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I read in the paper the other day that they are going to use satellites to make sure that there are no civilians around before blowing up a building- how can you possibly tell the difference between a civilian and a soldier or whatever from a satellite photo?
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how can you possibly tell the difference between a civilian and a soldier or whatever from a satellite photo?
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Subject: FROM SKY NEWS.....
"Umm Qasr is a city similar to Southampton," UK defence minister Geoff Hoon said in the Commons yesterday.
"He's either never been to Southampton, or he's never been to Umm Qasr" says a British squaddie patrolling Umm Qasr.
Another soldier added: "There's no beer, no prostitutes and people are shooting at us............................
It's more like Portsmouth!"
"Umm Qasr is a city similar to Southampton," UK defence minister Geoff Hoon said in the Commons yesterday.
"He's either never been to Southampton, or he's never been to Umm Qasr" says a British squaddie patrolling Umm Qasr.
Another soldier added: "There's no beer, no prostitutes and people are shooting at us............................
It's more like Portsmouth!"
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Flicked on TV last night just in time to hear talking head referring to " a great display of formation flying overhead as Coalition jets refuel from that aerial workhorse, blah blah blah, the Hercules."
Camera then moves off the talking head to show a KC-135 refuelling some FJs.
Must be the hitherto unseen "M" model Hercules.
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Camera then moves off the talking head to show a KC-135 refuelling some FJs.
Must be the hitherto unseen "M" model Hercules.
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Just a numbered other
Was the interview with the American wounded, in Ramstein, the first sponsored news report?
In front of each serviceman, a can of Diet Coke, turned carefully to display the label in full.
We'll soon have Harriers resembling Formula 1 cars!
In front of each serviceman, a can of Diet Coke, turned carefully to display the label in full.
We'll soon have Harriers resembling Formula 1 cars!
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BBC Ceefax the other day was reporting that one of the Iraqi TV broadcasting buildings had been hit by a land-delivered cruise missile.
Are we now Fedex-ing them as a cost cutting measure?
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Are we now Fedex-ing them as a cost cutting measure?
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CNN reporter last night said they had a reporter attached to the Royal Irish Marines....
Female 'anchor person' on Sky News this morning kept calling the ship 'Sir Gallagher' even though it's name was clearly legible centre screen...
Female 'anchor person' on Sky News this morning kept calling the ship 'Sir Gallagher' even though it's name was clearly legible centre screen...
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On Al-Jazeera, (the western press does not have a monopoly on fools)
Rugged field reporter commenting on US paratroopers digging in in N Iraq after successful paradrop. "...and there are now digging in to make defensive positions."
Nice female anchor. "Can you tell us why they are filling all those bags with soil?"
Not 10 secs later she is talking to another newsie in Baghdad
Rugged city reporter. "...and you can see trails from the B-52s, which are equipped with jammers to make interference so the SAMs cannot engage them."
Nice female anchor. "Why would they want to that?"
The reporter, lost for words, thanks Allah when the sound of explosions cut his report short
The lady concerned is very nice but is called Fatima, woah, frightening thought.
Rugged field reporter commenting on US paratroopers digging in in N Iraq after successful paradrop. "...and there are now digging in to make defensive positions."
Nice female anchor. "Can you tell us why they are filling all those bags with soil?"
Not 10 secs later she is talking to another newsie in Baghdad
Rugged city reporter. "...and you can see trails from the B-52s, which are equipped with jammers to make interference so the SAMs cannot engage them."
Nice female anchor. "Why would they want to that?"
The reporter, lost for words, thanks Allah when the sound of explosions cut his report short
The lady concerned is very nice but is called Fatima, woah, frightening thought.
Moggie,
Now that would breach the Geneva Convention!
(In fairness to David Willis, he'd corrected the 'F-14 Tomahawk' gaffe so that the name was right by the time of the 1300 news)
Now that would breach the Geneva Convention!
(In fairness to David Willis, he'd corrected the 'F-14 Tomahawk' gaffe so that the name was right by the time of the 1300 news)
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To be fair it's a bit harsh to knock the press when on the MODs official Op Telic website they have a picture in their photo galleries of an F3 refuelling from a VC-10. I'm sure that the crew of the USAF KC-10 are really pleased with their transfer to the RAF and also the renaming of their aircraft. Oh well I suppose it is only 1 letter out!!
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BBC man in Harrier hangar in Kuwait "...and another (Harrier) behind me is just starting its engines ...". Mmmm, I wonder just how many R-R Pegasus Mk 105's are being squeezed into a GR7 airframe nowadays...?
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