Thursday, June 14, 2012

U.S. Expanding Intelligence Efforts In Africa

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Source: Staff reports. By Craig Whitlock and Laris Karklis/The Washington Post.

U.S. Expands Secret Intelligence Operations In Africa -- Washington Post

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The U.S. military is expanding its secret intelligence operations across Africa, establishing a network of small air bases to spy on terrorist hideouts from the fringes of the Sahara to jungle terrain along the equator, according to documents and people involved in the project.

At the heart of the surveillance operations are small, unarmed turboprop aircraft disguised as private planes. Equipped with hidden sensors that can record full-motion video, track infrared heat patterns, and vacuum up radio and cellphone signals, the planes refuel on isolated airstrips favored by African bush pilots, extending their effective flight range by thousands of miles.

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Report: US expands secret 'shadow war' in Africa -- MSNBC
The U.S. Military Is Expanding Its Spy Network in Africa -- The Atlantic
US expanding secret spy bases in Africa - News 24
US expands not so secret operations in Africa -- Examiner
Secret bases, hi-tech spy planes as US expands Africa intel -- RT
US expanding secret spy network in Africa -- Global Post
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