Chances are you've heard about the unmanned Predator drones that the U.S. military uses. They're flown by remote control into the tribal areas of Pakistan where the Taliban are held up. Well, now they've got something even better. Apparently the U.S. military has a new technology that allows them to see through walls!
"Predators were originally designed as video surveillance aircraft that could hover over a target from high altitudes. But new models are outfitted with additional intelligence gear that has enabled the CIA to confirm the identities of targets even when they are inside buildings and can't be seen through the Predator's lens."Read the whole article here at the LA Times.
I first heard about this thing when Bob Woodward was going around touting his new book. Here is what he said:
I didn't know what to believe. Then, I read this great piece at Michael Totten's blog, here. Make sure you visit. Here is what he said:
"A suspect matching the terrorist leader's description had just been spotted fleeing the area a few blocks away.
I have to protect the Army's operational security, so I cannot tell you how the suspect was spotted. But I can tell you that if I were a terrorist or insurgent in Iraq, and if I knew what kind of sophisticated high-tech surveillance equipment the Americans used as a matter of course, it would scare the living daylights out of me. No one can hide in Iraq forever from the American military."
Woodward referred to it as "techniques and operations". Totten says it's "sophisticated high-tech surveillance equipment". I think the military has something. What do you think? What could it be? Is it just an exaggeration thrown out there to scare terrorists or does the military really have something truly revolutionary?
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