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socalover Donating Member (359 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:31 AM
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What's a C130 doing in the Iranian army????
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/07/wiran07.xml
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:33 AM
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1. Rummie Gave Both Iraq AND Iran weapons/military equipment
During the Iran/Iraq war.

U.S. sold to both sides.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:35 AM
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2. The C-130 has been around since the '50s
It's not inconcieveable that we gave some to the Shah.
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Rageneau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:36 AM
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3. Maybe it was left over from the days when Iran was our bee-atch.
It wouldn't be surprising if one of our former lovers kept the presents we gave them. Saddam kept his poison gas, didn't he?
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:37 AM
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4. we gave them weapons until the overthrow of the Shah and
C-130s last forever--like B-52s, which will end up be used for 100 years.
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:37 AM
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5. This particular plane was payment for releasing the hostages
After Reagan was elected of course.
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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 01:56 AM
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12. Actually it was payment for Not releasing them, until after the
Elections, one of the many ways repugs steal an election
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oregonindy Donating Member (790 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:38 AM
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6. we sell arms to anybody and everybody....
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socalover Donating Member (359 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:38 AM
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7. I find it ironic that that's the aircraft that crashed today
from one of the members of the axis of evil...
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Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:40 AM
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8. Before the Ayatollah
Iran was our ally. We sold a buttload of hardware to the Shah, much of which is still in service.
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:59 AM
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9. What I want to know is, why did they load up 70+ members of the Media...
into an old, poorly maintained because they don't have any parts to maintain it, CARGO plane!?!

Don't they have any Russian or EU built Passenger Jets for members of the Media? :wtf:
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 12:59 AM
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10. The C-130 doesn't care.
That's the funny thing about military equipment. :shrug:
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lithiumbomb Donating Member (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 01:37 AM
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11. the article does point it out...
Does anyone read these? :)


This was the fourth crash involving Iran's US-made Hercules fleet, which dates from the era of the Shah when America had close links with Iran. Since the 1979 revolution, Washington's sanctions have meant spare parts are difficult to acquire, prompting suspicion that the crashes have been caused by poor maintenance."
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 02:10 AM
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13. Good sleuthing
;)
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