35 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

some here even said Russia will not invade/interfere in any other country besides Ukraine, they should, or they may look at it on a different way if they have an open mind, after all we all know how Russia ALWAYS tells the truth... no long ago (2-3 weeks) Russia jammed 2 commercial flights out of Finland, but these are friendly moves as they call it  555 (sarcasm intended)

EU and NATO condemn 'malicious' Russian cyber attacks against Germany and Czechia

 

EU and NATO condemn 'malicious' Russian cyber attacks against Germany and Czechia (msn.com)

 

 

So a Russian cyber attack against Germany and Czechia is not considered an attack on a NATO country? Really!!!! 

4 minutes ago, Oink said:

You can do online reporting between 15 and 7 days before it is due. After that it has to be done phsically at immigration.

Yes we know all that but you have missed the point. They are now saying Online reporting MUST be done 15 days BEFORE the date shown in the last on line report slip.. They even have a printed notice on the 90day desk to this effect

90 day on line report rejected despite everything being same and correct as previously and being five days early, so had to go yesterday in person, it seems one now has to do the internet report 15 days BEFORE the date shown on the last acknowledgement slip. 

I wonder Is this a temporary thing or do we always have to do online reporting 15 days before the date shown on the new slip?

Given the level of sophistication and depth underground of these tunnels it necessary follows they will need a mechanical system of one sort or another to move supplies in and out of them. 

Think restaurant food service lifts and lifts between kitchens and upper floors of old houses 

1 hour ago, Jeff the Chef said:

Had a lovely holiday, nice to get away for a break.

How's the World's 18th largest Military force doing against a few thousand Hamas terrorists, are they not all dead yet?

I see the scores on the doors have been revised down to around 1200 not 1400 for the 7th Oct, from the BBC, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat, many people killed were not immediately identified after the attack, and "now we think those belong to terrorists... not Israeli casualties".

More than 11,000 people have been killed in Gaza since, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, including more than 4,500 children, but then if the numbers are from Hamas-run heath ministry we don't have to believe those numbers do we?

Looking forward to more death and destruction for Gaza as the World's 18th largest Military force attack the alleged Hamas tunnels around all the hospitals full of injured and sick Palestinians.

Them Hamas terrorists won't dare do anymore attacks or atrocities against innocent Israeli's when they've finished will they?

Israeli officials estimate there are 1,300 tunnels, spanning 300 miles across the Gaza Strip, which itself is just 25 miles long. The military describes the network as one of the most elaborate underground webs in the world. It says there are underground bunkers beneath Gaza hospitals. Palestinian doctors have denied this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/03/gaza-tunnels-hamas-israel-war/

What we know about Hamas’ 300-mile tunnel system below Gaza

https://nypost.com/2023/11/08/news/what-we-know-about-hamas-300-mile-tunnel-system-below-gaza/

Estimates vary widely, but as of October 2021, Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed his organization has 100,000 trained fighters; while in 2017, Jane's assessed Hezbollah's strength at more than 25,000 full-time fighters and approximately 20,000–30,000 reservists.

Very good video thanks for putting it up

I was a keen Freemason and belonged to two lodges one in London and one in Hertfordshire also a Lodge of Instruction, I found it, and all the members very square 

It's a shame everyone did not walk out leaving her talking to an empty room 

2 hours ago, tgw said:

you seem to be confused

it's completely irrelevant if it's NATO airspace or not - the relevant thing is whether Finland approved it or not.

 

Finland is the most important authority deciding who flies in its airspace.

Of course Finland sanctioned and approved it, do you think it flew through Finland without permission?

Maybe you are interpreting the statement incorrectly. 

if Russia attacks a NATO/USAF aircraft that is patrolling its boarder gathering ELINT whilst in Finland airspace or anywhere else it could get quite nasty.

Finland is making a statement that it has applied to NATO for membership.

The base for RC-135s is in UK. 

Not gong to help very much in the present state of the conflict, they really need a squadron of A10s to take out tanks and other ground targets.

The US has scheduled  A10 for retirement  and could easily spare a few of these potent ground attack aircraft so wonder what the problem is?  

18 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Actually, the Russian hypersonic missiles are being launched from aircraft. That's a lot of launch sites.

Correct and launched from aircraft deep inside Russia so even if they had F16s to take down the launch aircraft they are not allowed to go there as it might upset them even more. 

That is one heck of an advantage and sounds rather like trying to fight with one arm tied behind the back to me.

13 hours ago, rabas said:

For those who claim Western media bias and still believe any truth can come from Russia, listen to an independent audience in neural India react to Lavrov's "truth".

 

 

 

 

 

Lavrov is to Putin what Joseph Goebbles was to Hitler

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

It's no joke - I had to put socks on yesterday.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I do hope not with sandals!

I also wore socks WITH my sandals yesterday, don't normally but it was so very cold when we went to Makro  ????

I always believed a military vessel has many more watertight doors and compartments than a civilian ship and can be all be easily sealed off in the case of any battle damage, sounds like they were all left open and then water even got to the engine room and back up generators. 

And then to cap it off not enough life jackets.

On the face of it sounds like clear case for dereliction of duty by so many on so many levels.