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He’s definitely been on the roids! It’s terrifying, the way he’s so obviously getting off on the weapons porn he’s so gleefully announcing! He just needs to start rubbing his legs like Vic Reeces on Shooting Stars
He’s definitely been on the roids!
I am not convinced he is keeping to his promise about staying off the booze when working.
He might be keeping that promise, but then failing to mention a bunch of other stimulants.
a flaming stealth banana split the sky
I reckon he's more of a Metallica fan than Tool
Death! Strength! Epic! Total Domination! America, **** Yeah!
They have gone rogue. Power gets to their head and they only understand destruction.
Lunatic Americans have just torpedoed an Iranian Navy ship in international waters but this is "not a war"?
US citizens somewhere in the world will be the victims of retaliation for this and other attacks.
MAGA are amazing in that, even after more than a year in power, they shock me on a daily basis.
Americans have just torpedoed an Iranian Navy ship
made all the more impressive as Trump claimed the Iranian Navy to be "completely destroyed" just 2 days ago.
either they have built an entire ship, launched it and traveled to the indian ocean in 2 days, or they possess advanced stealth technology hitherto unknown.
or they possess advanced stealth technology hitherto unknown.
Well they rebuilt their nuclear program sufficiently for it to be an immediate threat after it was completely destroyed last year so they seem quite good at knocking stuff together quickly.
The Iranian Navy ship - had IRIS Dena -been a participant in the 2026 International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam, India.
This was an international maritime exercise hosted and conducted by the Indian Navy on behalf of the President of India in February 2026 to improve relations with other navies in the region.
Over 140 crew members reported as missing. No indication that the vessel was an imminent threat to any US or Israeli ships.
The evil joy on Hegseth's stupid face as he boasted of this unnecessary slaughter of sailors is sickening. How the **** did these lunatics take over?
Lunatic Americans have just torpedoed an Iranian Navy ship in international waters but this is "not a war"?
Don't be daft. It's a "special military operation".
Lunatic Americans have just torpedoed an Iranian Navy ship in international waters but this is "not a war"?
Best not mention the rumour of a missing Iranian sub as well then.
The RW press is absolutely hammering Starmer for not joining in with Trumps mad war
Im not sure how much is just to attack starmer, how much because theyve got MAGAbrain and how much is ecaus ethe editorial board and owners and senior journos all love to hang out there and pay no tax
looks like Spain have told the orage ne to jog in in more firm language...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93wwq1n542o
Hegseth not heard of the Belgrano, apparently.
Hegseth not heard of the Belgrano, apparently.
My first thought was enacting a tribute to Thatcher, who I imagine is highly regarded amongst the MAGA louts.
Hegseth not heard of the Belgrano, apparently.
The rumours that he personally ordered the machine gunning of the survivors of the boat allegedly carrying drugs from South America seems a lot more plausible having listened to that speech.
Sinking a random ship in international waters does seem to be verging on the war crimes side of things.
the shootdowns earlier were air to air
Hegseth not heard of the Belgrano, apparently.
Or the INS Khukri and ROKS Cheonan.
Former definitely by sub and the second probably (although a midget one).
Not sure if other people are familiar with professor Jiang Xueqin (apparently not a real professor) but I listened to his presentation on the USA vs Iran war this afternoon. Whilst I`m aware he is very marmite - his views on this war was very interesting.
From Iran`s reasons of attacking other gulf states - shia motivation for jihad - the pitfalls of USAs military doctrine and model - water insecurities - and likely outcomes.
Some seemed very plausible - some not so. But worth a listen if you can find it on youtoob
In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter, but it niggles me that the BBC news website are referring to the ship as the ‘Iris Dena’ rather than the ‘IRIS Dena’. I assume they use the most junior members of staff to do these sort of stories.
the shootdowns earlier were air to air
seems less likely than SAM to me. While they are capable of carrying more, the usual load out of sidewinders on a F18 is two on the end wing pylons I'm not aware that the Kuwati's differ from this. Given the ability to indent F15 that close if they were firing sidewinders it seems unlikely.
But I could be entirely wrong.
perhaps, but Ward Carol is good source
That Kuwaiti pilot could be an ace by the weekend
That Kuwaiti pilot could be an ace by the weekend
That Kuwaiti pilot could be an ace by the weekend
Double post- looks like he's not the only one who's trigger happy 😂
shame that didnt post 5x
It's a US duck shoot. Nasty MAGA regime.
"register your presence" isn't "get me out of here", but seems like it would make things easier if it really kicks off in those countries
The UK government has never promised to evacuate all UK citizens from anywhere, and people should make their own plans as best they can. And buy travel insurance for short trips. And recognise that when you move somewhere, you live there.
UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman all have land borders with Saudi Arabia, which has two large international airports located much further away from Iranian drones and rockets...
What.. No free charted taxi from my hotel in Dubai to an airport in Saudi?
The bloody cheek of it! Don't they know how many social media followers I have?
