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Katty
2006-04-11 14:58:23

Re: Mai autorelule I.C.,/ Katty

zokibis
2006-04-11 15:08:28

Linistiti-va!

Americanii nu mai pornesc alt razboi. Au luat-o peste bot in Irak si s-au linistit. Gogorite propagandistice marca neocons. Astia nu mai pornesc razboi 20 de ani de acu' inainte... Amerlocilor, cum era cu stabilitatea din Irak dupa alegerile generale din decembrie (2005)? Noul guvern democrat irakian, reconstructie, progres, cooperare, stabilitate... bla-bla!

Arogantu'
2006-04-11 15:26:24

Re: Mai autorelule I.C.,/ Katty

Intra pe arhiva si admira-ti postarile !

Epitetul aruncat lui Bush nu a fost provocat de nimic - dar cunosc stilul: hotul striga "hotziiiiii" !
Deh, "ai raspuns la provocare" !
PA !

La 2006-04-11 14:58:23, Katty a scris:

> La 2006-04-11 14:31:53, Arogantu' a scris:
>
> > Bineinteles ca nu ai treaba "cu alegerile din Italia" - ieri
> > doar "te aflai in treaba" !
> > Cit priveste pe Bush - ma bucur ca sintem de acord: nu avem ce
> > discuta.
> > Totusi - nu te-ai lasat pina cind n-ai plasat una eleganta, de
> > "bun simt" ...
> >
>
>
>
> ...omule iti place sa dai din gura aiurea. Alegerile din Italia nu pe
> mine trebuie sa ma multumeasca ci pe italienii care traiesc acolo.
> In ce preiveste berlusca mie imi e de ajuns circul facut in UE si
> declaratiile iresponsabile ca sa cred ca Italia merita un prim
> ministru mai bun.
>
> Plasarile mele raspund celorlate plasari la fel de
> "elegante" si de "bun simt".
>

lil
2006-04-11 15:41:39

lilico, esti fericita de ce-a facut Chirac? Progmisor

Sobru
2006-04-11 16:04:47

Re: Lucius, nu mai conteaza

Unde se inteteste jihadu? Ha ha ha!

cata2
2006-04-11 16:18:06

Re: Vorbesti ca si tractoristul sau Grigore,Tufis nu risca asa usor.

Katty
2006-04-11 17:11:18

Re: Lucius, nu mai conteaza

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 17:20:23

Muzica pentru urechile lu' Casandra...............................

Rally organizer tied to Marxist party
By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 11, 2006

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One of the key organizers of the immigration protests and rallies nationwide, including yesterday's in Washington, is a group whose leaders are tied to the Workers World Party, a Marxist organization that has expressed support for dictators Kim Jong-il of North Korea and Saddam Hussein of Iraq.

Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, which also has proposed a nationwide boycott on May 1 to protest congressional efforts at immigration reform and border security, is an offshoot of the International Action Coalition, an anti-capitalism group founded by former Attorney General Ramsey Clark.

In a press release celebrating a March 25 rally in Los Angeles against immigration-law enforcement that drew an estimated 500,000 people, ANSWER said it helped organize "a major contingent in the march" and provided logistical support. The march was co-chaired by Juan Jose Gutierrez, director of Latino Movement USA, who also is a member of ANSWER's Los Angeles steering committee.

"We are people of dignity, and we demand respect," Mr. Gutierrez said at the rally. "This is the beginning of a movement that is going to call for a national work stoppage."

Another ANSWER member who spoke at the rally, Gloria La Riva said: "The racist politicians thought they could step on us with their racist legislation, but they have awakened the immigrant giant, and they will feel our strength when we stop work."

Founded three days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the organization describes itself as a "coalition of hundreds of organizations and prominent individuals and scores of organizing centers in cities and towns across the country" that have campaigned against "U.S. intervention in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia ... and for civil rights and for social and economic justice for working and poor people inside the United States."

ANSWER also organized the first national anti-war rally after the September 11 attacks, a demonstration that brought 25,000 people to Washington and 15,000 to San Francisco on Sept. 29, 2001.

The Workers World Party, a communist organization in the United States founded in 1959, describes itself as a party that has, since its founding, "supported the struggles of all oppressed peoples" and opposes "all forms of racism and religious bigotry." In addition to sponsoring or directing numerous popular-front groups, it was instrumental in founding ANSWER through the International Action Coalition.

Its March 25 rally in Los Angeles and its planned "Great American Boycott of 2006" on May 1 are part of a series of large-scale events that the coalition hopes will sway lawmakers to put millions of illegal aliens in the United States on track toward permanent residency and U.S. citizenship.

ANSWER has denounced attempts by Congress to secure the United States' borders and criminalize illegal aliens as "racist," saying all working people should back full amnesty for all of the estimated 10 million to 12 million illegal aliens now in the United States. It has accused the media, government and corporations of "erecting borders against humans and waging war on immigrant America."

Calling its proposed boycott a "day without an immigrant," the coalition has labeled members of Congress -- both Republicans and Democrats -- as "hatemongers," saying it will "settle for nothing less than full amnesty and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently in the United States."

The street rallies and the proposed boycott are seen as critical in keeping what ANSWER has described as "pressure" on Congress so it will not be allowed to "decide how much equality or how much inequality, or how much repression, should be meted out to the millions of hardworking immigrant families."

