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2005-04-20 Israel-Palestine

Hezbollah Mirsad-1 UAV Penetrates Israeli Air Defenses

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Posted by Steve 2005-04-20 10:55:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This raises a very profound theological question.

Assumption: a UAV filled with explosives is crashed into a school and kills a bunch of kids.

Question: is the controller of said UAV eligiable for 72 virgins?

Posted by Michael 2005-04-20 12:16:27 PM|| 2005-04-20 12:16:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 No, the UAV gets them.

Vroom-vroom.

Posted by Jackal 2005-04-20 1:10:17 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-04-20 1:10:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I keep getting an image of a rubberband powered balsa wood flyer when I read the article.

Posted by Tkat 2005-04-20 1:20:08 PM|| 2005-04-20 1:20:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Even if you do spot it, don't shoot it down. Watch to see where it goes back to, then pound the entire area flat.

Posted by mojo 2005-04-20 1:26:54 PM|| 2005-04-20 1:26:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd support pounding the entire area of southern Lebanon flat.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-20 1:48:49 PM|| 2005-04-20 1:48:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 mojo - That's exactly it, hit the site it lands at with a huge air strike immediately.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2005-04-20 4:26:15 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-04-20 4:26:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Any bets the area it lands would be a residental neighborhood - right next to a school? You know how the brave Islamic fighters like to hide behind innocent women and children.....

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-04-20 5:08:34 PM|| 2005-04-20 5:08:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 "tres interesant"............so the IDF lets "again"an UAV penetrate their air defense.........facisnating.........i guess that they let lots of things go by........i wonder why.........tra, la, la, la

Posted by ladida 2005-04-20 9:04:44 PM|| 2005-04-20 9:04:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Interesting that the IDF would claim that they didn't recognize the drone in time -- are they trying to lull Hezb'Allah and Iran into a false sense of security? Especially when American satellites are watching closely, and can map takeoff/landing points within a meter or so? What do you think, Mr. ladidah?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-04-20 10:12:20 PM|| 2005-04-20 10:12:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Interesting that the IDF would claim that they didn't recognize the drone in time -- are they trying to lull Hezb'Allah and Iran into a false sense of security? Especially when American satellites are watching closely, and can map takeoff/landing points within a meter or so? What do you think, Mr. ladidah?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-04-20 10:12:33 PM|| 2005-04-20 10:12:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 TW, at first I thought I am in a time warp, but fortunately, it is just a double post. ;-)

I think that Israelis want to know the exact point of departure and arrival. Why swat a mosquito when you can drain a pool where they breed?

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-04-20 10:23:42 PM|| 2005-04-20 10:23:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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