HOPEFULLY THEY'RE CIRCLING BAGHDAD :

Rare view of U.S. strike on Taliban forces (Jamie McIntyre, September 6, 2002, CNN

Newly declassified video from an unmanned U.S. spy plane shows how U.S. aircrews were able to use real-time overhead images to conduct pinpoint strikes against Taliban forces during the height of war in Afghanistan.

This is the first time the Pentagon has released combat video from the remote-controlled spy planes, which have been crucial to the effectiveness of the air campaign in Afghanistan.

The video, from a U.S. Air Force Predator drone, shows the scene on the ground as an AC-130 gunship uses the Predator to pick out enemy vehicles and people from a series of buildings, including a mosque, and score direct hits on the targets.

Why not just take Saddam out with a few unmanned Predators; as I recall they're equipped with missiles themselves? Posted by Orrin Judd at September 8, 2002 6:27 AM