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By Thom Shanker & Rick Gladstone, New York Times, Nov. 8/9, 2012
WASHINGTON — Iranian warplanes fired at an unmanned American military surveillance drone in international airspace over the Persian Gulf last week, Pentagon officials disclosed Thursday, saying that while the aircraft was not hit, Washington made a strong protest to Tehran.
The shooting, which the Pentagon said occurred Nov. 1 — five days before the American presidential election — was the first known instance of Iranian warplanes firing on an American surveillance drone.
George Little, the top Pentagon spokesman, attributed the weeklong silence on the incident to restrictions on discussing classified surveillance missions. But it doubtless will raise questions about whether that silence had been meant to forestall an international controversy before the election. Had a decision been made to officially disclose the shooting, it might have been viewed as a provocative or even partisan political act before the voting.
Mr. Little discussed the episode during a Pentagon news conference only after the shooting had been disclosed by news organizations [....]
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It should be noted that Glenn Greenwald, over at his blog at The Guardian's "Comment is Free," is protesting that the media here parrots significant, inflammatory government claims without an iota of skepticism or balance.
by artappraiser on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 7:07pm