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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 10:07 AM Original message |
American accused of trying to sell F-5 to Iran |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Funny how wealthy people are always "unidentified" ... |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. he might not have known, |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. The F-5 is pretty old technology |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Certainly no threat to US forces. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It would be prohibitively expensive to keep a plane that old airworthy |
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Creative (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Perhaps that is why he was trying to sell it. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. PH34R! |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. Military stuff is all we have left to sell in this country |
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blackspade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. A single F-5? |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Not necessarily. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. And its lovingly pampered airframe. |
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freethought (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. An F-5? Seriously? |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-20-10 12:27 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Iran has about 60 F-5s in service. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. he could have at least sold something tasteful like the F-104 Starfighter |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. Now if we could just find out how much debt we sell to Iran |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
14. huh? Iran has F-14s, which are decades more advanced than the F-5. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
16. California man charged with trying to sell military jet to Iran |
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EmilyKent (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Antigravity suits? |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Flight suit |
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sfwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. "antigravity suits"... G-forces or Buck Rogers? |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. G force suit. |
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sfwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. That's what I thought... this sounded MUCH cooler! |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Is this the F-5 thing? |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. How can anyone get access to an F-14?... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. It was only an F-14 ejection seat |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Aaaahhh... |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. well I guess if nukes can be flown over the U.S. of A with no one |
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ChumbawambaFan (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Now THIS.... I can see as a legitimate case of treason. Glad he got caught (if guilty.) nt |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. Could it be, maybe ERIC PRINCE???? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
29. Gee, what happened to Free Trade? |
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