al-Qaeda's 22 Tips and Tricks To Dodge Drones

Dr Max writes "Ever wonder how al-Qaeda operates under the watchful eye of the U.S. Army? Well, the Associated Press found a list of 22 of their tips and tricks on avoiding drone strikes. Most of it consists of the obvious: stay in the shadows or under thick trees, don't use wireless communications. However, there are also some less obvious solutions, like the $2,595 Russian 'sky grabber, which can track the drones. Their document (PDF) also suggests covering your roof and car with broken glass. They also claim good snipers can take out the reconnaissance drones, which fly at a lower level. Now the question is: will all of this still be relevant during the robo-apocalypse?"

It's the reconnaissance, stupid!

[zenwarrior]

With the lurking and ever-increasing possibility (and use?) of drones in the US not for strikes but simply to keep a "watchful eye" on the civilian population, a more aware and less surveilled American public may be an unintended positive outcome of the war on terror. (Thanks, al-Qaeda.)

Re:sounds like a great mythbusters episode...

[Dupple]

1. Don’t be a terrorist.
2. If you are a terrorist, hide behind some civilians.
3. ????
4. Prophet!

all on one page?!

[jehan60188]

impressed that it's all on one page, instead of spread out with one tip per page, and advertisements after every 5 pages

Re:now we have a list!

[Rude Turnip]

Fuck that, I'm throwing some broken glass on this thread: *:ï½¥ï¾Yâoe*:ï½¥ï¾Yâoe*:ï½¥ï¾Yâoe*:ï½¥ï¾Yâoe*:ï½¥ï¾Yâoe*:ï½¥ï¾Yâoe

Oblig xkcd

[Plumpaquatsch]

Or rather a What-If: http://what-if.xkcd.com/5/ [xkcd.com]

What if there was a robot apocalypse? How long would humanity last?
—Rob Lombino

Re:Second type of target...

[thogard]

Just for that comment, I've marked you as a "foe" on the /. comment system.

Now where is my defence money?