Leaked Documents Detail Al-Qaeda's Efforts To Fight Back Against Drones 234
An anonymous reader writes "The Washington Post reports, 'Al-Qaeda's leadership has assigned cells of engineers to find ways to shoot down, jam or remotely hijack U.S. drones ... In July 2010, a U.S. spy agency intercepted electronic communications indicating that senior al-Qaeda leaders had distributed a "strategy guide" to operatives around the world advising them how "to anticipate and defeat" unmanned aircraft. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reported that al-Qaeda was sponsoring simultaneous research projects to develop jammers to interfere with GPS signals and infrared tags that drone operators rely on to pinpoint missile targets. Other projects in the works included the development of observation balloons and small radio-controlled aircraft, or hobby planes, which insurgents apparently saw as having potential for monitoring the flight patterns of U.S. drones... Al-Qaeda has a long history of attracting trained engineers ... Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, holds a mechanical-engineering degree ... In 2010, the CIA noted in a secret report that al-Qaeda was placing special emphasis on the recruitment of technicians and that "the skills most in demand" included expertise in drones and missile technology.'"
Who leaked the documents? (Score:4, Funny)
Should we be prosecuting them?
Al-Qaeda keeps losing recruits to Google (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Al-Qaeda keeps losing recruits to Google (Score:4, Funny)
72 geeky virgins.
Wahabism frowns upon homosexuality.
Re:More evidence... (Score:5, Funny)
Or that al-Qaeda is yet another big organization pushing for an increase in the H-1B visa quota.
Re:Why are they called cells? (Score:4, Funny)
Bad people have cells.
I thought all people have cells? Some even have brain cells!
Re: More evidence... (Score:4, Funny)
4 camels a year, a top bunk in the cave barracks, and a an account at Hassan's House of Hummus.
No health/vision/dental, but the life policy has the standard 72 virgin payout.
Re:FACTUAL REPORTING (Score:3, Funny)