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2009-12-20 Arabia

Saudi warplanes rain 1,011 missiles on Yemen

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Posted by Fred 2009-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 AWWWWW BULLSH!T

"The Houthis said US attacks on Thursday killed 120 civilians, among whom were women and children."

ENEMY PROPAGANDA ALERT.

Amazing how fast they get these accurate totals of deceased civilians.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2009-12-20 00:07|| 2009-12-20 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 It really sucks to be Iran's ally. You watching, Hugolito?

Posted by ed 2009-12-20 00:44|| 2009-12-20 00:44|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder who uses IranPress-TV articles besides Rantburg and Hizb'allah newspapers in southern Lebanon... DoD intelligence analysts and the CIA would have other sources, one would think.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-12-20 08:13|| 2009-12-20 08:13|| Front Page Top

#4 TW, the US intelligence community uses every source available to it, including "news" agencies in foreign countries. Knowing what they're saying in public and also knowing what they say in private provides some very interesting tidbits now and then.

I just wonder where "US Air Force" aircraft could be flying from to target Yemen. It's a long way to US bases in Iraq. The US does have some forward basing deals in the southern portion of the Arabian peninsula, but I doubt they'd be using them for something as volatile as this. Carrier operations is a possibility, but I even doubt that much. Any "missile" attacks are probably coming from some of the US warships on anti-piracy patrol. Tomahawk missiles have VERY long legs.

Posted by Old Patriot 2009-12-20 13:24|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/ 2009-12-20 13:24|| Front Page Top

#5 is amazing how they get such accurate numbers killed when there usually wouldn't be too much left or multiple pices of several bodies

Posted by chris 2009-12-20 14:17|| 2009-12-20 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 It's always a pleasure when an expert weighs in on one of my little ideas, Old Patriot. Thank you!

As for the American aircraft, it seems to me this is an IP-TV exaggeration. Yes, the Saudi air force uses American planes, but how on earth would the Houthi fighters be able to see exactly what is firing missiles at them from waaaaay up in the air?

Posted by trailing wife 2009-12-20 14:18|| 2009-12-20 14:18|| Front Page Top

#7 There is some second hand acknowledgement by Admiral Mullen that the US has been providing some "assistance" and "fire power" to the Yemeni government...what ever that means.

Posted by Karl Rove 2009-12-20 17:27|| 2009-12-20 17:27|| Front Page Top

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