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Iran says downed US drone; threatens response 'outside our borders'
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Published: 04.12.11, 21:08
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1. and is now being held hostage :
Tambour ,   Eilat   (12.04.11)
2. Iran air space???
l ,   I   (12.04.11)
How old should suffer in jail for violating a U.S. drone air space of Iran?
3. What a technologically advanced country Iran is.
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (12.04.11)
Even a blind squirrel is going to find an acorn now and again.
4. The war has begun.
Salma ,   Palestine   (12.04.11)
5. Major disaster if true...
Sheik rattle & roll ,   USA   (12.04.11)
The RQ-170 is probably one of the most advanced drones in the world. If they did in fact shoot it down it would a major blow considering that the RQ-170 is advertised as a stealthy drone that looks quite similar to the F-117 and B-2 Bombers. I guess it means that war is on the horizon. They are not flying in Iranian air space for nothing.
6. The infidel ghost pilot admitted of spying
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (12.04.11)
7. Time to use entire arsenal of bunker busters.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (12.04.11)
8. more BS
charles   (12.04.11)
I am sure that a drone downed from 1000s of Meters high... and made of the lightest materials... was....with little damage.... More like in little pieces... and so what... there are thousands more drones on the back of that one. monkeys for nuts
9. Yeah wright!!!! Show me
Mike ,   Raanana Israel   (12.04.11)
10. ,DON'T DRONE ON ABOUT IT
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (12.04.11)
LMAO Ha ha ha ha
11. the drone is set to be tried and executed.
Shane   (12.04.11)
Along with Israel's spy vulture and trained attack sharks.
12. It will be a tragedy if it will blow up.
leo ,   usa   (12.04.11)
13. The US is right
Sara B. ,   U.S.A./Israel   (12.04.11)
A devilish entity like iran has no border and doesn't deserve the respect of anyone. The monitoring of what is going inside is legal therefore.
14. #13
sipahi ,   Istanbul   (12.04.11)
More than half of the world is thinking the same about you, US and Israel.
15. Iranina liars
GOOD ,   USA/Israel   (12.04.11)
If it's true, Please show us the pictures of the captured drone. I don't think that the Americans send this kind of technology to fly over Iran without installing a device to self distract in case of a major failure
16. US the loosing Jerk ?.
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (12.04.11)
It seems as The US in not only a Jerk in Her Head, but also in practise, HASHEM will not grant her success. Arn.Sweden.
17. salma the late comer
David ,   America   (12.04.11)
Are you just now noticing? The war has been going on for about 4000 years now.
18. # 13
Sarah B. ,   U.S.A./Israel   (12.04.11)
Well, if you cannot see the difference between the standing of the US and Iran, one with hundreds of achievements, the other that stone women and gays, we live in cave in Capadocia and should remain there until the end of times...
19. So what? Iran has already shot down
Stephen in New York   (12.04.11)
4 or 5 US drones launched over the Iraqi border. So what? This won't prevent the demise of the Iranian nuclear program.
20. Aziz dostum Sipahi
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (12.04.11)
I Spent a lot of my personal time and resources inthe USA to change the bad image that Turkey and Turks had from1980 till 2004. Thanks to late Ismail Cem at that time The image of Turkey had become positive. Unfortunately this image had a serous setback since Sultan Reception bey came to power. However you may have a good point when you say many (not half) in this world hate Americans and Jews. Considering that there are over a billion Muslim jihadists in the world this is not surPrizing. But think about it; is it something that you should be happy about? The last time the world expressed their hatred against the small world Jewish population the result was a genocide. And as a Turk you must be most concerned about this matter since the I'll educated and noneducated part of Tukish community have the potential of acting just like the Germans of WW II. In fact we have lived through the 1955 Sep 6-7 , 1936 Kirklareli incidents as well as the more recent Sivasa Madimak fire and the destruction of many Kurdish villages.
21. #18
jb ,   thousand oaks, ca   (12.04.11)
Yes I clearly see difference between Israel and Iran; Israel if the "civilized" occupier and oppressor of the poor and defenselss; and "evil" Iran is not occupying nor oppressing anyone.
22. #8 Wait the Iranian will post a picture for the nuts
Mirkava Hunter ,   Lebanon   (12.04.11)
who do not believe till they see.
23. SipahiSultan Erdogan posturing with Ahmadinejad tells us why
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (12.04.11)
you are about here. Abusing free speech privileges,while in your police state criticizing Sultan Erdogan gets a jail sentence Enjoy your state controlled fawning over Erdogan and good luck to any Turks or Kurds who want freedom.
24. Mirkava hunter @ 22, actually this type of photographs
leo ,   usa   (12.04.11)
are never posted normally because they not only can reveal what was downed, but also how. I agree to wait as you suggest, but I wouldn't hold my breath either.
25. #21 jb
solomon ,   bklyn   (12.04.11)
Poor? They are poor because their fellow arabs keep them in camps as political pawns. Jewish refugees were absorbed into Israel. Defenseless? Hamas and Hezbollah both have arsenals of rockets, etc. No iranian oppression? Then what was the result of Iranian protests of the stolen election? Torture and murder. You need a serious reality check.
26. #21 Would you rather that they were exterminated?
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27. 1000 oaks Unlike under your brothes,Pals could have had
(12.04.11)
their own state many times over. They want Isrsels state When are Arabs/Turks/Persians/ getting out of Kurdistan? When are your brothers going to stop trying to impose Sharia around the woirld, including Australia? Poor unarmwd helpless Pals? Save your Taqiya for those who do not know about victims of terror, the invading Arab armies and their mercenaries and the billion Muslims backing their re badged Arab brothers.
28. RQ_170 will be reverse engineered Quickly
reza shah ,   tehran   (12.04.11)
And very soon will be flying in your airspace and do some firework even if its not the 4TH of July
29. IRAN AND THE USA-ADMINISTRATION.
SJOERD RUURD VDV ,   MULTIVERSE   (12.04.11)
OF COURSE THAT WAS NOT A GOOD TERM FOR THE US-ADMINISTRATION. IN THAT CASE IRAN HAD THE FULLEST RIGHT TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITHIN IRANIAN TERRITORY. IN THAT CASE EVERY COUNTRY HAS THE RIGHT TO DO THAT WITHIN IT''S TERRITORY AND COULD HAVE DONE SO. ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION TO SOLVE IN A SEVERE AND JUST WAY.
30. The satellite...that is watching where the drone is being
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (12.04.11)
taken......will in most likelihood get a cruise missile visitation to destroy it.
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