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2006-12-28 Britain

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Posted by ryuge 2006-12-28 00:48|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yep - read on various Mil forums that the Brits are even being forced to scale back Para and other Elite/SPECOPS training.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-12-28 01:23|| 2006-12-28 01:23|| Front Page Top

#2 I am not certain a full Cobra meeting would be called for; the reaction time is too short for many flights. I would not be surprised if several senior ministers had authority to order a shoot-down.

Thanks too, to the MSM once again; this time for letting us know there are four alert fighters on standby. Now AQ and the like know how many planes it takes to overwhelm the system. It is time to start hanging editors.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-12-28 12:56|| 2006-12-28 12:56|| Front Page Top

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