"Immigrant workers, including the undocumented workers, are the sisters and brothers and allies of all those struggling for justice," the organization said.

The boycott, according to the coalition, means no work, no school, no shopping, buying or business as usual.

PANTAGRUEL
2006-04-11 17:47:59

Re: Pai de exemplu in Iran, hi,hi,hi si ho,ho,ho.

ca in Irak se jihadeaza intre ei.

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 17:49:21

Lasti Corul Cucuvelelor; Uite ce se intimpla in realitate in Iraq (1)

Victor Davis Hanson, just back from Iraq.

02-24hanson.mp3

HH: Now back on the Hugh Hewitt Show with Victor Davis Hanson, military historian extraordinaire, author most recently of A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War, and just back from Iraq. Victor Davis Hanson, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.

VDH: Glad to be here, Hugh.

HH: Tell us, give us an overview. How long were you in Iraq, and where did you visit in the country?

VDH: Well, with all the travel time, it was about a week, and we went to obviously the Green Zone, Camp Victory, but also a long ride by Blackhawk to Kirkuk, and we went to the big air force base at Balad. And then we went and looked at the newly formed Iraqi 10th mechanized division at Taji, as well as talked to General Casey, General Chiarelli, General Dempsey, General Beaugard (?), and most of the...and also ambassador's assistant of Mr. Satr for...

HH: Now I've posted a link at Hughhewitt.com of your summary of your visit over at Nationalreview.com. It begins, "The insurgency in Iraq has no military capability either to drive the U.S. military from Iraq, or to stop the American training of Iraqi police and security forces, or for that matter, to derail the formation of a new government." In other words, Victor Davis Hanson, it's an insurgency doomed to fail.

VDH: It is. It could succeed if for some reason, we panicked and abandoned this newly-formed government, or ceased our training of the Iraqi security forces. But if we're willing to have patience, and we're willing to take losses, because every time we go out, there's a possibility that an I.E.D. can kill an American, and that's what they're counting on. I'm pretty sure that by the end of the year, we'll have about 100,000 troops, 70-100,000, and there will be a half a million of security police, state police, as well as ten regular Iraqi divisions. And I think that most of the security will be handled by the Iraqis.

HH: What I found very encouraging in your assessment, and I don't think you're in a hurry to be fooled by anyone, is that the new Iraqi army will be, if not the most competent among the Arab states, close to be. Is that a correct summary?

VDH: Oh, there's no doubt about it. It's got the best of both worlds, because we all hear that we disbanded...we didn't disband it, it just melted. And what's happened is senior generals on their own have come back and asked American commanders to form divisions. So there's 70 or 80 officers in each division that have had thirty years of fighting the Iranians, fighting us, going into Kuwait. They know battle experiences, but they're embedded with American officers who are training them how to operate under a consentual government. And then they have very good equipment, they're getting armored Humvees, they have body armor, they're very professionally trained. I went out on the range and shot AK-47's with them. They have enormous fire disclipline. They're mirror imaging how the United States would train a conventional army, and they're gaining the respect of the people.

HH: Are they going to have the same ethic so deeply embedded in the American military that they stay out of politics? That is the toughest thing to train in the Middle East, Victor Davis Hanson. Do you think they have it?

VDH: I hope so, and I think that that's been the prime directive of the American military. They're very conscious that they do not want another Saddam to rise out of the ranks. But I must say, Hugh, there's an irony there, that just six months ago, the criticism of the Iraqi army was that it was either non-existent or there was only two brigades that were functional, or they were poorly armed with American hand-me-downs. And suddenly, the dynamic of that argument has shifted to a worry that they're getting too big, they're very well armed, they're becoming professional, they might threaten consentual government. So I think we've got to give them some slack. You can't go from one extreme of the argument to the other in just six months.

HH: Victor Davis Hanson, how is the morale among American troops that you visited?

VDH: Oh, it's superb. It's absolutely superb. I would like to rest another thing that I saw, another myth that the American army is ruined, and it has to be filled by Guardsmen and Reserves. I flew on a C-130 a couple of times with Reserve officers, and we've got to remember, when we say Reserve, we're talking about people with far more experience, sometimes, than regular Army people. These were ex-United pilots, and some of them were on duty with United, and were serving their Guard obligations. And when you talk to 18, 19, and 20 year olds, they seem to look toward the Guardsmen and the Reserves who are in their 20's and 30's, and operate businesses. They're doctors, they're electricians, they're plumbers. So they bring a wealth of experience to the regular Army, and I found that the argument was again turned on its head, that we think that Guardsmen and Reserves are sort of rear echelon-like troops. And in fact, they are at the vanguard of rebuilding Iraqi's society.

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 17:50:09

................Corul Cucuvelelor (2)

HH: Now the meme of the day or the week is that sectarian violence will overwhelm the civilian government, that the blowing up of the shrine is an impossible to absorb burden. Robert Kaplan on this program yesterday said with a civilian loss at 150 in the aftermath, that so is not an outbreak of sectarian violence of the scale that we're used to in the world, that he laughs at the idea. How say you?

