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3. So. . The pentagon lost a spy plane?

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 11:04 PM

Dec 2011

You'd think they'd keep closer track of them. If this one is a fake, and they know it's a fake, then they know Iran is lying. If this only "seems" to be fake, that means they've lost track of one and they don't know WHERE it is...

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Ex-Pentagon official: Captured spy plane seems fake [View all] Robb Dec 2011 OP

The welds on the wing joints look like masking tape. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #1

They do, don't they? nt MADem Dec 2011 #30

And why are they displaying it in a high school gym? TlalocW Dec 2011 #2

So. . The pentagon lost a spy plane? annabanana Dec 2011 #3

Actually, I think they do know where it is. tabatha Dec 2011 #7

These drones are now very sophisticated. caseymoz Dec 2011 #10

They did lose track of one around the coast of Africa Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #11

They've also lost track of them over American soil. caseymoz Dec 2011 #12

DING DING DING! Annabanana, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Dec 2011 #16

Um, they didn't guide that down electronically. knitter4democracy Dec 2011 #4

so the Pentagon admits losing the plane, but the Iranians don't have it. provis99 Dec 2011 #5

see #7 tabatha Dec 2011 #8

Yah, that's why we axed for it back! tabasco Dec 2011 #6

Hey ......... I saw that plane in a 1950's- 1960's b-movie Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #9

I Was Thinking It Was A Trojan Horse Diliberately Crashed In Iran..... global1 Dec 2011 #13

That's entirely within the realm of possibility. Of course, we'd want to go through all the MADem Dec 2011 #31

Not fake. Poll_Blind Dec 2011 #14

"We'll see how the Iranians respond." Robb Dec 2011 #15

No reason to promote conspiracies, Robb. You should really... Poll_Blind Dec 2011 #17

He's guessing, same as me. Robb Dec 2011 #20

They have it. i_sometimes Dec 2011 #22

They have it, but that's not it. leveymg Dec 2011 #42

That's what I would think - a mock-up for public display bhikkhu Dec 2011 #44

Excellent link. Thanks. Little Tich Dec 2011 #21

Why would we "ask for it back" if it was fake? Renew Deal Dec 2011 #18

To make them believe that they have "the real thing" and not a glorified model airplane? nt MADem Dec 2011 #32

What would you do to make them believe it was real? jberryhill Dec 2011 #40

I thought so as well Dragonbreathp9d Dec 2011 #19

I thought they "shot" it down? If it was a hack then how do we know they didnt hack before it even cstanleytech Dec 2011 #23

Cheney had it towed to the high school gym Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #24

Photo for comparison: ellisonz Dec 2011 #25

Sounds like sour grapes to me dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #26

The real one is lost, sitting on a hook like bait, or disassembled in an Iranian lab. hunter Dec 2011 #27

it looks like a cheap plastic toy, not a real drone. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #28

psy-ops to make Iranians doubt themselves n/t cosmicone Dec 2011 #29

Why are they hiding the undercarriage under those silly posters and a couple of bedspreads? MADem Dec 2011 #33

They may have overwaxed the floors, but I'm sure the kids' gyms in Iran get a lot of use. Bucky Dec 2011 #36

I do not think that is a "kid's" gym. I could be wrong, but I don't think so. MADem Dec 2011 #38

I feel sorry for the kids who can't have PE cause of this spy plane in their gym. Bucky Dec 2011 #34

I think co-ed basketball was canceled a looooong time ago. Robb Dec 2011 #35

Well duh... thescreaminghead Dec 2011 #37

Why? Wind Dancer Dec 2011 #41

Because if the MIC is going to soak US taxpayers by selling them more bombs.... JohnyCanuck Dec 2011 #43

thanks unionworks Dec 2011 #39

Latest theory/rumor: Pilot error/crash, and a bit of PAINT, no less! MADem Dec 2011 #45