Thursday, October 2, 2008

Scambled

The first of 40 F-22A Raptors at Elmendorf AFB...Image via Wikipediahttp://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/707994.html

"When you consider even national security issues with Russia, as (Prime Minister Vladimir) Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where - where do they go? It's Alaska," the Republican vice presidential nominee said in an interview last week with CBS News' Katie Couric.

...

"However, no Russian military planes have been flying even into that zone, said Maj. Allen Herritage, a spokesman for the Alaska region of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, at Elmendorf Air Force Base.

"To be very clear, there has not been any incursion in U.S. airspace in recent years," Herritage said."

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

No comments:

ShareThis