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2004-03-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2004-03-18 12:11:49 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I guess Kurdistan will take up more than just northern Iraq.

Posted by Charles 2004-3-18 3:15:53 AM|| 2004-3-18 3:15:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The FreeArab Forum's slogan is almost hidden in the banner: There is no God but Liberty; our conscience its messenger. I like it, but the Wahhabis probably think that it's blasphemy.

Posted by GK 2004-3-18 4:59:16 AM|| 2004-3-18 4:59:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 They mention helicopters using "pellet bombs". Can anyone explain that to me? I'm envisioning boxes of ball bearings spilled out from a height, but that can't be right, can it?

Posted by Dar 2004-3-18 10:08:54 AM|| 2004-3-18 10:08:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 They mention helicopters using "pellet bombs".

I googled "pellet bomb", seems like that's what some people call cluster bombs. The small bomblets are filled with steel pellets for anti-personnel effect. Haven't seen them being used from choppers, but the low speed would not be a problem, might even help accuracy at low levels. Bastards.

Posted by Steve 2004-3-18 11:07:45 AM|| 2004-3-18 11:07:45 AM|| Front Page Top

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