VDH: I agree entirely with Robert, who I have a lot of respect for, because I think it'll have the opposite effect. I think it will really tell the Iraqi government it's time to quit quibbling over the spoils, appoint the ministers, and give the green light to this new army to get out into the field and start patrolling the streets. 50% of all patrols now are done by the Iraqis, and it's very rare for an American to go out on his own now on a patrol. They're either Iraqi patrols, or they're mixed patrols, or they're Americans embedded with Iraqis. And for example, the most newly formed division, General Bashar's 10th division, he himself is a Turkeman, and it's split between Shiia, Sunni and Kurds. And the myth is that not ever Iraqi is a Shiia or a Kurd or a Sunni. Some people have parents...a mother might be Sunni, a father Shiia. And it's not as triangulated as we seem to think. And from what I've understood about today's events in Iraq, that we didn't see the great civil war break out that everybody thought, that there was a sense of maturity and responsibility among the Iraqis. And they're looking toward the Iraqi security forces, which I think will rise to the occasion.

HH: You also noted in your article today the often forgotten fact that Saddam unleashed 100,000 criminals from the jails of Iraq just prior to the war, and that they remain a great part of the problem in Iraq.

VDH: I think that's really a fact that's been sorely overlooked. I had a long talk with a senior Bechtel engineer who finished his projects, finished them on time, on budget, and they were power substations. They did a wonderful job, and yet can't get the power, not because of the insurgency, but because of common looting, common theft, mayhem, murder in the streets, that stopped the critical links to his power stations. And I think we've got to remember that 100,000 criminals turned loose on the streets are behind a lot of the kidnapping for hire, bounties put on Westerners, and once we get the security police and the Army out there in numbers, I think we can have enough presence to curtail that. A lot of it's not even ideological. It's just criminality.

HH: Coming to a conclusion on this, Victor Davis Hanson, as you flew back, before you learned about the shrine bombing, do you think we'll stay the course? And if we do, how long until a stable and secure Iraq is promoting the very values that Bush has hoped it would do into the heart of the Middle East?

VDH: I think that by the end of 2007, we will have a Korea-like situation, where we have 40-50,000 Americans, very secure bases, who will be providing air support and training and backup to a completely Iraqi security situation. And we can turn this thing into something along the lines of Korea, which remember, would not be that much different in the Middle East, when Saddam was there. We still neede 50, 60 thousand people to use the no-fly zones. And that's what the military believes they can do.

HH: Last question for you, Victor Davis Hanson. You mentioned the commander of the American military in Iraq. And I sense some admiration on your part for these gentlemen.

VDH: I do. You know, Hugh, I spent 21 years in academia with PhD's, and I will tell you that an American colonel with a master's degree is usually better educated, brighter, more common sensical than the average academic. And their just...the colonels in the American military are very, very impressive, and there's nothing that you or I or any armchair general could think of that they have not thought of, and they're not trying out in Iraq. And General Casey and Chiarelli and Dempsey, they're just the best that America can produce. I came away that if we're going to lose this, it's not because we don't...we're not doing what is feasibly possible. We're going everything a person could do.

HH: And do you think we are going to lose it? Or win it?

VDH: No, I think we're going to win it, and I think that we're going to see dramatic results at the end of this year, 2006. And by 2007, like I said, it's going to be a situation like Korea, and that's going to be terrible for bin Laden, and the people in Iran and Syria.

HH: Victor Davis Hanson, thank you so much for taking some time on your recovery from the travel to spend with a first-hand report. We appreciate it very much. Thank you, Victor.

VDH: Thank you, Hugh.

End of interview.

PANTAGRUEL
2006-04-11 17:51:38

Re: Katty

de ce mi te ascunzi dupa iasmacul unor iluzii.Cand acest iasmac se va sfasia sa nu vii la papa Pantagruel sa-ti cos salvari ca deja sunt in urma la productia de covorase.

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 17:52:03

........Corul Cucuvelelor (3)

Robin
2006-04-11 18:03:35

Nu mai zice...

Ghita Bizonu'
2006-04-11 18:05:22

Re: Lucius, nu mai conteaza

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 18:07:37

Iran's Imaginary Super Missile

April 10, 2006: During recent large scale military exercises, Iran announced that it had test fired a new, short range, ballistic missile that not only had multiple warheads, but stealth features as well. This puzzled missile experts, because the announcement made no sense.

But for those who have followed Iranian announcements of new weapons developments, this recent one is the usual combination of lies, exaggeration, wishful thinking and propaganda. The missile described, for the most part, sounded like the Russian Iskander E (the export version of the SS-26) ballistic missile. Last year, Russia was caught trying to sell these to Syria, and reacted by denying everything, especially when the United States threatened economic retaliation if Syria got hold of Iskanders.

Syria has very little money for new weapons, which raised questions about who would finance such a deal. The Iskanders would probably cost several hundred thousand dollars each, depending on which warhead and guidance system they were equipped with.

Syria could use Iskanders to make precision attacks on Israeli military targets, although the Israeli Arrow anti-missile system could probably knock down all, or most, of the Iskanders fired. What makes the Iskander dangerous is someone firing a lot of them at once. A dozen incoming Iskanders would overwhelm the Israeli Arrow anti-missile system. Last year, Russia began offering financing for weapons sales, in an effort to sell large quantities.



The Iskander is a new missile, whose development has just been completed. The 3.8 ton missile has a range of 300 kilometers, and a half ton warhead. Russia sells several different types of warheads, including cluster munitions, thermobaric (fuel-air explosive) and electro-magnetic pulse (anti-radar, and destructive to electronics in general.) Guidance is very accurate, using GPS, plus infrared homing for terminal guidance.

