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April 20, 2015

Report: German Base at the Heart of the U.S. Drone Wars 
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A new report by The Intercept and Der Spiegel has revealed the U.S.
military base in Ramstein, Germany, is the "high-tech heart" of the U.S.
drone program. While U.S. and German officials have sought to downplay
the base's role, documents obtained from an anonymous source show the
base serves as a crucial satellite relay station, beaming signals from
Creech Air Force Base in Nevada to drones over Yemen, Somalia and other
countries.

 

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