PressTV reports the crash of three U.S. drones in Somalia
A story on the Press TV website claims that three unmanned U.S. drones have crashed in southern Somalia.
They reportedly went down near the town of Dhobley and the port city of Kismayo.
The American government has used drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq, and Yemen to launch aerial strikes.
Last year, there were several reports of drone crashes.
In a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies lecture last month at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, UBC political geographer Derek Gregory told a large crowd that the United States has asserted the right to use drones anywhere in the world.
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Farid Rohani
Oct 9, 2011 at 2:37pm
You know Press TV is Iranian owned and operated, George Galloway and others work very hard to promote the Iranian version of the story. As such, they have been reporting that the drone program has been infiltrated with Viruses.Kind of what happened with the Stuxnet virus. All in all, if that is the source of this story, I will take it with a few grains of salt.
Charlie Smith
Oct 9, 2011 at 2:57pm
Thanks Farid for offering this clarification.
Mark Fornataro
Oct 9, 2011 at 2:58pm
I wonder if this hacking of drones has something to do with the crashes?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html
Birdy
Oct 9, 2011 at 4:39pm
Love the irony of a CIA drone being infected with "spyware"
Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/virus-hits-drone-fleet/
“We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back,”
“We think it’s benign. But we just don’t know.”
monty/that's me
Oct 9, 2011 at 6:30pm
Canada is manufacturing drones and using them in Libya so we are not guilt free.
DronesUpYourKilt
Oct 9, 2011 at 6:35pm
Somalia must have developed advanced anti-aircraft technology
From the Aliens on Niburu who gave it to them :)
Or the Drone Drivers were really hung over flying into the ground.
Pat Crowe
Oct 9, 2011 at 10:04pm
I'm calling bullshit on spyware infiltrated drone mishaps.
The larger picture is unthinkable.
miguel
Oct 10, 2011 at 7:25am
It's the official form of drive by shooting.
Miguel
monty/that's me
Oct 11, 2011 at 11:08am
To become fully informed buy a copy of Misha Glenny's DARK MARKET, Cyberthieves, Cybercops and YOU.
His previous international bestseller was McMAFIA.
Glenny will be in Vancouver later this month at the Writer's Festival.
Nasty Celt
Oct 11, 2011 at 3:38pm
This is great news. I can't wait till they can take over control of the drones and turn them against US facilities including housing and embassies. If the US feels it has the right to roam the world's skies and murder at will then there's no reason why that can't apply to their people too.