From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/7/2026 11:02 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > 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.   
    >   
   Thank God, you're safe, for now.   
    >   
   > Spanish Armada.   
    > D-Day.   
    >   
   > Not to mention the sinking of the unsinkable titanic.   
   >   
   Man on the moon.   
    > > Pride cometh before a fall.   
    >   
   Peace through strength.   
    >   
    > The ancient diction says it all.   
    >   
   Stand up and fight!   
    >   
    > This is - an ancient problem.>   
   - Bhagavad Gita 2.37, Overcome despair and fulfill your duty.   
      
      
   >> 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!   
      
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