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US helicopter crash in western Iraq causes fatalities: Official https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-helicopter-crash-western-iraq-fatalities-official/story?id=53782732

Example; Here's some USAF wide active duty 0-6 retirement numbers for FY16 (I couldn't find more recent data); - FY16; There were 3320 active duty 0-6's in the USAF of which 548 retired in FY16. See page 79 (pg78 - 82 covers USAF retirement numbers etc). https://actuary.defense.gov/Portals/15/Documents/MRS_StatRpt_2016 v4 FINAL.pdf?ver=2017-07-31-104724-430

It looks the Russians are doubling down on this demo stuff because there are now 4 Su-57s in the Syrian AO. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-02-26/russia-deploys-su-57s-syria

IMHO, CNX the parade idea. Here's a few "non-parade" options for the President to consider. These type events will showcase the US military and he can simultaneously get his rocks off/send a message to our adversaries:>) The President should attend some already scheduled DoD events (might save $$$$?) and bring lots of media along to help showcase these U.S. military capabilities. Non-Parade Options for the POTUS:<) - Attend a massive firepower demo like this previous President; The media can even use the same Headline with some minor changes; "Air Power - President Trump Sees Bigly Display". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-F9f84F_a4 - IMHO, If the POTUS wants to better comprehend those pointy things tethered to the Nuclear Football then I would suggest the following; -- Make a surprise stop at one of our bases during a scheduled NSI; He should visit a ICBM Silo, WSA, flight line, bombers/crews, and maybe the POTUS could go thru a "SIMULATED" PRP Cert process. -- Visit Vandenberg AFB during the next scheduled LGM-30G (Minuteman III) JTA test launch. - Visit Vandenberg or Alaska during the next THAAD ABM test. - etc. Sent from Outlook

I believe this is the first time Special Counsel Mueller has indicted a foreigner that isn't a Russian? Also, this is the first-time "ever/I think/?" a foreigner has been indicted and convicted/pleaded guilty to charges levied by any appointed Special Counsel. Alex van der Zwaan is a citizen of the Netherlands and he pleaded guilty to making a false statement to both the FBI and Special Counsel. I wouldn't be surprised if a few other non-Russian foreign middlemen "that lied to the FBI and/or the Special Counsel or committed some other TBD crime against the USA" eventually get indicted. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/us/politics/alex-van-der-zwaan-gates-russia-mueller.html

Then there's this; Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens US forces with 'Ottoman slap'; https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/recep-tayyip-erdogan-threatens-us-forces-with-ottoman-slap/article/2648958 The first thing I envisioned when I read this headline was "a couple of hot Ottoman chicks having a tussle with lots of arousing slaps, hair pulling, bouncing boobs, girls ripping the cloths off each other, scratching, name calling, crying, etc". It was a big let down after I read the entire article. This Ottoman Slap stuff seems a wee bit effeminate for Sultan Macho. IMHO, the Turks need to understand American Troops have no fear of an Ottoman Slap/Catfight/etc but it is stimulating and all red blooded American men typically get a woody just thinking about this stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82BNBwck8Zs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEdPV-mh1js

Today a Turkish army helicopter was also shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG. Casualties TBD. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-helicopte/turkish-helicopter-shot-down-by-kurdish-militia-in-syrias-afrin-erdogan-idUKKBN1FU0L2?rpc=401

This foreign national/former spy "Christopher Steele" sure had a good thing going, with numerous sources of potential pay for his efforts. A few examples; Getting paid by the DNC to get dirt from the Russians on the Republican Nominee for President. Additionally, he received a promise of more payola from the FBI (October 2017) if he continued this productive/FISA worthy/dirt digging work and he also got to tell his story to Yahoo News. I don't know if Yahoo News actually paid him for this info but this news story did make it into the approved final FISA warrant application on Carter Page. I'm sure that some of the key leadership (we know the names or at least most of the names) in the DNC/FBI/Justice Department/(State Department/TBD?) were delighted with this freebee via Yahoo News/Steele.

I still don't understand why the FBI didn't notify/warn (pronto/day one) the Republican Party Nominee for President of the USA when this Russian Spy wannabe started working on his campaign team? IMHO, giving Presidential candidates/serving Presidents a heads-up about stuff like this should be SOP, particularly if it involves someone that was under a FISA warrant since 2014.

The Full Text Memo; House Intelligence Committee Report On FISA Abuses; https://www.scribd.com/document/370598711/House-Intelligence-Committee-Report-On-FISA-Abuses#from_embed

Yep, you nailed it and I will have to add this to my list of key indicators that Trumps a racist. President Trump being smart enough to take advantage of this great trend started by President Obama's outstanding economic policies is definitely something he is guilty of. President Trumps very own policies are now stoking the U.S. economic engine and they're a complement to President Obama's efforts to get this bull market started. I'll bet the white supremacist/KKK are as enthusiastic about these stats as the democrats were during the Presidents first sotu address.

