"In on the hysteria"? TBH this statement sounds like the opposite of that. He says the government knows all about the drones; where they came from, where they went, etc. And he doesn't think they are "the enemy", because they would've been shot down.
The most he says is that the government seems to want to "keep people in suspense" (i.e. not tell people what they are doing).
This is like one of the least hysterical or scaremongering statements I've ever seen the fucker make, actually. He almost sounds "normal".
Also, they're used to terrorize "material witnesses". Chelsea Manning spent years behind bars for refusing to talk to one.
Here's a relavent article: No Right to Remain Silent - A Third Northwest Activist Who Hasn’t Been Accused of a Crime Is Sent to Federal Prison