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L.A. contrail a missile launch? Retired general thinks so (op-ed)
Daily Inter Lake.com ^ | Sunday, November 21, 2010 2:00 am | Updated: 8:13 am, Sun Nov 21, 2010. | Jim Cash, retired brigadier general, U.S. Air Force

Posted on 11/21/2010 11:31:21 PM PST by TigersEye

Sliding silently under the mud, muck and fog of national politics, is a current event that makes Bill Clinton’s excursion into the world of elderly sex look tame in comparison. This time the nation’s national security is truly threatened in my opinion, and it involves not only a weak president with limited problem-solving ability, but leadership at the highest levels in the Pentagon as well. The American people would do well to demand a full investigation by an unbiased group, and let the chips fall where they may.

I am referring to the “missile shot” taken off the California coast recently, and the lame response by NORAD, the Pentagon and the White House itself.

(snip)

In my opinion, there is absolutely no doubt that what was captured on video off the coast of California was a missile launch, was clearly observed by NORAD, assessed by a four-star general within minutes, and passed to the president immediately. That is the way the system works, and heads fall if there is a failure. This is one of the most important tenets of national defense and its sole purpose of protecting the American people. Even the smallest failure in this system gets intense scrutiny at the highest level.

Now, the question that still must be answered is why NORAD’s muted response was simply that North America was not threatened, and later our government approved the lame excuse that the picture recorded was simply an aircraft leaving a contrail. This decision was made far above the four-star level, and because the system in place demands it, was made by the president himself.

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To: TigersEye; All

Sorry General, your not looking at the data.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJwQNdadIv4

Multiple camera positions overwhelmingly point to the UPS jet flight path as source object. Including satellite imagery!

How can that be explained? I guess the UPS jet was flying formation with the missile? LOL


301 posted on 11/23/2010 1:07:33 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares ( Refusing to kneel before the "messiah".)
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To: Dagnabitt

Kilo diesel-electric. 3 in Iranian inventory.

Ghadir diesel-electric. 11 in Iranian inventory.

Nahang diesel-electric. 1 in Iranian inventory.

None of this is particularly secret, beachy. Only secret around here is your IQ. 2 didjits, or 3??

302 posted on 11/23/2010 1:07:33 PM PST by Hardraade (I want gigaton warheads now!!)
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To: Hardraade; justa-hairyape
And once again Hardraade is beating up strawmen.

I never said it couldn't be a helicopter. I never even said it couldn't be a Chinook. Even when I said others called it a Huey, that wasn't to say it was definitely a Huey or definitely not a Chinnok, it was to point out that others disagreed. I instead mocked your theory, made up out of whole cloth with no supporting data of any kind, that this is an ASW Chinook headed out to engage a sub that has just launched an SLBM. I mocked it not because I'm a nasty person (note how well hairyape and Tiger and I are getting along, despite our differences) but because it is a tinfoil epic that deserves to be mocked.

As for your childish attempts to question my manhood, patriotism and role on FR, I will simply say this: I was defending this country under arms twenty years before you joined this site, arrived here at FR almost ten years before you and have conducted street freeps since 2002. No matter how many times you reach into your Pampers and bring out poo to sling at me, none of that will change.

Now, where is a link to info about the RN evaluating the Chinook for ASW?

Where is an explanation of how the photo you posted is evidence of a stage separation? What part of the photo indicates it is happening? You should at least be able to tell me that, right?

Where is you explanation of how a guy with a $900 Nikon can photograph an SLBM at T+5:00?

Where is your debunking of the UPS 902 evidence?

I'm seeing plenty of insults, but no evidence. Heck, based on theis last post you're now "debunking" claims I never made. I'm the evil planeloader shill, you're the evidencemeister. Show me.

303 posted on 11/23/2010 1:14:13 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: kanawa; Finny

Also, Kanawa, Leyvas is the cameraman who shot the video from the CBS helo.


304 posted on 11/23/2010 1:17:08 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: Mr. Silverback

Just go away, planeloader, before I puke on the keyboard.


305 posted on 11/23/2010 1:21:07 PM PST by Hardraade (I want gigaton warheads now!!)
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To: Finny

You seem to be having an issue with the lighting on the contrail..saying for some reason that it is impossible to be a contrail because of the lighting.

Here’s a very rough video that I just threw together to show the process of sunset from the Warren location...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWqj8eC9DIk

The sun is below and to the right of the contrail.
You can see the progression of the sunset by observing the successive contrail photos and their change in color...yellow to orange to red, while being lit from below and to the right by the setting sun.

