Missed shot from a predator drone due to moral concerns, remarkable move and one visionary enought not to provoke another media fiasco of killed civilians for the sake of killing alleged militants. "U.S. Military Investigates Leaked Photo""The grainy black and white photo shows what NBC says are some 190 Taliban militants standing in several rows near a vehicle in an open area of land. Gunsight-like brackets were positioned over the group in the photo. NBC quoted one Army officer who was involved with the spy mission as saying "we were so excited" that the group had been spotted and was in the sights of a U.S. drone. But the network quoted the officer, who was not identified, as saying that frustration soon set in after the officers realized they couldn't bomb the funeral under the military's rules of engagement."
Hezbollah are also known to be able of operating drones, as well as their "window-shopping" purchasing capabilities for night vision gear but how come? Politically independent parties whose revenues get generated by their ability to be totally neutral and, of course, tactics for bypassing gear embargoes.
However, it would be naive to assume everyone is as rational as you are, as it's a rather common practice for various military forces to build up their foundations near highly populated areas, schools and hospitals. Insider leaks like these show certain weaknesses, namely operatives with access to information whose significance slightly devaluated, so why not generate some buzz on the findings.
Naturally, the Pentagon is taking measures to limit the potential of yet another media fiasco, taking into consideration the growing use of gadgets in the military. Moreover, successfully realizing the power of OSINT, an information security/web site alert was issued during August on what can't be posted at .mil sites.
Predator UAV image of Serbian fighters surrendering in Kosovo, courtesy of Military Intelligence Satellites.
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