Posted on 09/05/2014 12:41:39 PM PDT by Velveeta
Edited on 09/05/2014 1:16:59 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A U.S. military charter aircraft flying from Afghanistan has been forced down in Iran by Iranian fighter jets, according to officials familiar with the incident.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ..
[Mod note: Title and story changed at link--Western military charter plane lands in Iran]
His boss, Valerie Jarrett, was born, in Iran.
where were there 444 hostages?
The State Department official said an earlier report that Iranian fighter aircraft had forced the plane to land in Iran was not correct
What? Emissaries from 0bama with presents and payments for the top brass there?
@jaketapper: Sources tell me the holdup with the plane leaving Iran is because Fly Dubai charter crew had exceeded flying time limit. Had to get new crew
Anything else? This makes me nervous.
New flight crew from ISIS no doubt/s
THis is now going from questionable to down right sinister!
Obama will react by only playing 36 holes tomorrow.
@NBCNightlyNews: JUST IN: Charter flight diverted to Iran with up to 100 Americans on board has taken off for Dubai, senior official says - @mitchellreports
Update at post 189
Uh oh, time for O to go on another vacation. But he’ll be upset and on it if a reporter gets hurt. In my world, they’re the most expendable (with lawyers a close second).
Wow. I’ve been out of pocket on this today, serious stuff.
CNN REPORTING PLANE ALLOWED TO LEAVE IRAN.
U.S. official: Plane carrying 100 Americans forced to land in Iran has been allowed to take off. http://cnn.it/1pUaikv
Iran’s our friends now (sarcasm)
I heard he visited Stonehenge but didn’t hear what he said about his bucket list. Are you serious??? HOW MUCH MORE DOES AMERICA HAVE TO TAKE????
why are we flying over their air space anyway?
just asked the very same question.
Obama is an embarrassment and the world knows he is a dope and a joke
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