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Pentagon Sold Banned Jet EquipmentPosted on Aug 2, 2007The Government Accountability Office has found that the Defense Department sold roughly 1,400 parts that could be used to repair Iran’s aging air force, despite a crackdown on such sales. A little background: Iran, and only Iran, flies a particular jet that requires American parts for maintenance. While the U.S., ever flirting with a confrontation with Iran, doesn’t sell the parts directly, third-party buyers could conceivably purchase the needed equipment on behalf of Iran, hence the crackdown. It’s unknown whether the prohibited parts mentioned in the GAO investigation made their way there.
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By C.P.T.L., August 3, 2007 at 8:49 am Link to this comment
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Our government is itching for a military confrontation with Iran and made a ‘mistake’ and sold jet parts that only Iran needs, did it? So, now Iran might put a plane or two or few more into the AIR, the Persian Gulf AIR near our AIRcraft carrier group. How convenient.
Report thisOur government is not making as many mistakes as they are calculated moves.
By GW=MCHammered, August 2, 2007 at 11:16 pm Link to this comment
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With great responsibility comes great reward AND… accountability. So mothers, take down from your childrens’ walls posters of our nation’s leaders and find far greater character for your children to aspire to in the hard-striving Americans of reality tv.
Report thisBy jbart, August 2, 2007 at 8:38 pm Link to this comment
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During the “hostage crisis” under President Carter, our “friends” in Israel got a significant amount of F-14 spares from us (more than the “normal needed”) and sold them to Iran at BIG MARKUPS !! Don’t believe me? Research it. It’s there. And now, all these years later, its happening again?
Report thisGuilty party(s)? Try our “friends” in Israel. Betcha they’re right in the middle of the profits, again. History repeating itself? YUP.
By Leefeller, August 2, 2007 at 7:21 pm Link to this comment
Money, Follow the money, see the money. Accountability
Report thisis another word of oversight. Nice to know some people are making a killing.
By farmertx, August 2, 2007 at 6:34 pm Link to this comment
Guess the money to replace all that was forecast after the tax cuts has to come from somewhere, huh?
Report this‘Course, pre WarII we sold Japan a bunch of scrap metal…that soon returned to harm us. But, we made it through that. ‘Course, we had a leader with a clue back then.
Maybe those parts were sold to legitmate re-seller’s and won’t go astray, as it were. Maybe.
By QuyTran, August 2, 2007 at 6:32 pm Link to this comment
Very funny story. Iranian air force will be destroyed completely after using those parts for its aircrafts.
The Iran-Contra part 2 starts with lot of fun !
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