Aerial deception and misdirection, network-centric warfare and
advanced communications were combined to swiftly collapse Iraq's
defenses.
One clue to clandestine U.S. activity came from television footage
shot early in the conflict of Iraqi soldiers combing the banks of
the Tigris River in Baghdad and shooting into stands of reeds. The
hunt for downed coalition pilots was triggered by two over-age U.S.
Air Force Predator UAVs that had been stripped of equipment and
flown into the city's airspace to probe its air defenses.
Intelligence officials also monitored Iraqi communications during
the search to see what was left functioning of Iraq's military
command and control system.
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