Ok, maybe they didn't intend it, but what about the psychological warfare side of it? Didn't whistling WWII bombs further scare the folks on the ground?
Today's wars are more psychological than ever. The enemy probably watches and gets scared by video of their locations being watched and blown up. They might even think twice after seeing things from our perspective.
Or maybe they even did. Video really goes out over an encrypted link, and this is a setup. Maybe they have a good way to track the hardware needed? Maybe wait for the insurgents to noticeably use this technique, then midnight UAV runs with the unencrypted satellite feed disabled can go on unnoticed for longer. Hell, use this to feed false data so that instead of insurgents running out of a building just about to be bombed, they run right into a squad waiting to capture them.
There are also a spook-side theories. This could be a subtle poke in the ribs to say the insurgents could be doing this, and General Atomics embarrassed itself into a needed round of funding.
Today's wars are more psychological than ever. The enemy probably watches and gets scared by video of their locations being watched and blown up. They might even think twice after seeing things from our perspective.