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Crashed Helicopter Sparks Concern Over Stealth Secrets
Hugh Pickens writes "The crash of a helicopter involved in the raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout has prompted intense speculation about whether the aircraft was specially modified to fly stealthily — and whether its remains could offer hostile governments clues to sensitive US military technology. Remnants of the helicopter, including a nearly intact piece of its tail, suggested that the aircraft involved in the raid wasn't the typical Black Hawk flown by special-operations forces. Aviation experts who scrutinized photos of the scene say the tail had unusual features that suggested the helicopter had been extensively modified to fly quietly, while appearing less visible to radar. 'The odds are fair — based on my knowledge of the subject area — the vast majority of the special MH-60s aircraft were purpose-built to make those aircraft as stealthy as they could possibly be,' says aviation expert Jay Miller, adding that the remnants of the aircraft suggested extensive use of nonmetallic composite parts, which reflect less radar energy. Experts also say the tail rotor's design suggested an effort to reduce the 'acoustic signature' (video) of the helicopters to make them fly more quietly."
You are aware that in numerous polls, people all around the world consider the USA the biggest threat to world peace, along side North Korea, right? China is not even close. They weren't the ones to invade Iraq to find "duh dubya-emm-dees" which never existed.
Even Amnesty International says:
"Throughout the world, on any given day, a man, woman or child is likely to be displaced ... More often than not, the United States shares the blame."
China specifically avoids invading. China is happy to just invest money, get raw materials it needs and not ask any questions, be they about human rights or willingness to sell out to IMF.
Invading is US modus operandi. Unofficial real reasons are usually same as above for China, but US prefers invasion as a tool rather then peaceful buy-out.
So yes, most people would in fact much prefer Chinese "invasion" to an US one. Hell, ask australians - Chinese already have "invaded" their mining industry as it needs coal and iron at least as much as US needs oil. Result: tens of thousands of new jobs and many new millionaires. No deaths to weapon fire, diseases, violence or other nasty things caused by war.