From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:08:57 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 1/7/2026 8:57 AM, jojo wrote:   
   >> Julian wrote:   
   >>> American military aircraft have been amassing in Britain as President   
   >>> Trump threatens strikes and annexations across the globe.   
   >>>   
   >>> A fleet of at least 14 C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft and two   
   >>> heavily armed AC-130J Ghostrider gunships have landed at three RAF   
   >>> bases in Suffolk and Gloucestershire since Saturday.   
   >>>   
   >>> The Globemasters are rumoured to have been carrying at least five   
   >>> MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and one MH-47G Chinook, which are used   
   >>> for special forces operations. The helicopters have been spotted in   
   >>> British hangars, according to unconfirmed reports.   
   >>>   
   >>> American activity in the UK appears to be in preparation for further   
   >>> operations, but no details have been provided in official channels.   
   >>>   
   >>> Most of the Globemasters touched down at RAF Fairford in   
   >>> Gloucestershire, but several also landed in RAF Mildenhall and RAF   
   >>> Lakenheath in Suffolk.   
   >>>   
   >>> Fairford is considered the main air bridge from the US into Europe,   
   >>> and flight data has shown several of the Globemasters moving on to   
   >>> Ramstein in Germany. An American KC-135R Stratotanker military aerial   
   >>> refuelling plane also landed in Mildenhall on Tuesday after flying in   
   >>> from the US.   
   >>>   
   >>> Tensions have been building in the Middle East as the Iranian regime   
   >>> violently suppresses protests across the country. Three days ago,   
   >>> Trump warned that the US would hit Iran “hard” if the regime’s forces   
   >>> killed demonstrators.   
   >>>   
   >>> “America will come to their rescue … We are locked and loaded and   
   >>> ready to go”, he wrote on social media, making the prospect of   
   >>> American and Israeli strikes increasingly likely. The death toll among   
   >>> demonstrators has since climbed to 35 people, according to Iranian   
   >>> activists.   
   >>>   
   >>> Since the Venezuela attack, Trump has made more threats to annex   
   >>> Greenland, which he has long argued should come under American control   
   >>> to bolster the security of the western hemisphere. He has refused to   
   >>> rule out using military force to occupy the island, prompting the   
   >>> leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark   
   >>> to issue a joint statement on Tuesday urging his administration to   
   >>> stop making threats.   
   >>>   
   >>> There is also speculation that US forces mayuse Britain as a platform   
   >>> from which to raid a sanctioned oil tanker that is being tracked from   
   >>> Venezuela and heading north of UK waters. British aircraft and those   
   >>> of other Nato allies are monitoring the vessel, which has hastily   
   >>> changed its flag to Russia’s in an apparent attempt to prevent seizure   
   >>> by the US.   
   >>>   
   >>> The Globemaster, one of the world’s largest transport aircraft, and   
   >>> the smaller but more powerful Ghostrider, could potentially be used   
   >>> together in a covert US operation overseas. Troops can parachute from   
   >>> Globemasters into combat. The 174ft transporters are powered by   
   >>> turbofan engines and can carry an array of vehicles with a payload   
   >>> capacity exceeding 150,000lb.   
   >>>   
   >>> Ghostriders are armed with a 30mm Bushmaster cannon, 105mm howitzer   
   >>> and Hellfire missiles, and can lay down a devastating weight of fire   
   >>> on targets.   
   >>>   
   >>> Some of these aircraft took off from bases in Georgia and Kentucky,   
   >>> which are home to the US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation   
   >>> Regiment, among other units. The elite unit, better known as the Night   
   >>> Stalkers, operates a range of special forces helicopters and   
   >>> specialises in flying units into combat at night. The unit played a   
   >>> pivotal role in the mission to seize Maduro and his wife, Cilia   
   >>> Flores, and extract them to the US.   
   >>>   
   >>> It is also possible that the aircraft could be used to increase   
   >>> special forces operations against Islamic State in Syria after a wave   
   >>> of strikes by European forces, including Britain, over the last few days.   
   >>>   
   >>> The Ministry of Defence said it would not comment on the “on the   
   >>> operational activity of other nations”.   
   >>>   
   >>> Charlie Parker   
   >>   
   >> i am fine with the world moving past ww2 order.   
   >>   
   >That ship has sailed.   
   >   
   >There's only one Super Power left on the planet, and the only one that   
   >has mastered military logistics.   
      
   There is a dream for you.  Spanish Armada.   
   Not to mention the sinking of the unsinkable titanic.   
      
   Pride cometh before a fall.  The ancient diction says it all.  This is   
   an ancient problem.   
      
   >My guess is that the US is going after the Islamic State in Nigeria for   
   >kidnapping children and killing all those Christians. It's sending a   
   >message to all the dictators and terrorists:   
   >   
   >Don't make us come over there. You won't like it!   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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