Russia developed the solid fuel Iskander to replace its Cold War era SS-23 battlefield ballistic missiles (which in turn had replaced SCUD). The SS-23 had to be withdrawn from service and destroyed by 1991, because the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty prohibited missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,300 kilometers. Iskanders are carried in an 8x8 truck, which also provides a launch platform. Each truck carries two missiles.

The export version of Iskander has a range of 400 kilometers. This could not reach Israel from Iran, but could be used to hit American bases in the Persian Gulf region, as well as other countries oil facilities.



Cold War financial problems slowed down development of Iskander, but now the missile is ready for use. However, the Russian army can't really afford it, so the Russians are eager to find export customers. The blowback from the West, and other Persian Gulf countries, for selling Iskanders to Iran, would be enormous.

Clearly not worth the trouble to Russia. Then again, the Russians might be selling missile technology to Iran. Things like solid fuel fabrication (a tricky process, first mastered by the U.S., and decades later by Russia). Warhead construction is another area where Russia has technology Iran would like, and is willing to pay a lot of money for. Same with guidance systems. The missile Iran was describing may be their own design, assembled from Iskander components and technology. This is something the Russians might think they could get away with.

folclorist
2006-04-11 18:08:34

Re: Linistiti-va!

folclorist
2006-04-11 18:11:21

Bush nu a mintit deloc

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 18:15:21

Tough Times for Terrorists

April 7, 2006: It's shaping up to be a bad year for al Qaeda in Iraq. For example.
Following months of rumors, it's pretty much been confirmed that al Qaeda-in-Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi has been demoted. An Iraqi Sunni now heads the operation, with Zarqawi just dealing with "military matters." Even in that respect, Zarqawi is probably on a short leash. His strategy of all out attacks on Shia Arab Iraqis didn't work, and angered many Sunni Arabs because they lost people as well. Even attacks on U.S. troops were a failure. The Americans were hard to kill, fought back with terrible effect, and many of the roadside bombs used went off in Sunni Arab neighborhoods. That was because the guys planting the bombs were less likely to be betrayed to the police in Sunni Arab areas. But when the bomb went off, the terrorists often did not warn nearby Sunni Arabs (because that would tip off the Americans, who were quick to pick on the meaning of no civilians along a stretch of road.) When Sunni Arab leaders asked Zarqawi to back off, Zarqawi went after the Sunni Arab leaders. That led to open warfare between Sunni Arab tribes and al Qaeda, with the terrorists losing. This, more than anything else, led to Zarqawi's demotion.

Last month, U.S. troops captured Zarqawi lieutenant Mohammed Hila Hammad Obeidi. This guy was, like many of the terrorists, a former intelligence officer for Saddam. Obeidi was believed responsible for kidnapping of Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena last year, and organizing an assassination campaign against government officials. Obeidi is one of over a dozen key al Qaeda leaders captured or killed in Iraq during the past year.

Last year, al Qaeda boasted that they were going to establish a "liberated zone" in western Iraq. This is a thinly populated (mainly by pro-Saddam Sunni Arabs) area. A series of American offensives in the area kept al Qaeda groups on the run, and the local Sunni Arabs unimpressed with the ability of the terrorists to fight. Then Zarqawi's tactics turned the Sunni Arabs against al Qaeda, and by early 2006, most of western Iraq was lethally unwelcome for the terrorists. Sunni Arabs were openly welcoming the Americans.

You can't beat the trends. After three years of boating of big victories just around the corner, the Arab world has resigned itself to the fact that al Qaeda is all smoke and no fire. No one can deny that most Iraqis hate al Qaeda. Big time. This has become accepted wisdom throughout the Arab world. All the things al Qaeda promised to do (expel the Americans, stop elections and the formation of a democratic government, and so on) they have failed to do. No one likes a loser.

Al Qaeda is having a lot of trouble recruiting. No one wants to join a losing team. There are more Iraqi terrorists fleeing to Saudi Arabia, than are coming north to join the jihad. There are still volunteers coming over from Syria, but many more are getting caught, or turned in by Sunni Arabs who live along the border. The Americans are paying bounties for terrorist border crossers, and Sunni Arabs see this as a justifiable source of income.

On the down side, the gangs are still conducting an unprecedented crime wave. This got started during the 1990s, as the UN sanctions left more and more Iraqis unemployed, and desperate. Even Saddam could not halt the growing crime wave. Months before he was overthrown, Saddam opened the jails and freed thousands of the criminals he had not killed yet. It's still not clear why he did this, but it gave the crooks time to get organized, because after Saddam fell, the Sunni Arab secret police and organized street thugs, who kept the gangsters at bay, were gone. It's been gangster heaven ever since. While there are more and more police on the streets, and jails are filling up with more hoodlums than terrorists, the crime rate is still very high.

The corruption in the government is still a big problem. While there are billions of dollars in oil money and foreign aid coming in for reconstruction, Iraqis still see a lot of stealing. Then again, Iraqis are at least admitting that this is not the fault of the Americans. It's Iraqis stealing from Iraqis, and Iraqis have to solve this one.
The corruption has made politics more complicated than it has to be. Political differences are not as divisive as is the competition for key government jobs that give you the best opportunities to steal public money. The squabbling over which party gets what has prevented the new parliament from putting together a new government. It's inefficient, and embarrassing. And it's Iraqis doing it to Iraqis. This is very unpleasant for most Iraqis.

