1 If this is true and accurate, I'd say either it's the biggest coincidence in the history of military accidents, or someone just virtually decapitated the Iranian military leadership. This kinda does have Mossad written all over it. If so, good on 'em!

2 I wouldn't want to be the mechanics that certified that plane good to go. What is the penalty for this? Being flayed alive and your skin given to hungry dogs? I am not so sure about that list - it is a red herring.

3 Yeah Iran seems to lose a lot of people in plane accidents :

A military transport plane has crashed on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, killing at least 128 people.

Most of the passengers on board the plane were journalists and photographers from Iranian news agencies on their way to cover military manoeuvres on the southern coast. Nearly 40 employees of state-run television died.

Who else wants a one way ticket, on Iran Air Dissident?

First person they blame is the U.S on that occassion!

Officials blame the high frequency of crashes on a lack of aviation spare parts due to US sanctions.

4 Sounds like a Great day for the GWOT.
Just the same, Look out for payback.
I suggest Rusty, Howie, Bluto, Vinnie, Mike, Drew, and Demosophist start taking separate flights.

5 If this was Mossad's doing, I only have one thing to say:

Mazel Tav! (sp?)

6 The cynic in me thinks that this was an internal move to prevent any military personnel from trying a Coup d'état that would marginalize the Mullahs and their voices within Iran. I would love to think that the Mossad brought this plane down, but I would imagine that anything that the Mossad would do would be made to look like the Iranian Kurds or Sunni Muslims were behind it. The idea being that you create internal strife in Iran whenever and however possible. Just my two cents.

7 I wouldn't be quite so quick to celebrate - might Ahmadinejad have gotten word of a coup and relieved the plotters of their commands?

8 I'm going internal knockoff as well.

9 When I lived in Moscow, we'd get reports from friends about Aeroflot planes that would land and then extort money from passengers claiming the plane 'ran out of gas'. In other words--incompentence is normal for third-world national airlines.

10 I think it has something to do with some equipment Iran recently received from Russia... They probably don’t understand the safety guideline yet!

Source…http://tinyurl.com/84sgr

11 I would doubt that Iran would send high up military brass onto a plane, that their mechanics had not given a complete safety inspection to, and approved. Can you imagine if any personnel had survived? They would punish the ground crew in ways more horrible than I could imagine. I'm fairly certain after thinking it over, that this plane with the people on it, was never meant to land safely.

12 IRGC personnel - Iranian military is seperated into two commands with the IRGC officially alligned with the mullahs and their president - it like the Praetorian Guard - the personal military of the gov't. They also have sole control of NBC weapons.

This does smell - what goes on inside Iran is actually more important than the speeches coming out.

13 Does this blogger page really work?
We would be hanging around the SCOTT BAIO THREAD or the ALL THINGS SCOTT BAIO blogger pages in THE JAWA REPORT but some wise guys had shut them down to prevent additional commentaries. Thanks to said unfair move, we have no choice but to STAY HERE for the time being. We'll gladly leave as soon as the SCOTT BAIO THREAD or ALL THINGS SCOTT BAIO blogger pages of THE JAWA REPORT are reopened once again.

14 Meanwhile, here is a compiled list of various news articles or interviews regarding Mr. SCOTT BAIO during and after 2000:

1. "Happy Days' Scott Baio Is A Real Life Romeo"
by Todd Gold
US WEEKLY (June 12, 2000)

2. "Baio Savors 'The Bread's Lead Role"
by Ron Weiskind
THE POST-GAZETTE (November 1, 2001)

3. "Scott Baio's Sense Of Humor Most Wicked Against Himself"
by Mark Hinson
TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT (August 16, 2002)

4. "Happy Days Here Again For Baio On, Off Screen"
by Cindy Pearlman
THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES (November 2002)

5. "Acting Just Excuse For Baio To Eat In 'The Bread'"
by Margaret A. McGurk
THE CINCINATTI ENQUIRER (February 20, 2003)

6. "Scott Baio Breaks Away From Sitcom Rep To Headline Art Film"
by John Niccum
LAWRENCE.COM (March 14, 2003)

7. "Baking With Scott Baio"
by John Griffiths
THE WASHINGTON POST (May 11, 2003)

8. "Still In Charge: The Scott Baio Interview"
by Chris Ingui
G.W. HATCHET (May 19, 2003)

9. "Don't Ask Baio Where He's Been The Past 20 Years"
by Keith Ryan Cartwright
THE TENNESSEAN (June 26, 2003)

10. "Known For TV Work, Scott Baio Wows Film Critics"
by Kelly O'Connor
THE DESERT SUN (January 19, 2004)

11. "Stupid Questions With Scott Baio"
by Dan Snierson
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (February 6, 2004)

12. "From Chachi To Prince Charming: In Bed With Scott Baio"
PLAYGIRL (March 2004)

13. "Scott Baio Does Day Care"
Celeb Spot CBSNews.com
THE EARLY SHOW (August 23, 2004)

14. "Scott Baio In Charge Of NBC Sitcom"
by Nellie Andreeva
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (December 27, 2004)

15. "Chachi's 'Development' Deal"
ZAPZIT TV NEWS and E! ONLINE NEWS
(September 7, 2005)

16. "Baio Feedback"
by Tyler Gray
RADAR (October 2005)

15 17. "Unexpected Development: Scott Baio's Survival Tips"
by Tim Stack
(The former 'Charles In Charge' star shows us how to live in the Hollywood trenches.)
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, ew.com
(posted November 4, 2005)