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[OT] 'Culture' is no excuse by
Eliminate SPAM
'Culture' is no excuse
Savage executions in the Arab world must be condemned as wrong by
anyone's standards
David Aaronovitch, columnist of the year
Sunday May 16, 2004
The Observer
A man from Maidstone had this letter published in the Independent last
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Nike SAM sites in CONUS: Any Maps? by
Matt Wiser
Are there any sites on the web where one could find a map or maps of all of
the areas that were defended by Nike SAMs in CONUS in the 1950s-1974 timeframe?
TIA.
Posted via www.My-Newsgroups.com - web to news gateway for usenet access!
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Moffett Airshow by
F9pnthr
Can anyone give me a web address for info on the coming airshow at Moffett
Field? I don't know what to expect - went to a show there in late summer a
couple of years ago and was disappointed, comparing it to some others I've seen
in the past.
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Who de-activated ground-air missiles on 9-11? by
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend
The Pentagon is protected by a computerized system. When a plane
enters the pentagon protected space the computer automatically sends a
message to the plane demanding the pilot punch in a code allowing it
to enter the space. If that is not done within seconds, the plane is
automatically shot...
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OBIT: Col. Robert Morgan, "Memphis Belle" pilot by
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso, USAAC
From the CAF mail server:
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All,
Following is the obituary from the Asheville Citizen-Times for Col. Robert
Morgan, pilot of the B-17 “Memphis Belle.” The news in Memphis said that his
family made the difficult decision to remove...
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Lighter-than-air vehicles may prove useful in terror war by
Otis Willie
Lighter-than-air vehicles may prove useful in terror war
(EXCERPT) Then & Now : A new role?
Web Posted: 05/16/2004 12:00 AM CDT
Scott Huddleston Express-News Staff Writer
During World War II, the Navy built hundreds of blimps and used them
as convoy escorts to help protect ships from enemy...
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Commander of Memphis Belle Dies by
John Keeney
Col. Robert Morgan, commander of the B-17 Memphis Bell, died late Saturday.
He was 85.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040516/D82JF0500.html
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~~ The man responsible for Abu Ghraib ~~ by
WalterM140
The buck
stops at his desk, as Harry Truman said once and forever. He may scapegoat
others, he may duck and weave, but either he knew what was going on or
should have known. Those Americans who will vote to re-elect him will
support the man responsible for Abu Ghraib.
These *******...
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*The Shine of Ali* by
X98
In the name of the Compassionate
*The Shine of Ali*
Peace,
Realize what America has done today by attacking *The Shine of Ali*.
We will suffer much sorrow for what we have done today. Fear God...
for His judgments are upon this fifthly government and its sleeping
peoples.
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Dutch rolls by
Chris Mark
Cub Driver wrote:
Gilmore, alone, also entered the fray but was quickly latched onto by a Zero
he
shook off with a series of Dutch rolls
What is a Dutch roll in this context? It's usually applied to
oscillations that can't be damped out, as in the Northrop YB-49 Flying
Wing bomber. I can't...
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Is Spooky safe to take downtown? by
Henry J Cobb
http://globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/ac-130u.htm
The newest addition to the command fleet, this heavily armed aircraft
incorporates side-firing weapons integrated with sophisticated sensor,
navigation and fire control systems to provide surgical firepower or
area saturation...
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F9F Panther/Cougar Walkarounds by
Michael Benolkin
I've just posted a major expansion of the F9F section on Cybermodeler with
more F9F-4 photos, as well as new F9F-8, F9F-8R and F9F-8T walkarounds. I've
also posted Fotios Rouch's new first look and the CollectAire 1/48 TF-9J
"Twogar" kit. Check it out at Cybermodeler.com.
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Respectively,
Michael...
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May 2004 Afterburner goes on line by
Otis Willie
May 2004 Afterburner goes on line
(EXCERPT) May 2004 Afterburner goes on line
The text and .pdf versions of the May 2004 Afterburner, News for USAF
Retired Personnel have been posted on the Retiree Services Home Page.
The printed version is also in the mail to more than 750,000 Air...
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May 15th 04 06:31 PM
by Denyav
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max altitude and Mach 1 Now With Charts by
John R Weiss
"Boomer" wrote...
the first chart is an F-16 (it SAYS F-15 but a look at the stats tells you
otherwise) Notice that it's Max altitude comes BEFORE Mach1.
the second chart is for an SU-30, it also reaches max alt BEFORE Mach1.
the third chart should be a F-4 vs...
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May 15th 04 05:49 PM
by Boomer
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Australian Army torture claims surface by
Aerophotos
A interesting news story surfaced today .... it seems some Australian
Army personnel who think getting drunk and torturing things.... is fun..
It shows how reckless theses people are. Makes one wonder what would
they do if deployed overseas.......and were drunk????
Alcohol is NO EXCUSE for bad...
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