China is “engaged in an ambitious effort” to sell drones in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, says Ian Easton, a research fellow at the Project 2049 Institute. (Ku shou / Imaginechina)
L.A. Times: A fast growing club: Countries that use drones for killing by remote control
The targeting crosshairs are focused on a dark building, tucked in the trees, when a missile dropped from the wings streaks down and the suspected terrorist base explodes in a fireball.
The grainy video might appear to be another U.S. drone strike, but this was a Nigerian military crew operating a Chinese-built Rainbow drone against Boko Haram, an extremist militia allied with Islamic State, in northeastern Nigeria's remote Sambisa Forest on Feb. 2.
Nigeria thus joined the small but fast-growing club of countries — six so far, including three since September — using armed drones for targeted killing by remote control.
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WNU Editor: It is only a question of time before every country that is involved in a conflict will be using drones for targeted killings. I give 5 more years.
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And the MSM reports what exactly to the Low Information Voter?
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