Religious zealots are often as bad as the gangsters, with their demands for "contributions," and physical violence against those who are not "Islamic enough." Iraqis know that they are descended from the people who first made beer and wine. Despite Islamic laws against alcohol, Iraqis like to enjoy a cold beer, or something stronger. But not if the Islamic lifestyle police are in the neighborhoods.

The corruption among so many Iraqi politicians, and maintenance of private armies, means that, while Saddam is gone, there are still Iraqis who would like to replace him as dictator. Democracy isn't something you just put on like a coat, and it works. You have to work at it, and while many Iraqis are, there are many more who would like to bring back the bad old days, just with a different cast of characters.

folclorist
2006-04-11 18:17:21

Re: Vorbesti ca si tractoristul sau Grigore,Tufis nu risca asa usor.

De data asta nu va mai fi conventional.
Nici un soldat american nu va intra in iran.

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 18:20:26

Iraqi Terrorists Suffering a Manpower Shortage

April 10, 2006: The enemy in Iraq is having a manpower shortage. This is noted by the reduction in the number of attacks on American troops, and the smaller groups of attackers involved in things like ambushes. This is one of the reasons for the new American policy of fighting it out with ambushes rather than hitting the accelerator. Because of money and recruiting problems, most ambushes in Iraq are conducted by a very small number of attackers.

Unlike Vietnam, where the communists might deploy a hundred or so gunmen for an ambush, in Iraq ambush teams are most frequently 5-10 men. This is partially due to the different environment (not much jungle in Iraq) and partially to organizational ones (the enemy was a lot better organized and lot better trained in Vietnam). But mostly, it's a matter of money.


Most of the violence in Iraq is driven by organizations that pay people to participate. These groups have suffered increasing casualties over the last year, and that has resulted in fewer wealthy Sunni Arabs putting up the cash to pay the fighters.

The increasing casualties caused by American and Iraqi forces has also discouraged Sunni Arabs from taking the money offered. The work has become too dangerous. The word gets around fast when Abdul and his four buddies all get killed when they tried to ambush some Iraqi police (and got spotted by an American UAV, and hit with a counterattack by Iraqi and American forces). Another problem for the recruiters has been increased use of night vision surveillance cameras by the Americans, and more UAVs available to fly night missions.

The larger UAVs carry missiles. This means a few guys setting up a roadside bomb will suddenly disappear in a loud explosion. Another danger for the bomb planting teams are American snipers equipped with 12.7mm (.50 caliber) sniper rifles, and night vision scopes. Intelligence software can often predict which road the next bombs will be planted on, enabling the sniper teams to be deployed in such a way that they often catch these teams in the act, and often kill all three or four men involved. Actually, it's even better if one or two get away.

They proceed to tell horrifying stories of their buddies "blowing up" when h it. That's a normal effect when someone is hit by a .50 caliber bullet. Those scary stories have a tendency to travel fast and far, discouraging others from hiring on to plant bombs.

The recruiters have responded, as they always have, by raising the rates, But this means fewer teams can be sent out. With the money guys getting discouraged as well, there is less cash, higher fees for the gunmen and bomb planters and, as a result, far fewer attacks against Americans, and even Iraqi police and troops (who, the terrorists know, usually operate with American backup forces.)

Adrian v.D.
2006-04-11 18:33:57

Bine ca suntem in NATO!Cel putin doua sute de ani!

Katty
2006-04-11 18:39:36

Re: Iraqi Terrorists Suffering a Manpower Shortage

Bre mosule , nu poti sa-ti pui articolasele sau linkurile intr-o singura postare ca sa nu impingi discutiile la arhiva. ? Crezi ca nu se intelege tactica dumitale ?

Ghita Bizonu'
2006-04-11 18:41:00

Re: Nu mai zice...

Radu Dragan
2006-04-11 18:42:36

Eu iubesc pacea, dar numai dupa VICTORIE!

Ziua, ziarul nostru cel de toate zilele, va trebui sa aiba curand
un nou topic:
Eroarea zilei, minciuna zilei, exagerarea zilei, manipularea zilei!
Camentariul "Bush, gata de razboi nuclear" e parte din opera interpretata de cititorii in nimic, adeptii lui Nostradamus!

roy
2006-04-11 18:51:08

Anuntzul lui Ahmadinejad asta seara

Reuters

TEHRAN: Iranians will hear ‘good news’ on their country’s atomic programme on Tuesday night, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.

"After hearing all the good news on Tuesday night, Iranians should prostrate themselves before almighty God," he said in Mashhad on Monday night.

A conservative newspaper close to key officials has speculated the news would be that Iran had enriched uranium to the 3.5 percent level needed for fuel to run nuclear power stations.

A reporter for the Arabic-language Al-Arabiya satellite channel said Iran had already successfully achieved this level of enrichment, but did not give a source.

Iranian officials could not immediately comment on this report. Iran has been referred to the UN Security Council after failing to convince the international community that its scientists are enriching uranium for power stations, and not for weapons

Ghita Bizonu'
2006-04-11 18:56:39

Re: Lui Robin, scuzele mele

Katty
2006-04-11 18:57:22

Re: ........Corul Cucuvelelor (3)

Astea sint ca rapoartele de pe vremea lui ceasca cind se declarau productii record si depasirea planurilor cincinale. Tre` sa fi fost un propagandist de nadejde , ca emani talentul asta.

