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Iran: Large blast in Dailam, said fired from unknown aircraft
Reuters | 16 Feb 05 | Reuters Headline

Posted on 02/16/2005 5:31:03 AM PST by 12B

Large blast heard near City of Dailam. Iran TV says fired from unknown aircraft.

No other details.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: dailam; explosion; feb16iranblast; iran; missileattack; notlargeenuf; nuclearpower; nukes; proliferation; southwestasia; ufo; unknownaircraft
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Comment #281 Removed by Moderator

To: small voice in the wilderness

Try this:

Witnesses are said to have seen an unidentified aircraft passing by before the explosion, but this was not confirmed, indicated Al Alam.


282 posted on 02/16/2005 6:36:56 AM PST by Piranha
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To: hawkaw

They do. They sore fuel in the wings inside bladders called wet wings. Typically only military jets have "drop tanks." So called because they can be attached to extend the aircraft's range but when going in to combat they can be released or "dropped" from the aircraft so that it can resume it's top speed and turning potential.


283 posted on 02/16/2005 6:37:13 AM PST by Syntyr
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Sky News now quoting Iranian TV saying that they likely had a "friendly-fire" incident.


284 posted on 02/16/2005 6:38:38 AM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: Dog

Revolutionary guards deny everything:

No attack
No falling fuel tank


285 posted on 02/16/2005 6:39:04 AM PST by Eurotwit
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To: roses of sharon

So sadly true.


286 posted on 02/16/2005 6:39:18 AM PST by Donna Lee Nardo
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To: hawkaw

Fighters can be configured with drop tanks.


287 posted on 02/16/2005 6:41:01 AM PST by johnb838 (Evolution is Paganizm.)
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To: All

An Interior Ministery spokesman said "friendly fire" may have been the cause.

"We have no reason to say it's a hostile attack," he said.

"There is a big possibility that it was a friendly fire by mistake.

"Several such mistaken friendly fire has been reported there in recent days."


288 posted on 02/16/2005 6:41:19 AM PST by Eurotwit
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To: steveegg
"Sky News now quoting Iranian TV saying that they likely had a "friendly-fire" incident."


It would be funny if they fired a missile at one of our drones and hit their own nuclear plant!!

Thanks for the news updates!

289 posted on 02/16/2005 6:41:59 AM PST by WestCoastGal (Daytona 500 ~ 5 days!___ Gatorade Duel Races this Thursday 1pm ET)
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To: Eurotwit
What would the Iranian people really do if they thought their country was under attack? I can't keep Condi's face out of my mind. I remember her saying that if the Iranians fight for freedom, the United States would stand with them, or something like that.

Would the Iranian government really want it's people to know if they were under attack?
290 posted on 02/16/2005 6:42:08 AM PST by keats5
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To: Eurotwit

Who in there right mind, would fly a plane directly over a Nuke Plant.
Then Again the Iranians arent exactly in the right mindset.


291 posted on 02/16/2005 6:42:12 AM PST by Patriot623 ((Condi 08!))
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To: keats5

Good point. Iran seems to have its own agenda, and this doesnt fit in with it...so they are playing the cards theyve got.
If it was an attack there population would polarize. Supposedly there is a large Youth Resistance to the Theocracy.


293 posted on 02/16/2005 6:43:35 AM PST by Patriot623 ((Condi 08!))
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To: Piranha
I doubt it is Israel.

Me too. There would've been a hell of alot more bombs and simultaneous targets struck all at once whether it was Israel, or any of the other good guys.

294 posted on 02/16/2005 6:46:21 AM PST by b4its2late (If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.)
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To: 12B
The only thing certain in this whole scenario is that whoever is selling weapons to Iran under the table can expect a big check this month.

Call me a skeptic.
295 posted on 02/16/2005 6:46:48 AM PST by Earthdweller (US descendant of French Protestants)
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To: cspackler
I gotta quit watching "24", too many theories are floating in my head...

OK here it goes...

Pat Buchananite Conspiracy Theory - Neocons acting on behalf of Israel did it to draw the US in.

Art Bell Conspiracy Theory - UFOs piloted by Illuminati did it to make money for world bankers to distract us from the impending asteroid collision kept secret by the man actually running the government...Elvis.

Michael Moronish Conspiracy Theory - Bush did it. Because he is friends with the Saudis and hey, you gonna eat that Twinkie?

296 posted on 02/16/2005 6:47:15 AM PST by StockAyatollah
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To: Ranxerox
"Now that's just nonsense. It's obviously that spy satellite the Russians lost a day or two ago..." Hey That's it or maybe we sent Kenny in... I love this conspiracy stuff its fun!!!
297 posted on 02/16/2005 6:51:16 AM PST by Syntyr
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To: johnb838

All you former Air Force Pilots.... Would a falling fuel tank make this kind of "large explosion?" If friendly fire ignited the tank and then dropped by the pilot, would it look like a missle?


298 posted on 02/16/2005 6:51:19 AM PST by duk
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To: Earthdweller
Call me a skeptic.

You're a skeptic...

299 posted on 02/16/2005 6:51:32 AM PST by cspackler (There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
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The F-22 Raptor isn't in service yet, still has a few more years of testing to go, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the US wouldn't want to put it on a combat run to see how it would perform.


300 posted on 02/16/2005 6:52:29 AM PST by wastedyears
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