Duly Noted: Europe Not Eager to Receive “Victims” of America
From the desk of George Handlery on Sun, 2009-03-29 10:58
1. File this under “How to React to Hostiles”. (Apply the insights to North Korea’s coming missile test and Iran’s Nuclear project.) This is a contribution of a reader who must remain anonymous. (This, in itself, tells much about a lot.) The following conversation on a frequency reserved for (commercial aircraft?) emergencies was overheard on a Europe-Dubai flight.
Iranian Air Defense: Unknown Aircraft, you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.The writer hopes that, to stay, the patient pilot flew a circle before continuing his mission.
Aircraft: This is a Unites States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.
Air Defense: You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft.
Aircraft: This is a US Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send ’em up. I’ll wait.
Air Defense: … (Total silence follows.)
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