US misses Al-Qaida, kills cows instead

Tomahawk TLAM missiles (as seen here in a submarine launch)
cost about $600,000 each.

This is pretty sick:

US fails a fourth time to hit al-Qa'ida suspect in Somalia

Independent.co.uk / Web
By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi
Sunday, 9 March 2008

A US missile strike in Somalia, aimed at a man described by the Pentagon as a "known al-Qa'ida terrorist", succeeded only in hurting six civilians and killing three cows and a calf, the IoS has learned.

The rest of the story: UK Independent


Edited 3/11/08
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Conn, sonar: Oops

A Chinese Song class sub at dockside

Chinese Sub Pops Up Undetected in U.S. Navy Exercise
The Cleveland Leader
Nov. 11, 2007

Recently, when a Chinese submarine popped up undetected in the middle of a Pacific Ocean exercise, dangerously close to the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, American military chiefs were left dumbfounded and red-faced, according to a UK newspaper, The Daily Mail.

[...]

"By the time the Chinese sub surfaced, the 160 ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or missiles at the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, a 1,000 ft. supercarrier with 4,500 military personnel on board.

"According to senior NATO officials, the incident caused a sense of sudden fear in the U.S. Navy, as officials realized the seriousness of the encounter. The U.S. apparently had no idea just how sophisticated China's fast-growing submarine fleet had become, or that they even posed such a threat."

Armed, by the way, with C-80X anti-ship missiles. - grp

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