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    Them Druids was bastards you know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman View Post
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    You can go back even further if you google "Irgun terrorism".
    Yes, we have a winner ! But our candidate gets only 1 point !

    The winner as always are our muslim friends. 10 points !

    Blowing up everything that comes into their minds or ways.

    Let's hear it for Aluh Akba !


    Any objections ?

    For sheer barefaced, bigoted, psychotic mass-murder ISIS have got a hell of a long way to go before they get anywhere close to you Germans. No doubt you're proud that they often cite your countrymen as an inspiration. Is Granny proud that the struggle continues? Does it get the old Bund Deutscher Mädel juices flowing? Has she explained yet why you've got 48 grandfathers, all called Ivan?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b View Post
    For sheer barefaced, bigoted, psychotic mass-murder ISIS have got a hell of a long way to go before they get anywhere close to you Germans.
    Are you sure Mick ?



    http://www.xxx.xxx.xx/news/2015-08-1...almyra/6708944

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    we are not going to get rid of ISIS, never, it's an illusion to think that we will

    let's be clear, with Russia, the US and most major European countries involved directly in that conflict, we can clearly state that this is World War 3, and it will spread and get worse.

    That idiot of GW Bush, the unelected one, started it all. He should be proud.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b View Post
    For sheer barefaced, bigoted, psychotic mass-murder ISIS have got a hell of a long way to go before they get anywhere close to you Germans.
    Are you sure Mick ?



    Palmyra's long-time antiquities chief Khaled Asaad beheaded by Islamic State, corpse hung in square - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    I'm sure, Fritz. Quite a few million to go before they reach your score.

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    MInd you the old Russkies were a bit special when they caught the Germans.

    Some very nasty stuff indeed, IS maybe even saw some of the videos.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    MInd you the old Russkies were a bit special when they caught the Germans
    Who could blame them, considering? After what the Krauts did it must have taken some pretty excessive generosity on the part of good old Ivan to leave a single one of the Herrenvolk alive and in any condition to breed. And, of course, unlike the Boche, who are all mouth, beer, and wind when it comes to ISIS, the Russkis are getting stuck in there and slaughtering a few thousand of the swine every day.

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    Seems to be some disagreement with the Putin Plan. The refugee crisis doesn't seem to be hurting Russia, but who wants to go there.

    Syrian rebels decry Russian airstrikes: 'we have not had Isis here in over a year'

    Bunkered down in his base just north of Hama, Captain Mustafa of the Free Syria Army (FSA) is getting used to the Russian airstrikes. And he is growing just as accustomed to the assurances of his American backers: “We can have most of the weapons we want,” he says. “But nothing to shoot down the planes.”

    More than a week since the Russian strikes began targeting them, and days after the US announced an end to its efforts to train forces to fight Isis, the original anti-Assad rebels of Syria’s north-west remain entrenched, though battered, in the towns and villages of their heartland.

    Nearby, Syrian forces, which had barely moved for the past year, are trying to advance from the south, said Mustafa, the military spokesman of an FSA unit, Tajamul Ala’Azza. Further away in the north-east, Isis has made its strongest gains in many months, advancing across the top of Aleppo, while a mix of opposition groups clash nearby with Russian jets and artillery.

    “The Russians have given them a boost, which is what they wanted to do by attacking the Syrian people,” said Mustafa. “The biggest disaster for them would be to acknowledge that a real opposition remains defiant and strong.


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    Rebels in the vicinity of the regime strongholds of Tartous and Latakia, and the nearby Alawite hinterland, have been hit especially hard in the Russian offensive which was touted as a campaign against Isis, but which the US, Nato, and rebel groups claim has almost exclusively targeted non-jihadi opposition groups.

    Other rebel groups in Idlib province have also been pounded and fear that Russia’s strategy is to destroy the opposition, leaving only the regime army and Isis standing. The Russian offensive west of Aleppo has stymied an opposition squeeze on the city. Meanwhile, Isis’s moves since Thursday have seen the terror group gain more ground than it had in many months.

    “While the Russians were busy attacking us, they left [Isis] completely alone. Do I really need to spell out what’s behind all that?” asked Abu Saleh, a commander of an Islamist group near the town of Hreitan.


    Over the past two years, the US has tried to vet rebel groups in the Mediterranean heartland and along the Jordanian border, where Isis has been unable to establish a foothold. It has frequently been at odds with Turkey, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, who have all urged that battle-changing weapons, such as anti-aircraft rockets be handed over. Washington has consistently refused their introduction, fearing that they could instead be used to attack civilian aircraft in Syria, and elsewhere.

    As the Russian attacks continue, new waves of refugees are on the move in Syria’s north. “Our families are trapped and there is nowhere to go to apart from hiding under the trees by the Turkish borders,” said al-Majad. “We prefer to die with dignity in our towns than dying in shame under the trees.”

