Spoils of War, 21st Century-Style

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | September 19, 2011 | +

A Predator drone, barely over Afghanistan / Marine photo by Robert R. Carrasco

A U.S. MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flies over the flight line at Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 9, 2011. UAV's are utilized through inputted coordinates and directives to survey terrain from above while in flight for any forms of suspicious activity and report it prior to sending ground support in a combat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert R. Carrasco/Released)

A Predator drone killed three Taliban and a Pakistani soldier recently. Or rather three Taliban and a Pakistani soldier reportedly died fighting over the wreckage of a downed Predator. Kind of makes you glad there wasn’t a pilot aboard.

Related Topics: National Security, Pakistan, Taliban, Weapons

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