Posted on 10/07/2008 6:15:17 AM PDT by tomnbeverly
US WARPLANE FORCED TO LAND IN IRAN.
Does that mean the military brass wasn't
Can you back this up with any actual, you know, information?
Who says so?
Ping.
Thank you kabar. Some info on the ‘news’ from Iran. Also, Pentagon denies according to post 80 by sub-diver.
“Passengers included five senior American generals and three civilians, the [Iranian] report said.”
[Taking with grain of salt but something to watch for.]
No one left behind.
Sorry but I see red when I see that quote — I was one of those people that bought his koolaid hook, line, and sinker in 2000.
Forgot about the sarcasm.
Thanks for bringing me back down to earth!
DOD did not report it given the fact that they wanted to negotiate quietly without making it a major international incident, which could have forced the Iranians to take a more combative and hostile stance. I am sure the pilot reported that he was being forced down into Iran so DOD was aware of the condition of the plane and the passenges.
REUTERS SAYS PENTAGON DENIES REPORT - http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49653N20081007
I don't know. Maybe turn on your TV?
How irresponsible of Fox News....during the report there was a banner on top that said “US Warplane Shot Down in Iran”.......and we wonder how things get all screwed up..jeesh
If it’s owned by the military, I guess you could technically call it a “warplane,” if you squinted.
What bugs me about this is that a Dassault Falcon is almost certainly not going to be “flying at low level to avoid radar.” It’s a business jet. It runs around up there above 30,000 feet with the airliners.
If this was a case of accidentally crossing the border, some poor pilot or navigator is about to have to find a new career.
}:-)4
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8707161284
Iranian Fighters Force US Jet to Land
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Air Force fighters forced a US Falcon to land after the jet violated Iran's airspace.
FNA dispatches said that the US Falcon jet had entered Iranian airspace from Turkey despite repeated warnings by the Islamic Republic Air Force.
The US jet was flying at low altitude in a bid to remain unnoticed by Iranian Radars, but it was made to touch down at an Iranian air port escorted by Air Force fighter jets.
The flying crew and passengers, including five US militaries and three civilians, were released after daylong interrogations revealed that they had violated Iranian airspace unintentionally as they were en route to Afghanistan.
The US Falcon and all those aboard left Iran for Afghanistan after receiving takeoff permission from Iranian authorities.
LOL!
I usually go to the socialist BBC first. They do a better job at least of getting the facts straight about such events.
yea, yea, yea. I didn’t hear the part about 5 people before I posted that.
The Falcon is a FRENCH jet, it should have SURRENDERED...
in some peoples eyes any plane which contains a military peron(s) is a warplane. Just as my wife thinks that if she sees a cat in the barn it must be a “barn cat” Sheesh, city kids.
What type of aircraft?
now if one of our high ranking military people was sent on a mission to establish contacts in Iran, and wasn’t supposed to go there, wouldn’t this serve his purpose well?
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