Robot Insects Spying on Protesters?

[marmar]

from Truthdig:


Robot Insects Spying on Protesters?




Posted on Oct 9, 2007



It sounds far-fetched, but a number protesters swear they’ve spotted robotic insects hovering around anti-war rallies. The government denies deploying robot spies, but it’s known that the U.S. military has had robotic flies, such as the one at right, since World War II.



Washington Post:

“I’d never seen anything like it in my life,” the Washington lawyer said. “They were large for dragonflies. I thought, ‘Is that mechanical, or is that alive?’ “

That is just one of the questions hovering over a handful of similar sightings at political events in Washington and New York. Some suspect the insectlike drones are high-tech surveillance tools, perhaps deployed by the Department of Homeland Security.

Others think they are, well, dragonflies—an ancient order of insects that even biologists concede look about as robotic as a living creature can look. .....



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[Marrah_G]

1. I recieved an email on this from my local ANSWER group this morning.

I was at the march and didn't see anything but I was also pretty busy and didn't look up much.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. GMTA

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2011107&mesg_id=2011107

[Drifter]

3. I am surprised that ...

these devices have not been filmed. I am also surprised that none of them have been "captured".

I have a hard time believing the effectiveness of this kind of tool in that environment (since spys can simply infiltrate a protest by going to it).

Cheers
Drifter

[bryant69]

5. Maybe as a test?

I mean protesters wouldn't be kindly towards this kind of surveillance, so while not that useful, it might give an idea of how the devices perform?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[EstimatedProphet]

6. You are? I'm not surprised at all.

[lonestarnot]

4. Arm yourself with a big fucking fly swatter next time.

OMG :spank:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

7. Hey, you know what's even better than robot insects is Jesus.

He's like six leprechauns