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IRAQIS DISPLAY DRONE AND SOME SURPRISE

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | March 13, 2003 | Copyright

BAGHDAD - Seeking to dispute US claims that the discovery of an Iraqi drone constituted proof that Baghdad has been hiding secret weapons programs, Iraqi officials yesterday showed reporters a prototype of the unmanned aircraft.

Duct tape reinforced by aluminum foil held together the black and white drone's balsa wood wings. The wooden propellers and tiny engines were fastened to a well-worn fuselage, fashioned from the fuel tank of a larger aircraft. The words "God is Great" were hand painted in red ink on both sides.

Perched on a sawhorse at a military research base 20 miles…

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