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2003-08-08 Home Front

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Posted by Dar 2003-08-08 9:53:33 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Trust me. You don't want cutting edge technology of anykind on a blimp.

Posted by Shipman 2003-8-8 10:22:26 AM|| 2003-8-8 10:22:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 News flash - Tom Ridge dictates that all Al-Qaeda must wear blue uniforms....

These blimps are useful looking over long stretches of unpopulated areas(i.e. Mexican Border) for movement, drug shipments, etc. but less useful at discriminating among multiple contacts

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-8 11:00:36 AM|| 2003-8-8 11:00:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The blimp can spot a UN peacekeeper at 10,000 metres!

Posted by Anonymous 2003-8-8 11:10:02 AM|| 2003-8-8 11:10:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Real-life, eyewitness experience with "cutting edge" sensors looking through foliage. AC-130 ground controller says to us "tell me where one of your patrols is, I'll have the crew find it with the IR sensors." I give him a grid. "Um, we can't find them." I get on the radio and tell them to crack an infrared chem light. "Um, we still don't see them." I get on the radio, "are you sure of that grid?" "Roger," they reply. I tell them to try a red lens flashlight. "Um, no. Still don't see them." Finally in frustration, I tell them to use a white lens flashlight (major break in tactical concealment). "Yeah, we got them now." That's how much I trust high tech sensors through foliage.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-8-8 11:49:24 AM|| 2003-8-8 11:49:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 well then as long as A-Q is willing to do the same we should be able to find em

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-8 12:09:53 PM|| 2003-8-8 12:09:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Teddy Kennedy's gonna be walking a beat and hunting Al Qaeda? Wow.

Posted by tu3031 2003-8-8 3:16:08 PM|| 2003-8-8 3:16:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually Herr Rove has cut a deal with Goodyear for a Hastert blimp--it holds much more gas--provided by Enron--oops that would prolly crash--they didn't have any! Just the gas from their GOP congressmen they bought and paid for! Enjoying your stratospheric electric bills Californians? You can thank Kenny Boy & GW for that!

Posted by Not Mike Moore 2003-8-8 11:00:46 PM|| 2003-8-8 11:00:46 PM|| Front Page Top

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