Posts Tagged ‘UAVs’
Bombing and Strafing Waziristan, 1925
Yglesias | 22 October 2009 Counterterrorism Through Air Power Interesting early precedent for the recent drone campaign waged by US forces in South Asia from the Royal Air Force’s history: “March – May 1925- Outrages by Mahsud tribesmen in Waziristan, India, see the RAF involved in its first independent air action. Aircraft from Nos. [...]
Who Will Defend Pakistan? A Humorous Story from the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War
Although the details were warmly contested after the event, a section of informed opinion in Pakistan has held that it was not the Pakistan Army but the fortuitous unseasonal presence of water in the canals which stopped the Indian tanks from rolling on to seize Lahore in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War. (more...)
It’s the Dawning of the Age of UAVs
Aviation Week has 3 articles (reproduced below) on the increased military use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or Drones) that is being envisaged in a multiplicity of roles. Predator Execs Eye Global Expansion By David Fulghum | 14 August 2009 There is a sleeper in the race for fielding more unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capability [...]
Was the CIA Tricked into Killing its own Agent (Baitullah Mehsud)?
Drone Strike Not Meant for Mehsud CIA Stunned – Americans Led To Strike Wrong Target The drone strike that resulted in the death of Pakistan’s most wanted terrorist is believed to be a result of deliberately planted false intelligence, sources in South Waziristan have confirmed. Rival militants close to Qari Zainullah Mehsud (who was [...]
The Extra-Judicial Killing of Baitullah Mehsud
The assassination of Baitullah Mehsud By James Cogan | 8 August 2009 The American political establishment and media, along with Washington’s client government in Islamabad, are reveling in the reports that missiles launched from an unmanned US Predator drone on Wednesday killed 39-year-old Pakistani tribal leader Baitullah Mehsud at his [...]
Pakistanis see US as biggest threat
Aljazeera.net | Article by Owen Fay | 10 August 2009 A survey commissioned by Al Jazeera in Pakistan has revealed a widespread disenchantment with the United States for interfering with what most people consider internal Pakistani affairs. (more...)
Targeting Terrorists
Wall Street Journal | By Richard C. Clarke | JULY 18, 2009, 4:46 A.M. ET Washington is embroiled in a manic swing of opinion about the efficacy of covert action, including targeted assassinations. Richard A. Clarke on the delicate balance between the rule of law and running an effective intelligence agency. Not since 1975 when the Church [...]
U.S. Drone Attacks on Major Non-NATO Ally (Pakistan) Kill 365 in 2009 So Far, vs. 316 in 2008
Wired.com | By Noah Shachtman | 21 July 2009 Drone War Escalates; 365 Dead So Far in ‘09, Study Says If you’ve been following the American drone war in Pakistan, you probably have a vague sense that the unmanned armada has been striking more frequently, and with greater lethality this year. This study by the Long War Journal shows just [...]
Real-Time Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) Data Sharing Technology for the “Af/Pak” Theatre
Aviation Week | By Guy Norris/China Lake | 22 July 2009 Empire Challenge Pushes Precision ISR New methods of gathering and sharing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data and getting information directly to the soldier in the field are entering a final demonstration phase in California before entering service with coalition [...]
“We will be defeated in Afghanistan”
TruthDig | By Chris Hedges | 20 July 2009 War Without Purpose Al-Qaida could not care less what we do in Afghanistan. We can bomb Afghan villages, hunt the Taliban in Helmand province, build a 100,000-strong client Afghan army, stand by passively as Afghan warlords execute hundreds, maybe thousands, of Taliban prisoners, build huge, [...]
