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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2015, 10:59
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Historical perspective on terrorism victims in...

Historical perspective on terrorism victims in Europe (blue bars). It actually used to be much worse. (https://twitter.com/dinapomeranz/status/668144761199583232)
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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2015, 14:20
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Being slightly cynical, I doubt wether they were...

Being slightly cynical, I doubt wether they were given any options, and the grenades may have been delivered. More the Russians doing some house cleaning and sealing their southern border.

IIRC...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2015, 13:51
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

I'm actually agnostic on it, if that's an...

I'm actually agnostic on it, if that's an appropriate term. It just seems farcical that we are bombing ISIS on one side of a line we originally drew in the sand but can't bomb on the other - even if...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2015, 08:39
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Sweden and Belgium: Silencing and Denial...

Sweden and Belgium: Silencing and Denial (http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/427465/sweden-and-belgium-silencing-and-denial-andrew-stuttaford)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2015, 22:26
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Not an authorisation, as such, but with the...

Not an authorisation, as such, but with the governments in Baghdad and Damascus approving, it gives all the authorisation and international approval needed....

UN Approves Resolution Urging Action...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 20:21
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

AFPThursday, 19 November 2015 France urged...

AFPThursday, 19 November 2015

France urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to authorize countries to “take all necessary measures” to fight ISIS after the jihadists claimed responsibility...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 19:57
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Let the Bastards Be Scared...

Let the Bastards Be Scared (http://takimag.com/article/let_the_bastards_be_scared_david_cole/print)
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 11:31
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Worth reading. As everyone else was hoisting...

Worth reading.

As everyone else was hoisting the French flag on Facebook, a Dutch student named Hanna gave her profile picture the colors of the Syrian flag. The act led to a spirited chat on...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 10:01
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Returning to the origin subject and Paris - it...

Returning to the origin subject and Paris - it would seem the latest cell were caught by the usual achilles heel - their phones. Link below and a rough translation from Bing.

Attentats : les...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 06:18
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Hiroshima and Nagasaki might be considered...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki might be considered significant at the end of WWII, but Pearl Harbor was a perhaps equally profound input at the other end........
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 15:44
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

The only thing of value that the Syrian...

The only thing of value that the Syrian government earned foreign currency from was oil. And ISIS hold all of them.....

There is always a buyer, and a lot of the air effort is going into shutting...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 14:36
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

In truth, however, apart from the coastal plain...

In truth, however, apart from the coastal plain around Latakia and a strip down to Damascus, the Syrian army doesn't hold a lot of ground these days.

Map of Syrian Civil war/ Global conflict in...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 13:43
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

As L50 says, they are Dan Hodges words, not mine....

As L50 says, they are Dan Hodges words, not mine. But on the subject and the question...

In 2013, when Assad was using chemical weapons against his own people, and there was an international push...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 10:15
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Dan Hodges in the Torygraph: David Cameron should...

Dan Hodges in the Torygraph: David Cameron should unilaterally order air strikes on Syria after the Paris attacks...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 07:37
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

They got complaints from Iran when, reportedly, 4...

They got complaints from Iran when, reportedly, 4 of the SSM fired from the Caspian crashed on their territory en-route. Not sure what route the bombers flew or their launch points. Any...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 10:07
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

France is demanding security aid and assistance...

France is demanding security aid and assistance from the European Union in the wake of the Paris attacks and has triggered a never-before-used article in the EU's treaties to secure it.

EU foreign...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 19:06
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

Only other time NATO has approved an Article 5...

Only other time NATO has approved an Article 5 action was after 9/11. Won't force any other nation to participate - but will legally authorise military action by those who wish to do so.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2015, 15:30
Replies: 231
Views: 48,059
Posted By ORAC

ITV News: Suspected attacker passed through...

ITV News: Suspected attacker passed through Greece last month (http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-11-14/suspected-attacker-passed-through-greece-last-month/)

The owner of a Syrian passport found...
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