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2014-09-29 Iraq

Air strikes hit makeshift IS refineries in Syria

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Posted by Fred 2014-09-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
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#1 Despicable act? As opposed to sawing off heads of folks whose only crime was being a journalist?

Posted by Bobby 2014-09-29 07:43|| 2014-09-29 07:43|| Front Page Top

#2 sawing off heads of folks whose only crime was being a journalist?
Well, that should not warrant head removal but it's not entirely insignificant....

Posted by Glenmore 2014-09-29 08:57|| 2014-09-29 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 The interview anjam chodery on cnn had a very candid moment. That the true believers consider reporters as spys, and that reporters seem to think that they are some sort of protected referee class. Neither one exists in the other one's world.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-09-29 10:20|| 2014-09-29 10:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Glenmore what do you figure these makeshift refineries are? Teapots on a trailer or some such?

Posted by Shipman 2014-09-29 11:16|| 2014-09-29 11:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Could be 'drip gas' from a well, or very basic field expedient processing.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-29 11:20|| 2014-09-29 11:20|| Front Page Top

#6 More on oil field casing head or 'drip gas.'

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-29 11:29|| 2014-09-29 11:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Doubt it's casinghead gas - that stuff is viciously explosive and if there was enough gathered together to matter our missile hits would've looked like MOABs. (See Ardmore, OK, 1915.)
As best I can tell, they are referring to portable mini-refineries, but I've never seen any. Teapots on a trailer would be a good description. If you're not too concerned with efficiency or quality control, fractional distillers (modified moonshine stills) are simple and reliable.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-09-29 12:24|| 2014-09-29 12:24|| Front Page Top

#8 I've never seen any either, that's what led me to drip gas. Yes, you might want to leave the Lucky Strikes in the truck......

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-29 13:31|| 2014-09-29 13:31|| Front Page Top

#9 So, can IAF flatten Iranian oil infrastructure now?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-09-29 13:37|| 2014-09-29 13:37|| Front Page Top

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