The Islamic state
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Casually Red
tomorrow belongs to me
Yes but the writer appears to be on Hollandes payroll as an advisor. And the man who pays your wages is generally your boss . Hollande, his boss, was illegally arming jihadists. And was flat out war drum banging regime change from day one . As the former colonial ruler .
The writer is highly unlikely to blame his own boss for his role in this mess. Or indeed himself if he was one of those advising him . The motive to point the finger elsewhere would appear strong .
Bernie Gunther
Fundamentalist Druid
Can't really see it makes much difference who the front guy is as long as the support keeps coming.
Casually Red
tomorrow belongs to me
There may be a number of pretenders to the throne . If he karks it they might well start fighting among each other . After all they're not really the type of guys who tend to sit down and settle differences of opinion amicably . Not gauranteed to happen by any means but not exactly a fanciful notion either . Definitely a possibility .
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
...curiously Wales' tiny third positionist fash used to make big deal out of doing Frongoch commemorations.
Make of that what you will.
Casually Red
tomorrow belongs to me
I don't make anything out of it, it's simply bizarre .
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
turned out nice again
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
IS will use that death as a big propaganda coup.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
No body to show by all accounts. And I'm not sure one US death is going to make them too excited anyway. I'd say it was more of a loss for them with the hostages rescued and a handful of daesh taken prisoner and a few more killed by the Kurds.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
only for the terminaly stupid. IS has shown that one of its people can get a decent shot off. the US has proved it can land where it likes in IS held territory, do what it likes to who it likes, and walk away with the most minimal casualties.
theres only been one winner in this encounter, and its not IS. i wonder how many IS creeps in Raqqa will be leaving their doors unlocked tonight...?
Has there been any news of John Cantlie (UK journo) recently?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I'd have thought the propaganda coup lies with the rescuers also. Busting out a prison stronghold is fairly undermining to anyone claiming statehood. Being able to keep people locked away is one of the foundations of statehood, second only to 'arm the tax collectors'
Geri
wasn't born to follow
hot air baboon
Well-Known Member
Saudi prince held after seizure of two tons of amphetamines at Beirut airport
A Saudi prince has been detained at Beirut airport in Lebanon after two tons of an amphetamine drug popular with Syrian rebels was found on a private jet.
Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four other men were held after what was described as the biggest ever drugs bust at the city’s main Rafik Hariri International Airport, according to local media and security sources.
They were allegedly "attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine", a security source was quoted as saying.
Captagon is a brand name for the widely used amphetamine phenethylline.
Although this type of amphetamine has been prescribed in the past to treat childhood and other behavioural disorders, it is now used overwhelmingly as a stimulant in the Middle East.
It has long been banned in the West.
It is the drug of choice for front-line fighters on both sides in the Syrian war, allowing a heightened state of alertness.
It is unclear where the pills allegedly found in Beirut were ultimately to be sold, although the plane was said to be heading back to Saudi Arabia.
That would fit one of the more unexpected side-effects noted of the Syrian war – the country’s growing role as an exporter of illegal drugs.
There have been reports that Syrian suppliers to both sides of the conflict have become so successful in manufacturing Captagon that it is now an export product, smuggled through Lebanon to a broader Middle East market.
The drugs were stuffed into 40 suitcases, according to reports.
It has been a bad few weeks for the Saudi royal family’s minor princes. Prince Majed bin Abdullah was arrested last month in Los Angeles for allegedly trying to force a woman to perform oral sex, though charges were dropped last week.
A Saudi prince has been detained at Beirut airport in Lebanon after two tons of an amphetamine drug popular with Syrian rebels was found on a private jet.
Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four other men were held after what was described as the biggest ever drugs bust at the city’s main Rafik Hariri International Airport, according to local media and security sources.
They were allegedly "attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine", a security source was quoted as saying.
Captagon is a brand name for the widely used amphetamine phenethylline.
Although this type of amphetamine has been prescribed in the past to treat childhood and other behavioural disorders, it is now used overwhelmingly as a stimulant in the Middle East.
It has long been banned in the West.
It is the drug of choice for front-line fighters on both sides in the Syrian war, allowing a heightened state of alertness.
It is unclear where the pills allegedly found in Beirut were ultimately to be sold, although the plane was said to be heading back to Saudi Arabia.
That would fit one of the more unexpected side-effects noted of the Syrian war – the country’s growing role as an exporter of illegal drugs.
There have been reports that Syrian suppliers to both sides of the conflict have become so successful in manufacturing Captagon that it is now an export product, smuggled through Lebanon to a broader Middle East market.
The drugs were stuffed into 40 suitcases, according to reports.
It has been a bad few weeks for the Saudi royal family’s minor princes. Prince Majed bin Abdullah was arrested last month in Los Angeles for allegedly trying to force a woman to perform oral sex, though charges were dropped last week.
Flavour
hang the bankers
Independent reporting they are "99% sure" Jihadi John is dead.
US officials confirm Jihadi John is dead
US officials confirm Jihadi John is dead
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
the americans have been thinking about retiring the a-10: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh. being as they still use b-52s, though they're 60 years auld, i suppose the a-10 might have a few years left.
mauvais
on reddit or something
The A-10 has plenty of friends, albeit not always in the right places - very popular on the frontline - whereas the proposed replacement of the F-35 is basically the mirror image of that, the most expensive project ever that only a few are keen on.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh and it can't carry the amount of weaponry the a-10 can.
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