From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/7/2026 9:24 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 18:34:18 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 1/7/2026 2:52 PM, 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.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 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!   
   >>>   
   >>> Let's be clear.  I take no pride in being the meanest fucker in the   
   >>> school yard.  Simply because I can beat you up does not mean I should.   
   >>> Or because my dad can beat up your dad does not mean he should.   
   >>>   
   >> Let's be clear you're a poser compared to the Bokul Harem terrorism cult   
   >> in Nigeria.   
   >>   
   >> If true, it's about time somebody reached out to help the Christian   
   >> children that got kidnapped by the terrorists over in Nigeria!   
   >   
   > So himbo dropped some missiles.  Did the kids get freed?   
   >   
   The recent abductions have brought back the memory of the mass   
   kidnapping of girls in Nigeria, dozens of whom are still missing nearly   
   12 years later. Obviously, Nigeria needs help fighting the terrorists.   
    >   
   >> So, I say hit them. Hit them really hard. Send the terrorists a message:   
   >> Here comes trouble!   
   >   
   > As the guys coming back from vn told it, the reason we got our asses   
   > kicked by the vc is that us soldiers were scared to come out from   
   > behind their equipment and really fight.  The vc on the other hand   
   > were happy to climb up trees and wait for you to come by so they could   
   > pick you off.  Same idea in afg.  Machinery of war has no chance   
   > against soldiers who are unafraid to die for the chance to give you a   
   > hard time.   
   >   
   > Sorry, you don't sound like anybody who has been anywhere near a war.   
   > You have no concept of the ugly brutality of it.  You believe in the   
   > myth of glory.  There is no glory in war.  Only death everywhere.  And   
      
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