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Turning Good Hovercraft Bad...!!!!

 
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:50 pm    Post subject: Turning Good Hovercraft Bad...!!!!

Turning a good thing bad again!!! April 19, 2006
Something to think about.....

"The sad reality is that technology pursued by our government and later ignored is now a threat to us," Marin said.
Footage from the Middle East Media Research Institute TV Monitor Project shows a brief clip of a hovercraft in action, including its launch of a missile. A transcript from that site states it can exceed 100 knots per hour, has unparalleled maneuvering capability and is undetectable by any naval or aerial radar.

Marin said he was alarmed when he saw the Iranian footage, as this type of stealth technology would allow the craft to be launched at sea, then continue inland over fairly level ground or water to a potential target.

"The disheartening thing is that governments not favorable to the U.S., such as Iran, now have this technology,"

Read the whole article http://www.pressrepublican.com/Archive/2006/04_2006/041920064.htm
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