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WoodrowSkillson
Feb 24, 2005

*Gestures at 60 years of Lions history*

LeftistMuslimObama posted:

I have a coworker who is emigrating to Israel because of the Trump election and she told me I was racist when I said Netanyahu wasn't any better. Amazing.

People Are Stupid

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Saladin Rising
Nov 12, 2016

When there is no real hope we must
mint our own. If the coin be
counterfeit it may still be passed.

Some random bits of news. First up, a video:
http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/37954548
Tears as Mosul soldier finds mother on bus. It's a really nice video.:unsmith:

The SDF have been quietly doing things east of Manbij:
https://twitter.com/CivilWarMap/status/797918562463535104

quote:

Manbij #SDF captured Qawuqli (not Qawuqli farms yet) and Tall Turin from #ISIS. Arimah almost surrounded.

https://twitter.com/Kurdistan_dd/status/797870959583760384

quote:

In #Bashiqa town: #Peshmerga Forces put the cross back on the Orthodox Church and repair the church bell.
البيشمركة الابطال في الموصل

https://twitter.com/PYD_Rojava/status/798107679688421376
French speaking SDF fighters eliminating an IS VBIED in Raqqa countryside.
https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/5cvafn/french_speaking_sdf_fighters_eliminating_an_is/

Translation via r Syrian Civil War posted:

"Prépare le MILAN, vite vite vite" (Prepare the MILAN, quick quick quick)
"Ouais c'est sûr c'est sûr" (Yeah it's sure, it's sure)
"Visée 1700 mètres" (Target 1700 meters)
"C'est bon, je suis paré" (It's right, I'm ready)
"1400"
"C'en est un, c'en est un" (It's one, it's one [SVBIED?])
As the missile is flying: "Pète-le pète-le pète-le" (Destroy it destroy it destroy it)
"Reculez reculez" (Go back go back) [or "à terre ! à terre !" (get down, get down)]
After the explosion: "Attention, baissez-vous" (Warning, get down)
"On prépare un deuxième, prépare une deuxième" (Prepare a second one)
"Putain, bien joué" (gently caress, well done)
Background: "Fais gaffe à ton flingue toi" (Be careful with your gun, you)

Cat Mattress
Jul 14, 2012

by Cyrano4747
How the gently caress can you confuse "reculez" and "à terre"? None of the phonemes are the same.

Also one of the redditors says it's "raté, raté" (missed, missed) which would be consistent with the following call to ready another.

MiddleOne
Feb 17, 2011

mobby_6kl posted:

^^^

It's diesel, the term is rolling coal.


Speaking of which, I spent about two weeks visiting relatives who either advocated for or at least were cool with the Crimea annexation. It took a lot of effort to avoid engaging in any discussions about this and ignoring the nonstop propaganda that was on TV constantly, but I managed somehow and we ended up getting along well. Real life isn't D&D so as long as you don't bring these topics up yourself, everything should be fine, Israelis aren't all hypernationalist assholes.

Sorry Russians have traumatized me for life on this topic. The Russian propaganda machine is unreal.

Zudgemud
Mar 1, 2009
Grimey Drawer
Russian carrier deployment up for a glorious start, Mig29 pilot taking a sudden interest in scuba diving after takeoff...

https://sputniknews.com/military/201611141047428380-mig-29-russia-med/

Gobbeldygook
May 13, 2009
Hates Native American people and tries to justify their genocides.

Put this racist on ignore immediately!
https://twitter.com/BaFana3/status/797405223895568384
The Houthi's full slogan is "God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, A curse upon the Jews, Victory to Islam."

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
Russian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean

Oops.

brakeless
Apr 11, 2011


Training low visibility landings on a carrier that is simulating being on fire is a risky business.

https://twitter.com/Sputnik_Not/status/798197003486248961

ass struggle
Dec 25, 2012

by Athanatos
This is hilarious.

Carrier on fire. Planes falling into the ocean.

The Russian navy is being sunk by its worst enemy. Itself.

icantfindaname
Jul 1, 2008


LeftistMuslimObama posted:

I have a coworker who is emigrating to Israel because of the Trump election and she told me I was racist when I said Netanyahu wasn't any better. Amazing.

It's not like mainstream liberals hadn't gone full in on the LEFT-WING ANTI-SEMITISM!!!!!!! long before Trump had been elected

That Italian Guy
Jul 25, 2012

We need the equivalent of the shrimp = small pastry avatar, but for ambulances and their mysteries now.

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
It would be terrifying seeing that ship coming towards you from over the horizon. You know, if its engines actually worked.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Is not engine troubles; is smoke screen for concealment in combat

Collateral Damage
Jun 13, 2009

Relax, the ship cook just burnt the borscht.

Pask
Jun 17, 2013

as Goon as Dead
Not sure if this has been linked yet, but seem worth noting:


https://twitter.com/CivilWarMap/status/798141864817938432

Herstory Begins Now
Aug 5, 2003
SOME REALLY TEDIOUS DUMB SHIT THAT SUCKS ASS TO READ ->>

Note the tug boat in front of the smoke monster

1stGear
Jan 16, 2010

Here's to the new us.
syriancivilwarmap.com has FSA forces in the outskirts of Al-Bab. So all three of Daesh's major cities are either under attack or shortly will be. :toot:

Can't wait for President Trump to take credit for defeating them. :negative:

mediadave
Sep 8, 2011
Looks like John Bolton for US Secretary of State. War with Iran is go!

starkebn
May 18, 2004

"Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"
it must smell so bad being crew on that ship

Volkerball
Oct 15, 2009

by FactsAreUseless

mediadave posted:

Looks like John Bolton for US Secretary of State. War with Iran is go!

