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2020-01-29 Afghanistan

Iranian media: CIA agent behind Soleimani killing shot down in Afghanistan

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-01-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 it is just not so

Posted by newc 2020-01-29 01:16|| 2020-01-29 01:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Errr... comrades? Suleimani was betrayed by HIS OWN PEOPLE. By one of youz.

Be afraid, yes. Very afraid.
Watch yer backs

Posted by Lex 2020-01-29 02:12|| 2020-01-29 02:12|| Front Page Top

#3 E-11 is a flying Wi-fi hotspot. Nobody on it of importance.

But it's important to be able to identify such wishful thinking in others so that we can spot it when our own elites engage in it.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2020-01-29 03:45|| 2020-01-29 03:45|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm pretty sure the people on that plane don't agree with that assessment, Herb ('nobody of importance').

Posted by Raj 2020-01-29 08:05|| 2020-01-29 08:05|| Front Page Top

Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-29 09:35|| 2020-01-29 09:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Because all the logistics and getting that platform into area, and all that training, to put a crew of Carls checking their facepage was the plan?

I'd guess that mission planning thought they were important. I'd guess everyone relying on that mission being successful thought they were important. Their instructors, maintenance crew, friends thought they were important. I'd guess their families thought they were important as well.

I would also guess the design team of the E-11 would be surprised to hear their platform referred to as simply a way for troopers to download cat memes. The Iranians, sticking their jaws out by taking credit for this crash, would be equally surprised to hear an E-11 is not much of a trophy.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-01-29 15:42|| 2020-01-29 15:42|| Front Page Top

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