U.S. Building Secret Drone Bases But Somehow I Already Know About It

Washington Post - The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret drone bases for counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign to attack al-Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen, U.S. officials said.

One of the installations is being established in Ethi­o­pia, a U.S. ally in the fight against al-Shabab, the Somali militant group that controls much of that country. Another base is in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, where a small fleet of “hunter-killer” drones resumed operations this month after an experimental mission demonstrated that the unmanned aircraft could effectively patrol Somalia from there.

The cables, obtained by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, reveal that U.S. officials asked leaders in the Seychelles to keep the counterterrorism missions secret. The Reapers are described by the military as “hunter-killer” drones because they can be equipped with Hellfire missiles and satellite-guided bombs.

Welp so much for that secret, huh? Doesn't the Obama administration know they have to pinkie swear that shit before talking about it? You don't just tell this shit to anybody, you have to trust them. And no way do you trust someone you haven't pinkie sweared with - that's national security basics right there.

How do you call something a secret when you're openly talking about it? Is that not one of the dumbest things you've ever seen? Telling someone the secret and still describing the plan as a secret and how it will still be a secret is pretty loony tunes. I mean they were being pretty specific about the locations of where these things would be based, I just don't see how this "secret" will do us any good at this point. Unless this is one of those acts our government isn't smart enough to pull off - leak a "secret" and then set up shop right next to the terrorists assholes then drone the fuck out of them while they're looking for some fake bases. Genius!


Shout out @Cooperstar_ for the link

September 11th, 10 years later.

I know the format of this blog is kind of informal, not a lot of serious talk on here... But I live in NY and 9/11 was a big deal for everyone here. Sure it changed the nation, but it happened here, we had to deal with it first hand. I was fortunate enough not to have lost any family members or loved ones, but I know a lot of people who were first responders and who had lost people they were very close to.

My roommate joined the Army to defend our country. I'm obviously forever in debt to him for that, it's something I think about every time we hang out, just the ultimate sign of courage - he put himself on the front line for us so we can live our life and enjoy the freedom he was defending. He's the fucking man. I'm glad he was able to come back to us unharmed and he escaped being eaten by any camel spiders (Google that shit, I'm not posting a pic because it scares me).

My cousin is helping rebuild down at the site. He's working on the Freedom Tower or WTC 1, not sure which name they're sticking to at this point. He's up there everyday working hard to rebuild that thing and I think it's pretty awesome he's a part of the process. He posted this picture of it around 5am the other day, he couldn't figure out words to describe it - I suggested: fucking awesome.

So obviously it will be an emotional day for a lot of people. I love the fact we have sports to bring us together, they've always been there to kind of distract us from things. At this point, it's no longer looked at as a distraction as it is a testament to the United States. You can knock some buildings down and think you shook us, but we're still living a free life and enjoying the things you don't want to enjoy or won't allow your country to enjoy. So on September 11th, I'm going to crack a beer and watch the NFL with all of my closest friends, just like I did before and there's nothing you can do about it.... Because I'm free.