U.S. plans to add drone base in West Africa

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The U.S. ambassador to Mali, Mary Beth Leonard, suspended the flights over Mali last year because of concerns that a pilot or crew could be held hostage if forced to make an emergency landing, according to two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-plans-to-add-drone-base-in-west-africa/2013/01/28/ce312c24-6994-11e2-aba3-d72352683b69_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

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[Wiseman]

Why are we telling the whole world where we are planning to have drone base in Niger? Are we advertising?