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God. That's deep.
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T_R wrote:God. That's deep.
iran not muslim country muslim country lives under sharia law
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$50 bucks says the two of you eventually move in together.
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In other news, it appears that the Russian pilots are now in kit form.
A little NSFW, if you are queasy.
https://twitter.com/allsory_allhor/stat ... 6624689152
A little NSFW, if you are queasy.
https://twitter.com/allsory_allhor/stat ... 6624689152
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More chance of me and you opening a Shoe repair store in Vancouver.T_R wrote:$50 bucks says the two of you eventually move in together.
Ohh and I don't think I want to click that twitter link..
Anyway apparently this is the flight tracker, blue border I'm guessing is Turkey's space? Again CNN deliver with their detail to labeling
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Holy ****!
The red line appeared to go over the blue line and there's black all over the place and a little green box and some grey!
**** should nuke Ankara.
The red line appeared to go over the blue line and there's black all over the place and a little green box and some grey!
**** should nuke Ankara.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
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T_R wrote:Holy ****!
The red line appeared to go over the blue line and there's black all over the place and a little green box and some grey!
**** should nuke Ankara.
Can we just agree to take out CNN turkey for giving us that image?
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You would think if the Russian jet was shot down in Turkish Airspace the pilots would have ejected over Turkey and been captured in Turkey.Schifty wrote:UPDATE The decision to shoot down Russian jet was taken "directly" by the Turkish Prime Minister.
UPDATE Two pilots ejected from downed plane, one captured by Syria rebels: Turkish reports.
UPDATE Russian Defense Ministry says it can prove the aircraft was over Syria for whole flight
http://www.airlive.net/2015/11/alert-un ... ashes.html
oh ****.....
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I was hoping that is was an SU-35 shot down, so I could go back to mocking GEM and his knowledge of fighter planes.
It would have been nice if some good had come from this
It would have been nice if some good had come from this
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Russia releasing a statement... and being calm? about it... I don't think this is necessarily a good thing..
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If I had Twitter id be all over your feedSchifty wrote:T_R wrote:God. That's deep.iran not muslim country muslim country lives under sharia lawI've been trolled by Manbush.#theverdict legalise marijuana its no worse than alcohol and has proven to be beneficial for medicinal purposes
On Iran one of the floaters for our company is a Christian refugee from there (he insists on calling it Persia though), interesting bloke to work with for his inside views on the country.
I bow down to thee oh great Nickman, the wisest of the wise, your political adroitness is unsurpassed, your sagacity is unmatched, your wisdom shines through on this forum amongst us mere mortals as bright as your scalp under the light of a full moon, never shall I doubt your analytical prowess again. You are my hero, my lord, my savior, may you accept my offerings so you continue to bless us with your genius.
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This is pretty amongst the Farsi speaking population isn't it?Manbush wrote:
On Iran one of the floaters for our company is a Christian refugee from there (he insists on calling it Persia though).
Also I think I played that game on the old Megadrive Shifty, maybe Turkey CNN were looking in the wrong screenshot folder.
Seriously though I don't even know what to say at this point, some of the reports coming out seem pretty crazy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-mi ... t-34908469'Turkmen forces shot dead pilots as they parachuted'
Posted at 14:39
The deputy commander of a Turkmen brigade in Syria says his forces shot dead two pilots of the downed Russian jet as they descended with parachutes, says Reuters.
Now I don't know much about this so I stand to look like a fool, but this seems like a pretty wrong thing to do to me.
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My advice to pilots in general is not to parachute in on top of the people you were just napalm.Archer wrote:This is pretty amongst the Farsi speaking population isn't it?Manbush wrote:
On Iran one of the floaters for our company is a Christian refugee from there (he insists on calling it Persia though).
Also I think I played that game on the old Megadrive Shifty, maybe Turkey CNN were looking in the wrong screenshot folder.
Seriously though I don't even know what to say at this point, some of the reports coming out seem pretty crazy.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-mi ... t-34908469'Turkmen forces shot dead pilots as they parachuted'
Posted at 14:39
The deputy commander of a Turkmen brigade in Syria says his forces shot dead two pilots of the downed Russian jet as they descended with parachutes, says Reuters.
Now I don't know much about this so I stand to look like a fool, but this seems like a pretty wrong thing to do to me.
They tend to be a little miffed.
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This is the last thing we need..
Armed men have taken hostages after gun shots were fired in the northern French town of Roubaix, a police source said.
It was not immediately clear whether the gunmen were linked to the attacks in Paris on November 13.
"An operation is underway after hostages were taken. Gunshots were fired and the neighbourhood has been cordoned off," the source told Reuters.
Read more: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-2 ... ix/6971218
Armed men have taken hostages after gun shots were fired in the northern French town of Roubaix, a police source said.
