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Iran plans air force games in Ramadan: commander
Reuters ^ | Tue Sep 2, 2008 7:25am EDT

Posted on 09/02/2008 5:07:05 AM PDT by Perdogg

The Iranian air force will hold wargames during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began in Iran on Tuesday, a military commander said.

The exercises will be held amid ongoing speculation about a possible U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, which the West and Israel say are part of a clandestine bid to build nuclear weapons despite Tehran's denials.

"Large wargames of the armed forces' air force will be held in the blessed month of Ramadan," said Iran's armed forces commander-in-chief, Brigadier-General Ataollah Salehi, Fars News Agency reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: bombadan; geopolitics; iran; islam; mohammedanism; ramadan

1 posted on 09/02/2008 5:07:05 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: F15Eagle; Ernest_at_the_Beach; SolidWood; SJackson; Munz; Quix; GOPJ; Flavius

ping


2 posted on 09/02/2008 5:08:38 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

Oh goodie - bump


3 posted on 09/02/2008 5:12:34 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (Seinfeld was a show about nothing - so is Obama.)
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To: Perdogg

Raptor bait??


4 posted on 09/02/2008 5:13:58 AM PDT by ExSafecracker (Press 1 for english. . .2 for jibberish.)
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To: Perdogg

How much is the Raytheon marketing department paying these guys?


5 posted on 09/02/2008 5:14:07 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (His Negritude has made his negritude the central theme of this campaign)
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To: Perdogg

But but but.. I thought the sacred month of ramadamalingdong was so sacred ~!!!


6 posted on 09/02/2008 5:15:33 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Perdogg

USAF announces LFE planned for early September.


7 posted on 09/02/2008 5:16:05 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (His Negritude has made his negritude the central theme of this campaign)
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To: Perdogg

I’d love to see the accident statistics after it’s over.
What do Muslim pilots do? Fly towards Mecca and pray?


8 posted on 09/02/2008 5:20:02 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68
How can those pious Muslim pilots fly during Ramadan when they aren't allowed to drink and eat... Maybe it'll rain planes with unconscious, exhausted pilots.
9 posted on 09/02/2008 5:28:57 AM PDT by SolidWood (McCain/Palin 2008)
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To: Perdogg

I’d be wary of a sneak attack of some kind with them scheduling military exercises during a time of strict religious observance and fervor.


10 posted on 09/02/2008 5:30:33 AM PDT by wildbill
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To: Perdogg

Is that unislamic? I thought they where obligated to fast.


11 posted on 09/02/2008 5:37:27 AM PDT by omega4179 (McCain Palin)
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To: Perdogg
Iranian war games are more like every day games. Nov. 5 sounds like a good day to bring the house down on those centrifuges.
12 posted on 09/02/2008 5:52:26 AM PDT by SampleMan (We are a free and industrious people, socialist nannies do not become us.)
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To: Perdogg

Here’s the question. Who has more non-flying aircraft; the boneyard at Davis-Montham AFB or the Iranian AF?


13 posted on 09/02/2008 5:57:15 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

The Airforce pilots gave a one word response. “PULL”


14 posted on 09/02/2008 6:02:46 AM PDT by 70th Division (If we lose the Republic we have lost it all.)
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