22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

The United States is setting up a base in Niger, for unmanned attack aircraft (drones).  The official reason is to help France in its ongoing war in Mali, and to attack anyone in the region the U.S. labels as al-Qaeda.  So far only unarmed drones have been seen flying off of the base.

Reports say this is just part of the planned dozens of U.S. drone bases that will be set up all over the continent of Africa.  Doesn’t that cost money the U.S. supposedly doesn’t have? Typical!