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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:15 AM
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Breaking: US warplane forced to land in Iranian territory
Good Lord, is this the latest trick? Get a US plane to fly over Iranian territory, prompting the Iranians to force it to land? So there you go, an avoidable raising of tensions between the countries.....at an interesting time. Presumably the idea is that Americans will conclude only our brave, feisty war hero John can deal with this situation? I'm probably leaping to conclusions, but maybe not. Did I mention I DESPISE the Republicans?
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:17 AM
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1. Where are you hearing this?
:shrug:
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:19 AM
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3. Breaking News on Sky News in the UK
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Curtland1015 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:18 AM
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2. Why was one of our war planes flying over Iranian air space to begin with?
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:19 AM
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4. Good question n/t
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SuperTrouper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:20 AM
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7. Is McCain's son a pilot? Just asking...
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chknltl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:53 AM
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42. Official Alaskan Wolf Hunters followed Putin there
Perfectly innocent thing to have happened
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:57 AM
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43. to rachet up the war games and hopefully prop up the decesed campaign of mcnuts
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:20 AM
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5. First of all, I hope the pilot is ok.
And I would hope that NO ONE uses this for political gain.
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ericgtr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:20 AM
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9. LOL yeah right McCain would sell his own mothers soul for an edge
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:22 AM
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13. Update
..Sky is continuing to report this, although they've now quoted the Pentagon saying all their planes are accounted for and they know nothing about this. An Iranian news agency reported that a US warplane encroached on Iranian territory and was forced to land. They say the crew are safe, but no other details available. Sky is usually reliable on this kind of stuff, but we'll see.
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Dr. Death Donating Member (639 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:24 AM
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15. No, I can't imagine them using it for political gain
:sarcasm:
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endthewar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:37 AM
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37. McCain used the bailout for a political stunt
He'd do the same with this.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:38 AM
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39. It was wishful thinking. I was naive in posting that.
I get it.
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timber84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:20 AM
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6. Maybe it had mechanical problems?
just thinking.
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americanstranger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:20 AM
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8. Link?
- as
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:20 AM
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10. How many times has this corrupt Administration "punked us"?!?
I hope that the good American people won't let the whores in the M$M hype this bullshit. :grr:
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agentS Donating Member (922 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:21 AM
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11. So, McBush has played his final card, it seems...
McCain and Bush had one last card to play; the War against Iran card. I had hoped that the recent events in Georgia and the market would've prevented this from occurring, but apparently McBush was too desperate.

So, if this becomes a hostage crisis, we could see McWarmonger try to regain some lost ground.

Pity on the pilots who might've gotten sold up the river to save McCrazy's career...
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Democat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:22 AM
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12. John McCain is endorsed by people who sold weapons to Iran!
How's that for anti-American terrorist friends?
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:23 AM
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14. LINK here
http://news.sky.com/skynews/
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nomaco-10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:26 AM
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16. mccain will suspend his campaign and postpone the debate...
Edited on Tue Oct-07-08 08:27 AM by nomaco-10
until he single handedly returns the plane back into murikan hands and brokers the deal to release any hostages.

Another Columbia? Another bailout plan. Another FAIL.

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Democat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:28 AM
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19. He should suspend his campaign to rescue Jerome Corsi too!
Superman!
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:27 AM
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17. Update: apparently, the plane was allowed to leave.
After the crew was interrogated and that the Iranians were convinced the plane entering Iranian airspace was unintentional.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7657066.stm
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:35 AM
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35. Reuters says 5 senior U.S. military officials on board.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency said on Tuesday that a U.S. military aircraft had violated Iranian territory unintentionally and had been forced to land in Iran.

The semi-official Fars News Agency did not say when the incident happened.

It said five senior U.S. military officials had been interrogated at an Iranian airport and released a day later after it became clear the U.S. plane had not entered intentionally.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4964ZV20081007

My first thought was that Bush is trying to provoke and incident. I'm glad it turned out the way it did.
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Curtland1015 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:28 AM
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18. So this has already been resolved without incident.
THANK GOD cooler heads prevailed.
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ericgtr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:29 AM
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21. Agreed that's the last thing we need
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agentS Donating Member (922 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:32 AM
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27. Guess the Iranians weren't biting the bait
this time, it seems they weren't gonna play wargames with the Bush Admin.

Next time, we won't be so fortunate.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:34 AM
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33. Pretty sad when the Iranian theocrats are more level headed than us..n/t
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:28 AM
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20. Looks like it's okay, situation over?

From that Sky link:

"The agency added that the incursion was unintentional, and those on board were questioned and released. It said five senior US military officials were interrogated at an Iranian airport, but allowed to leave the following day after it became clear the incursion had been a mistake."
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:29 AM
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22. For the sake of that pilot, pray McMoron does not sing "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran tonight.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:29 AM
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23. Edited.
Edited on Tue Oct-07-08 08:30 AM by Kristi1696
Glad to hear this has apparently been resolved.

Hopefully the pilot is safe.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:29 AM
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24. Chimp starts preznintcy with plane down in China, ends w/ one in Iran.
Chimp is plane stupid.
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Max_powers94 Donating Member (715 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:30 AM
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25. Iran played it cool...I think someone tried to start something :(
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:31 AM
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26. They aren't stupid
They know when they are being used for political purposes. They didn't bite the apple.
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ericgtr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:33 AM
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29. Yep the last thing Iran wants is a McCain presidency
Nobody likes McCain abroad, period.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:33 AM
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31. Indeed. Why should they help elect McBombBombIran?
This is pretty shameful of Bush and co. to be willing to gamble with the life of an American serviceman/servicewoman like this.
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:35 AM
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34. Surprised?
Almost 5000 killed in Iraq over nothing whats a flight crew to these monsters.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:47 AM
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41. No. But, believe it or not, I can still be disappointed by them.
And I am.
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:34 AM
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32. Absolutely agree
If Iran had chosen to detain the crew what then.....?
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:35 AM
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36. Than Bush and Co
look even more impotent than ever.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:38 AM
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38. The Iranians are intelligent. Not near the caricatures of evil that the right wing believe.
Hey, like Putin, the leaders of Iran are dangerous, but their mothers loved them too ... and didn't raise them STUPID. :eyes:
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:33 AM
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30. Looks like it...
most conservatives have bought into the meme that the only thing that will help McCain at this point is a major international incident where he can step in and play commander. Wagging the dog.
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:41 AM
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40. Iran being reasonable? *Repubs working furiously to bury the story*
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Ioo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 08:32 AM
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28. NOTHING SO FAR ON CNN
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JP Belgium Donating Member (113 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 09:12 AM
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44. BBC link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7657066.stm
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 09:13 AM
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45. Sky News now says it was a HUNGARIAN plane!! Wtf!? n/t
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voteearlyvoteoften Donating Member (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 09:17 AM
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46. Looks like non-starter
Read BBC link.
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 09:36 AM
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47. Bizarre contrast in reports between...
...Iranian state TV and the Fars news agency

Fars: the plane was a US Falcon carrying military officials

TV: it was European (passenger plane) with no Americans on board.

Much ado about nothing? Maybe.
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