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U.S. military charter plane forced to land in Iran (Original Title)
WaPo ^
| 9/5/2014
| Adam Goldman
Posted on 09/05/2014 12:41:39 PM PDT by Velveeta
Edited on 09/05/2014 1:16:59 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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A U.S. military charter aircraft flying from Afghanistan has been forced down in Iran by Iranian fighter jets, according to officials familiar with the incident.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ..
[Mod note: Title and story changed at link--Western military charter plane lands in Iran]
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201409; 20140904; 20140905; afghanistan; airlinesecurity; bagram; bandarabbas; flightfz4359; flightplan; flydubai; iran; iraq; isis; lebanon; obamasfault; plane; planeiranlanding; uae
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To: Velveeta
Obola will caution Israel “not to get involved.”
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:48:11 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: PghBaldy
Not to worry. Anonymous US officials say it was a flight plan error and would be resolved.
Hmmmm. We’ll see.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:48:13 PM PDT
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
To: Velveeta
President Carter, please don’t get involved.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:48:45 PM PDT
by
353FMG
To: Dog
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:48:50 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: Velveeta
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:48:56 PM PDT
by
Lil Flower
(American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
To: Red Badger
American military, reportedly.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:00 PM PDT
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
To: Red Badger
Don’t know. It was chartered by the Pentagon.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:06 PM PDT
by
Velveeta
To: Principled
I’m sure Obama will have some VERY harsh words for them.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:07 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
To: Iron Munro
More like they know when they have a receiving rectum cornered.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:08 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
To: Velveeta
Well it looks like Obama will have something new to talk about this Sunday.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:18 PM PDT
by
InterceptPoint
(Remember Mississippi)
To: Velveeta
President Carter, please don’t get involved.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:24 PM PDT
by
353FMG
To: F15Eagle
Ok, I’ll ask...What was our military plane doing in Iranian airspace?
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:32 PM PDT
by
Delta Dawn
(Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
To: Velveeta
usa? usa? usa?
Thanks Barry! Everybody loves us now!
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:49:34 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(America is not a refugee camp or woman's shelter for illegals! It's my home! !)
To: Velveeta
Was it in Iranian airspace; or just close and the Iranians came out forced it into Iranian airspace?
To: struggle
SHE SURE DID! And CNN failed to cut away before the question got screen time!
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:50:04 PM PDT
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
To: Velveeta
How does this happen unless you’re flying over Iranian airspace? Or unless you want to be forced down
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:50:27 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: InterceptPoint
Well it looks like Obama will have something new to talk about this Sunday. Obama is focused on getting illegal aliens across the border into Texas and Arizona.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:50:33 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: Velveeta
The world perceives the US as so weak right now
To: Principled
Well, that’s where I heard about it!
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:50:41 PM PDT
by
22202NOVA
(Tagline? I don't need no stinking tagline!)
To: RitaOK
I heard the presser and about fell out of my chair.
Wait...what??? And no follow-up questions.
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posted on
09/05/2014 12:50:44 PM PDT
by
Velveeta
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