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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Tue May 13, 2014, 01:22 AM May 2014

US deploys planes in search for Nigerian girls [View all]

Source: BBC

The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

The US is also sharing commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerian government, officials said.

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"We have shared commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerians and are flying manned ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) assets over Nigeria with the government's permission," a senior administration official, who declined to be named, said.

A team of about 30 US experts - members of the FBI and defence and state departments - is in Nigeria to help with the search.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27387370

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US deploys planes in search for Nigerian girls [View all] Recursion May 2014 OP

Fascism! alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #1

lol nt BootinUp May 2014 #12

Aha. We'll have taken over Africa in no time now! FSogol May 2014 #22

Good! William769 May 2014 #2

I Expect Before Ten Posts, Sir, Someone Will Complain Of US Invasion And Neo-Con Plans.... The Magistrate May 2014 #3

I will not take that bet (nt) Recursion May 2014 #5

You Are A Sensible Fellow, Sir: I Would Not expect You To.... The Magistrate May 2014 #7

And counting... Hekate May 2014 #6

I am waiting for the... rpannier May 2014 #14

and of course, BENGHAZI! FSogol May 2014 #23

that goes without saying rpannier May 2014 #25

Don't hold your breath. Boko Haram has been a well-known al Qaeda adherent for a number 24601 May 2014 #30

Yeah rpannier May 2014 #31

Unbelievable prescience, yerhonor! OilemFirchen May 2014 #19

On the other thread, Sir geek tragedy May 2014 #29

That was droning on about drones but it didn't use the full name: freshwest May 2014 #32

Bring our girls home! sheshe2 May 2014 #4

Exactly! William769 May 2014 #9

The tears they shed daily is unimaginable. sheshe2 May 2014 #11

Thank you, Recursion! Cha May 2014 #8

This is just the open source stuff Ex Lurker May 2014 #10

hopefully they find these girls quickly nd find them safely azurnoir May 2014 #13

Drones. THis is the perfect time to use drones. nt duhneece May 2014 #15

Yeah, but if one gets shot out of the sky who's to blame davidpdx May 2014 #16

I know, there's a risk to ANY action...and any lack of action,,, duhneece May 2014 #18

I read something shortly after the US got involved that AFRICOM had a drone they were using okaawhatever May 2014 #21

You don't mean armed drones, right? You are only referring to the surveillance and reconnaissance? 24601 May 2014 #33

I hope we are able to provide some help finding them davidpdx May 2014 #17

"commercial satellite imagery" <<<<this is a very helpful tech. our commercial is very close detail Sunlei May 2014 #20

Oh noes! Invasion! Military industrial complex! Nye Bevan May 2014 #24

+1 treestar May 2014 #27

The Boko Bozos warrprayer May 2014 #26

We should demand that they ALL are released. CTyankee May 2014 #28

Why "commercial satellite imagery" Jesus Malverde May 2014 #34