Then along came the American drones to kill more of our people.

For months, Pakistani leaders have complained, loudly, about American drone strikes on their territory.

For the third time in a week, American drones have struck suspected militants in Pakistan.

Faisal Shahzad tried to bomb Times Square as payback for American drone attacks in Pakistan.

But Obama also faced protests by South Africans against U.S. foreign policy, especially American drone strikes.

Iranian Military Tube released footage which apparently shows their air defence shooting down an American drone.

But apparently al-Qaida's hatred for American drones hasn't translated into an especially informed curiosity about them.

During a week in early September, American drone strikes in Pakistan killed more than 50 people.

But even if Iran did force down an American drone, it's unlikely it was an RQ-170.

But the base's hangars bear a remarkable resemblance to similar structures found on other American drone outposts.

I'm guessing Shahzad was radicalized long before American drone war over Pakistan got into full swing in 2008.

The New Zealander killed by an American drone attack in Yemen in November has been named in Australia.

American drones hovering over Pakistan's northern areas are programmed to work with the same logic: guilty until proven dead.

Moreover, China's already fond of building knockoff versions of American drones, even without the benefit of wreckage sneak peeks.

There have been an estimated 121 American drone strikes in Pakistan since early 2008.

NEW: Pentagon releases video said to show the trail left by unarmed and unmanned American drone shot down by Iran.