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warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 07:01 PM Jun 2013

Drones 'r' U.S.!

Updated at 2:05 p.m. ET


FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged that the bureau uses unmanned drones for surveillance on U.S. soil during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, adding that such drone use is done in a "very, very minimal way, and very seldom."

Law enforcement sources tell CBS News' Bob Orr that the FBI has used small model airplane-sized drones on 10 or 12 occasions for very localized surveillance, most recently during the hostage situation in an Alabama bunker in February.

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Mueller's acknowledgment was the latest in a series of disclosures about the domestic use of drones. In 2010, Orr reported that the Border Patrol is using drones to patrol the Mexican and Canadian borders, along with the Caribbean Sea.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57590065/fbi-director-acknowledges-domestic-drone-use/

Not to mention all the deployments we won't find out about for years. Smile! You're on Candid Camera!


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