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Icon Of Sin
Dec 26, 2008



Cats are agents of chaos incarnate, with no regard for the laws of man or god.

They will continue to do what they please, when they please.

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Quackles
Aug 11, 2018

Pixels of Light.


Icon Of Sin posted:

Cats are agents of chaos incarnate, with no regard for the laws of man or god.

What about the laws of dog?

Marshal Prolapse
Jun 23, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

hobbesmaster posted:

Waiting for the public “just kidding” when a Ukrainian military lawyer gets a hold of command.

Yeah you definitely can’t declare no quarter or no surrenders. That is a very legit war crime.

Icon Of Sin
Dec 26, 2008



Marshal Prolapse posted:

Yeah you definitely can’t declare no quarter or no surrenders. That is a very legit war crime.

If angry posting on the internet were any sort of crime, we’d all be in jail.

They’ve had good restraint so far, i’m hoping that doesn’t change.

Wasabi the J
Jan 23, 2008

MOM WAS RIGHT

Marshal Prolapse posted:

Yeah you definitely can’t declare no quarter or no surrenders. That is a very legit war crime.

Don't forget Russia coordinating with fascist groups in multiple countries to false flag poo poo year after year.

an internet post is free

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


I really wish they wouldn’t act like US police with people failing the paper bag test.

pantslesswithwolves
Oct 28, 2008

Marshal Prolapse posted:

Yeah you definitely can’t declare no quarter or no surrenders. That is a very legit war crime.

But surely we can all agree that "we are not death, we are worse" is a pretty metal way to end any piece of correspondence.

SlowBloke
Aug 14, 2017
I do remember some old articles about WW2 where they talked about flamethrower guys, they won't get captured but always shot not just due to the flammable backpack but also due to soldiers being pissed off at their comrades getting cooked, is rocket artillery man going to be the modern equivalent?

A Festivus Miracle
Dec 19, 2012

I have come to discourse on the profound inequities of the American political system.

The life of artillery sounds pretty wild. Shoot guns, pack it up in a hurry, and drive away quickly before the counterbattery fire lands where you were, or a cruise missile, or rockets/20mm slugs from a jet. It's either totally normal routine or compete and very sudden obliteration.

BrutalistMcDonalds
Oct 4, 2012


Lipstick Apathy
:chloe:






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXOCKFtXc8U

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

SlowBloke
Aug 14, 2017

Multiple goons have provided a 2015 date on that pic, it's old news.

stealie72
Jan 10, 2007
Oh good, someone else Kramering in here to point out the azov battalion.

Defenestrategy
Oct 24, 2010

I don't wanna google Azov Bat. but I'm assuming these are Ukrainian Fash that just so happen to be putting bullets in Russians right now?

SlowBloke
Aug 14, 2017

stealie72 posted:

Oh good, someone else Kramering in here to point out the azov battalion.

from CSPAM no less, maybe he can enlighten us on the purity of thought of Putin massacring civilians

maffew buildings
Apr 29, 2009

too dumb to be probated; not too dumb to be autobanned
They're a Ukranians National Guard unit comprised of Neo-Nazis with a very ugly track record who may have been receiving training from the CIA which means we need to ignore that they're Nazis as far as I can tell

Marshal Prolapse
Jun 23, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

pantslesswithwolves posted:

But surely we can all agree that "we are not death, we are worse" is a pretty metal way to end any piece of correspondence.

Oh yeah I absolutely get it. I’m just saying it’s one of the classic examples. I totally don’t blame them for saying it and letting off some steam. Hopefully it’ll have the effect of scaring the poo poo out of Russian artillery people to just flee and avoid more casualties for everyone.

M_Gargantua
Oct 16, 2006

STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES

Exciting Lemon

Marshal Prolapse posted:

Yeah you definitely can’t declare no quarter or no surrenders. That is a very legit war crime.

This is assuming calling actual war crimes as war crimes means more than wet paper. Because its entirely performative among disparate powers and you should assume nobody is going to play nice as soon as there is any sort of peer conflict, as we are currently seeing.

Grip it and rip it
Apr 28, 2020
Edit: Nevermind

ded
Oct 27, 2005

Kooler than Jesus
from the gbs thread :


https://twitter.com/einherjarvalk/status/1498803573240565763

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

M_Gargantua posted:

This is assuming calling actual war crimes as war crimes means more than wet paper. Because its entirely performative among disparate powers and you should assume nobody is going to play nice as soon as there is any sort of peer conflict, as we are currently seeing.

War crimes by the loser of a conflict are usually prosecuted. It’s the victor’s war crimes that are ignored.

For examples see the Nuremberg convictions related to invading Poland (USSR) and unrestricted submarine warfare (US).

M_Gargantua
Oct 16, 2006

STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES

Exciting Lemon
Exactly. The "war crimes" are only crimes once one side has an overwhelming advantage. Until then its just violence. The underlying crime is the leadership of Russia invading Ukraine in the first place.

tater_salad
Sep 15, 2007



Hilarious that the Russians are using unencrypted coms so you can talk to their soldiers about how you engaged in sexual intercourse with their mothers.

bees everywhere
Nov 19, 2002

All wars are scams anyway, the biggest war criminals are the ones who instigate it and profit from it.

Naked Bear
Apr 15, 2007

Boners was recorded before a studio audience that was alive!
Effective immediately, all new combat arms enlistees required to attend DLI.

