The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 21, 2012 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed When Spy Plane Crashes in Djibouti ---------------------------------------------------------- Four Air Force Special Operators died on Monday when their spy plane crashed near a U.S. military base in the East African nation of Djibouti. The military said the four service members were returning from a mission in Afghanistan, but some reports said the plane was on a spy mission over East Africa. .