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2014-01-27 Africa North

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for military helicopter crash and attacks

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Posted by Fred 2014-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula

#1 Speaking of helicopter crashes, any new word on the one in last week's video in Syria falling w/out the tailboom and rotors?
Mechanical failure, enemy action, pilot error?

Posted by USN,Ret. ontheroad 2014-01-27 08:30|| 2014-01-27 08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Looked pretty high for ground fire and there was apparently no explosion, so a MANPAD doesn't seem plausible. A writer here last week indicated a catastrophic mechanical failure [frozen gear box] or something along those lines.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-01-27 08:36|| 2014-01-27 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks B. yeah my opinion was either a bad gearbox or mast bumping, just wondered aloud if anything new surfaced.

Posted by USN,Ret. ontheroad 2014-01-27 17:51|| 2014-01-27 17:51|| Front Page Top

#4 a bad gearbox

So you have to do, like, maintenance and stuff on a whirly-bird? Low fluids is the Will of Alan (bees pee upon him).

Posted by SteveS 2014-01-27 19:44|| 2014-01-27 19:44|| Front Page Top

#5 See also TOPIX > [Time] SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSLE ATTACK IN SINAI SPELLS TROUBLE FOR ISAELI AIRLINERS.

"Back to the future" of the late 1960's-early 1970's of routine Arab-Muslim hijackings of Israeli + Western airliners - YOKAY PEOPLE, I'LL BITE, WASN'T THIS ONE OF THE MAJOR OR PRIMARY REASONS FOR SETTING UP THE GWOT BACK IN THE DAY???

As a reminder, please remember than I'm from Guam, I'm a Madonna Fan, + I knew + fought alongside Osama, etal. during the original 1980's anti-Soviet war.

RETURN TO ARAB-MUSLIM AIRLINE HIJACKINGS = "ANOTHER OBAMA SUCCESS STORY" [Topix Artic???

Also from the late 1960's, i.e. Year 1967 ...

* SAME > [JPost] A [Israeli]SECURITY BUFFER FROM GOLAN HEIGHTS [+ near Damascus] TO THE SEA?

The Bammer may want Rising Iran includ Hezbollah in Lebanon to help contain or defeat the Qaeda Boyz in the region, but that doesn't mean Israel is going to fully trust Iran.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR SSSUUUUPEER [SUPER]-JAAWHN!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-01-27 21:45|| 2014-01-27 21:45|| Front Page Top

#6 HEINZ/CATSUP MAN???

gut nuthin.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-01-27 21:46|| 2014-01-27 21:46|| Front Page Top

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