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Old 05-25-2017, 13:08   #7
Badger52
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Originally Posted by tonyz View Post
Interesting email.
No kidding. Someone (plural) has certainly been scrambling around looking for the source for some of those conclusions; and some source(s) are uttering their version of "holy shit are you f'n kidding me?" if they haven't already (literally) lost their head.

Separate issue but I note this:
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7. (Note: A source in Tripoli stated in confidence that when the U.S. Embassy was evacuated, the presence of two U.S. Navy jet fighters over the city brought all fighting to a halt for several hours, as Islamist forces were not certain that these aircraft would not also provide close ground support for moderate government forces.)
Really. Yet they could conclude that some fast-movers over Benghazi blowing windows out would've had no effect? Need some rope.
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