[Perdogg]

I thought the Taliban banned the use of kites.

[No Truce With Kings]

No different than barrage balloons used as late as WWII. Guess they will have to start putting razor blades on the leading edge of the rotor to cut the lines.

[Hacklehead]

A modern day version of the Barrage balloon?

[bubbacluck]

Crank up the Rovian weather machine and turn off the wind in those areas. Next.

[nuconvert]

“The multi billion pound US military fear al-Qaeda-linked militants may be flying cheap kites “

Fear??? LoL.

[Uri’el-2012]

Too much ghanga

[FreedomFromGov]

When in reverse, my car beeps if even the smallest thing is behind it. Can’t radar cover this?

[IronJack]

It would take some pretty substantial nylon cord to foul a Huey’s rotors, I would think. And I wonder what kind of kite could lift such a weight. It would have to be large enough to be pretty visible.

[Izzy Dunne]

So, sharpen the blades already.

[Beckwith]

Does this story ring true to you?

[McGruff]

Several kites may have been flown, then tied to trees surrounding a rebel encampment as an extra buffer against nighttime air attacks, the officer said.

That's not very smart. Find the kites and you've found the bad guys.

[LibLieSlayer]

This is just a flying enemy marker.

LLS

[bk1000]

Sharpen the rotor blades. Problem solved.

[monday]

“Several kites may have been flown, then tied to trees surrounding a rebel encampment as an extra buffer against nighttime air attacks, the officer said.”

er... am I the only one who thinks flying kites is kind of stupid if you are a terrorist trying to not call attention to yourself? If I was flying a helicopter and knew terrorists were flying kites, I would look for kites and then shoot the people flying them.

I am guessing kite flying would quickly become a very unpopular pastime on the island of Jolo.