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...Guard F-16 fighters were not toying with a Nations Air jet flying off the New Jersey coast. The pilot of the Boeing 727 followed safety procedures and went first into a steep dive, then a sharp climb, jostling the 84 people aboard. At least one of the F-16s stayed reportedly within 400 feet of the plane. Air traffic controllers could not help, because the aircrafts' radar blips had merged on their screens. Although the military says the pilots followed correct procedures, "The fighter pilots could simply have radioed the other guy for ID, but they didn't follow...
James Lilley, a former U.S. ambassador to China, explains, "China sees America snuggling up to India and kicking Pakistan in the shins, recognizing Vietnam, selling F-16s to Taiwan, walking hand in hand with Japan into the 21st century, wanting a united Korea under Seoul allied with the U.S." What does it look like from the Chinese perspective? Lilley answers his own question: "A ring around China...
...ship off North Vietnam in 1972. He used to take Scott with him in his small Cessna when the boy was 5 and 6 years old. "He always wanted to go into the Air Force," the senior O'Grady recalled. "He always wanted to be there, to fly F-16s and see action...
There have been reports of worrisome weapons deployment by American clients. William Hartung, author of a recent book on the U.S. weapons trade, says American arms are playing a role in 39 of the globe's 48 conflicts. The U.S. in 1990 halted exports of F-16s to Pakistan, but not before Islamabad may have secretly modified some to deliver its handful of nuclear weapons. A Senate committee recently noted it had received reports "that U.S. military equipment, including helicopters, has been used in attacks against civilians in southeastern Turkey." Turkey, a NATO ally, denies it has attacked its Kurdish...
...example, of South Korea's recent purchase of 120 F-16s, only the first 12 planes will be made in Fort Worth, Texas. The rest will be built in Korea. In fact, unlike all 3,400 F-16s built so far, most of the Korean jets will be built not by a U.S. company but by the Samsung Aerospace Industries. "The Koreans," says Pat Lane, an International Association of Machinists union official, "are going to build a little more of each airplane until they have the capability to build the whole thing from scratch." Lockheed points out that the assembly...