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2004-01-26 Iran

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-01-26 1:46:48 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Three words. Target Rich Environment.

Posted by Val 2004-1-26 1:48:10 AM|| 2004-1-26 1:48:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 My thoughts exactly.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-1-26 2:37:58 AM|| 2004-1-26 2:37:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The Teheran gathering is also expected to deepen the recent informal alliances made between Islamist militant groups and a variety of communist, anarchist and environmentalist militant groups.... Environmentalists? HMMMmmm. I wonder if Al Gore knows that some of his constituents are rubbing elbows with these other groups whose common goal is anti-American?

Posted by Gasse Katze 2004-1-26 2:38:01 AM|| 2004-1-26 2:38:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Irish are going? I hope they do a decent pint of Guinness in Tehran! Me thinks not.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-1-26 4:00:10 AM|| 2004-1-26 4:00:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 One word: Moab

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2004-1-26 4:38:11 AM|| 2004-1-26 4:38:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 adopting a wait-and-see tactic until after the American presidential election

Translation: Praying like mad for a Democrat victory.

GK -- you're assuming Algore would care.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-1-26 6:51:02 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-1-26 6:51:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Sounds like a perfect time to field test the new B-2 capability.
120,250lbGPS guided bombs would sure make some nice party favors.

Posted by Raptor 2004-1-26 7:14:30 AM|| 2004-1-26 7:14:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 The Teheran gathering is also expected to deepen the recent informal alliances made between Islamist militant groups and a variety of communist, anarchist and environmentalist militant groups against the "American common enemy."

I got told by a leftwinger/university professor there is no link between Islamic terrorism and communists today. I guess we can chuck that theory out the window.

Both have the same goals: the destruction of America, since the USA is the only force in the world today that offers a decent alternative to the crappy life leftists have to offer.

US bombers would be sweet, but IAF raids would be even better. Heck, an IDF commando raid, complete with films would be the perfect corker to the presidential election of 2004. Bush wins the White House for a second term, and Israel reduces the world's terrorist supply.

A man can dream.

Posted by badanov 2004-1-26 7:28:22 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-1-26 7:28:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 "Only members receive full access to all of the information on JPost.com"

In the future, please don't post links to subscription-only sites without posting a username/password so that we can access it. Thanks.

Posted by gromky 2004-1-26 9:58:34 AM|| 2004-1-26 9:58:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm thinking about 200 kT, about 1500 ft. AGL. Wonder how many warheads a D-5 has?

Posted by Nguard 2004-1-26 10:00:32 AM|| 2004-1-26 10:00:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Even if we can't (or won't) bomb this meeting, we should have a bunch of KH-11s trained on Tehran and some CIA/SF types inside and outside taking pictures. Also, we should have a patriotic infiltrator taking detailed notes, making contacts and getting names.

Posted by Tibor 2004-1-26 10:17:08 AM|| 2004-1-26 10:17:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 ...Actually, if you wnat to really mess with their little turbans, deliberately crash a Predator with a couple of dummy Hellfires on it just outside of town, then admit it at a news conference with the statement that the drone crashed because the 'tracking signal' from inside the meeting suddenly stopped.
Man, they won't know WHO to shoot first.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-1-26 11:24:19 AM|| 2004-1-26 11:24:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 Warm up the Eathquake Generator, Smithers...

Posted by mojo 2004-1-26 11:46:45 AM|| 2004-1-26 11:46:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 Badanov,

Here's something from leftists refuting the stupidity of your professor:

http://www.marxist.org.uk/htm_docs/comm12.htm

Posted by Ernest Brown 2004-1-26 11:52:52 AM|| [saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2004-1-26 11:52:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 just for letters for this one.ICBM.

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-26 11:56:27 AM|| 2004-1-26 11:56:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 Warm up the Eathquake Generator, Smithers...

You're forgetting mojo, the Earthquake Generator is mounted on the space shuttle. Unless, of course, they managed to transfer it to the Space Station before the "accident".

Posted by Steve 2004-1-26 12:03:28 PM|| 2004-1-26 12:03:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Mr. Kozlowski:

You, sir, have a devious and diabolical mind. I love that idea.

Posted by Mike 2004-1-26 12:20:11 PM|| 2004-1-26 12:20:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 The Teheran gathering is also expected to deepen the recent informal alliances made between Islamist militant groups and a variety of communist, anarchist and environmentalist militant groups against the "American common enemy."

Do the democrats really have enough time for this type of thing during an election year?

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-26 12:31:51 PM|| 2004-1-26 12:31:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Steve, that was no accident, that was cover to get them to drop their guard.

It's all going according to plan...

Posted by Anonymous 2004-1-26 12:32:24 PM|| 2004-1-26 12:32:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Great idea Mike K. Capitalize on their innate paranoia and let them destroy themselves.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2004-1-26 12:40:00 PM|| 2004-1-26 12:40:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Lured by great land deals near Bam. The faithful head to paradise. All attendies get several new identities.

Posted by Lucky 2004-1-26 12:48:59 PM|| 2004-1-26 12:48:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Mr. Kozlowski - such a cunning plan, I'm sure it must be wearing a tail (Black Adder)!.

Oh and NGL, it seems a D5 has typically 8 warheads, roughly 350 kT each (Hiroshima was about 20 kT) and an Ohio class submarine has 24 missiles (192 warheads). The CEP seems to be about 122m.

Trident SLBM and for much more detail Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile

This has been an "Armageddon TV" public service announcement.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-1-26 1:58:42 PM|| 2004-1-26 1:58:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Don't you just know that convention registration is more than the usual hassle, what with each valid ticket holder required to show 4 different passports from 3 continents, 2 currencys and a jar of mustache wax.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-26 3:48:32 PM|| 2004-1-26 3:48:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 What is the range of the Zionist Death Ray again?

Can we get that on an orbital platform by then?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-1-26 4:39:19 PM|| 2004-1-26 4:39:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 Boy, this target rich environment is salavation city! Hey, if we can't take them out, we at least ought to have someone put an H2S gas generator in the intake ductwork, just to let them know that we are thinking about them.

Posted by Anonymous 2004-1-26 6:45:48 PM|| 2004-1-26 6:45:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 I was #25.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-1-26 6:46:35 PM|| 2004-1-26 6:46:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 millions of sticky dot size RFIDs in the convention center's air....

Posted by 3dc 2004-1-29 1:38:37 AM|| 2004-1-29 1:38:37 AM|| Front Page Top

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