Arogantu'
2006-04-11 19:14:49

Re: Lucius, nu mai conteaza/ Katty

Bag seama ca propagandistii cu pricina s-au cam reprofilat si ... s-au mai rasfirat prin lume ...
Deh - au facut ce li s-a cerut: mai rasfirati, baieti, mai rasfirati !

La 2006-04-11 17:11:18, Katty a scris:

> La 2006-04-11 16:04:47, Sobru a scris:
>
> > Unde se inteteste jihadu? Ha ha ha!
> >
>
>
> Astia sint precum propagandistii comunisti pe vremuri cind ne faceau
> capul calindar cu "tezele" din aprilie ale lui ceasca. Ce
> mai luptau baietii si atunci sa convinga lumea de maretele idei ale
> toa`sului. Acu vor sa bage pentru consum teza luptei musulmanilor
> pentru distrugerea crestinismului.
>

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 19:16:38

Rafsanjani: Iran producing atomic fuel

1 hour, 11 minutes ago



Iran is producing enriched uranium from 164 centrifuges, influential former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told Kuwait's KUNA news agency on Tuesday.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he would announce "good news" about Iran's atomic program later on Tuesday. Media speculated he would announce the production of low-grade enriched uranium suitable for running atomic power stations.

The announcement is likely to anger the West and the United Nations, which have demanded that the Islamic Republic halt its atomic work.

"We operated the first unit which comprises of 164 centrifuges, gas was injected, and we got the industrial output," Rafsanjani said in an interview.

"There needs to be an expansion of operations if we are to have a complete industrial unit; tens of units are required to set up a uranium enrichment plant," he added.

The West fears Iran could be using its power station program as a smokescreen for building atomic bombs, a charge Tehran denies.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said in March Iran had started testing 20 centrifuges.

Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said in February Iran had started work on uranium fuel but only using a few centrifuges. He said then Iran was months away from operating a full cascade.

Each chain contains 164 centrifuges. Such cascades refine uranium gas into fuel for power stations, or if highly enriched, for bombs.

Around 1,500 centrifuges running optimally for a year could yield enough material for a bomb, experts say.

Arogantu'
2006-04-11 19:21:03

Re: Iraqi Terrorists Suffering a Manpower Shortage/ Katty

Deh - stiu ca ai oroare de ARHIVE, macar lasa pe altii sa se delecteze in liniste !
mULTUMESC !

La 2006-04-11 18:39:36, Katty a scris:

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> Bre mosule , nu poti sa-ti pui articolasele sau linkurile intr-o
> singura postare ca sa nu impingi discutiile la arhiva. ? Crezi ca nu
> se intelege tactica dumitale ?
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neamtu tiganu
2006-04-11 19:39:25

Re: Adriane ... ce bei ma nenicule..?

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 19:55:01

Israeli Technology in Iraq

by James Dunnigan
May 23, 2005
Discussion Board on this DLS topic

A lot of Israeli counter-terrorism technology, much of it secret, is being used in Iraq. One of the more open bits of Israeli expertise are dogs trained to sniff our roadside bombs. Particularly useful have been the technology and techniques for spotting suicide bombers before they can reach their targets. Israel developed all of this during the last four years, as they fought, and eventually defeated Palestinian terror organizations (that were sending hundreds of suicide bombers into Israel).

Israeli intelligence techniques have been particularly effective tracking down terrorist cells in Iraq, and discovering where they are operating from. Were terrorists to know details of how these techniques, and accompanying technology, worked, they would be better able to avoid the effects. So the details on all this won’t become known for several years, or longer. Only when the techniques and technology are no longer effective will any of it be declassified. Details will probably leak out before that, but these will be leaks with deadly consequences. Anything that makes the terrorists more effective results in people getting killed.

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 20:06:03

VLAD the Impaler

by James Dunnigan
September 25, 2004
Discussion Board on this DLS topic

The U.S. Army and Marines have successfully used the VLAD (Vehicle Lightweight Arresting Device) device to stop civilian vehicles that ignore warnings to halt when approaching a checkpoint or roadblock. VLAD is a 30 pound, 8x26 foot nylon net, with with two rows of tungsten spikes attached to the edges.

The net is spread out in areas troops do not want vehicles to enter. For example, VLAD nets would be laid down in such a way that vehicles are forced to turn (and thus slow down) one or more times before reaching the troops. If a vehicles came on it high speed, it would have to go over the VLAD net, which would puncture the vehicle’s tires with the spikes, which are attached to a heavy duty nylon netting which then automatically wraps itself around the vehicles axle and brings the vehicle to a halt.

Each VLAD net costs $5,000, and is destroyed each time it halts a vehicle. The marines first used one in action in Haiti this past Spring, and they have since been sent to Iraq. For vehicles as large as a light truck (or hummer), VLAD will safely stop the vehicle within 50 feet. Wire cutters are needed to remove the net, and new tires will be required as well.

The army has bought 500 VLAD units, while the marines have purchased fifty. The troops like VLAD, as Iraqi drivers quickly pick up on how it works, and don’t even try to run roadblocks when they see it. The troops like it, because they often fire on vehicles trying to run a roadblock, which usually results in dead civilians and thus more Iraqis who are really, really mad at the troops.

The loss of a few tires won’t make Iraqis happy either, but at least they will still be alive. VLAD was developed by a British firm and was originally known as "X-Net".

