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  • Laura Loomer Headed to Vegas

    10/07/2017 5:36:29 AM PDT · 1 of 44
    Verybigstick
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  • First picture of gunman Stephen Paddock who killed at least 50 people...

    10/02/2017 5:16:15 AM PDT · 58 of 376
    Verybigstick to Churchjack

    Got it! Thanks... just learned something to start out the week!

  • First picture of gunman Stephen Paddock who killed at least 50 people...

    10/02/2017 4:46:05 AM PDT · 9 of 376
    Verybigstick to jacknhoo

    Interesting. Looks like jailhouse tat material but no criminal record. Probably not MS-13 due to ethnicity in the picture. White supremacist tat?

  • NFL Alternative

    09/28/2017 4:54:13 AM PDT · 1 of 24
    Verybigstick
  • Does anybody really believe that a reporter, who nobody ever heard of, "went to his mailbox"...

    03/15/2017 4:52:11 AM PDT · 12 of 71
    Verybigstick to Hillarys Gate Cult

    Lieutenant Colonel Jerry B. Killian rises from the grave...

  • What was 84 Lumber thinking with its Super Bowl ad?

    02/06/2017 4:47:16 PM PST · 68 of 76
    Verybigstick to BradtotheBone

    I typed “Illegal Alien” into the their job search function and they have no positions available. False advertising!

    https://www.84lumber.com/careers/current-openings/

  • a list of the Kerry "Coalition of the Coerced"....

    10/03/2004 9:36:31 PM PDT · 6 of 7
    Verybigstick to Rakkasan1

    Non-US Forces in Iraq - 21 September 2004

    The size and capabilities of the Coalition forces involved in operations in Iraq has been a subject of much debate, confusion, and at times exageration. As of August 5, 2004, there were 30 non-U.S. military forces contributing to the ongoing stability operations throughout Iraq. These countries were Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Rep, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Ukraine. The MNF-I website incorrectly included Honduras in the list; that country's troops returned in late May. The MNF-I website also includes New Zealand, although the New Zealand government has claimed that it had not joined the US-led force but that the deployment had been at the request of the United Nations.

    The Kingdom of Tonga did, however, deploy 45 Royal Marines in early July to Iraq. New Zealand redeployed its contingent of 61 troops in late-September 2004. As a result, there are 30 countries participating in the coalition.

    On September 6, Armenia announced that it would deploy 50 troops to Iraq, though it was unclear when the troops would be deployed to Iraq; until such time, it is not being included in the count of countries taking part in the coalition.

    Countries which had troops in Iraq at one point but have pulled out since: Nicaragua (Feb. 2004); Spain (late-Apr. 2004); Dominican Republic (early-May 2004); Honduras (late-May 2004); Philippines (~Jul. 19, 2004); and New Zealand (late Sep. 04).