Naked Bear fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Mar 2, 2022

Hekk
Oct 12, 2012

'smeper fi

Rolling crypto gets difficult on the move when poo poo is hosed up. Given the option of no communication or transmitting single channel plain text, I am not sure what the worse answer is.

SerthVarnee
Mar 13, 2011

It has been two zero days since last incident.
Big Super Slapstick Hunk

Grip it and rip it posted:

Sorry should have been more clear - I meant covertly providing experts and material

I could definitely see the material come in handy for Ukraine, but experts? Ukraine has been at war for 8 years now, Poland has been worrying about war for a decades. The manpower would probably be welcomed in the form of the foreign volunteer brigade that Ukraine has established, but I'm not quite sure what Poland could actually offer in the way of expert advice (not dissing Poland here, I just think Ukraine has that much more experience fighting the type of war they are currently in)

Cythereal
Nov 8, 2009

I love the potoo,
and the potoo loves you.
Russia hit another random non-Ukrainian ship in the Black Sea.

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1499114958222725125

Hieronymous Alloy
Jan 30, 2009


Why! Why!! Why must you refuse to accept that Dr. Hieronymous Alloy's Genetically Enhanced Cream Corn Is Superior to the Leading Brand on the Market!?!




Morbid Hound

Cythereal posted:

Russia hit another random non-Ukrainian ship in the Black Sea.

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1499114958222725125

Does Ukraine even have any ships they could be mistaking these for?

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Here's an entry in the "things that would not be happening with Donnie II" column

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1499120028163133446

Comrade Blyatlov
Aug 4, 2007


should have picked four fingers





Cythereal posted:

Russia hit another random non-Ukrainian ship in the Black Sea.

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1499114958222725125

Oof. That's a big fire. I hope they got out.

Naked Bear
Apr 15, 2007

Boners was recorded before a studio audience that was alive!
How many is that now? Four?

Cythereal
Nov 8, 2009

I love the potoo,
and the potoo loves you.

Naked Bear posted:

How many is that now? Four?

Yup. So far, they've hit a ship each from Turkey, Japan, Moldova, and now Bangladesh.

Also, let's really hope that this was an accident or something and not someone shooting down a couple of Romanian planes...

https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1499116212604882948

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

Cythereal posted:

Yup. So far, they've hit a ship each from Turkey, Japan, Moldova, and now Bangladesh.

Also, let's really hope that this was an accident or something and not someone shooting down a couple of Romanian planes...

https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1499116212604882948

https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1499118307424845824?s=21

Uhhh, while I get rescuing is dangerous and all but sending a helicopter into conditions that resulted in a mig-21 crashing may not be the best idea? :(

TheWeedNumber
Apr 20, 2020

by sebmojo

hobbesmaster posted:

https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1499118307424845824?s=21

Uhhh, while I get rescuing is dangerous and all but sending a helicopter into conditions that resulted in a mig-21 crashing may not be the best idea? :(

you gotta go out, you dont gotta come back

Naked Bear
Apr 15, 2007

Boners was recorded before a studio audience that was alive!
Looks like that's right along the coast and it's been storming there today. :(

Ham Cheeks
Nov 18, 2012

Feeling hammy

brains posted:

just want to revisit this old chestnut from last month, as russian forces prep to enter kyiv
https://twitter.com/LucasFoxNews/status/1491029914497449986?s=20&t=Qv3YfgmHJ-nBZDwnW_xHCw

I don't know anything about warfare, tactics, anything. Is is normal to plant yourself in the open?

Comrade Blyatlov
Aug 4, 2007


should have picked four fingers





Ham Cheeks posted:

I don't know anything about warfare, tactics, anything. Is is normal to plant yourself in the open?

Not if you're trying to avoid getting shot.

Cugel the Clever
Apr 5, 2009
I LOVE AMERICA AND CAPITALISM DESPITE BEING POOR AS FUCK. I WILL NEVER RETIRE BUT HERE'S ANOTHER 200$ FOR UKRAINE, SLAVA

maffew buildings posted:

They're a Ukranians National Guard unit comprised of Neo-Nazis with a very ugly track record who may have been receiving training from the CIA which means we need to ignore that they're Nazis as far as I can tell
Calling out Nazis as Nazis is essential and good. Nobody here wants to support Nazis, so pointing them out where they are is important, especially if they're trying to conceal themselves. The problem comes when people respond to Russian fascist aggression by implying that supporting Ukraine is bad because a negligible handful of Nazis might manage to leech off the support.

Say your friend just kicked her abusive boyfriend out of her house, only to have his roid-raging dad break down the door and start claiming things as his and demanding they get back together, then he just squats threateningly in the living room for years, sometimes lashing out violently. Amidst all the chaos, a cockroach settles in and your friend has trouble rooting it out because, ya know, she's got a much much bigger problem on her hands. One day, roid-raging dad erupts on a scale never seen before, beating her savagely and demanding nothing less than her enslavement. You wouldn't refuse her support just because she's failed to rid herself of a pesky cockroach and your certainly wouldn't side with roid-raging dad over it. You help your friend fight for her life and squish the roach when you get the opportunity.

Cythereal
Nov 8, 2009

I love the potoo,
and the potoo loves you.
https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1499128423947636739

And sweet baby Jesus if this is accurate.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1499119611190599686

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FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Cythereal posted:

Yup. So far, they've hit a ship each from Turkey, Japan, Moldova, and now Bangladesh.

The flag behind a ship means very, very little in this day and age. The Turkish-owned ship was flagged in the Marshall Islands, for example.

The thinking is probably that if it’s in that area, it’s contributing to the Ukrainian economy.

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