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Clinton pushes for unmanned helicopter program
Newsday ^
| May 9, 2003
| DEVLIN BARRETT
Posted on 05/09/2003 7:31:35 PM PDT by John Lenin
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in her new role as member of the Armed Services committee, wants an unmanned helicopter manufactured partly in New York to become a new weapon in the U.S. military's arsenal.
Clinton has been pushing for money for the Fire Scout, a high-tech helicopter produced by Northrop Grumman Corp., with the main component made by Schweizer Aircraft Corp. in Elmira.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Free Republic; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: clinton; firescout; hawkhillary; miltech
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To: Bernard
"Old Crusty" would be a fitting name...
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posted on
05/11/2003 8:02:01 PM PDT
by
4mycountry
(You never notice how many ZOTs there are 'til you become a Viking Kittie.)
To: John Lenin
Clinton pushes for unmanned helicopter program is this to go with our unmanned army?
To: John Lenin
it does kinda look like her.
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posted on
05/12/2003 4:56:32 AM PDT
by
usmcobra
(cobra is looking for a better tagline. Got one?)
To: John Lenin
This is just a first step. What she really wants is an unmanned military.
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posted on
05/12/2003 5:01:19 AM PDT
by
Consort
To: river rat
You may not be so far off the bubble as you think, my FRiend.
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posted on
05/12/2003 8:25:02 AM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(GOD is still in control!)
To: John Lenin
UNMANNED SENATOR WANTS LIKE MILITARY SYSTEMS
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posted on
05/12/2003 1:02:30 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: DBrow
But wouldn't ya know she'd go for something unmanned? Sounds like a repeat of her past.
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posted on
05/12/2003 1:09:45 PM PDT
by
twigs
To: InvisibleChurch
is this to go with our unmanned army?
When the Army talks about an 'Army of One' (1), they really mean it.
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posted on
05/12/2003 4:43:25 PM PDT
by
John Lenin
(Government does not solve problems, it subsidizes them)
To: John Lenin
As long as the unmanned helicopters produced in New York are made by "unmanned" union shops, I suppose this would be okay.
To: stylin19a
FYI - article mentions
"Clinton has been pushing for money for the Fire Scout, a high-tech helicopter produced by Northrop Grumman Corp., with the main component made by Schweizer Aircraft Corp. in Elmira. "
There was a timely crash of a Schweizer in nearby New Canaan, Connecticut, yesterday.
To: John Lenin
The Hilary Clinton Special UnManned Helicopter:
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posted on
05/16/2003 6:58:43 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . there is nothing new under the sun.)
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