Iranian fighter planes (huh?)

[MikeD]

What's interesting is why those flights would even go through a military installation anyway, when a civilian plane on the ramp would invite obvious scrutiny. Why they didn't keep those flights restricted to places like Mena, Ark and Pinal Airpark, AZ, makes little sense.

 

[Qutch]

Why Arabs lose wars:

http://www.meforum.org/441/why-arabs-lose-wars

Thanks for that link. I read the whole thing and was thinking about how much I would have liked to have had access to analysis like that when we were puzzling over how to teach these guys. No internet then.



Here are a couple of relevant Breaking News stories out of Iran.

Tehran: An Iranian US-manufactured F-14 fighter jet crashed early on Thursday minutes after takeoff, killing both crew, the Iranian Fars news agency reported.

Sanctions against Iran's controversial nuclear programme have taken a heavy toll on Iran's ability to maintain the fleet. Iran has suffered a string of serious air accidents over the past decade that have cost more than 900 lives.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/iran-fighter-crash-kills-both-crews-report_754942.html

Same story on the Civilian Air side. Claim that Sanctions = accidents
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220263.html . Iranian News video

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