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Austrian sniper rifles sold to Iran acquired by insurgents in Iraq
Telegraph UK ^
| 14/02/2007
| Telegraph
Posted on 02/15/2007 10:10:26 AM PST by rogernz
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don't trust the euro's... they consider america is a bigger danger to them than iran.
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:10:27 AM PST
by
rogernz
To: rogernz
These are 50 caliber sniper rifles, if anyone is wondering..
They are accurate at very long distances..a mile at least.
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:13:16 AM PST
by
Armedanddangerous
(The Coldest Blood Runs through my veins..you know my name..)
To: rogernz
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:15:02 AM PST
by
Sax
To: rogernz
To: rogernz
" for use by border police "
To do what????
To shoot over the border at US troops?
Hey wait a minute, didn't Austria say the same thing when they sold the gas to the Germans ????
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:18:32 AM PST
by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: Sax
A totalitarian government such as Iran's would not let these weapons out of their control. They must have gotten to Iraq through official Iranian channels.
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:18:42 AM PST
by
popdonnelly
(Conservatives must have their own long march through the institutions.)
To: popdonnelly
"for use by border police"
Who better to hand them over the border than the guys patrolling the border?
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:21:10 AM PST
by
Sax
To: rogernz
So what. Our arms have found their way into conflicts all over the world too. What did USSR think when we were supplying arms to the Afghan rebels? Those same arms are now being used against us there.
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:21:38 AM PST
by
hophead
( "Enjoy Every Sandwich")
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
thanks, i did a quick search for 'steyr' so i thought i had a scoop!
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:22:45 AM PST
by
rogernz
To: rogernz
Deny deny deny and make counter accusations.
The Austrian reaction was as predictable as the fact that these weapons would inevitably end up in the hands of Iraqi insurgents.
Deep down the Austrians simply don't care. Styer made a lot of money and was blessed off to do so by their government. No one will take their profits away.
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posted on
02/15/2007 10:24:14 AM PST
by
Red6
(Come and get it.)
To: rogernz
" and what happened to the rifles after they were delivered to Teheran ostensibly for use by border police was not the responsibility of her government"
They'll think that when some are used against their own citizens!!!
To: rogernz
To: popdonnelly
To: himno hero
Governer Swartzeneger.....Arnie....pick up the phone.....
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posted on
02/15/2007 11:29:09 AM PST
by
spokeshave
(The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war.)
To: rogernz
Hey, let's remember just who it was that sold F-14 Tomcats to Iran. Fortunately, it takes spare parts to maintain those and the source of those spares dried up rather quickly after the Iranian revolution.
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posted on
02/15/2007 11:31:04 AM PST
by
scooter2
To: Sax
It's one thing to engage in urban sniping where the engagement ranges seldom exceed 100 yds, quite another to shoot at targets up to a mile away. This weapon implies LONG range engagements against people & vehicles (helicopters & Humvees). It also implies that the snipers are going to have advanced communications & spotters. In short, the shooters will be Iranians, because the marginal increase in targetting would not be worth the training & support efforts for the Mookie Bunch.
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posted on
02/15/2007 11:32:52 AM PST
by
Tallguy
To: Armedanddangerous
"
They are accurate at very long distances..a mile at least."
well the person shooting may be. The rifle isnt gonna hit squat by itself.
To: driftdiver
I justifiably stand corrected.
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posted on
02/15/2007 11:39:12 AM PST
by
Armedanddangerous
(The Coldest Blood Runs through my veins..you know my name..)
To: popdonnelly
I think so too. These weapons were not stolen or misplaced by the Iranians, they were sent into Iraq.
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posted on
02/15/2007 12:12:14 PM PST
by
Sender
("Great powers should never get involved in the politics of small tribes.")
To: hophead
Agreed, very few clean hands here.
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posted on
02/15/2007 12:21:04 PM PST
by
Bob J
(RIGHTALK.com...a conservative alternative to NPR!)
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