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 20:13:44

The Wardogs of Iraq

by James Dunnigan
May 3, 2004
Discussion Board on this DLS topic
There are hundreds of dogs, trained for military operations, in Iraq. The American military dogs in Iraq even have body armor. Marine Corps dogs, used for crowd control and other police type work, were equipped with custom made Kevlar body armor (worn like the winter coverings you see some dogs sporting in the cold weather). Costing about a thousand dollars each, the Kevlar will protect the dogs from stab wounds, shell fragments and some bullets. The K-9 Protective Vests weigh about seven pounds, which for a 90 pound German Shepard, is about the same burden as the 17 pound vest worn by the heavier marines. The K-9 vests have some special features as well. There are compartments on the inside of the vests for the insertion of cold packs (soft, flat plastic bags containing a chemical that, when activated, becomes very cool). Since dogs do not deal with heat as effectively as humans (dogs don’t sweat), and Iraq is a very warm place in the Summer, the cold packs can prevent heat stroke. There are also attachments on the vest to enable the dog to be dropped by parachute, or hauled up via a rope. The vests hinder the dogs mobility a bit, especially when they are jumping. But the dogs have quickly adjusted to the vests.

The expense of the vests is justified because of the value of the dogs, and the hostility that Arabs have towards dogs (it's a cultural and religious thing.) The dogs take over a year, and some $60,000, to train. They are used for sniffing for explosives at checkpoints, crowd control and for detecting enemy troops on some patrols. So spending some money on life saving equipment for the dogs is a good investment.
There are currently some 1,400 dogs in service for the U.S. military. During World War II, some 10,000 dogs were taken into military service, and in the Vietnam war, some 4,000 dogs were trained and sent over, where 281 were killed in combat. The marines used 327 dogs in the Pacific during World War II, and 29 died in battle. The marines found the dogs particularly useful for detecting Japanese troops, who were expert at camouflage, and setting up ambushes.

Until 2000, when the law was changed, military dogs were used until they were about ten years old, then killed. It was thought that the retired military dogs could not adapt to family life. But decades of police, and some military experience, with dogs living safely with their handlers and family members finally caused the policy to be changed. Dog handlers had long urged that retired dogs be allowed to stay with their handlers, or be put up for adoption.

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 20:19:09

The Platoon Leader With The LCD Eye

by James Dunnigan
October 24, 2004
Discussion Board on this DLS topic

The camera equipped UAV overhead, and it’s vidcam link to troops nearby, has brought about one of those very noticeable changes in the way wars are fought, and imagined by reporters and film makers. It’s now common for a company or battalion commander to run a battle looking at the screen of a laptop computer, which is displaying the video images being taken by the UAV up ahead.

The last time combat commanders changed the way they went about directing combat was 70 years ago, when portable radios allowed company and battalion commanders to run battles while holding a radio handset in one hand.

Only in the last few years have commanders had access to the laptop video of the battelfield. Now, both the laptop and radio handset images are in for a major makeover. The U.S. Army is introducing headsets for the radio, so the user has their hands free, and eyeglass type video displays, that drop down over one eye and appear as about the same size and resolution as a laptop screen. That way, the commander can look at something else, like a map (which is more often on the laptop as well), and work a keyboard, using Blue Force Tracker to IM other commanders. Actually, a lot of officers have been developing these new techniques on their own, often with their own money.

While the radio headsets have been around for a while, the video eyepieces have only now begun to mature in terms of efficiency and low price. For example, Mitsubishi will be shipping, early next year, a new type of "eyeglass" display. SCOPO costs $400, and is a headset with a small liquid-crystal display (LCD) screen. The display, which is positioned in front, slightly below eye level, does not obstruct normal vision. Users have full visual range once they take their eyes off the display (by looking up or ahead.

A device like this would be particularly useful for commanders on foot. Many of the smaller UAVs have ground receiving equipment that can be carried on your back. This would enable a platoon commander to go in with his troops, directing them as he simultaneously uses the UAVs birdseye view of the combat area, and what friendly and enemy troops are doing. It’s a whole new way to fight a battle.

beatle-maniacul
2006-04-11 20:33:00

zi bre pe romana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

si mai ales: cum se zice in engleza la: tractor, ciovarsca, plebeu, pleasca, scofala?????????

beatle-maniacul
2006-04-11 20:36:42

lasa-l pe TRAKTORIST.....................

Morkova Vesela
2006-04-11 20:38:29

Dar cu zgarcenia ajutorului militar.............. AICI NU STIU CE SA MAI ZIC!

Caci m-au palarit turtia cu 1(unu) milion, auzi colo 1 milion!

Mos Grigore
2006-04-11 20:44:28

Mad Max Does Baghdad

by James Dunnigan

Since March, 2003, army mechanics in Iraq and Kuwait have installed 8,000 armor kits, 2,000 aid conditioners and 4,500 bulletproof windshields in trucks and hummers. The units that do this work are sometimes called "Mad Max Shops" (after the armored vehicles in the Mel Gibson movie of the same name.) The mechanics also do all sorts of modifications, many of them experimental (some work, some don’t). The Mad Max Shops work at night, as the metal becomes too hot to pick up and handle by day.

The preferred material for armoring vehicles is a Swedish steel/nickel/chromium alloy called Hardox 400. It costs $1,200 a (40x120 inch) sheet, but is popular because the 10mm thick steel is really good at stopping bullets and bomb blast fragments.