    Recent developments

    • According to the Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), Poland's contribution to the Coalition would be reduced by more than 1,000 soldiers wouldbe composed mainly of units from the 11th Armoured Division during its fourth deployment of troops to Iraq.
    • New Zealand's contingent of 61 engineers arrived back home on Sept. 25. They are not being replaced.
    • The Washington Post reported on Sept. 24, that Georgia was planning to deploy an additional 800 troops to Iraq by the end of the year. The deployment, not yet announced, would increase the size of Georgia's contingent in Iraq to 980 troops. The article also reported that Romania was planning to increase the size of its contingent as well, and suggested the possibility of a contigent from Fiji being sent as well.
    • The International Herald Tribune reported on September 23, that South Korea had completed the deployment of 2,800 troops to Iraq. The brigade had absorbed other S. Korean unit already deployed in-country. An additional 800 troops would deploy to Iraq once expansion work on the Brigade's facility in Erbil is completed. The deployment took 50 days as a result of logistical difficulties encountered.
    • The Korea Herald, reported on Sep. 23, that approximately 1,300 soldiers from the Korea Zaytun (Olive in Arabic) unit had flown into Irbil from Kuwait using 23 US C-130 aircraft. An additional 1,200 troops from that unit deployed to Irbil via road using 394 tanks and other military vehicles, all the while under escort from US Apache helicopters and fighter jet aircraft. They joined the 300 who already dispatched to Irbil as an advance unit.
    • Acording to a Sept. 23, 2004 IRNA story, Pakistan had ruled out deploying troops to Iraq "under present circumstances".
    • Interfax reported on Sept. 22, that the Ukrainian 7th Detached Mechanized Brigade would deploy to Iraq in late-October by Il-76 aircraft. Equipment, which comprises 43 vehicles, including 31 BTR-80 APCs, and an additional 50 containers had already been shipped via sea.
    • AAP NEWSFEED reported on September 22, that Australia would pull out the hostage rescue team it had dispatched to Iraq on the basis of reports suggesting an Australian citizen had been kidnapped. No further details were available on their return date.
    • The Observer (UK) reported on Sept. 19, 2004, that Britain's military contribution in Iraq would be reduced by a third by the end of October during the next rotation of units, when the First Mechanised Infantry Brigade is to be replaced by the Germany-based Fourth Armoured Division which will be equipped with Warrior APCs instead of the Challenger tanks it normally uses. The First Mechanised Infantry Brigade is composed of six battle groups of around 800 men each, while the Fourth Armoured Division will only have four or five. The number of Royal Navy ships in the Persian Gulf will remain unchanged at four.
    • According to an article by the The Times (London) published on Sept. 18, the UK was ready to dispatch additional troops to Iraq to deal with the violence there. A 680-strong battalion was reported to be on 24-hour standby.
    • The Australian Newspaper reported on Sept. 16, that Australia has dispatched an advance team of of 12-30 Special Air Service (SAS) reconnaissance specialists aboard a C-130 on Sept. 14, at night to verify claims that two Australians had been taken hostage in Iraq.
    • AAP Newsfeed reported on September 16, 2004 that New Zealand's contingent of 61 military engineers deployed in the southern city of Basra would return home that month, following the conclusion of the unit's 12 month deployment, originally scheduled for 6 months. According to that report, the unit was deployed in response to a request from the United Nations as New-Zealand had refused to join the US-led force in Iraq.
    • The Korea Times reported on September 10, that S. Korea's deployment of 3,000 troops was well on track, given some progress in the Iraqi security situation, though no other information on dates was provided in the article.
    • The Ukrainian President announced on September 7, 2004, that the Ukrainian contingent in Iraq would be reduced by roughly 200 soldiers during the scheduled troop rotation currently taking place. The brigade set to be rotating into Iraq in September was to originally number 1,722 troops and replace about 1,576 troops. A reported by Deutsche Presse-Agentur stated that the Ukraine brigade in Iraq currently stationed numbered 1,650 officers and men and that with the troops cut, the contingent would be reduced to to 1,450 following the completion of the troop rotations ending in early October. The announcement reversed the government's previous position that the rotation involved would increase Ukraine's contribution as an additional helicopter squadron with 150 troops was to also deploy to Iraq.
    • Armenia announced that it would send 50 troops to Iraq. The troops concerned would fall under the Polish Multi-National Force. The force was expected to deploy by the end of the year, with a small team of deploying in September to pave the way for that deployment. Armenia's commitment would bring the number of countries involved in the Coalition to 32.
    • Agence France Presse reported on September 6, 2004 that Georgia would double its military contingent in Iraq during its next troop rotation in October to a size of 300 from 159, though the number is still less than the 550 Georgia pledged earlier this year.
    • 155 soldiers from El Salvador's Cuscatlan Battalion arrived home on August 30 as part of a regularly scheduled rotation. The remaining 219 soldiers were expected to return home on September 2.
    • In an article in the Western Daily Mail from August 26, 2004, an MoD spokesman was reported as saying that there were 8,361 UK service personnel in Iraq.

    Countries Supporting Ops in Iraq
    Country
    In Iraq In Theater Total Future
    United Kingdom 8,361 3,500 ~12,000 15,000 ~10,500 (?)
    South Korea 2,800 2,800 ~ 3,600
    Italy 2,700 2,700
    Poland 2,400 2,400 1,000-1,500
    Ukraine 1,576 1,576 ~1,450
    Netherlands ~1,400 ~1,400
    Romania 700 700
    Japan ~550 ~200 ~750
    Denmark 496 496
    Bulgaria ~485 ~485
    Thailand 451 451 0
    El Salvador 380 380
    Hungary 300 300
    Australia ~ 250 ~ 600 850 + 50
    Mongolia 180 180
    Georgia 159 159 ~300 or 980(?)
    Azerbaijan 151 151
    Portugal 128 128
    Latvia 122 122
    Czech Republic ~110 ~110 10
    Lithuania 105 105
    Slovakia 105 105
    Albania 70 70 200
    Estonia 55 55
    Tonga ~45 ~45
    Singapore 33 33
    Kazakhstan 29 29
    Macedonia 28 28
    Moldova 12 12
    Norway 10 10 0
    Spain 0 0 0
    Honduras 0 0 0
    Dominican Republic 0 0 0
    Nicaragua 0 0 0
    Philippines 0 0 0
    New Zealand 0 0 0
    Armenia 0 50
    TOTAL ~28,600


