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[AHPP]

6 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Yes, I was unhappy with that description.

What would you suggest?

 

God knows. I was going to say something about any act of a nation state being war but that sounds like potentially a lot of argument in itself. I've probably made the situation worse just by posting. In the words of Al Murray, "CAREFUL!"

 

 

[AHPP]

Whatever it's called is just going to be government murder slang. 'Leveraged outcome executive activity' or somesuch similar bollocks.

'Hard espionage' maybe, like the yanks calling cider hard-cider if it has any alcohol in it.

[Mesterh]

There does seem to be a lack of flying insects about, I thought it was because of the crappy year of rain we've had. 

 

‘Butterfly emergency’ declared as UK summer count hits record low | Butterflies | The Guardian

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Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outright

 

[peds]

Whoever could have predicted that spreading poison everywhere would kill everything! 

[sime42]

55 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

There does seem to be a lack of flying insects about, I thought it was because of the crappy year of rain we've had. 

 

‘Butterfly emergency’ declared as UK summer count hits record low | Butterflies | The Guardian

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Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outright

 

 

Depressing. My lad has hardly ever seen a butterfly.

 

Lets just hope Labour can honour their promise on this. I don't see why we need all that sugar beet anyway.

 

 

[Johnsond]

Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Budapest

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Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group...

That’s serious planning and a monstrous failing of security at the same time. I’d not want to be the procurement guy right now. 

[peds]

25 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Budapest

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Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group...

That’s serious planning and a monstrous failing of security at the same time. I’d not want to be the procurement guy right now. 

 

Yeah, someone hasn't been doing their due diligence. I suppose Hezbollah are going to be reviewing their hiring and firing (squad) procedures. 

[Steven P]

The more of this story that comes to light, some serious thought put into this. Not sure how pagers work exactly but if these have been in circulation for a while, are they able to be tracked - 2000+ pagers giving location details and movements, plus the paranoia of not using them again.

[Steve Bullman]

Surely we’d be as well off just sending Russia a memo reminding them to attack us within the next 4-5 years before we’re ready for them?

 

Europe must prepare to meet Russia militarily in 6-8 years, says its new defence chief

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The European Union must be quick to increase its defences as Russia may be ready for a confrontation in six to eight years, the nominee to be the EU's first...

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Tub thumping Steve (hopefully)

Sending a signal to Russia that Western/central Europe is prepared (or preparing) for the scenario.

 

Bearing in mind the difficulties the Russians are having subduing Ukraine, it’s unlikely they’d move any further west at the moment.

 

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