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2003-10-21 Down Under

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Posted by mojo 2003-10-21 10:40:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Better doublecheck the pilots who are flying the Jet-fighters. Wouldn't want a Muslim to fly them, now would we?

Posted by Charles 2003-10-21 12:23:43 PM|| 2003-10-21 12:23:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 A license to kill! Yikes!

I'd settle for a license to make out.

Posted by Shipman 2003-10-21 1:02:04 PM|| 2003-10-21 1:02:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "It is only the second time armed air force jets have flown operationally over Australiaâs mainland since World War II."

This is an absolute lie. Like any other suitably equipped air force, the RAAF maintains a short reaction air-defence alert (SRA) with armed aircraft, and these are occasionally airborne with their weapons.
The details of their rules of engagement are classified, but they would not be substantially different from the ones that will apply during Bush's visit. "Shoot to kill" is routine, though obviously not automatic, in the air defence business.
Throughout the Cold War, the RAAF maintained a much more stringent quick-reaction alert (QRA) with take-off times on the order of two minutes or even less. Again, it wasn't unusual for these aircraft to be airborne during these alerts.

Posted by Charlotte Ravens Bloody Nose 2003-10-21 2:02:55 PM|| 2003-10-21 2:02:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 There will soon be a new 9-11 conspiracy theory floated: the perpetrators were military pilots who wanted more flight pay.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-21 2:57:00 PM|| 2003-10-21 2:57:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Aussie's never practiced bombing runs with live weapons, huh, Roooters? What a waste of ink/bandwidth...no wonder the heads are rolling on the news staff

Posted by Frank G 2003-10-21 3:20:00 PM|| 2003-10-21 3:20:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hmmmm....
First Al Guardian openly incites the assassination of President Bush, then their fellow-travellers at Al Reuters post some lies in an apparent effort to undermine public support for the President's protection.
A prediction: before the end of the week, Bryant Gumbel or Katie Couric will make some innuendo or gesture along the same line, in a plausibly deniable way, of course.
Pre-emptive disclaimer: this is not a conspiracy theory. Media outlets scarcely need conspiracy or collusion to start a trend. Their staff, and to some extent their core audience, are composed of people for whom trend-spotting is akin to a religion.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-10-21 4:22:48 PM|| 2003-10-21 4:22:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Saw a blurb for Bryant Gumbel on the SciFi Channel the other night. He's doing one of those "special report" for them on Area51 at Roswell.
Yeah, his career's going places...

Posted by tu3031 2003-10-21 4:34:25 PM|| 2003-10-21 4:34:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Et tu, Tu? I addressed that very thing on a different string. Great minds think alike (and so do some of us, it seems.)
By some accounts, the Perky-burqa herself, Couric, might be on the skids as well. All the more reason for her and Gumball to latch onto a "dangerous" leading edge trend as defined by the Euro culture-lords.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-10-21 4:50:22 PM|| 2003-10-21 4:50:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Yep Katie Couric is a card carrying member of the Taliban while Bryant supports just Al Qaeda and the Chechen rebels! Morons--want a ride in a black helicopter to see a skyline view of the New World Order?

Posted by NotMikeMoore 2003-10-21 10:22:52 PM|| 2003-10-21 10:22:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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