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Investigation Finds U.S. Military Drones Have Flown Close to 3 Million Hours

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 1, 2011.

Data provided to AlterNet by the military services reveals massive use of drones, most of their time spent in combat.

America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases: Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time

Nick Turse, AlterNet and TomDispatch. October 16, 2011.

A ground-breaking investigation examines the most secret aspect of America's shadowy drone wars and maps out a world of hidden bases dotting the globe.

Obama's Grim Reapers

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. September 22, 2011.

Obama, the United Nations and the drone war.

Iraq: Easier to Occupy From the Air?

Ali Al-Fadhily, August 2, 2007.

The Air Force has also been expanding its air bases in Iraq and adding entire squadrons -- is the escalation in air power a sign of defeat on the ground?