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Re: from SLATE

> I thought that the idea that Patriot missiles shot down Scuds during
> the first Gulf War was a myth. Is there an expert in the house?
>
>
>
> --
> Jim Devine /  "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your
> own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
>
>

Well, I know that within the military there have been many reports of
PATRIOT systems shooting down SCUDs and other missiles. For example:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030323-patriot01.htm

I'm not at all in a position to judge whether they are speaking the truth
though.

Matthijs Krul
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