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RUSSIAN WARPLANES HARASS U.S. CRAFT OVER PACIFIC
Drudge Report ^
| September 10, 2001
| Matt Drudge/ Washington Times
Posted on 09/10/2001 8:26:45 PM PDT by Mulder
Russian warplanes threatened patrolling U.S. Navy P-3 aircraft over the Pacific Ocean last week as the American planes monitored a military exercise in the region, the WASHINGTON TIMES is planning to report on Tuesday... MORE.. At one point during the aerial harassment, a MiG-31 interceptor pilot flew his jet within 50 feet of a P-3 maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane. One alarming sign of the Russian intercept was a radio message sent by one MiG-31 pilot to his base stating his fire-control radar had 'locked on' to the U.S. surveillance plane, U.S. intelligence tell Gertz at the TIMES... A radar 'lock' is a pilot's final step before firing a guided missile... Developing...
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posted on
09/10/2001 8:26:45 PM PDT
by
Mulder
To: Mulder
It's a good thing our plane didn't do a big left move and knock the poor thing out of the sky. That's a maneuver we've got a lot of practice in.
To: Mulder
If only Al Gore had been allowed one more day to become our President, our leader. Al Gore would know what to do.
Gag. Puke.
To: Alert!
Somebody should wake Bush up and have him call Putin and tell him we're real sorry before we have to pay to have another of our military aircraft ransacked and dismantled.
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posted on
09/10/2001 8:33:59 PM PDT
by
Hidy
To: Mulder
That's what happens when someone spits in your face and you let them get away with it. Everyone else sees you as fair game. Get used to it. More to come.
To: Mulder
Why did FX take the X-Files off of the line up?
The Russians aren't as nice as they are trying to appear. IMHO anyway.
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posted on
09/10/2001 8:35:00 PM PDT
by
abner
To: thatsnotnice
It was true in my neighborhood growing up, and it's true now.
To: Hidy
No No..you don't understand...Bush looked into Putin's eyes and saw his soul...he knows Putin is a good man...I believe they exchanged friendship rings....
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posted on
09/10/2001 8:39:07 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: thatsnotnice
"That's what happens when someone spits in your face and you let them get away with it. Everyone else sees you as fair game. Get used to it. More to come." YUP. That was my irst thought too.
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posted on
09/10/2001 8:40:31 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Mulder
'THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING'!!!
like hell..........they're HERE!!! mother effing commies!!!
To: Mulder
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posted on
09/10/2001 8:45:47 PM PDT
by
dighton
To: American Soldier
To: snopercod; Travis McGee; M Kehoe; Squantos; harpseal; brityank
September 10, 2002
To: First_Salute
Shhhhhhhhsh........loose lips ect ect ....
Stay Safe !
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posted on
08/02/2002 11:44:29 AM PDT
by
Squantos
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