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US MISSILES HITS TURKEY
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| 3/23/03
Posted on 03/23/2003 7:03:22 PM PST by knak
Two US cruise missiles have misfired and landed in Turkey, according to reports.
A US defense official said: "Two Tomahawk cruise missiles misfired, landing in an unpopulated area in the Republic of Turkey. There were no reported injuries."
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 200303; missiles; turkey
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:03:22 PM PST
by
knak
To: knak
I hate when the world expects perfection from the USA.
2
posted on
03/23/2003 7:04:13 PM PST
by
smith288
(Visit my gallery http://www.ejsmithweb.com/fr/hollywood/hollywood.php)
To: knak
The Turks said something about this earlier.
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:05:02 PM PST
by
Maedhros
(I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.)
To: knak
Hmmmmm....could those Russian GPS jammers be at work???
One I could understand, but two?
NeverGore
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:05:02 PM PST
by
nevergore
(If stupidity hurt, human shields would be writhing in pain....)
To: knak
Boys and Girls can you say "Warning Shot"
I know you can...
To: knak
Thanksgiving isn't for another 9 months?
To: knak
Obviously the Turks will need to expand their buffer zone into Northern Iraq. My guess is they'll be comfortable if their lines extend a little south of Kirkuk.
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:06:30 PM PST
by
caltrop
To: knak
Oops...
To: vastrightwc
Everybody makes mistakes!
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:06:53 PM PST
by
MEG33
To: nevergore
cruise missiles arent gps guided.
10
posted on
03/23/2003 7:07:05 PM PST
by
mylife
To: knak
Can you say, "Chinese embassy in Belgrade"? Can you say "French embassy in Tripoli"?
11
posted on
03/23/2003 7:07:10 PM PST
by
Wavyhill
To: knak
Iran at first said it was our missiles that hit them, but then the story got changed and it was evidently Iraqi missiles. Maybe the same thing here.
Or maybe a "oops", you guys had better watch your "p's and q's" and stay out of Iraq.
12
posted on
03/23/2003 7:08:06 PM PST
by
dawn53
To: knak
If I have my "Midnight Express" lingo down, is this a "yip"?? I think stabbing someone in the butt was also a "yip".
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:08:26 PM PST
by
evolved_rage
(Davis is a POS!!!)
To: knak
and in the news...two US missiles went a stray in a remote area of Turkey, nobody was within 200 to 300 miles of the darn thing, nobody heard it, nobody even knows it it really went into Turkey...actually, we just have nothing to report right now, so we are making it to freak the people out in Turkey!!!
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:08:48 PM PST
by
Heff
To: MEG33
"Everybody makes mistakes!"
Yep, that's why they put erasers on pencils.
To: knak
Whoops! They shouldn't have put their country so close to Iraq.
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:11:14 PM PST
by
tiki
To: evolved_rage
A stab below the waist is acceptable revenge.
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:12:29 PM PST
by
ffusco
("Essiri sempri la santu fora la chiesa.")
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: nevergore
I'm no expert on this...but, most cruise missiles have an inertial guidance system...some have a GPS update to counter the IMU drift.
Anyone else know more?
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posted on
03/23/2003 7:13:35 PM PST
by
TankerKC
To: knak
Stay in line, Turkey, or your govt. buildings may take a hit. We're not afraid of you. We hit the French and Chinese embassies "accidentally", too.
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