From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/8/2026 9:50 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 17:48:22 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > No they did not.   
    >   
   Apparently, the strikes were coordinated between the US and Nigeria in   
   retaliation for the kidnapping of kids and the killing of Christians.   
      
   The government wanted to send a message to the terrorists, according to   
   the NY Times.   
    >   
    > Shooting missiles into open fields is a waste of time.>   
   Do you have a problem with the US shooting missiles at open fields and   
   terrorist camps?   
    >   
      
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