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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.
> >
>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.>
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