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mirth

Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 06, 2017, 08:24:36 PM
Quote from: Sir Slash on September 06, 2017, 02:58:03 PM
Does that mean he's a threat if we're flying over him or he's flying over us?  ;D

it was intended as a riff on his time as the aviation officer  ::)

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mirth

Quote from: Sir Slash on September 06, 2017, 10:07:22 PM
Weren't you the guy that shot-down Bob's Flying Moustache?

Not an easy feat. The Stache is wily.
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mirth

Kristen Cloke was super hot.
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Uberhaus

BBC:  Russian military exercise in Belarus raises tension http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41185915

with link to "a fascinating piece" at War on the Rocks https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-zapad-2017/


mirth

The War on the Rocks article is quite good.  O0
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bayonetbrant

If you're interested in keeping an eye on the current Russian/Belorussian exercises (includes some ORBAT info)
https://medium.com/dfrlab/zapadwatch-field-guide-b864cac35dd2
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bayonetbrant

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/world/europe/russia-baltics-belarus.html?_r=0

QuoteThe three fake countries at the center of the Zapad-2017 drills, however, have taken on a virtual life of their own online. While it is not clear who is behind it, a clearly pro-Western satirical Twitter account issues regular announcements in the name of the Veishnoriya Ministry of Foreign Affairs and displays pictures of the fake country's passport, flag, national currency and other national symbols, all of them invented.

"We are deeply concerned about the concentration of Belarusian military equipment at the borders of Veishnoriya," reads one message posted by the nonexistent nation's Foreign Ministry. Others include a call for volunteers from "brotherly countries" to repel an invasion from the east and warnings that Veishnoriyans are "warlike beasts" who will not surrender.

Veishnoriya also has a lively account on Vkontakte, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, with posts of beautiful Veishnoriyan women and natives in what is said to be traditional Veishnoriyan clothing. It also has fierce supporters on Facebook, where one fan provided a tongue-in-cheek "historical note" about the nonexistent country's martial spirit: "Throughout its history, Veishnoriya hasn't lost a single war."
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Quote from: Uberhaus on September 11, 2017, 08:12:42 AM
BBC:  Russian military exercise in Belarus raises tension http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41185915

with link to "a fascinating piece" at War on the Rocks https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-zapad-2017/

Thanks for the link! I tend to follow WotR articles, but had missed that one, probably after having grown weary after all the er.. sensational articles about it. Maybe that's what the Beeb comment is about as well? It is indeed fascinating to find a well thought well written article nowadays.

Having said that; Go Veishnoriya! Never Surrender!  :arr:
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"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bayonetbrant

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