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A US Army special operations veteran and drone expert says itÆs ôdifficult
to believeö the government knows nothing about the mysterious drones that
have been troubling New Jersey residents for weeks, noting that his gut instinct points to a foreign adversary being behind them.

ôWhether itÆs friendly or foe, our government has a lot of explaining to
do,ö Fox News contributor Brett Velicovich said on ôAmerica Reportsö
earlier this week.

ôI find it very difficult to believe that our government doesnÆt really
know anything about this,ö he added.

Brett Velicovich says he has a gut feeling that a foreign adversary is responsible for the drone activity in New Jersey.

ôMy gut, frankly, tells me itÆs an adversary thatÆs doing this because if
it was some secret military testing, the government would have put an end
to it because of the hysteria,ö said Velicovich, a former special
operations intel analyst and drone expert.

However, Department of Defense officials have outright said they do not
believe the flying objects have originated from ôa foreign entity or adversary,ö deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Wednesday.

ôThere is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and thereÆs
no so-called mothership launching drones towards the United States,ö Singh said.

While authorities have stressed that the massive unmanned craft spotted
darting across Garden State skies each night are not a threat to public
safety, Velicovich remained more cautious, warning that foreign
adversaries may be using the time before President-elect Donald Trump
takes office as a window for spying.

Department of Defense officials have outright said they do not believe the flying objects have originated from ôa foreign entity or adversary.ö
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ôRight now our adversaries see an opening in our national security infrastructure because at the highest echelons of our government, there is
a security vacuum taking place because of the transition between administrations,ö Velicovich said. ôThe timing is such a key indicator
here.ö

Velicovich noted he feels current US infrastructure and national security systems are not equipped to combat such threats.

ôWe have arcane infrastructure. WeÆve been telling them to fix it for
years, the FAA doesnÆt listen. Their policies have completely destroyed
our domestic drone industries,ö Velicovich said. ôWeÆre set back 10 years behind China, behind Russia, and now our public is at risk.ö

Frustration reached a tipping point Wednesday after officials brushed off
New Jersey residentsÆ concerns over the enigmatic drones, which have been filmed numerous times around the state in recent weeks.

Authorities ù from Gov. Phil Murphy to the FBI ù continue to insist that
there is no danger from the drones, but also claim they have no idea what
the mysterious objects are.

Officials have said the aircraft have particularly sophisticated
capabilities, like becoming undetectable once a police drone or helicopter pursues them, and hovering in place for hours, much longer than the normal battery life of a civilian unmanned aircraft would allow.

The sightings began around Nov. 18, with incidents being reported every
night since, with as many as 180 sightings overall, officials said
Wednesday.

NewYorkerHK
7 hours ago

So I think that these drones should be tested to see how sophisticated
they are. NJ has a police department that can shoot one down in the cover
of night and then quickly recover it. One of the biggest problem is no
sense of urgency and remember that foreign adversaries have amassed large
land holdings close to military bases where they can already be in the
process of bringing the fight from within.

SamKnoll
6 hours ago

Does anyone expect anything from government employees? They're the people
who don't have what it takes to work in private industry. They feed
themselves, and their families with food purchased with the money provided
by those who actually produce something. They are employed by the
"employer of last resort."

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