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. June 12, 2012 U.S. Drone Crashes in Maryland Swamp ------------------------------------- The Navy has announced a U.S. drone has crashed in a swamp in Maryland not far from Washington, D.C. The drone is one of five Global Hawk aircraft used by the Navy for maritime surveillance. The crash could hinder efforts by military and law enforcement officials to use drones for domestic operations. .