Military Veterans and Patriots

Month: February 2022

  • Another One Bites The Dust

    Another One Bites The Dust

    Maybe?

    The Whitehouse and Pentagon have announced the latest emir of daesh is dead.

    In a covert op launched yesterday, Spec Ops troops, supported by attack helos, Reaper drones and fast movers, surrounded a building where Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was supposed to be holed up. US troops used loudspeakers to try to get al-Qurayshi to surrender and a gun battle ensued according to the Pentagon. At some point, al-Qurayshi suicided himself by detonating a homicide vest, killing several suspected members of his family. There were no US casualties reported.

    https://twitter.com/OSiNTEL_/status/1489160239421214725?s=20&t=v063XWP4otBNJg7l6TH5-w

    According to sources I trust, the Kurdish-led SDF provided intel and staging for the operation, which occurred in close proximity to both a HTS (Hayat Tahrihr al Sham, an al Qaida offshoot) and Turkish checkpoints in the town of Atmeh, in rebel held Idlib province Syria.

    Are we sure it’s al Qurayshi? Pretty sure. Are we sure he was the actual leader of daesh? Well, that’s where it gets a bit murky. As with most jihadist groups, daesh isn’t very centralized. While al Qurayshi claimed the title of emir, it’s unclear how much day to day control he had over the group.

    https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1489234451943112707?s=20&t=sF9Vic0PCZiDqkTQmSLBmQ

    You’ll notice there was a UH-60m lost on the raid. It wasn’t shot down, it suffered a mechanical failure and was destroyed on the ground by US aircraft after all sensitive electronics were removed.

    So, what does it mean? In practical terms very little. As I said above, it is unclear how much daesh was under the control of the now corpse. Even if he was fully in charge of day to day operations, his lieutenants will take over, just as he was supposed to have done after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi detonated himself back in 2019 under similar circumstances.

    Frankly, this has more than a whiff of the Hologram trying to buff out the dents in his image after the Kabul debacle. See, I am tough, forget about that thing back a few months ago.

  • Welcome to Thursday’s Conversation – February 3, 2022

    Welcome to Thursday’s Conversation – February 3, 2022

  • From a tiny spark, may burst a mighty flame

    From a tiny spark, may burst a mighty flame

    Those were his words Dante Alighieri

    So predictable they are

    olice in Ottawa warned they may have to call in the military to disband “unlawful” protests in the nation’s capital and a town near the US border, amid mounting tensions between protesters opposing Covid restrictions and local residents.

    TheOttawa police chief, Peter Sloly, warned on Wednesday that the officers did not have the resources to remove a fleet of trucks parked by the protesters in the national capital, adding the city was considering requesting help from Canadian armed forces.

    But he warned bringing in the military carried a “massive risk”, adding that protesters are believed to have weapons

    Ottawa police considering military intervention to end ‘unlawful’ blockade

    Authorities also warned bringing in the military carried a ‘massive risk’ as they believe the protesters are armed

    The Canadian flag is reflected in a wheel hub of a tractor-trailer that is part of a truck convoy protesting Covid-19 safety restrictions. Ahead of this truck, there is another tractor trailer hauling bales of hay or wood that are spray painted with the slogan "NO MASK" in capital letters.

    Police in Ottawa warned they may have to call in the military to disband “unlawful” protests in the nation’s capital and a town near the US border, amid mounting tensions between protesters opposing Covid restrictions and local residents.

    TheOttawa police chief, Peter Sloly, warned on Wednesday that the officers did not have the resources to remove a fleet of trucks parked by the protesters in the national capital, adding the city was considering requesting help from Canadian armed forces.

    But he warned bringing in the military carried a “massive risk”, adding that protesters are believed to have weapons.

    “We do not want riots, but all options remain on the table,” he said.

    The police chief said that a “significant element” in the United States was involved in organizing and funding the protests.

    A GoFundMe campaign to support the demonstration has raised more than C$10m (US$7.9m) in recent days for what began as a protest against a vaccine mandate for truck drivers but has increasingly become an avenue for far-right groups

    Many senior conservative lawmakers have embraced the movement, prompting accusations of hypocrisy, after those same parliamentarians called for police to disband Indigenous-led blockades in 2020

    The standoff near the Alberta border town of Coutts has entered its fifth day, with dozens of trucks blocking access to a key highway used to enter the United States. The town is an important border crossing for Alberta’s meat exports and imports of livestock feed.

    Police issued an ultimatum to protesters on Tuesday, threatening them with arrest if they remained on the road. A small group left, but many trucks remained. Others breached a police barricade to join the blockade.

    A beautiful young woman of 28, look what they have done to her

    as they have with so many more

    Looks like the Macron of France done got his way

    he’s pissed off the people

    Let me guess

    you are wearing your Clint Squint right now

    Chance

    ” what”

    you are not Polish, yet your Kielbasa is better than Johnsonvilles will ever be, how’d you manage that?” ohh, well there are Polish folks in these woods, if one is going to learn how to make and smoke the Kielbasa

    you go to those who know Of the Polish folks I do know, they are all just like her

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1488975770659831810

    Some words from the Tower of the Elephant

    Civilized men are more discourteous than savages

    because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split

    Do I really need to share the Riders of Doom music

    I didn’t think so

  • As the stomach churns

    As the stomach churns

    That globe has the borders of the old Soviet Union which includes the satellite nations

    the world has changed greatly since I bought those book ends

    I do like how Victor is handing his border situation

    you don’t have reason to smile, well I’ll give you one
    so smile damnit

    That’s enough, knock it off already pay attention

    Heard tell, when 2 or more are gathered in His name, He’s there.

