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2007-10-08 Home Front: WoT

Utah men try to illegally export F-14 parts, presumably to Iran

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-08 15:58|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Here's an idea. How about hanging them using those cable assemblies they were trying to sell as the nooses?

Posted by tu3031 2007-10-08 16:10|| 2007-10-08 16:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh, for some creative counter-espionage ops. How about we take some of those cables and subject them to certain conditions to invisibly degrade their capability - hydrogen embrittlement comes to mind, but there are others. Then let them enter the world of black market arms deals.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-10-08 16:34|| 2007-10-08 16:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice idea, Glenmore, but the lawyers veto it every time.

Posted by gromky 2007-10-08 16:58|| 2007-10-08 16:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Do we even know if these cables still conduct electricity? I can think of a way to find out.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-08 17:21|| 2007-10-08 17:21|| Front Page Top

#5 The US has a great chance to outfit dozens of its old F-14's as cruise missiles, strap in some of the many Iranian operatives we've captured in Iraq, and send them to bomb their own mullahs, and post the "martyrdom" videos on the internet at the same time. Talk about plausible deniability.

Posted by Daffy Hupavish2995 2007-10-08 17:46|| 2007-10-08 17:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Do we even know if these cables still conduct electricity? I can think of a way to find out.

Good snark, NS. I say test to catastrophic failure with a few megavolts.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-08 18:26|| 2007-10-08 18:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Glenmore has my vote.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2007-10-08 18:59|| 2007-10-08 18:59|| Front Page Top

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