'Dead' al Qaeda Terrorist Surfaces For Media -- Washington Times
Doubts raised on drone tactics.
A key al Qaeda military planner thought dead by the United States and Pakistan gave an interview this week to a Pakistani reporter, illustrating the uncertainties of a military strategy based on air strikes by unmanned drones.
Major U.S. news media reported that Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri was killed Sept. 7 by a predator drone strike, quoting U.S. and Pakistani intelligence officials. But some of those officials are reassessing their judgment after a man identified as Kashmiri gave an interview to the Asia Times.
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My Comment: Nothing beats having boots on the ground. Drones will kill the enemy, but if you have a special target, on the ground surveillance and action will produce a result more favorable than having a pilot-less drone handled by someone on the other side of the world.