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29-01-2013, 19:43
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Re: Conspiracy Theories
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All the ususal suspects seem to be getting involved. Maybe they've given up on the Taliban and chosen an enemy even the French can push around.
Something is, I believe, going on behind the scenes. Free access to information about what our governments are doing is limited ... or it is possible that the Western allies are taking the threat from militant Islam very seriously; as seriously as some of us would like them to take it.
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Have to say,it is possible,but being a cynical get,highly unlikely i reckon.I would think its more to do wi £££££s fer some beggar.
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30-01-2013, 09:46
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01-02-2013, 20:53
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Re: Conspiracy Theories
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Interesting aside mentioned on this mornings news.
We have an agreement with the French to share military assets and facilities where required. Thus we lend them transport planes.
The agreement also covers assisting each other if requested! So we could have troops in Mali before we realize it.
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I believe that France and Germany have just celebrated 50 years of friendship, obviously this friendship has limitations otherwise, surely, Germany would be lending France transport planes.
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02-02-2013, 16:05
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Re: Conspiracy Theories
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I believe that France and Germany have just celebrated 50 years of friendship, obviously this friendship has limitations otherwise, surely, Germany would be lending France transport planes.
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French Mission in Mali Puts Germany in a Tight Spot - SPIEGEL ONLINE
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02-02-2013, 19:22
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I've just read the article, thanks DaveinGermany.
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02-02-2013, 22:10
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Not much of a plane, is it. Don't they have any C-17s? You'd think will all the cash floating around the Reich they could have a whole fleet of those big Boeings. Even we have a few. If they don't want to buy them out of current revenue, surely there must be some loot left over from the last version of the Reich, hidden in a cave somewhere with Frederick Barbarossa . That looks like the latest version of the He 111 What are they gonna haul, escargots
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02-02-2013, 22:37
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Well for the German, French & Turkish air forces it's good enough, it has the transport capabilities a little less than the "Fat Albert" C-130. As the military of those mentioned tend towards light rapid reaction forces, unlike America, Russia etc who rely on large ground forces & conventional mass arrays of Armour, Infantry & Artillery in a war fighting capacity, I reckon the Transall C-160 is aptly fit for purpose.
C-160 Transall Cargo and Tactical Transport Aircraft - Airforce Technology
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03-02-2013, 19:10
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Re: Conspiracy Theories
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Well for the German, French & Turkish air forces it's good enough, it has the transport capabilities a little less than the "Fat Albert" C-130. As the military of those mentioned tend towards light rapid reaction forces, unlike America, Russia etc who rely on large ground forces & conventional mass arrays of Armour, Infantry & Artillery in a war fighting capacity, I reckon the Transall C-160 is aptly fit for purpose.
C-160 Transall Cargo and Tactical Transport Aircraft - Airforce Technology
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Nah ... I'd rather think of the frogs and the krauts are being cheap. And their rapid response to conflicts such as those in Afghanistan seems to be in a direction away from the combat.
There are going to be more Afghanistans and Malis. I don't see it as good logistics to get into a conflict as the French did in Mali, and then dial Rent-a-Flying-Truck to handle the moving. Hey, Canada and England, can we borrow a couple of your C17s? Pretty please?
And it's not only the Yanks and the Ivans who are using the heavy lifters. The RAF has some; the RCAF has four; the RAAF has three with an option for more; how else are they going to move their new M1 Abrams tanks around? Even Qatar, the UAE, and India have them. Canada will be using them for Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART). It takes a lot of lifting capacity to move portable hospitals, engineers and equipment, emergency generators (the big mothers; not like the one I have in my garage ), water treatment plants etc. etc. Not only that, the C17 can land at CFS Alert, an upaved runway which constitutes the world's most northerly airport.
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05-02-2013, 23:34
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Re: Conspiracy Theories
Perhaps the l'Arme dAire and the Luftwaffe never had any plans to fly further than to UK - Again
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06-02-2013, 04:56
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Re: Conspiracy Theories
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Perhaps the l'Arme dAire and the Luftwaffe never had any plans to fly further than to UK - Again
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Seems like the RCAF C-17 has moved 350,000 kg of French military equipment ... any guesses on how many white flags that would be?
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06-02-2013, 09:10
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Re: Conspiracy Theories
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Seems like the RCAF C-17 has moved 350,000 kg of French military equipment ... any guesses on how many white flags that would be?
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Na Eric not the white flag the French battle flag, which is a white cross on a white background
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06-02-2013, 18:17
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Perhaps the l'Arme dAire and the Luftwaffe never had any plans to fly further than to UK - Again
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My French has got even worse since I came home - should read "l'Arme de l'Aire" and now I am not sure about the first l' - but who the hell cares
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06-02-2013, 18:27
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My French has got even worse since I came home - should read "l'Arme de l'Aire" and now I am not sure about the first l' - but who the hell cares
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08-02-2013, 05:07
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Na Eric not the white flag the French battle flag, which is a white cross on a white background
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"The French are playing tough, very tough" ... I got this one from an article in the "Guardian" (sorry about that ) ... And guess what tough is, French style? Not answering thier cell phones Wow ... you don't want to pee those guys off Who knows what they will not be doing next?
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08-02-2013, 09:25
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