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Singapore’s Idaho based Sky Pirates bomb Las Vegas?

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Natalie Rubenak.

Republic of Singapore’s F-15SG Strike Eagles of the 428th Fighter Squadron ‘Buccaneers’ are based on Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), in Southern Idaho.  But at the beginning of March 2021, they attacked the air space over Las Vegas, Nevada!

USAF photo by William R. Lewis, 18MAR2021.

USAF photo by Airman First Class Natalie Rubenak, 16MAR2021.

It’s part of Red Flag 21-2 wargame, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis AFB.

USAF photo by William R. Lewis, 18MAR2021.

U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman JaNae Capuno, F-15SG Buccaneer during Red Flag 21-2, 15MAR2021:

USAF photo by Airman First Class Natalie Rubenak.

Not all of Singapore’s Idaho Buccaneers have fancy painted tails, this one was seen over Mountain Home AFB, 01MAR2021.  I also noticed that the F-15SG has similar antennae and ECM bumps as the new F-15EX.

USAF photo by Airman First Class Natalie Rubenak, 08MAR2021.

Red Flag 21-2 runs from March 8th through March 19th, 2021.

Pandemic Morale Flights: SINGAPORE SKY PIRATES & IDAHO GUNSLINGERS

D-Day F-15E Strike Eagle

“This heritage project is about the 48th Fighter Wing legacy, and more specifically the wing’s support to the D-Day invasion during World War Two.”-Colonel Will Marshall, 48th Fighter Wing commander

In January 2019, the 48th Fighter Wing unveiled their new D-Day invasion stripe paint job on their F-15E Strike Eagles.

U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.

In April 2019, a third D-Day Eagle was revealed at the British empire’s Royal Air Force base Lakenheath, England.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 11APR2019.

The D-Day paint jobs were applied to a single seat F-15C and two two seat F-15Es.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 10APR2019.

U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Eric Burks, 26APR2019.

USAF photo by Master Sergeant Eric Burks, 26APR2019.

The invasion striped Strike Eagles took to the sky over United Kingdom.

100th Air Refueling Wing tops-up two F-15E D-Day Eagles, 09JUN2019.

LOCATION OF MISSING IDAHO F-15E STRIKE EAGLES REVEALED? OR, WHY HI-TECH DOESN’T EQUAL FEWER HUMANS?

VEHICLE I-D: NORMANDY PAINTED C-130 HERCULES

World War 3 & Media Incompetence: Government orders U.S. citizens out of Syria, Strike Force anchored off Syrian coast? A case of hopeful warmongering by the mainstream media. Remember the Spanish American War?

“The U.S. Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while commercial transportation is available.”-U.S. Embassy in Syria

On November 23, the U.S. Embassy in Syria restated a warning they’ve been giving since September 30; U.S. citizens need to leave.  CBS News reported it as if it was something new.

Then Forbes reported the United States has positioned a naval strike force, lead by the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (aka CVN 77), off the coast of Syria.

According to Forbes, the carrier strike group number two (COMCARSTRKGRU TWO, Commander of the Carrier Strike Group number two) had been patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, which is the narrow inlet leading from the Indian Ocean to the Persian Gulf, south of Iran.  Suddenly they were shifted, all the way round to the Mediterranean Sea.  The implication being that something is going to happen.

Forbes later updated their story saying CVN 77’s Facebook page had them in France for R&R.  Lets not forget that deals have already been made regarding French control of Syria after any war (Syria and Lebanon were controlled by France after World War 1).

On November 23, the Virginian-Pilot reported that CVN 77 was heading back home to the United States.  The home port of  USS George HW Bush is Norfolk, Virginia.

The Virginia newspaper also reported that CVN 77, along with the other ships of the strike force, had held up in the Mediterranean to “…conduct a range of operations and help maintain maritime security…”.

If a naval force, based on the east coast of the U.S., was returning from the Persian Gulf, the shortest route would be through the Strait of Hormuz, through the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean heading west to the U.S.