Kind of like how John Kerry's appointment meant war with Assad.

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
Holy loving poo poo what a loving nightmare, John Bolton, war criminal Walid phares, crazed psychos of the highest order, this loving region is doomed, there's ABSOLUTELY going to be a new major war here gently caress my life.

Volkerball
Oct 15, 2009

by FactsAreUseless

Al-Saqr posted:

Holy loving poo poo what a loving nightmare, John Bolton, war criminal Walid phares, crazed psychos of the highest order, this loving region is doomed, there's ABSOLUTELY going to be a new major war here gently caress my life.

We'll see. Trump might just be Obama dumb instead of salt the earth dumb when it comes to the Middle East.

https://twitter.com/Amir_Hali/status/797828223690219524

starkebn
May 18, 2004

"Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"
best you can hope for is Trump wanting to be isolationist I guess

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012

Volkerball posted:

We'll see. Trump might just be Obama dumb instead of salt the earth dumb when it comes to the Middle East.

https://twitter.com/Amir_Hali/status/797828223690219524

He's salt the earth dumb. The guy couldn't grasp why using nukes wasn't a good idea.

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

starkebn posted:

it must smell so bad being crew on that ship

Diesel and shame make terrible cologne.

Rinkles
Oct 24, 2010

What I'm getting at is...
Do you feel the same way?

Volkerball posted:

We'll see. Trump might just be Obama dumb instead of salt the earth dumb when it comes to the Middle East.

https://twitter.com/Amir_Hali/status/797828223690219524

Why is he so red?

Rincewinds
Jul 30, 2014

MEAT IS MEAT

Rinkles posted:

Why is he so red?

Pent up rage since he now have to be "presidential".

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Rinkles posted:

Why is he so red?

Real answer: he probably refused tv makeup

Cat Mattress
Jul 14, 2012

by Cyrano4747
Chemical reaction between the TV makeup and the thick layer of cheeto dust he plasters on his face every morning.

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.
So now that trump gets in i assume we are just abandoning the rebels so trump can pleasure putin's pet or are we gonna try to keep the SDF and Kurds around since they are the only ones doing anything about ISIS?

Dapper_Swindler fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Nov 15, 2016

Dr Kool-AIDS
Mar 26, 2004

The SDF isn't something Russia's really worried about, so the level of support Trump gives them will have more to do with how much he feels like pissing off Erdogan than being worried that they're not outright allies of Assad's. Fortunately for Erdogan, Trump's top defense adviser is Michael Flynn, who wrote this piece of poo poo:

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/305021-our-ally-turkey-is-in-crisis-and-needs-our-support

Bip Roberts
Mar 29, 2005
Honestly I have no idea who Trump is going to support in Syria but it'll probably actually be the worst somehow. If he chooses Assad I wonder how long the Israelis will be okay with the US supporting Hezbollah.

Imapanda
Sep 12, 2008

Majoris Felidae Peditum
Trump probably doesn't even know what Hezbollah is.

ass struggle
Dec 25, 2012

by Athanatos
Humus?

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Bip Roberts posted:

Honestly I have no idea who Trump is going to support in Syria but it'll probably actually be the worst somehow. If he chooses Assad I wonder how long the Israelis will be okay with the US supporting Hezbollah.

Sinteres posted:

The SDF isn't something Russia's really worried about, so the level of support Trump gives them will have more to do with how much he feels like pissing off Erdogan than being worried that they're not outright allies of Assad's. Fortunately for Erdogan, Trump's top defense adviser is Michael Flynn, who wrote this piece of poo poo:

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/305021-our-ally-turkey-is-in-crisis-and-needs-our-support

Bip Roberts posted:

Honestly I have no idea who Trump is going to support in Syria but it'll probably actually be the worst somehow. If he chooses Assad I wonder how long the Israelis will be okay with the US supporting Hezbollah.

yeah these are good points. i think syria is even more hosed now, if thats even possible. :(

Rip Testes
Jan 29, 2004

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
Trump and Putin supposedly hit it off over taking on ISIS. What's the likelihood of Russia attempting to expand its spheres of influence by supposedly going after ISIS affiliates around the globe?

orange sky
May 7, 2007

orange sky posted:

So I'm in Israel right now and I wanna know: any faux pas I should avoid? I'm scared of saying some crazy poo poo and getting looked at sideways, and I think this is a particularly sensitive country.

An update. On my first conversation with Israeli people I said the expressions:

Holocaust
Palestine
Illegal settlements

All going according to plan.

It's just stronger than me heh. To be fair though there was no problem, people don't even seem to think about it that much (at least here in Haifa).

The city is ugly as gently caress though, thought it would be much prettier. Architecture not appealing at all and everyone has like dozens of electric cables hanging in their building. And then there's this huge contrast between old buildings and these monsters in the "sillicon valley" part of the city.

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.
https://twitter.com/LinaArabii/status/798281803370885121

Volkerball
Oct 15, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
The peshmerga are in hot water again.

https://twitter.com/nurseboothroyd/status/798412736812068864

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Svartvit
Jun 18, 2005

al-Qabila samaa Bahth
Amnesty said the same a while back.

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