From: punditster@gmail.com
On 1/9/2026 4:24 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:51:24 -0800, Dude wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
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