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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian 'suicide drones' for US
2007-02-12
Iran said on Sunday that it had built “suicide drones” capable of attacking United States naval ships and forcing them to leave Gulf waters, a day after international media reported that Washington had begun preparing for an air attack on Iranian nuclear sites. The semi-official news agency Mehr quoted deputy commander of the Guards’ land forces, Ali Shoushtari, as saying: “We have built birds without passengers (drones) that can carry out suicide operations on the US Navy, at any depth if necessary, to make them leave the region in disgrace.”

Warning of a “defeat for the enemy”, he went on to say that “Americans know that if they confront the Islamic system, they will not be secure in the region or at home”. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had on Thursday vowed to hit back at US interests worldwide if Washington attacked the Islamic republic.
Posted by:Fred

#12  The Japanese called them the Oka
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-02-12 19:42  

#11  That's a mullah with an Acme strap-on.
Posted by: ed   2007-02-12 17:09  

#10  "suicide drone"? What is that?...an unmanned flying object that explodes when it hits something?...isn't that called a "missle"?
Posted by: Chemist   2007-02-12 16:43  

#9  Â“suicide drones”

I thought the headline was what the imam's were doing with their she-males.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2007-02-12 15:45  

#8  This dance and song from Iran is getting tiresome. If they have the firepower and the will, I say, bring it on, otherwise STFU. Reminds me of my neighbor's useless French Poodle: yap, yap, yap, day in, day out. and all he gets out of it is a steamy pile of french poodle sh!t.
when the missiles fly, wake me up.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-02-12 13:57  

#7  IranÂ’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had on Thursday vowed to hit back at US interests worldwide if Washington attacked the Islamic republic.

Of course, if one of the first things we take out is your sorry ass, Mr Ayatollah, then you won't be in a position to give too many orders, because those 72 babes will have you quite occupied...
Posted by: BigEd   2007-02-12 13:37  

#6  It will be suicide for any crew launching one of these things. A candid admission of military realities.
Posted by: RWV   2007-02-12 11:53  

#5  Give them the finger, then shoot them.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-02-12 10:31  

#4  Do you mean Phalanx? (Raytheon Phalanx CIWS)

Phalynx is a finger bone
Posted by: Glineting Slert2228   2007-02-12 08:15  

#3  "suicide drones”

If there's no one on board, it really can't be a suicide attack, can it?

Unless, of course, he means his entire country.
Posted by: Steve   2007-02-12 07:46  

#2  Phalynx Cannon.

That's all I've got to say.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-02-12 07:27  

#1  they will not be secure in the region or at home”.

The latter is probably true, with the fifth-column activity.
Posted by: Jackal   2007-02-12 06:57  

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