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Nightmare In Libya: Thousands Of Surface-to-Air Missiles Unaccounted For
ABCNews.com ^ | 27 Sept 2011 | Brian Ross & Matthew Cole

Posted on 09/27/2011 3:28:07 PM PDT by edpc

The White House announced today it planned to expand a program to secure and destroy Libya's huge stockpile of dangerous surface-to-air missiles, following an ABC News report that large numbers of them continue to be stolen from unguarded military warehouses.

Currently the U.S. State Department has one official on the ground in Libya, as well as five contractors who specialize in "explosive ordinance disposal", all working with the rebel Transitional National Council to find the looted missiles, White House spokesperson Jay Carney told reporters.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: congressabdicates; dnctreason; libya; libyasams; middleeast; obama; obamatreason; sams; wot
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To: gatorhead

Unless it gets the “center fuel tank” treatment ala Klintons.


21 posted on 09/27/2011 5:25:09 PM PDT by mcshot (The union label was once considered desirable but will now be avoided.)
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To: edpc

I have to wonder why none were used against all those NATO planes putting him out of business in the first place. 20,000 would cause a bit of trouble and he might still be sipping on cocktails in his tent if he had used them.


22 posted on 09/27/2011 6:00:23 PM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: john drake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strela_2


23 posted on 09/27/2011 9:08:01 PM PDT by volunbeer (Keep the dope, we'll make the change in 2012!)
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To: ml/nj
But we're friends with Al Qaida in Libya. We spent billions to get these weapons into their hands.

They would never ship this missiles to the Atlantic seaboard and shoot down jets filled with American infidels. Never.

It's not so bad. These missiles can only reach 11,000 feet. We just need to make current airports no-fly zones and we'll be fine. We just create new secure airports with 100 mile security radius's with F16 hovering 24-7. We get the people to these airports with inter-continental trains. We could borrow the money from the Chinese to do this.

Obama is a genius. This could create jobs, stimulate the economy, bring down unemployment, and make Al Qaida like us at the same time.

24 posted on 09/28/2011 7:10:41 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: edpc

Not to worry. I’m sure The Muzlim Bruthahood has them safely squirreled away and is feverishly disarming them.


25 posted on 09/28/2011 7:13:28 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: AmusedBystander
We fly off carriers in the Ocean and stay above 11,000 feet. So the SAMs can't get them.

Maybe that could be our new concept for civilian infidel Airports here in the states. I think we need more Ramdan dinners at the White house.

26 posted on 09/28/2011 7:28:56 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: Texas Eagle
If we give the Bruthahood tickets to Disney World, and put them on the “Its a small World” ride, that could change everything.

I bet they would like Jews after going on that ride.

27 posted on 09/28/2011 7:33:39 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: mcshot

Author and salesman of the Center Fuel tank Theory has chimed in:

“I think the probability of al Qaeda being able to smuggle some of the stinger-like missiles out of Libya is probably pretty high,” said Richard Clarke, former White House counterterrorism advisor and now a consultant to ABC News.


28 posted on 09/28/2011 7:40:55 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: edpc
The White House announced today it planned to expand a program to secure and destroy Libya's huge stockpile of dangerous surface-to-air missiles,

Fine. Just don't let the ATF get involved.

29 posted on 09/28/2011 3:24:32 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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