The aircraft itself is connected to the large contrail in the far right photo but as it moves eastward and the Sun ‘apparently’ moves westward it goes into the earth’s shadow

It is seen following the flightpath of UPS902 while the contrail in the background drifts in a southerly direction driven by high altitude winds

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l172/kanawa/K2/ufo8.jpg

Keep in mind that the large apparent displacement of the contrail and the aircraft in the successive photos stitched together and linked above is due to it being highly zoomed

Here is a photo showing the same without the zoom...

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l172/kanawa/K2/902-4.jpg


306 posted on 11/23/2010 1:27:27 PM PST by kanawa (Obama - "The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.")
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To: Mr. Silverback; Names Ash Housewares; TXnMA

I admire your tenacious efforts to introduce some reason and evidence into the debate. I doubt though whether they can have the desired results given an entrenched and conspiratorial mindset.


307 posted on 11/23/2010 1:41:33 PM PST by kanawa (Obama - "The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.")
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To: Finny; Mr. Silverback
" I am too inept to figure out how to post photos on a post. *sigh*"

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Not inept; you just don't know the "trick".
Here, if I may -- let me help. Type this:

<img src="URL OF THE IMAGE GOES HERE">

(Just COPY and PASTE the URL in between the "s -- like this:)

<img src="http://www.microlith.com/CONtrail/UpDownContrails2.jpg">

(Don't worry if that long "string" of characters without a space makes it "wrap" around onto another line -- no problem...)

Produces the above -- since youve been talking about vertical contrails...

308 posted on 11/23/2010 1:43:38 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: kanawa; Mr. Silverback; Names Ash Housewares
"I admire your tenacious efforts to introduce some reason and evidence into the debate. I doubt though whether they can have the desired results given an entrenched and conspiratorial mindset."

Thank you!

Obviously, you are correct re those who are pushing an agenda. My posts are simply laying the facts out there for folks who are honestly trying to understand what really happened. (The dynamics of the situation are, indeed, complex -- and clouded by dishonesty on the part of CBS.)

The record is being built as material becomes available and is published. One of these days we will be able to say to folks, "Read the rants, then look at all the data (here it is -- with sourcing) -- and make up your own mind."

309 posted on 11/23/2010 2:33:53 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: TXnMA
I noticed the graphic back on post 227.
That's nice work fitting the C BS video to the flight path.

I was struck from the start by the degree of trust some gave to the C BS camerman and the corresponding distrust accorded to the military.

The motivation of the C BS cameraman to 'sex' up his report should have been at least considered.

310 posted on 11/23/2010 2:51:46 PM PST by kanawa (Obama - "The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.")
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To: TXnMA; kanawa; Mr. Silverback

Well the nice thing is this will happen again eventually when conditions are right and someone will hopefully get vid to prove the point. Though even then I doubt some will give up on it.


311 posted on 11/23/2010 3:04:44 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares ( Refusing to kneel before the "messiah".)
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To: UCANSEE2
"The ‘cuts’ in the edited/short version video are to hide the ‘lost sight’ periods."

I;m not sure I follow that. They were shooting out across open ocean. Unless they landed right behind a tall landmass, the contrail should have remained visible.

I've never known even the setting sun (already below the horizon) to "switch on and off" -- especially on an object at 30k - 40k feet...

No, CBS remains unexcused. CBS will be responsible for explaining why they so drastically cut and time-scrambled the video -- and then pushed it as "raw"...

312 posted on 11/23/2010 3:05:28 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: kanawa
"That's nice work fitting the C BS video to the flight path."

Thank you!

Yes, this has been (and still is) an amazing journey! On a Conservative forum where "MSM" is almost 100% a term of disgust -- and where "cBS" is near-profanity, It is absolutely amazing that so many folks have been suckered into accepting an obvious lie by cBS as the Gospel truth. Worse, I am appalled at the nasty sneers aimed at those who have the temerity to merely present evidence for the simple, clear interpretation.

Frankly, my FRiend, (many) FReepers have let us down on this one. This is no longer enjoyable. Some of these wounds may be hard to heal. :-{

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Thank you, seeBS!! :-(


313 posted on 11/23/2010 3:21:33 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: Hardraade
ROTFLOL!

You forgot to include these "Iranian Submarines", which are just as SLBM-capable as the attack and midget(!) subs you googled up.

Quit while you're behind.

On second thought, keep it up, it's hilarious.

314 posted on 11/23/2010 3:24:49 PM PST by Dagnabitt ("Obama" - Swahili for "Fail")
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To: TXnMA
Worse, I am appalled at the nasty sneers aimed at those who have the temerity to merely present evidence for the simple, clear interpretation.

