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2014-10-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
ISIS: American Air Dropped Weapons Now in Our Hands
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Posted by gorb 2014-10-21 12:56|| || Front Page|| [8 views ]  Top

#1 Video is from an Iraqi Army airdrop in Anbar that was intercepted by ISIS. False ISIS propaganda.
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-21 14:28||   2014-10-21 14:28|| Front Page Top

#2 I was thinking the same thing EH2664; wuz going to ask if anyone could identify any background features or clues from the video.

American grenades or equipment does not necessarily mean USA.
Posted by swksvolFF 2014-10-21 14:55||   2014-10-21 14:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like door number 1 was missing fuses.

Hard to believe that a drop would be missed by so much that there are no sounds of fighting in the background, and pretty casual walking about in an air strike zone. Don't know about the terrain, but looks a bit flat for the Kobane area. Thoughts?
Posted by swksvolFF 2014-10-21 15:05||   2014-10-21 15:05|| Front Page Top

#4 I heard that one air drop landed in IS controlled territory but it was bombed to prevent it from failing into enemy hands.
Posted by Sninerong Hupinemble5552 2014-10-21 15:28||   2014-10-21 15:28|| Front Page Top

#5 I heard that one air drop landed in IS controlled territory but it was bombed to prevent it from failing into enemy hands. Posted by Sninerong Hupinemble5552


MK-82 GP bomb disguised as a 463L pallet of MRE's. Yea, go ahead and rip that cargo netting right on off, no problem. Bring lots of blokes to help, these MRE's are hefty.
Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-21 15:41||   2014-10-21 15:41|| Front Page Top

#6 MK-82 GP bomb disguised as a 463L pallet of MRE's

"Feta Chicken Towards Enemy"
Posted by swksvolFF 2014-10-21 15:53||   2014-10-21 15:53|| Front Page Top

#7 It was the last pallet off the ramp. We knew we were a little long on the 'green light.' Hey, stuff happens right ?
Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-21 15:56||   2014-10-21 15:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe we should ship them some defective weapons, grenades with very short delay fuses, explosive ammo, etc.
Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-21 16:27||   2014-10-21 16:27|| Front Page Top

#9 I hate it, but we'd better end our rather enjoyable line of suggestions John. We'll soon need classifications markings which could make Fred rather squeamish.
Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-21 16:42||   2014-10-21 16:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Four airstrikes near Kobane today: destroyed ISIS fighting positions, building and Large ISIS unit
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-21 16:45||   2014-10-21 16:45|| Front Page Top

#11 UPDATE: Kurds put out a counter propaganda video, allegedly showing ISIS terrorists attempting to milk a male goat.
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-21 16:53||   2014-10-21 16:53|| Front Page Top

#12 Hmmmmm.... the aerial resupply took place on the 19th whilst #10 happened just today. What luck! Hat tip to the planners.
Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-21 16:55||   2014-10-21 16:55|| Front Page Top

#13 Do Not Let Michelle O see the food our troops get. Kurds in Kobane show the world how to make an MRE supplied by the airdrop look good. Sorry guys. This looks like something only the YPJ (female Kurdish fighters) have the talent to make look that good.



Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-21 17:21||   2014-10-21 17:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Disturbing reports that ISIS is shelling Kobane with artillery shells filled with chemicals (chemical weapons).
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-21 18:43||   2014-10-21 18:43|| Front Page Top

#15 Kirdish fighters in center of Kobane reporting loss of eye sight and problems breathing from possible chemical attacks by ISIS.
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-21 19:31||   2014-10-21 19:31|| Front Page Top

#16 Disturbing reports that ISIS is shelling Kobane with artillery shells filled with chemicals (chemical weapons).

Voila. Now you know why the Dems had to admit W was right.
Posted by gorb 2014-10-21 20:11||   2014-10-21 20:11|| Front Page Top

#17 American Foreign Legion is trying to "mobilize assistance" for the Kurds.
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-21 22:06||   2014-10-21 22:06|| Front Page Top

#18 * See also TOPIX > [To.AZ] KURDS ARE LAST LINE OF DEFENCE FOR THE WEST.

VERSUS

* TOPIX > [Daily Star.LB] ABDALLAH AZZAM BRIGADES CALL ON SUNNIS TO FIGHT ARMY [Armed Forces of Lebanon].

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [WallStreetJournal@WSJ = Twitter] ISLAMIC STATE'S SWAY SPREADS TO LEBANON: MILITANT SUPPORT EVIDENT IN SOME POOR NEIGHBORHOODS.

Personally, I see major parallels in the KURDS = GUAM-WESTPAC-VS-RISING-CHINA [+/Nuclear Islam in East-Asia-Pacific.

As long as the KSA, Turkey, + Rising Iran stay out of most or all of the Anti-ISIS/ISIL fight, + for whatever PCorrect reason, the burden will fall on LESSOR = THIRD-PARTY GROUPS, ETC. to combat the ISIS/ISIL.

Lest we fergit, ...

* TOPIX > [Daily Times.PK] ERDOGAN SEES TURKEY AS A "SUPERPOWER" IN MIDDLE EAST.

Globalist POTUS Obama = Turkey = "US-Style OWG Co-Sperpower"???

["NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS" WILY DASTARDLY USAF GENERAL ASHTON BUSH = "D *** NG IT, THATS RIDICULOUS ... ... WID ALL THESE WITNESSES AROUND!? THE ISIS HASN'T ATTACKED + TAKEN OVER TURKEY YET, + ITS NOT YEAR 2030-2040/2050 YET"!].

The FBI-CIA are still overdosing on Heineken + NightRanger, aren't we???

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* FYI GROONG > [Gulf News] FROM EMPIRES TO STATELETS, i.e. Confederated-later-INtegrated? "Unions"???

* SAME > WORLD IS GOING BACK TO PERIOD OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION - POLICY ANALYST.

Robert Kagan OF US Brookings Institute.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-10-21 22:53||   2014-10-21 22:53|| Front Page Top

#19 one pallet. Thank You CENTCOM. The rest are in the hands we need.
Posted by newc 2014-10-21 23:33||   2014-10-21 23:33|| Front Page Top

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