    US CENTCOM - Coalition Ground Forces

    Division Brigade Battalion Personnel Equipment
    TOTAL ~ 26,300
    Royal Marines [Tonga] ~45
    Cuzcatlan Battalion [El Savadoran] 360
    Peacekeeping Operations BN [Mongolia] ~ 180
    1100th Const. & Eng. Spt. Group [ROK] ~ ???
    U/I Military Police Unit [Czech] ~ 80
    U/I Chemical Warfare Co [Slovakia] ~ 105
    U/I SOF Unit [Macedonia] ~ 28
    U/I SOF Unit (w/ 101 ABN) [Albania] ~ 70
    U/I Unit [Latvia] ~ 121
    U/I Brigade [South Korea] ~ 2,800
    U/I Unit [Thailand] ~ 460
    Joint Task Force [Australia]
    elements, Japanese Self Defense Force ~ 75
    elements, Danish [DANCON/IRAK] ~ 496
    U/I Support Unit ~ 61
    Danish BN [w/Lithuanian soldiers] 446
    Multi-National Division (South-East)
    1st Battalion of the Black Watch Regiment 600
    Royal Engineers 170
    3 UK Armoured Division ~ 11,000
    elements, 14 Signal RGT
    elements, 16 Signal RGT
    elements, 30 Signal RGT
    42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic)
    U/I Engineers
    20 Armoured BDE
    Queen's Royal Hussars Challenger 2
    1st BN, The Light Infantry ? - Warrior
    1st BN, The Royal REGT of Wales ? - Warrior
    2nd BN, The Parachute REGT
    1st BN, The Royal Scots
    1st BN, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
    26 REGT Royal Artillery
    35 Engineer REGT
    elements, 9th/12th Royal Lancers CVR(T)
    Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
    TF Rake (w/ 35 ENG) [New Zealand]
    4 General Support REGT, RLC
    22 Field Hospital
    elements, 33 Engineer REGT (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
    17 Port & Maritime REGT
    10 Transport REGT, RLC
    Element, 11 EOD RGT RLC
    1 REGT, Royal Military Police
    23 Pioneer REGT, RLC
    24 REGT, RLC
    5 General Support Medical REGT, RAMC
    Sassari BDE [Italy] ~ 3,000
    U/I NBC Co, 7th NBC BN [Italy]
    U/I Co, 1st Lagunari Amphib Infantry BN [Italy]
    Elements, 9th "Col Moschin" Special Forces BN [Italy]
    265th Military Police Bn [Romania] 100
    U/I Military Police Co [Portugal]
    U/I Co, 7th Signal BN [Italy]
    18th Mech Infantry BN [Italy]
    U/I Sq, 19th Armored Cavalry BN [Italy]
    21st Combat Engineer BN [Italy]
    6th Transport BN[Italy]
    812th Infantry Bn Carpathian Hawks [Romania]
    U/I BN, 2nd Carabinieri BDE [Italy] ~ 400
    Netherlands SFIR-3 Contingent ~ 1,500
    42nd Mechanised Battalion(Composite) Patria XA-180 APCs
    Det. 298 Sqn (RNLAF) 3-4 CH-47D
    Det.300/301 Sqn (RNLAF) 6 NAH-64D
    Det. 11/14 FA Bty 3 AN/TPQ-32
    Logistics (POD) Det.
    Royal Constabulary Dets.
    Multi-National Division (Central South)
    12 Mechanized BDE [Poland] ~ 2,400
    10 Mechanized BN [10 ACD Poland]
    3rd Infantry Bn, 61st Stryam Mech Bde[Bulgaria] ~ 485
    U/I Hungarian Elements
    elements, Grand Duchess Birute Motorised Infantry BN [Lithuania] ~ 45
    CIMIC BN [Philippines]
    U/I Bn [El Salvador] 380
    6th Separate Mechanized BDE [Ukraine] ~ 1,700 60 - BTR-80
    11 - BRDM-2
    61st Separate Mechanized BN BTR-80
    62nd Separate Mechanized BN BTR-80
    63rd Separate Mechanized BN BRDMs
    SOURCE: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_coalition.htm
  • Dan Rather's Daughter Source of Documents?

    09/18/2004 9:30:16 AM PDT · 34 of 63
    Verybigstick to Dave S
    The thing that stands out the most in those forgeries is why pick such a stupid PO Box? I find it interesting that it is the box for Ashland Chemical Company. Who would have the address to this company readily available to place on a forgery? How about an environmental activist who is worried about clean air and water. Mini-Rather is very active in TX environmental activism. I bet she has a list of offenders with their addresses on her computer at home. If anyone in FR land knows of her specific activities with Save Our Springs Alliance, Hill Country Conservancy, Clean Air Force, etc... in TX and any run-ins they may have had with this company, or if this co. is on the watch list of these groups---this could be interesting information. I also would be interested in the labor/civil rights lawyer Van Os and legal actions he or firms he works for could have taken against the company. It may be a goose chase, but I have a feeling the use of this particular address is very odd. Just some thoughts.