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Russian bombers passed aviation tower unnoticed
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| October 6, 2006
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Posted on 10/06/2006 11:46:28 AM PDT by Truth29
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Well, this is just dandy. It didn't take the Russians long to test the new defense pact between the US and Iceland to see if anyone was awake.
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:46:29 AM PDT
by
Truth29
To: Leifur; Theoden
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:47:31 AM PDT
by
Truth29
(r)
To: Truth29
Yep, and no one was awake...
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:48:08 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Quickest way to put the Foley scandal behind us is for Foley to switch parties - BufordP)
To: Truth29
Ain't that the truth. Looks like the Russkies are thinking about Iceland if NATO won't back off of letting Eastern European nations join up. Ironically, I just got done yesterday re-reading "Red Storm Rising" and this just seems too 'deja vu'.
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:49:36 AM PDT
by
PeterFinn
(Condoleeza Rice. President. 2008.)
To: Truth29
Icelandic airspace is just as secure as it was before LOL
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:50:36 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: PeterFinn
"Red Storm Rising" Clancy's best, imo.
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:52:33 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Truth29
Gudmundsdóttir admits that communications with radar stations have been somewhat lax since the departure of the US military, but says that the Icelandic airspace is just as secure as it was before We have great RADAR coverage...
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:53:09 AM PDT
by
Dominick
("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
To: Truth29
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posted on
10/06/2006 11:57:47 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: Truth29
The boys in Colorado probably knew about it; suppose there's nothing they could have done with no fighters on station in Iceland to chase them out.
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:00:15 PM PDT
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: PeterFinn
"Ironically, I just got done yesterday re-reading "Red Storm Rising" and this just seems too 'deja vu'."
I think I beat you by about three days. My, my, how things haven't really changed much at all...
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:04:54 PM PDT
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: Old Student; PeterFinn
A few days ago there were reports of Bear bombers off the coast of Alaska with Canadian and US interceptors scrambled to meet them. Interesting coincidence or probing to see how we would respond with all of the internal dissension in the US caused by the Democrats and their fellow travelers?
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:08:43 PM PDT
by
Truth29
(r)
To: Truth29
I spent 2 years stationed in Iceland chasing Bear bombers and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if they were able to overfly Iceland pretty much unnoticed since there's no military presence ther any more.
All the Icelandics have are three radar sites (assuming they are all still operational) used by our military previously but that are now used only as Air Traffic Control facilities. If the aircraft weren't squawking there's a good chance the Icelandics wouldn't see them even though they would get a raw data return from the aircraft. Raw data wouldn't tell them who they were, only that there are aircraft there.
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:11:02 PM PDT
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: Truth29
Come on guys! The Russians are our friends now...
They were just flyin' around minding their own bidness!
yukety yuk yuk...
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:12:12 PM PDT
by
stevie_d_64
(Houston Area Texans (I've always been hated))
To: Truth29
I am sure the Ruskies didn't do it on purpose......
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:12:51 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.)
To: Truth29
"A few days ago there were reports of Bear bombers off the coast of Alaska with Canadian and US interceptors scrambled to meet them. Interesting coincidence or probing to see how we would respond with all of the internal dissension in the US caused by the Democrats and their fellow travelers?"
The Russians aren't our friends. Maybe, some day, they will be, but don't hold your breath waiting. They are still testing us to see if we've lost it. Islamofacists aren't our only potential enemies in the world today.
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:26:45 PM PDT
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: Old Student
The Russians are our competitors in the global marketplace. The last people that should be whining about competition are Americans.
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:29:07 PM PDT
by
zarf
To: Mr. Mojo
"Red Storm Rising"
Clancy's best, imo.
As much as I loved the Jack Ryan series, I too also think Red Storm Rising was his best work to date. What a read!! I've always been facsinated in the "what if the Cold War went Hot" types of scenarios. Anyone know when Clancy's next novel is coming out?? And I don't mean one of those mini-series ghost written novels crap.
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:31:08 PM PDT
by
jhp
To: zarf
What does russia bring to the global marketplace? Missles, guns, and warplanes? Right...
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:33:02 PM PDT
by
monkeywrench
(Deut. 27:17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark)
To: Truth29
It is my understanding that we left Iceland completely just a few weeks ago. We wanted them to upgrade the base some and they said no, so we said goodbye.
I wonder if they are rethinking their decision now?
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:34:39 PM PDT
by
Veloxherc
(To go up pull back, to go down pull back all the way.)
To: monkeywrench
Oil, technology, weapons exports...etc...
Do you think Russia is going to launch an invasion of the US? What's with the anti-commie paranoia?
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posted on
10/06/2006 12:35:25 PM PDT
by
zarf
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