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Posted by: Lawrence Aug 12 2004, 04:04 AM

We had some F.O. time, so we went exploring. It's amazing what's left in little caches all over this country... there was enough ordnance to wipe Cleveland off the map forever - in just one little area.


Russian made stuff.


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Posted by: Lawrence Aug 12 2004, 04:07 AM

More goodies... there was a huge box of fuse assemblies nearby.


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Posted by: Lawrence Aug 12 2004, 04:11 AM

We sell nothing but the best stuff in America... and elsewhere. <_<


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Posted by: Lawrence Aug 12 2004, 04:14 AM

It's so little and cute...


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Posted by: Lawrence Aug 12 2004, 04:18 AM

Sometimes, a man just needs to feel the power between his legs....


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Posted by: thesey914 Aug 12 2004, 04:52 AM

Wow...nice pictures. Don't think much of their brickies (brick layers)
These are all US made arms.?

Posted by: Joe Ricard Aug 12 2004, 06:07 AM

Yea ask this question to both parties at policical debate. 1st one to squirm is guilty.

Nice pics, So what were the half time activities. It all started out with "hey ya'll watch this shit". KABOOOM.

Posted by: maf914 Aug 12 2004, 06:40 AM

When I worked in Saudi I was always amazed at the shoddy brickwork in the local construction. Poor brick laying and no rebar. This was always covered up with stucco so you weren't aware of it when the building was finished. Whenever I see photos of collapsed buildings in the middle east due to earthquake and other disasters I always think back to what I saw.

Posted by: Bruce Allert Aug 12 2004, 07:25 AM

"......it's a mad, mad, mad, mad, mad World"

anyone see that movie waaaaayyyyyyyyy baaaaaack when?

......b

P.s.
Damn it Rusty, YOU BE CAREFUL out there, OK?

Posted by: ruddyboys Aug 12 2004, 08:07 AM

I saw that movie sitting under a big "W"

Posted by: seanery Aug 12 2004, 08:52 AM

My dad just sent these pictures to me:


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Posted by: seanery Aug 12 2004, 08:52 AM

ads


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Posted by: seanery Aug 12 2004, 08:52 AM

asd


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Posted by: seanery Aug 12 2004, 08:54 AM

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The Iraqi jet, an advanced Russian MiG-25 Foxbat, was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S. troops.

The MiG was dug out of a massive sand dune near the Al Taqqadum airfield by U.S. Air Force recovery
teams. The MiG was reportedly one of over two dozen Iraqi jets buried in the sand, like hidden treasure,
waiting to be recovered at a later date. Contrary to what some in the major media have reported, not all the jets found were from the Gulf War era.
The Russian-made MiG-25 Foxbat being recovered by U.S. Air Force troops in the photos is an advanced reconnaissance version never before seen in the West and is equipped with sophisticated electronic warfare devices.

U.S. Air Force recovery teams had to use large earth-moving equipment to uncover the MiG, which is over 70 feet long and weighs nearly 25 tons.

The Foxbat is known to be one of Iraq's top jet fighters. The advanced electronic reconnaissance version found by the U.S. Air Force is currently in service with the Russian air force. The MiG is capable of flying at speeds of over 2,000 miles an hour, or three times the speed of sound, and at altitudes of over 75,000 feet.

The recovery of the advanced MiG fighter is considered to be an intelligence coup by the U.S. Air Force. The Foxbat may also be equipped with advanced Russian- and French-made electronics that were sold to Iraq during the 1990s in violation of a U..N. ban on arms sales to Baghdad.

The buried aircraft at Al Taqqadum were covered in camouflage netting, sealed and, in many cases, had their wings removed before being buried more than 10 feet beneath the Iraqi desert.

X Marks the Spot

The discovery of the buried Iraqi jet fighters illustrates the problem faced by U.S. inspection teams searching Iraq for weapons of mass destruction. Iraq is larger in size than California, and the massive deserts south and west of Baghdad were used by Saddam Hussein to hide weapons during the first Gulf war.

U.S. intelligence sources have already uncovered several mass grave burial sites in the open deserts with an estimated 10,000 dead hidden there. In addition, Iraq previously hid SCUD missiles, chemical weapons and biological warheads by burying them under the desert sand.

U.N. inspection teams found the weapons in the early 1990s after detailed information of the exact locations was obtained.

Top U.S. weapons inspector Dr. David Kay is known to favor human intelligence as the primary means to find Iraq's hidden treasure trove of weapons and secrets.

