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Hype vs. Reality in War Weapons: POGO's New Fighting with Failures Report on the Predator March 25, 2002
Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons - Predator UnManned Aerial Vehicle March 25, 2002
Media Dazzled by Pentagon Propaganda While Pentagon's Chief Tester Declares that Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle "Not Operationally Effective or Suitable" October 30, 2001
Spare Parts Horror Stories, Part II and III: $127 Washer Shows Military Procurement Still Bloated - and, Pentagon Budgets an Additional $300 Million for Disastrous Pioneer UAV January 27, 1997
High Tech Weapons In Desert Storm: Hype or Reality? July 1, 1992
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Executive Summary of Operational Test and Evaluation Report on the Predator Medium-Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, October 30, 2001
GAO Report: Operation Desert Storm, Evaluation of the Air Campaign, Government Accountability OfficeJune 1, 1997
Power Trips, Part 2: Who's paying, By Steven Henn, Marketplace, June 5, 2006
Battle on Border Turns Deadly, with Joe Johns, CNN: Anderson Cooper 360°, May 18, 2006
Pilotless Spy Plane Plagued by Flaws, By Matt Kelley, Associated Press, February 2, 2002
U.S. Is Using More Drones, Despite Concern Over Flaws, By James Dao, New York Times, November 3, 2001