Hilarious US Military c0ck-ups!

[Gromit]

A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and flown across the US without the crew realising nuclear weapons were on board.

Regrettably, Robert Gates, US defence secretary, ordered the resignations of General Michael Mosley, air force chief of staff, and Michael Wynne, the air force secretary.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DED0FF1 F-34D8-4B80-AD6D-CB884CAA48A6.htm

Good job they are on our side eh?

[Theland1]

Aw c'mon! Anybody can make a mistake!

[R1Geezer]

So you've finally come out then Gromit, where's your local Mosque. What a gold plated t1t you are, so Aljzeera must be true then!

[Gromit]

R1Geezer, You can read the same story here then you ****** idiot

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/a rticle/2008/06/05/AR2008060501908.html?hpid=mo reheadlines

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/washington/0 6military.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&a dxnnlx=1212746663-4dl8jLH/sZlmuCqtWeJD9Q

[R1Geezer]

well you seem to think the West are the infidel in most of your posts, forgive me if I've incorrectly classified you with our enemies.

[jno]

the story isn't new, Geezer, it was in the papaers months ago; it's the sackings that are new. There was also the small matter of sending nuclear weapons to Taiwan when all they'd ordered was batteries (when inserting the battery into your torch, always remember to have the nose cone pointing upwards). Definitely a sacking matter.

[sp1214]

Would anyone care if they blew themselves up with their own sophistigated weaponry?

[Gromit]

I know I am wasting my time R1Geezer, but... every despotic government in the middle east hates Aljazeera.

Did you know Conservative Government led to Aljazeera's creation?

The very well respected BBC World Service TV station in Arabic was shut down after the Saudi government complained to John Major that it wasn't saying nice things about Osama Bin Laden's homeland. The out of work BBC journalists set up a news station of their own which could not be shut down by spineless British politicians to please the despots in Riyadh.

Apparently you share the same opinion as the mad mullahs in Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq Saudi Arabia and Qatar to name a few of its critics.

[R1Geezer]

fair enough but why are nearly all your posts criticising the US/UK the west generally in some way? You must admit that it is a strong indicator!

[4GS]

When we went in to Kosovo we were told that the Americans were providing 'close air support', I've never been so scared in all my life.

[cardiacbleed]

thank god nothing unfortunate happened it does show the responsibilities of possessing nuclear weapons and the frailty of human beings (whatever nationality) to honour it...

@ R1Geezer you stated gromit was a muslim "where's your mosque" for what i assume you see as attacking the US or the west in general? Personally i think that story is a bloody disgrace and there is every reason to draw attention to the fact if there had been a problem. It wouldn't exactly matter how friendly those who made the mistake were, it would have resulted in a catastrophic incident resulting in enormous loss of life. drawing attention to that seems perfectly reasonable to me if you're a muslim or not and being a muslim doesn't make you an enemy either so perhaps you should try a little tolerrance and talk more on the story at hand rather than just taking a side and deciding anyone who doesn't agree must be on the "other" side

you then go onto state Gromit's a gold plated t1t for what seems to be an implication that by either the pointing out of this dangerous blunder makes you a t1t, personally i see it as a genuinely scary story, or that Aljzeera can't be trusted and believing them makes you a t1t.

Even if the latter were so, you didn't research the story to prove this assumption you just implied gromits a t1t for believing Aljeezra? or did i misunderstand? either way you owe an appology surely? or is it just easier to be ignorant?

[R1Geezer]

Ok lets put a nuclear bomb in trafalgar square and put a big red button on top for activation. Who's going to go up and press it? I think we all know!

[nedflanders]

"Ok lets put a nuclear bomb in trafalgar square and put a big red button on top for activation. Who's going to go up and press it? I think we all know!"

Boris Johnson?

[cardiacbleed]

is it a pigeon?

[keyplus90]

I do not want to say too much, only one thing that World is in more dangerous situation while we are in Secure American hands. Still the American government is always worried that Muslim terrorists May get hold of nukes from somewhere. That Somewhere is nowhere else but USA if that ever happens.

[annie0000]

Next thing you will be telling us of how they spent billions on some helicopters that they can't use...................no wait, that was us wasn't it!

[jno]

keyplus, there is already an 'Islamic bomb' in Pakistan, and the Pakistani scientists seem to have spread the information around a bit. A Dr AQ Khan has admitted passing nuclear knowledge to Iran and Libya, though he has recently changed his story and blamed 'European business' and said he was being made a 'black sheep', which I presume is some rare variety of scapegoat.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryP age.aspx?id=eeabc5e3-617b-4234-825c-c43be0fe7a 49&MatchID1=4698&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=5&MatchType 1=1&SeriesID1=1185&*********=4698&Headline=EU+ companies+sold+N-secrets%2c+not+I%3a+AQ+Khan

[ruby27]

Gromit you have been outed

Come clean, those recent posts in Suggestions were not in fact clever and witty posts designed to amuse us all, instead they were an insidious attempt to destroy the credibility of Answerbank and the Editorial team. Once you manage to bring down such a venerated institution, the British government, Europe and the USA will soon follow.

Daring to criticise the West and those who rule and live in it is not evidence of an analytical mind, with a health dose of scepticism - it is the work of our (sic) enemies

[Gromit]

Don't disturb me now ruby27,

I'm trying to get a tram to Trafalgar Square. I don't think I will waste my money on a return ticket.

[jno]

so you're saying the US navy fell victim to an Islamic hoax, Zacsmaster? Yes, that's the likeliest explanation.