While there are rumors of Iraqi chemical and biological weapons being shipped to nearby Syria, the weapons may very well still remain inside Iraq buried under the vast desert wastelands.


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Posted by: i love porsche Aug 12 2004, 09:22 AM

"hey mom! look what i found! a war machine!!!"

Posted by: Headrage Aug 12 2004, 09:28 AM

The thing about the way they build in that part of the world is to make it difficult for westerners to tell if they are building it or tearing it down.

Posted by: Engman Aug 12 2004, 10:28 AM

Wow thanks for the pictures. A big thank you to you and your group. When did you arrive and when suposedly do you return? Our thoughs are with you. Be safe!

Mark

Posted by: ArtechnikA Aug 12 2004, 01:28 PM

people who have been REALLY LOOKING for live ordinance are still finding it on the beaches at Normandy, vacant lots in England, and all through Fort Ord (Laguna Seca...). this is stuff that was not hidden on purpose, it just fell there - and people have been looking for it for 50 years...

imagine how hard it'd be to find this stuff if it HAD been hidden on purpose ...

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Aug 12 2004, 02:15 PM

So when do we get to start destroying Cleveland ..................?

The Cap'n

Posted by: GWN7 Aug 12 2004, 02:21 PM

I thought they got parts of Cleveland already? I know parts of Detroit look like is was bombed.

Posted by: Root_Werks Aug 12 2004, 02:27 PM

"....You've got some really nice toys here......"

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Aug 12 2004, 02:32 PM

Hi,
Nice pics. It looked like that rifle wasn't loaded. I hope it was! Take care of yourself.
Cheers, Elliot

Posted by: Gint Aug 12 2004, 04:56 PM

I said it somewhere else, I'll say it again. Whenver you get back to the U.S., the beer is on me. Even if I have to drive all the way to Kansas.

Posted by: Mr.C Aug 12 2004, 06:37 PM

Hey Rusty,
I just found out that one of my good friends is heading your way. He's actually excited about it! He leaves on Monday and I won't see him for 18 months. Got any suggestions on what I can send him while he's there? How dangerous is it over there in real terms. I mean I hear what the media says but I want to know what you say.

Posted by: nebreitling Aug 12 2004, 09:26 PM

WHAT THE HELL GOOD IS A FIGHTER PLANE TO ANYONE IF IT'S BURIED IN THE SAND?

did they really expect to just fire it back up at some later date?

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 12 2004, 09:30 PM

Ok locating crap like this scares the sheet out of me... I dont really care if they had WMD's.. these would work just fine against us...

B

Posted by: Meredith Aug 12 2004, 09:32 PM

Yeah, really.

"Hey, we need another fighter. Go dig it up and get it back in the air, pronto!"

That'll work.

Mer

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 12 2004, 09:34 PM

They have people that will blow themselves up... finding a person to pilot a plane that has been buried in sand would be *easy*...LOL

Mer,

I havent seen you at the last FIVE AutoX's ??

Oh.. I think your hot. LOL tell dad I said hello.


B

Posted by: Meredith Aug 12 2004, 09:40 PM

Dude, if I had my own car, I would be there in a heartbeat. I'm still hinting (although not very subtly) to my dad that I need a 914. And I guess I should practice driving a manual, huh?

If my dad reads that comment, he'll be on your case and you can tell him hello yourself.

Mer

Posted by: Mr.C Aug 12 2004, 10:35 PM

Too bad it wasn't Odays Porsche collection they uncovered. I heard he had a huge collection.

Posted by: Lou W Aug 13 2004, 08:26 PM

I thought I had read somewhere that their car collection was destroyed by us after we took over their compound. They wanted to discourage these cars from becoming collector items due to who owned them. Does anbody know?

Posted by: Lawrence Aug 14 2004, 01:02 AM

You mean this car?

Sorry... bandwidth is extremely limited right now. Don't have much time to get online... more later.


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Posted by: Mr.C Aug 14 2004, 06:41 AM

You know on second thought, maybe I should give my buddy a list of what I NEED after seeing that! Thats hilarious!

Posted by: Lou W Aug 14 2004, 02:37 PM

WOW, that's cool, I'd like to see more pictures, maybe you can bring some back! maybe take them apart and send them in pieces.

Posted by: Joe Ricard Aug 14 2004, 02:49 PM

dibbs on the motor!!

Posted by: newdeal2 Aug 14 2004, 06:41 PM

HMMM...so these don't qualify as WMD's eh!

I'm for a kinder, gentler war!.....NOT!

Sheeees