    Residents in the areas hit by Moscow late last week described widespread destruction of houses and buildings. “The destruction is incredible, and all of them are civilian homes,” said Adnan Kanjo, the head of the local council in Derrat al-Izza in western Aleppo. “This is the first time we see destruction at this scale. There is intense fear and terror – we can’t even open our schools.”


    “The regime’s planes could bomb maybe one or two buildings, but now a whole district is destroyed. There is no specific time and we can’t take any more precautions. If you are destined to get killed you will get killed.

    These Russian warplanes say they are targeting Daesh [Isis],” he added. “Well, we have not had Daesh here in over a year. Marea [which Isis is besieging] is 60km away. And al-Bab [which it controls] is over 100km away. The bombing is targeting civilians. And where are the people going to go? I leave this question to be answered by the people who still have a conscience.”


    “The main thing the regime has achieved is displacing civilians, and this trend will grow and these people will reach the border and try to leave Syria for Europe and other places, because there is no safe place for them or their children, and civil society cannot provide for their needs.”

    With little access to opposition areas of Syria, aid agencies say it is next to impossible to quantify how many civilians have been displaced by the intensified fighting. Civic leaders in Idlib and Hama say thousands of families have left for the Turkish border, intending to join the migration route to Europe.

    “They are not running from [Isis],” said Mahmoud Qubaisi, a resident of the Hama countryside. They stayed because there is no Isis here. We’re the ones who chased the terrorists away more than a year and a half ago. Not the Russians.”
    Syrian rebels decry Russian airstrikes: 'we have not had Isis here in over a year' | World news | The Guardian

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    Who backs whom in the Syrian conflict

    Russia’s intervention has made the complex pattern of alliances and enmities in Syria still more intricate. The Assad regime and its local opponents are backed to differing degrees and in different configurations by military powers from near and far

    Friday 9 October 2015 04.00 EDT Last modified on Friday 9 October 2015 09.35 EDT

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    Russia recently launched airstrikes against groups fighting Assad after building a military presence in his western strongholds. Since June 2014 a US-led coalition has used regional bases to launch its own airstrikes against predominantly Islamic State targets. Syria is roughly divided between four groups: regime forces supported by Hezbollah; Isis; other Islamist groups; and more moderate opposition groups. Kurdish militias separately control areas in the north of the country.

    (a good graph here but I can't make it copy...ed)

    Russia
    Russia's initial claim that it was only striking Isis positions was contradicted by multiple reports from the ground and it later admitted targeting other anti-regime groups. Moscow is a long-term supporter of the Syrian state and now appears willing to hit any faction, Islamist or secular, fighting its beleaguered army. This includes groups operating under the banner of the Free Syrian Army, which have received some training and equipment from the US.

    US
    Washington opposes the Syrian regime but has taken very limited steps to ensure its downfall and has recently signalled it may even consider a transitional role for Assad. A US programme provided small numbers of moderate rebels with ammunition and training to fight Isis on the ground but this was paused after a series of embarrassing setbacks. The US continues to head up an international coalition which is bombing targets in Syria belonging to Isis and occasionally the Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra, as well as supporting Kurdish forces fighting Isis in the north.

    UK
    Britain is using its strategically important base in Cyprus to bomb Isis in Iraq but has not officially joined the US-led coalition's efforts in Syria. The prime minister, David Cameron, is believed to favour doing so but Russia's intervention has complicated matters. The British government opposes the Assad regime and has been a significant backer of moderate Syrian opposition groups.

    Turkey
    Nato member Turkey strongly opposes Assad and has voiced concern over Russian incursions into its airspace. Ankara backs a range of Islamist and moderate anti-regime fighters, including Jabhat al-Nusra despite its proscription by Washington. Turkey has been criticised for turning a blind eye to jihadis crossing its border with Syria but has also opened airbases to the anti-Isis coalition and launched its own airstrikes.

    Iran
    Tehran rejects any suggestion that its staunch ally, Assad, steps down and is a significant military backer of his regime. Iran has provided the Syrian government with military equipment, advisers and Revolutionary Guards commanders to train and assist its armed forces. Its Lebanese ally and proxy, Hezbollah, is actively fighting alongside the regime's forces, as are Iran-backed Shia militias from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

    Saudi Arabia
    Insists that Assad must depart for there to be a solution to the crisis, backs a range of Islamist and moderate Syrian opposition fighters and has also carried out airstrikes as part of the US-led coaliton against Isis. Has allegedly helped provide anti-tank missiles to rebels fighting the regime in the north, particularly in Idlib.

    Qatar
    The Gulf state's Al-Udeid airbase is a major operations hub for US forces and Qatar has also bombed Isis targets in Syria as part of the coalition. Doha backs a range of Islamist and moderate rebel fighters, occasionally negotiating on their behalf and had previously agreed to open a training centre for rebels recruited by the US.

