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U.S. says it shot down Iranian drone last month

World Mar. 17, 2009 - 05:38AM JST ( 6 )

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kinnikuMar. 17, 2009 - 10:29AM JST

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad commented that it wasn't a drone and that it was in fact his very own model plane which he had built from scratch. 'I don't know why the US always picks on me...' the President was quoted as saying upon hearing the news that his beloved model had been destroyed.
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sabiwabiMar. 17, 2009 - 11:01AM JST

A U.S. statement said the Ababil 3 was tracked for about 70 minutes before U.S. jets shot it down “well-inside Iraqi airspace” and that the aircraft’s presence over Iraq “was not an accident.”

Well-inside? Why don't they tell us how much? With their history of constant lies, I'm surprised anyone still listens to the US. I guess the same can be said about kinniku, who is making stuff up again.
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kinnikuMar. 17, 2009 - 01:04PM JST

Well-inside? Why don't they tell us how much?

"They" have. Ever considered phonics training? It does seem that the Iraqis and Americans disagree about the area of flight and whether it was an accident on the part of Iran or not.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7946758.stm

US forces shot down an Iranian drone 60 miles (100km) north-east of Baghdad last month, the US military says. Maj Gen Abdul Aziz Mohammed Jassim, head of military operations at the Iraqi defence ministry, told Reuters news agency he believed the plane's entry into Iraq had probably been a genuine error.

"It crossed 10km into Iraq," he said. "It's most likely that its entrance was a mistake."

p.s. Considering your consistent history of 'bending' reality to suit your whims, I do not think you are in any position to comment about making things up. In addition, it might be time to update or replace your sense of humour with a more efficient model...
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sydenhamMar. 17, 2009 - 02:38PM JST

ahh, the future of war. my drone flies longer than yours.
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Helter_SkelterMar. 18, 2009 - 05:41AM JST

Destroy Iran's nuclear program and you don't have to worry about them for the next decade or two.