Washington Post warns Stinger missiles for Ukraine could "slip into the possession of terrorist groups"

twitter ^ | May 15 | ggreenwald

[RandFan]

@ggreenwald

WashPost: "Flood of weapons to Ukraine raises fear of arms smuggling"

"Shoulder-fired Stinger missiles, capable of downing commercial airliners, are just one of the weapon systems experts worry could slip into the possession of terrorist groups."

[coloradan]

As is well known, surface-to-air missiles have been known to cause spontaneous center wing tank explosions in passenger jet aircraft. (See: TWA800.)

[decal]

Now they care? What’s changed?

[BenLurkin]

Not at all ike WaPoo to be unsupportive of the globalists. What’s going on?

[Jewbacca]

Last I checked stingers have an IFF that prevents them from firing at a NATO or western target.

But panic away.

[No name given]

Apparently isis or Al qaeda could get their paws on those weapons. Although I’m still not very fond of the wapo.

[READINABLUESTATE]

My first reaction to this headline was lol!

Now they care?

[BitWielder1]

Oh noo, we trust Ukraine not to do that, don't we? /s

[Beowulf9]

So what is the point of this article? To give the terrorist ideas?

[Antihero101607]

Did we learn nothing from arming the Mujahideen, or Syrian Rebels?

[econjack]

When Stupid left billions of dollars worth of weapons in Afghanistan, you don’t think there were some Stringers left there? Point the finger at Your Boy before trying to blame anyone else.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

“Last I checked stingers have an IFF “

The missile does not have an IFF and is not restricted, it is on the launcher and operator initiated. Most of the time it is inoperable.

[jimwatx]

You sure that applies to non military aircraft?

[jimwatx]

Yeah it’s not like they are one of the most corrupt countries in the world or anything.

[GOPJ]

Now they care? What’s changed?

Might have been a mistake - we know the boys at the Washington Post hate our country.

[Jewbacca]

It’s silliness. Palestinians stole some from Eqypt and tried to use them to shoot at us (Israelis) one time.

They only lock onto aircraft without friendly IFF. So it didn’t engage

The whole story is hokum for the uninformed..

[Jewbacca]

Incorrect.

[Jewbacca]

Depends on the model. But I believe they have a built in no go for all western commercial aircraft past a certain size.

[SpaceBar]

Not at all like WaPoo to be unsupportive of the globalists. What’s going on?

Bezos's revenge.

[Spitzensparkin1]

Could? That’s the plan. WOT forever. Gotta arm the terrorists.

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