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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Ubiquitin, May 19, 2024.

  1. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Yeah: helicopters, the great error bars of celebrity deaths. Bad luck? Assassination? Poor maintenance record? Fog? All of the above?
     
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  2. Ubiquitin

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    Helicopter was likely just found (now) by the Turks.

    There is a livestream.
     
  3. Space Ghost

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    Rumor has it Bell's service contract to Iran is full of DEI workers. I wonder how many whistleblowers will have to die for this one.
     
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  4. AroundTheWorld

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    This is going to hurt for helicopter tours of Azerbaijan
     
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  6. AroundTheWorld

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  8. Ubiquitin

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    So I learned something today. I always figured Raisi was just ugly but it turns out that the dark spot on his forehead is a thing in Islam.

    A prayer callus, zabiba or zebiba(Arabic: زبيبة zabība, "raisin") is a calluson the forehead present in some devout praying Muslims, mainly in Egypt. Owing to its societal significance it is also known as the "devout sign".[citation needed] Among notable Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat's reputation for personal piety was evidenced by a callus on his forehead from repeated prostration in prayer.

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  9. tinman

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    What’s wrong with blind pilots?
    @jo mama
    @Salvy
     
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  10. AroundTheWorld

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    Does that Hamas guy in Qatar have the same thing?
     
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  11. Nook

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    Did Israel go into Iran and then force out all the Iranians? If they did, then yeah it’s probably partially Israel’s fault.

    Context - it is important.
     
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  12. Space Ghost

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    idk. all I know its always Israel and Trumps fault. I dont make the rules.
     
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    don't you doubt, don't you take the dark way out.
     
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  14. Nook

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    Maybe I suppose… but it isn’t a loss. The majority of Iranians under 60 want their government gone.

    While Israel has an excellent foreign service - they also are a convenient scape goat for anything in the Middle East.

    Most likely the helicopter just crashed from error or failure.
     
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  15. Nook

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    Is it? I hear a lot of people say it’s Biden’s fault. I guess it depends on what social media or people you are around.

    What I can say is that I am tired of the social media age and it isn’t going anywhere soon.
     
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    Mountains, nasty weather, old helicopter with Iranian maintenance and Raisi was wearing a pair of Bad Idea Jeans.

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    Footage of Mossad agent Sage Rosenfels preparing for his role as Eli Kopter.

     
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  18. Nook

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    Iranian’s are awesome and if you know how to treat Iranian women respectfully and have fun - they put out and are great in bed, they love foreign men.

    A majority of Iranians under 50 just want to live a normal life - especially women and educated men.

    I hope I live long enough to see Iran and Iraq free from religious control. Just awesome people and culture too, especially when polytheistic.
     
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  19. DaDakota

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    Good riddance.

    Another fake godly man.....gone for the good of the world.

    DD
     
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    I saw pointed out elsewhere how Mickey Mouse it is for the president's helicopter to be flying alone.

    In the US, anywhere the president's helicopter goes, like 10 different escort helicopters full of marines fly along in case anything happens. Helicopters are Rube Goldberg machines that do everything they can to fall out of the sky at any opportunity.

    Very slapdash for the President of Iran to be flying in a lone helicopter over rough terrain without any sort of backup or security.
     
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