/6/2005 7:06 PM

U.S. Border Patrol's newest tool: a drone
By Kris Axtman, The Christian Science Monitor
HOUSTON — As President Bush was bumping along the banks of the Rio Grande last week with the United States Border Patrol, an American unmanned aircraft was apparently tracking a top Al Qaeda member to an abandoned house in remote Pakistan.
The UAV is equipped with a camera for surveillance. The UAV is equipped with a camera for surveillance.
AFP

While details are emerging as to whether the terrorist network's operation manager was killed in a drone attack, Mr. Bush is increasingly convinced that the military technology should be used more widely within the U.S. as well — to spot illegal border-crossers."

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