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Is Ukraine about to have a war?

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Old 19th Apr 2023, 13:38
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I think the point is that the term 'storm' implies speed, so 'storming slowly' is oxymoronic.....
Yes, but when one comes storming in one is also showing great anger........
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 14:00
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Originally Posted by 212man
7219 and the Typhoons just flew over my office! I see the Italian G550 is also busy in the are today.

Should be with you shortly, 7219s just going feet dry and the tiffies are reacquainting with 9954
Strange world these days. 212 man is in his office in Constanta and i’m in my wee home office in N’orn Ir’n giving him a heads up on a possible overflight.
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 15:19
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Originally Posted by ACW342
Should be with you shortly, 7219s just going feet dry and the tiffies are reacquainting with 9954
Strange world these days. 212 man is in his office in Constanta and i’m in my wee home office in N’orn Ir’n giving him a heads up on a possible overflight.
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I heard them but didn’t look them up - lost its novelty! Often see them at night and also dusk, when their contrails are lit up by the sunset and their curved orbital paths highlighted.
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 16:46
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For goodness sake Nutloose, post something. Anything.
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 17:20
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For goodness sake Nutloose, post something. Anything.
Sorry to bore you! I find it quite a privilege to be able to see the combined multinational surveillance activities taking place every day. Literally whilst walking to the pub, they’re flying overhead. The area I’m staying in is also populated by about 85% Ukrainian refugees, which adds another dimension to my perspective.
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Sorry been under the weather today,

More bloody American traitors, the really need to try them all for treason and throw the keys away.

https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/...-boys/?ref=rss

A series of confidential documents from the US Pentagon have been leaked on a Discord server, with these documents pertaining to US surveillance of both its allies and enemies. The documents include spying on key allies across the globe such as South Korea, Israel and the Ukraine. What is interesting about all these countries is that they are all embroiled by diplomatic or military conflict (South Korea is dealing with increased military provocations from its northern neighbour, Israel is dealing with Palestinian dissidents, and Ukraine is defending itself from a Russian invasion that has already commenced for a year ever since its beginning in late February 2022. The documents also show that the USA has penetrated the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian mercenary organisation Wagner Group mainly through intercepted communications and human sources, which could now be compromised or cut off entirely. They also detail key weaknesses in Ukrainian weaponry, air defence, and battalion sizes and readiness at a time when Ukrainian forces are preparing to launch a counteroffensive against the Russians. As a result, this has put Ukraine and America’s mutually trusting relationship over intelligence-sharing into some doubt, although according to a source close to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy this has been anticipated by the country’s intelligence units. Nevertheless, it has ruffled the feathers of the diplomats of the countries involved in the leaks, given that this could potentially fuel negative sentiment towards the USA as an ‘imperialist’ nation, an agenda which is being pushed in US enemy countries such as North Korea.

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Old 19th Apr 2023, 17:37
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Sorry been under the weather today,

More bloody American traitors, the really need to try them all for treason and throw the keys away.

https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/...-boys/?ref=rss
It’s extraordinary how readily people have access in the first place. The last guy was an airman in the ANG FFS. It’s not even a federal organisation in normal times - it’s a state militia - and he’s part time. I’m damn sure a private in the British TA or Airman (whatever they’re called these days) in the auxRAF would have zero access to anything remotely similar.
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 17:41
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Nukem Dukem is out and about spouting his crap, this time to the Ukrainians.

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Old 19th Apr 2023, 18:01
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Odd that this Wagner muppet announces Ukrainian troop reinforcements along with a cocktail of different artillery systems preparing to attack them, yet they do not appear to actually be doing anything about it

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Old 19th Apr 2023, 18:35
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Speaking of traitors:
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 18:40
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The Air Guard guy who leaked the documents was an IT person - you know, maintaining the computers and network, and making sure the documents were properly backed up and so on. Which is why he had the clearance to see such things - he just abused
That’s ok then. Part time state militia junior rank has access to global federal secrets. “Backed up”? Where is that in his job description?
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 19:32
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Norwegian troops honour their trainees as they depart back to Ukraine.

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Old 19th Apr 2023, 19:39
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The start of the clip could be Kursk during ww2

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Old 19th Apr 2023, 20:00
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Well that’s a few fresh troops

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Old 19th Apr 2023, 21:43
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Originally Posted by Winemaker
From his rant...
The irony.... Here's a picture of his son....
Lord Hee Haw got a son? That is unexpected.
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 21:50
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-65328794

hmm,
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 21:54
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
Stepping on a mine. One of their own? as they are a Russian design



https://twitter.com/MSUAYOUTUBE/stat...05863341424640
F-Troop rides again.

The boy is lucky, he might live to live again. With a limp and a story for his grandkids about his part in the great criminal action of Putin in Putins war of 1999-[fill in the blank] Putin has attacked and murdered in neighbouring countries, starting from his elevation as a Bata shoe salesman in Wellington NZL (pronounced willingtun, feller) to his rise to PM on 19AUG99 and the maskirovska attack on the apartments in Moscow on 4SEP99.... gotta say he was enthusiastic about being a criminal.

Today, Transnistria... so, keeping Lord Vladimort and his cronies at arms length seems to be worthwhile.
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Old 19th Apr 2023, 23:13
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The Air Guard guy who leaked the documents was an IT person - you know, maintaining the computers and network, and making sure the documents were properly backed up and so on. Which is why he had the clearance to see such things - he just abused the privilege.
Doesn't need access to the plain text documents to do that. Lazy and/or self important IT people will tell you that they do, but they don't. They can quite happily backup the encrypted files without ever knowing the decryption keys. And *somebody else* can backup the keys. Similarly perfectly possible to maintain the network without being able to read the traffic.

For real world analogies - my postman can deliver letters without opening the envelope and your tank mechanic can swap the oil without ever knowing the precise chemical makeup of the oil.
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Old 20th Apr 2023, 05:23
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Update on the state of play from Ukraine’s point of view.

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Old 20th Apr 2023, 08:21
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The Ukrainian government announced that all promised Patriot air defense systems from the Netherlands, the US and Germany have arrived in Ukraine.



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