    Living where I do, it’s normally a one on one conversation which the commieratbastard RED pope is never apart of

    “So what you’re tell me Jesus, you were a threat to government, so they sent the goons who were just doing thier job, following orders while never missing a meal because they get paychecks, that about sum up the situation Jesus?, the soul must be a very precious item for such battle to waged over “.

    It is Chance

    As you know Jesus, Valhalla! or in the english.. Heaven

    I don’t want my last breath to be taken as I throw a juice at nurse Ratched

    What the teevee in America don’t show, I’ll show you

    in Australia, August 2021. They forced 24,000 kids into a stadium, no parental consent, while police standing guard

    and vaccinated them all.

    3 died instantly.

    An Aussie Vet of 43 years reported

    Which brings us to HB4640 is scheduled to be heard in the Illinois House Human Services Committee on Wednesday, February 2 at 9:00 AM.

    This bill would allow the state to “isolate or quarantine persons who are unable or unwilling to receive vaccines, medications, or other treatments.”

    It’s not just a Canadian problem

    Here’s some kids from Oberstufenchor Cusanus Gymnasium, Germany

    give them your time

  • Welcome to Groundhog Day Tuesday 2 February Conversation

    Welcome to Groundhog Day Tuesday 2 February Conversation

    Yup, it’s groundhog’s day, where an obscure rodent in Pennsylvania will determine our weather for the next six weeks. Or so the superstition goes.

    For those with a historical trivia bent, the tradition comes to us from Germany. The ancient Catholic holy day of Candlemas, usually celebrated on the 2nd, was brought across the Atlantic by german settlers. They became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, and they called the day “Badger Day” (Dachstag), where if a badger emerging found it to be a sunny day thereby casting a shadow, it foreboded the prolonging of winter by four more weeks.

    Although traditionally, the badger was the harbinger of weather, here in the States, a groundhog has replaced the badger. It kind of makes sense, seeing as the closest German equivalent to our American groundhog is the eurasian marmot, a relative of the groundhog. In german they are called grun′daks or ground badgers. The annual ritual in western Pennsylvania dates back to 1887. 

    So, if Punxsutawny Phil sees his shadow be prepared for 6 more weeks of winter. Or not.

    Anyway, I’ve prepared the breakfast of my People for y’all. Enjoy the full Irish. And don’t ask why there are beans in the breakfast, despite having a close connection to Ireland I don’t know, it just is.

  • At the border with Louis Riel in mind

    At the border with Louis Riel in mind

    Tensions are ratcheting up in Alberta around an ongoing truck blockade which has cut off a border crossing into Montana.

    While enjoying yourself putting money into slot machines at the casinos around these woods, you may hear the name Louis Riel spoken, thinking he’s some local guy they are speaking of, he isn’t and wasn’t. He is still spoken about with great Respect. Was a time Louis sought refuse in the United States ( exiled ) only to go back and be hung by the Canadian government. it’s a story as relevant today as it was then.

    Words spoken at the Coutts, Alberta border crossing

    In a Sunday statement, the RCMP said officers had asked the protesters to “clear the area” as the event was “unlawful,” but those demands had not been heeded as of Monday.

    “It is at the discretion of police, who are independent in their decision making, to determine how they will address the blockade,” said Puddifant.

    To quote one (RCMP officer) … ‘We’re getting impatient.’”

    “I mean, it doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to figure out that sooner or later something’s going to get a little more pushy than it is right now.”

    A brief history of ” impatient ”

    “In February 2020, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided Wet’suwet’en land defenders in so-called British Columbia. At the climax of the raid, heavily-armed police officers, accompanied by snipers and attack dogs, arrested unarmed Wet’suwet’en matriarchs on their unceded Yintah (land) in the middle of a ceremony

    Throughout the 20th century, Canadian military and police forces continued to play a central role in suppressing Indigenous resistance. In 1968, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the RCMP illegally arrested a number of Mohawk citizens of Akwesasne who blocked a bridge that had been built through their reserve near Cornwall, Ontario without proper consultation and in contravention of the 1794 Jay Treaty. In 1990, during the Oka conflict, Mohawks at Kanehsatà:ke endured a 78-day siege by La Sûreté du Québec, the RCMP, and the Canadian military for opposing the expansion of a nine-hole golf course on unceded Kanien’kéha:ka territory. Later that year, the RCMP forcibly arrested Lil’wat land defenders who were blocking Duffey Lake Road to protest clear-cut logging in their unceded territory. In 1995, the OPP shot and killed Dudley George during the Ipperwash Crisis. That same year, the RCMP carried out a 31-day siege of Secwepemc territory and arrested numerous Ts’peten land defenders during the Gustafsen Lake Standoff in British Columbia.

    The truckies and Canadian people know very well the situation

    JP… I fully accept your sincere apology