It was not immediately clear whether the gunmen were linked to the attacks in Paris on November 13.
"An operation is underway after hostages were taken. Gunshots were fired and the neighbourhood has been cordoned off," the source told Reuters.
Read more: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-2 ... ix/6971218
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Now there's also this.
If they were in it for 10 seconds it's a bit hard to buy the "we warned them 10 times" tale..https://twitter.com/smh/status/669241612694876162
Radar image shows shot-down Russian jet did fly into Turkish airspace - but only for about 10 seconds. https://t.co/UgInTAdmVI
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If you're NOT a terrorist, France is a really, really bad place and this is a really, really bad time to be taking hostages at gunpoint. I imagine the police are quite.....tense.Schifty wrote:This is the last thing we need..
Armed men have taken hostages after gun shots were fired in the northern French town of Roubaix, a police source said.
It was not immediately clear whether the gunmen were linked to the attacks in Paris on November 13.
"An operation is underway after hostages were taken. Gunshots were fired and the neighbourhood has been cordoned off," the source told Reuters.
Read more: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-2 ... ix/6971218
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Apparently it is a bank manager and his family taken hostage?
It French authorities get a open shot it's pretty obvious they will be taking it.
It French authorities get a open shot it's pretty obvious they will be taking it.
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Damn them all to hell. I have successfully managed to mainly avoid the news for about ten years now, in the last few weeks I've been glued to it
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Oh and there has also been another bombing in Tunisia..
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The strip of Turkish land they flew across is about 1km wide which makes the Turkish version of events difficult to swallow.Schifty wrote:Now there's also this.
If they were in it for 10 seconds it's a bit hard to buy the "we warned them 10 times" tale..https://twitter.com/smh/status/669241612694876162
Radar image shows shot-down Russian jet did fly into Turkish airspace - but only for about 10 seconds. https://t.co/UgInTAdmVI
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I think the Turkish point is that they've warned them over and over again to stop.Green eyed Mick wrote:The strip of Turkish land they flew across is about 1km wide which makes the Turkish version of events difficult to swallow.Schifty wrote:Now there's also this.
If they were in it for 10 seconds it's a bit hard to buy the "we warned them 10 times" tale..https://twitter.com/smh/status/669241612694876162
Radar image shows shot-down Russian jet did fly into Turkish airspace - but only for about 10 seconds. https://t.co/UgInTAdmVI
Of course, it's just an excuse - the Russians are bombing ethnic Turkmen, who are traditional allies of the Turkish. I imagine that the Turks have been hanging on having a chance at taking a shot at them.
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Did Turkey just say they'll even intercept a bird if it enters their airspace?
F16 vs a seagull is most lopsided fight ever.
F16 vs a seagull is most lopsided fight ever.
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The big problem in Syria is everyone has a different view of what victory looks like.
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FixedGreen eyed Mick wrote:The big problem in Syria is everyone.
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The good rebels or the bad ones?Schifty wrote: UPDATE Two pilots ejected from downed plane, one captured by Syria rebels: Turkish reports.
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Clearly this guy is a scholar of 1800's Australian History.
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There are US backed rebels, Turkish backed rebels, Al Qaeda backed rebels but there are no good rebels. That is why Syria is destined to be a complete balls up like Afghanistan and IraqGerg wrote:The good rebels or the bad ones?Schifty wrote: UPDATE Two pilots ejected from downed plane, one captured by Syria rebels: Turkish reports.
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The best thing about Syria compared to Iraq and Afghanistan though, is that it's slowly drawing the whole world into the conflict
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It's really very simple and straight-forward. The Economist has pitched in with this helpful infographic:Green eyed Mick wrote:There are US backed rebels, Turkish backed rebels, Al Qaeda backed rebels but there are no good rebels. That is why Syria is destined to be a complete balls up like Afghanistan and IraqGerg wrote:The good rebels or the bad ones?Schifty wrote: UPDATE Two pilots ejected from downed plane, one captured by Syria rebels: Turkish reports.
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicd ... asternmesh
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Nice work, TR. I didn't realise Iran and the US were on the same sides in Iraq
The more you know
The more you know
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Must have caused them huge embarrassmentThe Nickman wrote:Nice work, TR. I didn't realise Iran and the US were on the same sides in Iraq
The more you know
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At least they're on opposite sides in Yemen and Syria though
Phew!!
Phew!!
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For those who need a quick of what happened last night
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There is no way the Russians will go to war with Turkey over this. At worst they will cut off their gas supplies and kill off some poor Turkish geriatrics.
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Seems like Syrian gov forces found the other Russian pilot.
That guy needs to buy lottery tickets.
That guy needs to buy lottery tickets.