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2007-02-02 Home Front: WoT
Oregon man busted in San Antonio trying to score missile parts for Iran
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Posted by BA 2007-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 You know, the “Graem Bauer” plotline on “24” makes more and more sense to me every day.
Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow  2007-02-02 00:19||   2007-02-02 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Just as a side note, the Iranians are believed to have adapted at least one of their F-14s to fire a Hawk mounted under its wings. Yes, it looks weird but it's at least technically doable..

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-02-02 05:56||   2007-02-02 05:56|| Front Page Top

#3 With all these components they need it would be a nice opportunity to plant some nasty bugs.
Posted by SwissTex 2007-02-02 07:39||   2007-02-02 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 SwissTex, doesn't Sony make those exploding batteries? Let's sell him one of those.

Ahmadamndimanut job can file a warranty claim and we'll send him another one. Hee Hee.
Posted by Lanny Ddub 2007-02-02 08:23||   2007-02-02 08:23|| Front Page Top

#5 "I was just the piano player in the whorehouse"
Posted by JohnQC 2007-02-02 08:42||   2007-02-02 08:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Traitors must be dealt with.
Posted by Gloque Elmang4914 2007-02-02 08:53||   2007-02-02 08:53|| Front Page Top

#7 "Sure, let's blame it on Ollie and Ronnie. The cowboys.
But the United States now strictly bans weapons exports to Iran, which it designates as a sponsor of terrorism."
Just like they did when Ollie and Ronnie were selling arms to our sworn enemies, nice historically heroic behaviour on behalf of the USA
Posted by Huparong Phinens7517 2007-02-02 10:00||   2007-02-02 10:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Being where the action is - is not a crime; buying weapon stuff for Iran is. The jury in San Antonio will surely get to see it all in Living Technicolor and hear it all in SurroundSound. Some guy is going to have to get up and sing the song, "it was all a simple misunderstanding", and then tap dance the "he is a wonderful family man" for the jury. I hope Caldwell enjoys the show before the 20 year stretch begins.
Posted by whatadeal 2007-02-02 10:09||   2007-02-02 10:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Caldwell's lawyer, Van Hilley, said his client was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Actually, it's his father who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-02 10:14||   2007-02-02 10:14|| Front Page Top

#10 #2 Come-on Mike, even turbans should know that Hawk is worthless without an illuminating radar (it navigates to target via radar reflections). And no way you could put one on a plane.
Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-02 10:17||   2007-02-02 10:17|| Front Page Top

#11 To the Alamo with him. Up against the wall! FIRE !
Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-02 10:17||   2007-02-02 10:17|| Front Page Top

#12 "Sure, let's blame it on Ollie and Ronnie. The cowboys."

Don't forget Negroponte was a Latin American diplomat at the time. State has had endemic problems but it is finally drawing attention.
Posted by Danielle 2007-02-02 10:22||   2007-02-02 10:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Hawk is worthless without an illuminating radar

Which is why you can hang one on a F-14. They have that big radar in the nose they used to light up targets for the Phoenix missile.
Posted by Steve">Steve  2007-02-02 10:34||   2007-02-02 10:34|| Front Page Top

#14 #13 Ok.
Posted by Bill Clinton 2007-02-02 10:51||   2007-02-02 10:51|| Front Page Top

#15 Ooops, sorry. Forgot to change.
Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-02 10:52||   2007-02-02 10:52|| Front Page Top

#16 Grom...you are absolutely correct. And Steve is also correct. (I was a Hawk pulse ack/BCC/ROR repair tech in the USMC) Pretty big missile, and far superior to the Ruskie SAM's. Maybe the Ranians converted the missile shell to a gas tank. Need a Raytheon engineer to explain this one.
Posted by Phineter Thraviger 2007-02-02 10:59||   2007-02-02 10:59|| Front Page Top

#17 Thanks PT. It's been a 1/4 century for me (and I was an operator, not a tech) so, I was sure---but not completely sure.
Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-02 11:30||   2007-02-02 11:30|| Front Page Top

#18 Question, when the hell are we going to start hanging traitors and Muslim terrorist? The new building design in New York should have included a gallows. Or at least a mobile one so it could be moved daily over to the New York Time's office.
Posted by Icerigger 2007-02-02 13:02||   2007-02-02 13:02|| Front Page Top

#19 Before I even looked at the article, I knew the SOB had to be from the People's Republic of Portland, soon to be the Caliphate of Portland. I live in Oregon, and the news about the Portland 7 is just the tip of the iceberg in that toilet of a town : the mayor is a whack job who has fought the Feds on EVERY counter-terrorism measure, the Chief of Police has been changed a few times recently but none of them have been strong anti-terrorists, and the Oregonian {aka Portland Pravda} glorifies and excuses any and all scumbags caught supporting the jihadis.
Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-02-02 17:03||   2007-02-02 17:03|| Front Page Top

#20 Grom..I was a 2211,'62-'64, 1st LAAM Bn, B Batt, back in the vacuum tube days, missed DaNang by a month. Keep pushing those buttons , this site needs Hawks like you. :)
Posted by Phineter Thraviger 2007-02-02 20:01||   2007-02-02 20:01|| Front Page Top

#21 FREEREPUBLIC.com article > Is HOUSTON, TEXAS a [future/looming]Terror target!? Gist - Terrorists have switched to other plans.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-02 23:11||   2007-02-02 23:11|| Front Page Top

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