This seems to me to be a clear case of hopeful warmongering on the part of CBS News and Forbes.  CBS simply took a U.S. Embassy warning, that’s been issued since September 30 (unchanged even, word for word the same as on Sep. 30), and made it sound like it was something new.

Forbes took the CBS story, and a report on the position of the COMCARSTRKGRU TWO and insinuated that ‘war were declared’ (a quote from Futurama).  The position of the strike group in the Mediterranean Sea was correct, but also outdated because by the time Forbes published their story the strike group had already sailed to French ports for R&R.  The strike group is probably already in the Atlantic Ocean by now.

The sad thing is that foreign media are now running with the CBS/Forbes story.  What was that ancient warning sign about the end of the world?  “Wars, and rumors of wars”?

Don’t get me wrong, I think war is coming for Syria, especially since French warmonger Sarkozy want it, and Lebanon, back under French control.

Regarding the Spanish American War, which most people in the U.S. know nothing about it (it’s how we got Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, etc). That war is a classic example of how the warmongering U.S. media (led by William Randolph Hearst) convinced the general public that war was the only answer, and they did it while most Federal officials worked for a peaceful solution.

A peaceful solution was reached.  Spain promised Cuba independence and made other concessions, but a U.S. Navy ship exploded while off the coast of Cuba.  The mainstream U.S. media said the back stabbing Spanish did it, even though initial USN investigation said it was an accident.  The U.S. public demanded war, and the warmongering politicians overruled the doves and ‘war were declared’.  Investigations done during the 20th Century revealed that the USN ship had indeed gone down due to faulty design, not a sneak attack by the Spanish.

 

Big U.S. health insurance company hit by striking nurses

At least 1,000 health care workers picketed a hospital belonging to one of the biggest insurance companies in the U.S.; Kaiser Permanente’s flagship hospital in Los Angeles, California.

The workers say Kaiser has been cutting back on staffing, forcing those still working to handle longer hours.  The insurance company is also cutting back on services.  Striking workers say the company is lying about lack of funding.

During the first quarter of 2011 Kaiser Permanente reported a profit of $920 million.  For all of 2010 they made a profit of $2 billion.  Yet the company came out and told employees there will be more rounds of cut backs.

 

 

 

French Strikers Blockade Airports. Don’t Get It?

The anti-government strikes continue in France. Strikers are now blockading airports.  French police opened access to most oil depots, although strikers managed to re-blockade one oil depot.  Liquid Natural Gas workers are now refusing to unload ships carrying LNG.  The French Government is saying they have things under control, and that strikers, like the high school students, will stop, because of an upcoming school holiday.

French striking workers block the Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy near Paris October 20, 2010. Striking public sector workers disrupted travel across France as trade unions kept up their resistance on Wednesday to an unpopular pension reform due for a final vote in the Senate this week.  REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS TRANSPORT POLITICS)

Why is the retirement age increase so important to French workers? Basically because it was a long hard fight to get a retirement system, and now they see this as baby steps to taking it away.  It is a quality of life issue for the French.    Here’s what retired French policeman, Michel Fourgues, had to say: “I am a retired police officer, and we have known times when we earned very little money, but it did not bother anyone. Today we have a pension, we deserve one, and we wish the same thing for the younger generation.”

Demonstrators march through the streets to protest the French government's attempt to raise the minimum retirement age in Paris on October 19, 2010. Trade unions and students have staged nationwide street marches and disruptive strikes throughout France over the last few weeks.  UPI/David Silpa Photo via Newscom

Another issue is jobs.  France has an unemployment rate of almost 25% for workers under 25 years of age.  So, naturally the youth feel threatened by an increase in the retirement age.  One protester’s sign read: “Grandpa took my job.”

A demonstrator marches through the streets to protest the French government's attempt to raise the minimum retirement age in Paris on October 19, 2010. Trade unions and students have staged nationwide street marches and disruptive strikes throughout France over the last few weeks.  UPI/David Silpa Photo via Newscom

I don’t get it. People in the United States are facing increasing retirement age, yet no one seems to care as much as the French care.  Isn’t quality of life important?  You really want to work most of your life at jobs you hate, and, compete with your own children, or even your grand children?  I don’t get it.

