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2007-01-20 Europe

Cobra air fighters supported military attacks on south east Turkey

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Where's the earlier article about Kurds moving soldiers to Bagdad?

Seems strange to attack a set of allies.
Were they enrolled in the Bagdad occupation to diminish their forces?

Who's watching the ones in Bagdad?

Posted by Skidmark 2007-01-20 02:09|| 2007-01-20 02:09|| Front Page Top

#2 What the hell is a "Cobra jet fighter"?

Posted by Parabellum 2007-01-20 09:58|| 2007-01-20 09:58|| Front Page Top

#3 What the hell is a "Cobra jet fighter"?

This is probably a G.I. Joe reference. It means the Turks are in league with the bad guys.

Posted by SteveS 2007-01-20 10:20|| 2007-01-20 10:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Probably simply the general stupidity of the media worldwide when it comes to military equipment : the US has supplied the Turks with Cobra attack helicopters and F-16s. So, some dumbassed reporter reports CAS by combining the two very different aircraft, giving a really cool tag name to run with.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-01-20 16:19|| 2007-01-20 16:19|| Front Page Top

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