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Post by dnl3989 on Jan 22, 2008 17:48:42 GMT
About time something was done about these  RAF Tornado fighters have been scrambled after two long-range Russian "Blackjack" bombers were spotted approaching British airspace, the MoD has said. RAF Tornados RAF Tornados The two strategic Tu-160 bombers were escorted by British and Norwegian fighters as they headed south for the Bay of Biscay where the Russian Navy is conducting a major exercise. An MoD spokesman said it was a "routine" response by the RAF fighters to the presence of the Russian aircraft. "When military aircraft are around, we monitor them," the spokesman said. The latest incident follows the resumption last summer of long-range bomber patrols by the Russians, which has seen RAF fighters scrambled on a number of occasions. The flights have been seen as indication of the current tensions between Russia and the West, particularly Britain. Last week, the Government was forced to close the offices of the British Council cultural organisation in St Petersburg and Yekaterinburg following what was described as a "campaign of intimidation" against staff by the Russian authorities. The incident was the latest flare-up in the long-running row over Britain's demand for the extradition of ex-KGB officer Andrei Lugovoi, who is wanted for the murder in London of another former agent, expatriate Russian Alexander Litvinenko. Foreign Secretary David Miliband branded the Russian action "reprehensible", saying it was reminiscent of the days of the Cold War. |
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Post by StokieSC on Jan 22, 2008 17:53:23 GMT
Shoot them out of the sky. Job done.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Jan 22, 2008 18:52:24 GMT
Bring back conscription for those under 46!  |
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Post by StokieSC on Jan 22, 2008 19:02:23 GMT
Bring back conscription for those under 46! Here here ... |
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Post by mumf14 on Jan 22, 2008 21:39:13 GMT
Where's Serpico..?
We need an official response .
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Post by algor on Jan 22, 2008 21:53:49 GMT
AAhh poor old Putin trying to flex his ever shrinking muscles. His subs don't sub, his boats don't float and his planes can just about reach the first country that matters, the UK. If he turns the gas off we might be in trouble but I doubt he has bollux!  |
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Post by Hiram on Jan 22, 2008 22:14:42 GMT
I'd say he probably has to cart his balls about in a wheelbarrow.
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