From: punditster@gmail.com
On 1/9/2026 2:22 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:50:36 -0800, Dude wrote:
>
>> On 1/9/2026 9:23 AM, Wilson wrote:
>>> On 1/7/2026 2:40 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>> On 1/7/26 11:07 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:21:39 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/7/2026 9:01 AM, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>> On Jan 6, 2026 at 9:25:53?PM EST, "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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of some interest, maybe..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are no U.S military bases in Canada. There are approx 150
>>>>>>> U.S. millitary
>>>>>>> personel in Canada, spread among some Canadian Bases. There are 27
>>>>>>> canadian
>>>>>>> military bases across Canada.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The UK has approx 10,000 U.S. military personel and 13 U.S. bases
>>>>>>> on uk soil.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is one u.s. base in Greenland with approx 150 personel. -
>>>>>>> Four more u.s.
>>>>>>> bases are projected.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And in the world:
>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_deployments
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks to Julian and Tara for posting interesting information. Good
>>>>>> work!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Canada and Greenland are the first line of defense against Russian and
>>>>>> Chinese aggression. We have NORAD working to ensure the security of the
>>>>>> whole continent.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wrong side of the world. Wouldn't alaska be that line of defense?
>>>>
>>>> considering looking at a globe one of these days, noah ???
>>> Helpful map for Noah:
>>>
>>> https://1stalaskatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2000px-
>>> Arctic_circle.svg_.png
>>>
>> Apparently, its importance stems from climate change opening the region,
>
> Wait a damn minit. Didn't himbo say climate change was a hoax?
>
Climate change is real, everyone knows that. The question is, is global
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