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Old 13th Sep 2014, 23:24
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Speechless -David Haines

Enough is enough. Time to act...........Gutted.......... for our ex serviceman's recent needless loss. Struggling for words.
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Yep.Wearing thin.
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You folks are fortunate compared to those of us over here who got exactly a 42 second Sound Bite before our guy departed for his Tee Time.
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Very sad news indeed.
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Agreed. Farewell fella, whereever you are now.

Per Ardua.

(Maybe if we didn't jail our own Marines for shooting insurgents under pressure, we might get enough people to, you know, actually join HM Forces and kill these extremist b*stards.)
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A bucket if sunshine for Northern Iraq sounds better every day.
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Thermobaric - same effect but no fallout!
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Sorry, but what is the story?

Shame that WMD kill innocents too; if only the innocents would rise up and kill the insurgents.
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Old 14th Sep 2014, 10:39
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PN, I suspect dat581 was just using a polite version of the old adage: 'Nuke the bastards!' Then again, I may be wrong. Thermobaric, however, is a different kettle of fish and, properly targeted, would produce little or no collateral damage. It is not a WMD. Well, other than that it would kill masses of ISIS caught in its blast!
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PN,

I suspect the OP is relating to the fact that David Haines - recently murdered by Islamist fanatics - was formerly a member of the RAF.

RIP.

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Old 14th Sep 2014, 13:28
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Bloggers, true, having just come from seminar where we discussed use of wmd against essentially innocent civilians.

Duncan, thank you, not really been connecting with the news.
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Some may say, why not threaten to nuke Mecca. It might at least focus a few Arab leader's minds that it is not just 'our' war.
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Old 14th Sep 2014, 21:08
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As truly barbaric this was I think there may be some confusion here surrounding the poor chap who was murdered. It's not the ex 1 sqn chap.
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ValMORNA,

Interesting concept, and, much as I disliked the doctrine of Bush Jnr. The "with us or against us" argument might be valid in this instance. The only way that IS get any credibility is if Muslim states, and communities, stay silent and fail to condemn, and join any action against them. As we watch the horror of these murders, and witness outrageous perversions in our own Northern cities, it's not surprising that many decent people demand action to stop the downward slide in the standards our society holds as common decency.

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Old 15th Sep 2014, 06:04
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David Haines, ex RAF, slaughtered by IS

Mods, please feel free to merge the other thread (with a low-profile title) with this.

David Haines was clearly a credit to the RAF, his former Service.

He was one of us; this is now personal. I want to see total and overwhelming force deployed against these savages. Either do it now in the Land of Sand, or it will come to a High St near you soon..........

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Old 15th Sep 2014, 06:31
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You are correct....it is not Dave Haines, the one time boss of 1F; however, I understand from ex-colleagues that knew him that the poor soul that ISIS murdered is an ex-RAF rigger...........RIP Fella
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I understand now. Pure evil all the same. RIP.

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Old 15th Sep 2014, 07:47
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A hundred-odd Trident missiles have been sitting in some bunker in Scotland for too long. It's time to see if they still work, if you know what I mean.........
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“We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes,” he said. Cameron planned to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the British response.
And, "face justice" is not in a court room, it's having ones throat cut with a not too sharp knife then left to bleed out; on video !
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I wonder how Sadam would have dealt with them ?? Hmm ??
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