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High-tech map helps commanders plan next moves (disturbing intelligence report)
USA today via MilitaryCity dot COM ^
| 3-31-03
| By David J. Lynch
Posted on 03/31/2003 4:12:02 PM PST by vannrox
Edited on 05/07/2004 10:24:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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MARINE COMBAT HEADQUARTERS, Southern Iraq ? At 2:05 p.m., Lt. Col. David Pere, the senior watch officer at this U.S. command post, fields a disturbing intelligence report.
Iraqi troops at an Ababil missile site northwest of Basra have been spotted wearing chemical weapons suits. A special vehicle designed to decontaminate troops and their gear after a chemical attack is parked nearby.
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I didn't see this anywhere.
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posted on
03/31/2003 4:12:02 PM PST
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
It's a couple days old already.
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posted on
03/31/2003 4:17:36 PM PST
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!)
To: vannrox
HEY!!! What about "Loose lips sink ships" ?
Isn't this more than we "need to know" at this time ?
Just wondering .
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posted on
03/31/2003 4:21:05 PM PST
by
dadwags
To: vannrox
Excellent post - thanks for putting it on.
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posted on
03/31/2003 4:22:52 PM PST
by
11B3
(.308 holes make invisible souls. Belt fed liberal eraser.)
To: vannrox
interesting thanks
21st century CP BUMP
To: dadwags
There is no specific info here. 90% of it is sci fi anyway, straight from Hollywood. The rest is from old Popular Science magazines.
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posted on
03/31/2003 4:31:39 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts: Proofs establish links)
To: vannrox
As for the technology...I'm proud to say that my son (a civilian contractor) designed and built the prototypes. He has been in country since January and is in Iraq with the 1st MEF.
To: SuperLuminal
Please send along to your son our gratitude and support!
-jimbo
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posted on
03/31/2003 5:53:08 PM PST
by
jimbokun
Comment #9 Removed by Moderator
To: SuperLuminal
That is way cool. You've a right to be proud.
a Dad.
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posted on
03/31/2003 8:01:28 PM PST
by
jokar
(In my experiance, there is no problem so deep, that a good ass kicking can't improve upon.)
To: vannrox
"Bristling with antennas and radar dishes, the Marines? mobile war room ? nicknamed ?the Bug? ? is a triumph of improvisation and technology." this thing is an *extremely* tempting target... In this war, against an enemy with no effective air power or STS missile capability, it will work. But against an equal foe, it is *extremely* vulnerable. moreover, consider the impact on tactical operations of abruptly *losing* this thing.
Franks better think about decentralizing it, networking it, and getting some redundancy built in... (but he probably already has; he's anything but dumb...)
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posted on
03/31/2003 11:47:24 PM PST
by
fire_eye
To: SuperLuminal
Til my dying day, these soldiers will have my respect and gratitude. Please tell him that for us. Try not to cry when you tell him.
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posted on
04/01/2003 1:51:37 AM PST
by
happygrl
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