Linda Moulton Howe has supposedly vetted "Ted Conners", knows his real identity and verified his identification and place of employment. Linda presumably used her contacts to analyze the trees needles and the presence of the Palladium. Given how desperately anal most security operations are, I clearly understand how "Ted Conners" is not about to identify himself publicly. My personal opinion is that the "drones" are involved with rare earth and gold mining, probably using nanobot prospectors and that these nanobots are sent in large numbers to recover these mineral deposits. Total speculation, but it would be a good sci fi plot if nothing else.
If you check this out be careful of the notorious moron and image "expert" MARVIN. What he knows of shadows is nothing.
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