French Strikers Kickin’ Ass, viva Nouvelle Révolution Française!

French strikes continue, should we dare call it Nouvelle Révolution Française?  Even French high school students are going head to head with riot police!  Today, the students have blockaded schools and set fire to cars.  Strikes actually started more than a month ago, and have only gotten bigger, viva les Français!

ATTENTION EDITORS - FRENCH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN FRANCE.  High school students shout slogans as they block the entrance of the Thiers high school to demonstrate over pension reform in Marseille October 18, 2010. The banner reads High school students on strike .  REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST)

According to the French news agency, AFP, around 1500 gas stations have run out of fuel.  Workers at 11 of France’s 12 oil refineries have joined the country wide strike, protesting a two year raise in retirement.

French striking workers block the entrance of the oil refinery of Grandpuits, east of Paris, October 18 , 2010. France started to tap its industry strategic reserves as a growing number of pumps in French petrol stations were drying up on Monday at the start of a second week of action by refinery and port strikers to block fuel supplies over an unpopular pension reform bill.  REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS ENERGY)

On Sunday French truck drivers joined the strike, blocking the country’s major highways.  Half of all airline flights in and out of France have been canceled.

French striking truck drivers demonstrate over pension reform on a motorway near Fresnes-les-Montauban, northern France, October 18, 2010. French truck drivers staged go-slow operations on highways, rail strikes intensified and petrol stations ran out of fuel on Monday as protests gathered pace ahead of a Senate vote on an unpopular pension overhaul. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

This is a major event taking place in Europe, with implications for the United States, yet, the U.S. Media is barely covering it.  Why?  Maybe it’s because the Corporate Controlled U.S. Media, and our Government, doesn’t want us getting any ideas?

The amazing thing is that the French are striking over a proposed two year increase to their retirement age, it hasn’t even become law.  Actually the retirement age issue is the final straw for most French.  They’re tired of constantly getting screwed over by their leaders.  Which brings me to my point, again, what’s up America?  We’ve endured so much more hyperbole here in the United States, yet where is the public outrage?

Maybe Americans are waiting for November elections to see change.  Idiots!  How many generations of Americans have played that losing game?  History shows that we the People have only gotten screwed over and over by our so called leaders!

Thomas Jefferson, a founder of the United States, and our 3rd President, warned:  “Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic plan of reducing [a people] to slavery.” —Thomas Jefferson: Rights of British America, 1774. (*) ME 1:193, Papers 1:125

Wake Up America!

Millions of French Continue Strike Against Government. Wake Up America!

For the forth day millions of French people are continuing a country wide strike against their own government.  Why?  Because their government wants to raise the retirement age from 60, to 62.

Private and public sector workers demonstrate over pension reforms in Marseille October 12, 2010. French trade unions began a fresh wave of strikes against pension reform on Tuesday, testing the resolve of French government as the unpopular bill edges closer to becoming law. Rail services, flights and sea ports ran below capacity as the unions kept up their battle against a plan to make people work longer for their pensions, including raising the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Millions of French workers striking over a two year increase in retirement, while Americans continue to take it in the rear with taxpayer bailouts of banks that screwed over the financial industry, banks that are screwing over homeowners with a foreclosure fiasco, a Federal government that is screwing over its citizens in favor of corporations, and state governments that are cutting budgets to the bone because no one seemed to see the coming economic collapse.  Hello!

A man holds a placard which shows a caricature of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and reads Urgent, retired, quickly ! during a demonstration over pension reforms with private and public sector workers in Lyon October 12, 2010. French trade unions began a fresh wave of strikes against pension reform on Tuesday, testing the resolve of French government as the unpopular bill edges closer to becoming law. Rail services, flights and sea ports ran below capacity as the unions kept up their battle against a plan to make people work longer for their pensions, including raising the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION)

People, the United States of America was founded by Revolution.  That Revolution inspired other famous revolutions, like the French Revolution.  The French obviously have no problem continuing that tradition.  But what happened to the birth place of modern citizen revolt, called, the United States?  Many of the founders of the United States stressed the importance of periodic Revolution by the people in order to keep government in check.  Yet, it is considered un-American to talk about Revolution.  That is a sure sign that our country has been high jacked, and is being run by people who have no intentions of doing what is right by the People.