Yes, just appalling. /s

Here was your first post to me which is characteristic of the way you begin "discussing" things with most others here.

To: TigersEye
"Those two photos are clearly NOT taken from the same location OR the clouds moved quite a bit from one shot to the next. If the cloud moved a lot why didn't the vehicle leaving the contrail move significantly as well?"

On the "silly" contrailscience.com website, look at the composite of four of those frames. EVERYTHING (except ground objects) was moving toward the left. (Can you say, "W - I - N - D" ?)

Also, use your (appropriate adjective) powers of observation and notice that the two photos you posted were at two different zoom magnifications. Think that might affect your conclusions? The creator of the composite noticed the difference and compensated for it. ("Silly" folks do things like that instead of making dumb@SS statements like yours above.)

Then follow the lead in my #738...

743 posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 10:23:52 PM by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)

It's pathetic to complain about the nasty tone of the conversation when you the one who has done more than most to push it in that direction.

315 posted on 11/23/2010 3:34:39 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: All
As for those who are labeling us "missileers" a conspiracy that is a very good example of Saul Alinsky's Rule #13 from Rules for Radicals. It is not a form of debate it is a tactic used to cut off debate.

7. Tactics

13. Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. In conflict tactics there are certain rules that [should be regarded] as universalities. One is that the opposition must be singled out as the target and 'frozen.'...

"...any target can always say, 'Why do you center on me when there are others to blame as well?' When your 'freeze the target,' you disregard these [rational but distracting] arguments.... Then, as you zero in and freeze your target and carry out your attack, all the 'others' come out of the woodwork very soon. They become visible by their support of the target...'

"One acts decisively only in the conviction that all the angels are on one side and all the devils on the other." (pps.127-134)


316 posted on 11/23/2010 3:57:06 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: Finny
"The pictures confirm everything I've said. I fail to see what you find so confusing. The bottom pic is very poor, IMO."

I will quote you. You said "On a contrail, the shaded side away from the setting sun is facing UP, where no human can see it unless they are in an aircraft ABOVE the contrail looking down."

So in post 295 I posted two pictures of contrails with a shaded side that isn't "UP". They're on the "side". I asked you if you believe those contrails are vertical columns. Shouldn't be confusing.
And what about the last picture do you believe is "poor". It is an actual picture of an actual Minotaur missile launch. Actual missile launches look nothing like the recent picture taken off the coast of California, because missile exhaust is far more dense then water vapor (doesn't "smear" due to winds) and remains well defined while the missile accelerates as it climbs. There have been countless missiles fired and photographed in the last several decades. Please find an actual photograph of an actual missile that resembles what is depicted in the CBS video.

317 posted on 11/23/2010 5:26:44 PM PST by Rokke (www.therightreasons.net)
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To: Just mythoughts
Two things strike me though as curious... why single out the Chinese as source of a missile launch, and why the plane proponents use the same rationale for claiming it was left by a plane because CBS won't release the whole footage...

I fail to see the connection between the two.

'plane proponents' already have substantial evidence fitting their hypothesis
but the process of testing an hypothesis involves investigating all the evidence
and the C BS tape is evidence.

I can not think of an honorable reason why they will not release the full uncut tape.

318 posted on 11/23/2010 6:09:28 PM PST by kanawa (Obama - "The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.")
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To: TigersEye
My first post to you? Hardly. (Do as I did -- look it up...)

IIRC, this was at the end of a heated exchangee and your truculence had pushed me to my limit -- so as I rarely do, I "pushed back.".

Nice of you to neglect to mention that the term, "silly" was your own that I was "playing back" to you.

Further, I provided for you to choose your own adjective to describe your own powers of observation, Could I be more fair?

And you also neglect to mention that I retracted my use of the Texan term, "dumb@$$" -- which, IMO, was my single slip over the line.

BTW, your post (with the two photos) that I criticized was # 737 on that Nov 14 thread.

Since you brought it to our attention, now compare that post with # 236 on this thread -- and get back to us on what you learned about differences in magnification or zoom factor in the interim...

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I admit to being sarcastic when adequately provoked, and I'm proud of my monopoly on that here on FR-- but I usually prefer to let folks demonstrate their own incompetence.

319 posted on 11/23/2010 6:11:03 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: Hardraade
Just go away, planeloader, before I puke on the keyboard.

Oh, no evidence to offer?


Well, that's a confirmed kill. You might still be able to hit the silk if you're quick, though. Remember to bend your knees when you reach the ground, and enjoy the kim chi. I'm going to go find some paint and have my crew chief paint another little red star under the canopy rail...though in your case, perhaps a pacifier would be more appropriate.

320 posted on 11/23/2010 6:16:20 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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