Don't they know how many social media followers I have?
Speaking of which been some reporting today about how consistent the messaging is about how everything is fine and the monarchy are protecting everyone. Both for those influencers targeting western audiences and those targeting Russia etc.
I am sure Tice and co will be standing up for free speech though.
the kurds have entered the war
https://bsky.app/profile/alexjungle.bsky.social/post/3mgbaozc7tc2s
lol, And who's been selling them cheap weapons again?
I think this it just part of a long term plan to keep the general geographic region in constant conflict, a divided enemy is much more pliable than a united one. It's just basic maths.
We need the civdiv/gundi angle on this, but I seriously doubt either of them think the Kurds have a chance
Instability is also excellent for making money if you have a bunch of other peoples' cash and no morals.
Maybe arming the Kurds was done to mollify Erdogan?
Give them enough weapons to make them think they can achieve something with support from US air power. Let them attack then do not support them and then they get slaughtered by the Republican Guard.
One of Erdogan's problems goes away.
The Gulf states are rapidly running out of Patriot missiles to shoot down Iranian Shahed drones. They are a disproportionately expensive way to do it anyway. When they are gone, some of the major oil infrastructure is going to become very vulnerable. Iran has thousands, maybe tens of thousands of Shaheds yet to use.
There is one country in the world with huge experience in defeating them en-masse, effectively and cheaply who could help out. With domestically built interceptor drones, world beating ECM kit and a whole host of other tactics and equipment built on hard won experience. Which wouldn't just help the gulf states, but more effectively protect dispersed US embassies and bases in the region.
The trouble is Trump removed military support from them, said they had "no cards to play" and repeatedly humiliated and insulted their leader. I should imagine there is a fair bit of schadenfreude going on in Kiev right now.
I would say that UA still need every shred of capability they have right now to defend against the RU attacks. Knowledge dissemination would for sure help the gulf states, but it will take time to ramp up their own, similar capability. Also, I am not sure exactly how effective Twin Otters or AN-24s with miniguns on the side would be if there is not a defined corridor to operate within and a strictly enforced layered air defence.
I thought I heard a segment on the radio here last night about the supply issue forcing the variou Gulf states to prioritise the larger ballistic missiles, leaving themselves open to more impacts by the smaller, more lightly payloaded Shahed varients. A brutal arithmetic, but one that could easily mess up their oil infrastructure.
fascinating reas about Libya post regime change
A brutal arithmetic, but one that could easily mess up their oil infrastructure.
The storage facility at Fujairah where UAE's pipeline that bypasses The Straight of Hormuz terminates was hit by 'falling debris' from a downed drone yesterday. It is still on fire a day later.
Indeed it seems that 'cheap' drones vs £millions missiles is just unsustainable.
I note that Trump has commented that they may ask Ukraine for assistance, and that Zelensky replied that they can only help if it does not reduce their battlefield capability and capacity. Seems that the power in that relationship may start to change over the next few weeks...
Indeed it seems that 'cheap' drones vs £millions missiles is just unsustainable.
AIUI Shahid drones go at about 185mph and presumably don’t take masses of evasive action. I’d have therefore thought they’d be well within the envelope for light AA guns with proximity fuzed ammunition (which dealt effectively with V1s and Kamikazes), and shells are a lot, lot cheaper than missiles.
I read a news article the other day about Zelenski offering to send anti-drone warfare experts to the region - on the understand there would be a ceasefire agreement first.
I note that Trump has commented that they may ask Ukraine for assistance
I wonder if he asked Putin for assistance first?
The USAs military dominance may have a big weakness in that its just so expensive and resource heavy. Having such weapons during the cold war when it was mainly about having a few to show off and be a deterrent is lots different to having them .. using them .. then having to replace them.
Ukraine smashed the myth of Russia`s military prowess - maybe we will see the cracks in the USAs before this is over.
Cheap, easy to make, portable drones have totally transformed warfare like the bow and arrow did.
I would say that UA still need every shred of capability they have right now to defend against the RU attacks.
Ukraine now is not the Ukraine of 4 years ago. They have massively ramped up production and there is no longer any shortage of drones. The days of crowd funding for consumer DJI drones are long gone. In fact, they have excess production capacity and are actively exporting drones and other military technology right now. They really are the recognised world leaders in this. They have partner drone production facilities in UK, Germany, Spain, Norway, France, Latvia and Portugal with others coming on line all the time.
European countries have woken up to this seismic change in how warfare is conducted and are benefiting from this collaboration. The US isn't. Trump prefers battleships ffs!
I am not sure exactly how effective Twin Otters or AN-24s with miniguns on the side would be
Ukraine is pragmatic enough to utilise any means at their disposal, as part of a layered defence, from low to high tech. All have their place. Taking one or two components of that layering system out of context to suggest Ukraine's expertise wouldn't be transferable to the Gulf seems a bit disingenuous if I'm honest.