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Al-Qaeda group downs US spy plane
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| 13 Sept.,2004
| AP
Posted on 09/13/2004 4:20:30 AM PDT by CarrotAndStick
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I saw this just now...I need other Freepers to confirm this. The picture looks authentic though.
Relax, its only a drone, I wonder if such drones could be packed with explosives to remotely trigger them, when confronted by a crowd of 'slammies. It would then create a 'slammie soup the sane world can revel, and also give clues on terrorist-concentrated areas.
To: CarrotAndStick
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:21:42 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(Bill Clinton has just signed to be the national spokesman for Hummer..)
To: CarrotAndStick
My thoughts exactly. That downed spy plane would probably double as a trojan horse...
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:22:38 AM PDT
by
dandelion
(http://johnkerryquestionfairy.blogspot.com/)
To: CarrotAndStick
Actually, they don't know that we smear them with bacon grease before launching..it keeps the sand from gumming up the insides..
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:23:14 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(Bill Clinton has just signed to be the national spokesman for Hummer..)
To: CarrotAndStick
UAV from Stargate SG-1
SciFi channel just aired that episode last week.
To: CarrotAndStick
I know why they are so anxious to nail one of these suckers....It has been hard to find a safe place to sleep in Fallujah....They have been terrorized!
Even if this is true it won't do much for their safety.
Watch for a suppression of the press around Fallujah (maybe after the election) and these jokers will have more to worry about than a model airplane.
To: CarrotAndStick
Looking at the picture again, it appears to be a small U.S. Marine drone used in tactical operations, Not U.S. Army as titled.
To: CarrotAndStick
The AP is dummer than Sh!+. It says plain as day on the John F'n wing Marines. Yet they say it's an Army spy plane. It's a dang spotter drone.
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:27:58 AM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(You can turn your head away from the Berg video and still hear Al Queda's calls to prayer.)
To: CarrotAndStick
Don't those things have GPS in them????</p>
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:29:12 AM PDT
by
OXENinFLA
To: dandelion
Wonder if any kind of locating transmitter is aboard and still active? If so, their hideout will be bombed shortly....
To: CarrotAndStick
They took the bait!
Initiate arming sequence....
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:29:27 AM PDT
by
Cvengr
(;^) Once my sister was bitten by a Wilderbeast...)
To: CarrotAndStick
I hope it has a tracking device. For a cruise missle!
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:29:43 AM PDT
by
airborne
(FreeRepublic.com, a bastion of right-wing lunacy(LATimes))
To: CarrotAndStick
That's it...just move in a little closer for the picture boys.....BLAM!!!!!
To: CarrotAndStick
Thats Ok Mulla Madman, The drone has aready sent your location back to the marines. Bye Bye
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:30:56 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: longtermmemmory
Look at AP's headline,declaring that a spy plane has been shot down,and then in the article saying "well we don't really know".
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:32:17 AM PDT
by
mrsmel
To: CarrotAndStick
I wonder if the Army will come up with exploding mini-cars ala Dead Pool. Remember that flick? Dirty Harry and his partner were pursued by a deadly remote control toy car that was packed with explosive.
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:32:38 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(I hereby nominate Buckhead as the FREEPER OF THE YEAR!!!)
To: CarrotAndStick
It's in remarkably good condition for being "shot down."
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:33:28 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: CarrotAndStick
I wonder if they know how stupid they look, gathered around what is essentially scrap. They may as well be gathered around the tire of a humvee? Military equipment is expendable, and once it crashes, burns, or is otherwise of no use, it has no meaning at all.
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:33:34 AM PDT
by
Casloy
To: Casloy
That kind of stupidity can be useful, just look at my first reply, right below the article.
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:35:46 AM PDT
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
The AP is dummer than Sh!+. The story is from the Times of India, maybe they changed AP's photo caption?
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posted on
09/13/2004 4:37:56 AM PDT
by
dread78645
(Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
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