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March 22, 2013

Drone Base Gives U.S. West Africa Foothold

Craig Whitlock, Washington Post

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The newest outpost in the U.S. government’s empire of drone bases sits behind a razor-wire-topped wall outside this West African capital, blasted by 110-degree heat and the occasional sandstorm blowing from the Sahara.

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TAGGED: Drones, Niger, Africa, West Africa, United States

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