Firemen demonstrate over pension reforms in Nice, southeastern France, October 12, 2010. French trade unions began a fresh wave of strikes against pension reform on Tuesday, testing the resolve of French government as the unpopular bill edges closer to becoming law. Rail services, flights and sea ports ran below capacity as the unions kept up their battle against a plan to make people work longer for their pensions, including raising the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60.  REUTERS/Eric Gaillard  (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Maybe it’s because the People have become too dependent on their governments to solve everything. The proof of that is the election of Barak Obama, because the People hoped he would bring change from the top down.  But here’s what Obama said, several different times: In 2008 “Real change comes from the bottom up, not the top down.” (goqnotes.com), and again in 2010, “Real change comes from the bottom up, and that is why we are here.” (c4ss.org).  Comedian Jay Leno has even questioned Obama’s running for President because of these statements.  After all, if real change comes from the bottom, why did Obama run on the Hope of bringing Change to the United States?  Because the People are lazy, or fearful, and Hope that the government will do it for them. Another way to take Obama’s ‘change comes from the bottom’ statements, is that he is subtly telling us that we, the People, are the ones who need to take action, to Revolution.

French students shout slogans during a demonstration over pension reforms with private and public sector workers in Lyon October 12, 2010. French trade unions began a fresh wave of strikes against pension reform on Tuesday, testing the resolve of French government as the unpopular bill edges closer to becoming law. Rail services, flights and sea ports ran below capacity as the unions kept up their battle against a plan to make people work longer for their pensions, including raising the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Or maybe it’s because, despite increasing school budgets year after year, since I finished high school in 1982, the quality of our grade school education has dropped like a rock. Americans are dumbed down. A prime example of our failing education system, both public and private, is the wacko political candidate named Christine O’Donnell.  In a recent debate she stated that we were in Afghanistan to “…finish the job…” against the Soviet Union (www.youtube.com).  What?  I thought it was to get Osama bin Laden because of September 11th, 2001?  She also said we were in Afghanistan in the “…80s and 90s…”.  Nooo, I don’t think so, not officially anyway.  We supported Afghans (Afghans that we are now fighting) in their fight against the Soviets, which ended in 1989.  Also, the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1991.  There is an old saying: Stupid is as stupid does. (Maybe she really is a witch because her supporters seem to be under a spell)

A small group of police stand on alert during a march through the streets protesting the French government's attempt to raise the minimum retirement age in Paris on October 19, 2010. Trade unions and students have staged nationwide street marches and disruptive strikes throughout France over the last few weeks.  UPI/David Silpa Photo via Newscom

Or maybe it’s because our government is actually spending our taxpayer dollars to spy on those of us who do stand up and challenge the system. Yes, the state of Pennsylvania revealed that they hired a company, co-owned by Israelis, to spy on activists.  They spent 103,000 taxpayer dollars to do so.  It was part of a Homeland Security operation.  The result?  Pennsylvania Bureau of Criminal Investigations chief, George Bivens, said the Israeli-American company’s spy report on the activists “…is unsubstantiated gossip.” (english.aljazeera.net).  So they just took the taxpayer money and ran?

A demonstrator wearing a mask of French President Nicolas Sarkozy marches through the streets to protest the French government's attempt to raise the minimum retirement age in Paris on October 19, 2010. Trade unions and students have staged nationwide street marches and disruptive strikes throughout France over the last few weeks.  UPI/David Silpa Photo via Newscom

People of the United States, we can not afford to act like the proverbial frog in a pot of water, that is slowly heated until it’s too late to escape, and we are boiled alive.  Wake up!