    Jordan
    Opposes Assad and backs rebels fighting in the southern front near the provinces of Daraa and Suweida, offering logistic support and training as well as hosting a joint operations room for the south. Has taken part in anti-Isis coalition airstrikes.

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    .... and people still believe that their are friendly Islamic Rebels?



    Washington will be having a fit right about now. Syrian forces are closing in on Aleppo. The people there must be relieved - in the other towns that Assad has retaken from the US, UK and Saudi backed ISIS, he has been quick to rebuild the civilian infrastructure that the US has been bombing relentlessly, as well as housing which should please all the people hating those refugees flooding into Europe... as they can go home now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrG
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in...001%E2%80%9314)
    If you are quoting Wiki as a reliable source, look further. Even wiki states the Russian Army was invited in and the two countries signed a "Taraki signed a Twenty-Year Treaty of Friendship with the Soviet Union on 5 December 1978". I am not sure who else, globally, recognised his government or the following ones but the facts are the Government of Afghanistan requested USSR assistance and the USSR set off on a road to disaster. If only "unexceptional" countries followed the same legal route maybe the world wouldn't be in such a mess.

    But I do accept your post.

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    A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.

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    It would make sense for the "rebels" and the Syrian government and army to come to some sort of truce so they could both focus on eliminating IS in Syria. Perhaps after their "truce" they would be able to work out something diplomatically/politically for the future of Syria.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    MInd you the old Russkies were a bit special when they caught the Germans
    Who could blame them, considering? After what the Krauts did it must have taken some pretty excessive generosity on the part of good old Ivan to leave a single one of the Herrenvolk alive and in any condition to breed. And, of course, unlike the Boche, who are all mouth, beer, and wind when it comes to ISIS, the Russkis are getting stuck in there and slaughtering a few thousand of the swine every day.
    See Mick, this is just too much for you to comprehend.
    Wounds heal quickly providing that Islam has not brainwashed your head.
    Amazing how those babaric germans can travel freely (and are welcomed) throughout Europe after what they have done. Maybe its those blue eyes or blond hair ? Try to figure it out without failing again (like so many of your projects).
    Claiming to hold a book that is supposedly the direkt word of God, or calling yourself a Dr when you are not, is preety arrogant. Are you a muslim by any chance ?

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    With an avatar named "Herman the German" brings out the best/truth in people. Right Mick ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna
    It would make sense for the "rebels" and the Syrian government and army to come to some sort of truce
    I don't believe the Syrian terrorists accept the Syrian Government as legitimate. That makes it difficult to discuss and agree a "truce". The Russian Foreign Minister is talking to their "handlers" and the terrorist's air force commanders but the POTUSE appears to not want closure just more civilian deaths, hospitals bombed back to the stone age. You know just being exceptional.

    Or are they losing so badly they now want to sue for peace? I would suggest only an outright unconditional surrender to their unrecognised Syrian Government, headed by President Assad, by the terrorists and their handlers would be acceptable.

    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna
    Perhaps after their "truce" they would be able to work out something diplomatically/politically for the future of Syria.
    They need to start with a clean sheet and dismiss any pre-conditions. Maybe when the terorirsts have obliterated/slaughtered/beheaded a few more thousand Syrians they will see the light.
    Last edited by OhOh; 18-10-2015 at 12:43 PM.

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    Conspiracy theories aside, it does make one wonder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    It would make sense for the "rebels" and the Syrian government and army to come to some sort of truce so they could both focus on eliminating IS in Syria. Perhaps after their "truce" they would be able to work out something diplomatically/politically for the future of Syria.
    It would make perfect sense, but it won't happen while Assad is in charge of the Syrian government. The "rebels" hate him because of his genocide.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pseudolus View Post
    Well the seppos normally do reporters on the ground and call it "friendly fire".

    Doing it in an airport bog sounds like something the KGB or Mossad would do.

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    Or it could be the Turks. Both them and the Russians reported that she did it because she was broke.

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    The Turks have been sending money and weapons to ISIS from day 1.... .yet the EU want to bring them into Europe

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    It would make sense for the "rebels" and the Syrian government and army to come to some sort of truce so they could both focus on eliminating IS in Syria. Perhaps after their "truce" they would be able to work out something diplomatically/politically for the future of Syria.
    It would make perfect sense, but it won't happen while Assad is in charge of the Syrian government. The "rebels" hate him because of his genocide.
    Assad isn't going to step aside while there's still a war going on in his country so the "rebels" can choose to fight it out against Syrian forces, IS forces, and dodge Russian bombs and missiles. Up to them. IS is the greater threat to Syria and the Syrian population, IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    Assad isn't going to step aside
    That's all you needed there.

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    ^ And the "rebels" ain't gonna win. A truce is their last best bet.

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    Assad needs to stay, he is the only force that can stabilize that country

    do we need another Iraq ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh
    Russian Army was invited in
    Fruitcake.

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