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Border Patrol adding drones
Arizona Daily Star ^
| 5/10/04
| Ignacio Ibarra
Posted on 05/10/2004 6:21:26 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: azhenfud
Good one...I'm chuckling.
I believe the cost to replace it after a dust devil destroyed it was in the neighborhood of $16 Million. But I could be wrong. It's been a long time...
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posted on
05/10/2004 8:17:19 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
("Occupation is too important to be left entirely to the diplomats." wretchard 5-5-04)
To: HiJinx
Will they be armed with Hellfire missiles?
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posted on
05/10/2004 8:31:50 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Time is just nature's way to keep everything from happening at once.)
To: SAMWolf
I wish...but I doubt it.
Too many 'innocents' in the line of fire. And after Abu Ghraib, there's no way the administration is going to take that chance.
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posted on
05/10/2004 8:35:49 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
("Occupation is too important to be left entirely to the diplomats." wretchard 5-5-04)
To: JackelopeBreeder
BTTT
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posted on
05/10/2004 8:49:14 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: xrp
Killer Bee Drones and Land Sharks. What do you bet at least half of FR has no idea who that is?
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posted on
05/10/2004 9:49:36 PM PDT
by
Pelham
To: azhenfud; JackelopeBreeder
The ABP prefers to keep operations well inside the law and only use them for observation and reporting to proper authorities.
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posted on
05/10/2004 10:21:59 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat
Correct. We stay legal -- we just point the folks with the badges at a target.
The infrared can distinguish between two-legged and four-legged targets, but it has a tough time telling male adults from cute young women and children. The only ones I might be interested in harming are smugglers, though I do have immense fun baiting the corrupt local Mexican military.
Besides, If we start blowing up the clientele, we would miss the priceless facial expressions when they realize they've been tagged by a bunch of gringo civilians. I would also miss my chances to deliver my copyrighted lecture on "The Myth of Mexican Machismo". After all, Paco, if you won't stand up for your rights and the welfare of your own country, why would I want your wussified fanny in my country?
(Also, a single Hellfire outweighs a Border Hawk several times over. After all, it is designed to turn a tank into an acre or so of scattered scrap metal.)
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posted on
05/10/2004 11:28:00 PM PDT
by
JackelopeBreeder
(Proud to be a loco gringo armed vigilante terrorist cucaracha!)
To: HiJinx
bttt
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posted on
05/10/2004 11:31:18 PM PDT
by
lainde
(Heads up...We're coming and we've got tongue blades...(And panties)!)
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