There are also commercial armoring kits, and bullet and blast resistant stick-on material. But the Hardox 400 armor is preferred. This corrosion and wear resistant metal was developed for industrial uses, and not only is tough, but looks and feels tough.

The Mad Max shops stay in business because they can do custom work, and basically solve protection problems that armored kits or stick-on materials cannot. This is especially the case with outsize vehicles, like heavy trucks and tank transporters. The Mad Max mechanics can cut Hardox steel to fit just about anything.

Other equipment mods are made in these shops as well. Some large trucks are fitted with battering rams, the better to plow through roadblocks that attempt to halt a convoy in an ambush. Fence like structruere are sometimes installed, to protect against RPG warheads. There are still several thousand vehicles equipped with BFT (Blue Force Tracker).

This system, so useful during the initial invasion of Iraq, continues to save lives by allowing users to instantly know where other BFT equipped vehicles are, and to IM (Instant Message) them. The BFT equipment requires maintenance, and the installation of upgrades. But it is seen as a really useful, and often lifesaving, piece of equipment. When the radios don’t work, BFT usually will (because it uses a satellite phone link).

August 14, 2004: A U.S. Army Stryker brigade stationed in the north of Iraq, around Mosul, for eight months so far, has proved itself quite capable in combat.

The Stryker armored vehicles are controversial, mainly because they are new, and are light armored vehicles that move via wheels, rather than tracks. The Strykers are also catching a lot of criticism for the usual problems a new combat vehicle encounters. The Stryker brigade equipment exchanged a lot of armor protection and heavy weapons for more electronics and communications equipment. The brigade has an initial version of the "battlefield Internet" that the army is slowly putting together. The action in and around Mosul is not as heavy as it is down around Baghdad.

But there are heavily armed Baath party diehards and al Qaeda terrorists up in Mosul. Thus the Stryker brigade has seen a lot of action, some of it quite heavy. It was thought that the Strykers would be very vulnerable to RPGs, but only two vehicles have been lost that way so far. In some actions, platoons (four vehicles) of Strykers had dozens of RPGs fired at them with no serious damage.

The protection on the Strykers has been up to the job, but the troops, and hostile Iraqis, have also noted that the Strykers are faster, and quieter, than armored vehicles. This turns out to be a battlefield advantage, something American troops had forgotten about. The last large scale use of wheeled armored vehicles by American troops was in World War II. Some of the details of how those vehicles could be used had apparently been forgotten.

A wheeled armored vehicle can more quickly move out of an ambush, or any other kind of trouble. Wheeled armored vehicles also make a lot less noise. The "track laying system" is inherently noisy, wheel’s are not. Strykers can sneak up on the bad guys, an M-2 Bradley or M-1 tank cannot.

The troops in the Stryker Brigade are trained to same high standards of all American infantry, which means soldiers capable of operating at high speed. The Stryker brigade has a new communications system that allows for speedier operations. Whether it’s getting out of an ambush, or getting into position for a raid or attack, the extra speed leaves the enemy at a disadvantage.

beatle-maniacul
2006-04-11 20:50:26

da, asa sa fie, amin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katty
2006-04-11 20:58:32

Re: Iraqi Terrorists Suffering a Manpower Shortage/ Katty

beatle-maniacul
2006-04-11 21:04:03

HA HA HA, in sfarsit GRIG si TRAKTOR in aceeasi oala!!!!!

beatle-maniacul
2006-04-11 21:09:15

mai e putin pana la alegeri.........

Morkova Vesela
2006-04-11 21:17:31

Din cauza saraciei, prin Florida si prin California multi americani merg numai in slip si slapi aproape tot anul

Din cauza saraciei, prin Florida si prin California multi americani merg numai in slip si slapi. E drept ca fetele cheltuiesc si pe restul costumului, dar nu sunt fete la conducerea SUA si nici a Pentagonului, ci tot bargati foarte foarte extrem de zgarciti, adica aia care au dat 0.001 miliarde de dolari Romaniei, de ma apuca si rasul de o suma atat de mica.

Arogantu'
2006-04-11 21:25:56

Re: Iraqi Terrorists Suffering a Manpower Shortage/ Katty

Pai nu impun nimic - incerc sa evit strimbaturile din nas ale unora !

La 2006-04-11 20:58:32, Katty a scris:

> La 2006-04-11 19:21:03, Arogantu' a scris:
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> > in liniste !
> > mULTUMESC !
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> Daca ai impresia ca ma impresionezi cu comentariile tale de doi bani ,
> te inseli. Delecteaza-te cu ce vrei , dar nu impune si altora
> gusturile dumitale.
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alwis46
2006-04-11 21:28:10

Bai frati romani.......

....voi astia care postati chestii d-astea pe eglezeste.
Rogu-va sa faceti si un mic rezumat in limba romana. Sunt unii, printre care si eu, care nu stiu o limba straina decat cat sa nu faca febra musculara la maini sau sa nu se rataceasca si sa doarma in strada noaptea in vreo tara straineza.
Multam daca apreciati ca oportuna interventia mea.

beatle-maniacul
2006-04-11 21:33:09

LIL, si inainte se omorau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Radu Dragan
2006-04-11 21:45:30

Re: Din cauza saraciei, prin Florida si prin California multi americani merg numai in slip si slapi aproape tot anul