He just might get a surprise blanket party if some of his schools faculty member are products of the DoD Troops to Teachers program. Overall, veterans seem to do ok in life after the military. A few "high-end" stats; - 33 Presidents served in the US military or State Militias (that's how they served way back in the good ole days); - 10 Presidents were former teachers and 4 of those 10 also served in the US military. - There are currently 14 living US veterans that are billionaires. - There are currently 15 CEO's of Fortune 500 companies that are veterans. - etc.

Don't forget that Nuke Sharing crap; F-35's and them new B61-12's are going to be a perfect match.

Here's just one "small" indicator that the Presidents policies and agenda might be racist:<) If these numbers continue to fall the Presidents in deep shit and he will, at a minimum, probably see an attempt by the Democrats in Congress to censure him:<) Excerpts; - Almost unnoticed by the mainstream media, unemployment rates for Hispanics, African-Americans and Asians have not only fallen, but are now at all-time lows. That's right: Unemployment has never been lower for minorities, at least not since 1972, when such records first started being kept. - The jobless rate for African Americans fell to a record low 6.8% in December from 7.2% the month before. And it was the first time ever that unemployment for African Americans ever fell below 7%. - Hispanics, too, have seen unemployment drop to record-low levels. For Hispanics, unemployment fell below 5% for the first time ever in October. - Asians as a group saw their unemployment rate spike to as high as 8.4% in 2009. In December, it fell below 3% for the first time since 2007, dropping to a record-low 2.5%. https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/dont-look-now-but-minority-unemployment-is-at-record-lows-under-trump/

Senator Durbin is on a roll, he started the week by stirring the "Shithole Country" pot. Now, suddenly him/others consider the official/very old Congressionally originated term "Chain Migration" offensive and it's in his crosshairs.

Here's a visual of what it looks like when things go wrong. I believe this incident happened in late 2015. I personally don't know who was at fault or what type jet dropped the ordnance.

Here's the current official list of the worlds 25 worst shithole countries. Ref; United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) plus other factors. Note; 23 of the worlds worst countries are on the African Continent, the other two shittiest countries in the world are Haiti and Afghanistan. Also, according to UN Human Development Index Norway is the best/most livable country in the world. Note; There's not enough data for the UN to score the shittyness of Somali and North Korea but they would probably be in the top five shittiest countries on earth if the UN ever gets enough data for a UN HDI score. - Here's the UN list (Niger is the #1 worst country in the world). https://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/12/21/25-worst-countries-to-live-in-the-world/ 1. Niger. 2. Central African Republic. 3. Eritrea. 4. Chad. 5. Burundi. 6. Burkina Faso. 7. Guinea. 8. Sierra Leone. 9. Mozambique. 10. Mali. 11. Guinea-Bissau. 12. Liberia. 13. Democratic Republic of the Congo. 14. Gambia. 15. Ethiopia. 16. Malawi. 17. Cote d-Ivoire. 18. Afghanistan. 19. Senegal. 20. South Sudan. 21. Djibouti. 22. Sudan. 23. Benin. 24. Haiti. 25. Uganda. World map with UN HDI score for each country; https://hdr.undp.org/en/countries

B-1 Bomber Crews Defend Sniper Pod After Friendly Fire Incident (11 Jan 2018); https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/01/11/b-1-bomber-crews-defend-sniper-pod-after-friendly-fire-incident.html

Here's one positive accomplished, by this administration, that most folks will profit ($$$$) a wee bit from. You can compare your 2016/2017 taxes paid to what you should be paying in 2018. https://www.taxreformcalculator.com/

The ROK seized a second commercial ship (the Tanker Koti) about 18 miles west of Osan (location; Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port). Rumor is the ROK may also try to seize a couple Russian tankers that have been doing this at sea transfer of oil to the Norks stuff. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/south-korea-seizes-second-ship-suspected-of-smuggling-oil-to-north

I have no idea who can levy the fine or who should be fined or what other penalties will be imposed on this ship/crew/companies/countries/etc involved in this incident, this commercial shipping stuff is complicated. IMHO, the Taiwanese company that chartered this ship probably bears the most responsibility for circumventing the UN Sanctions that are designed to prevent, at sea, ship to ship transferring of goods to the Norks. The players; The Lighthouse Winmore is a new tanker and was built in 2014. This tanker is owned by Win More Shipping Ltd, managed by Lighthouse Ship Management Ltd, Flagged in Hong Kong, chartered by a Taiwanese company called the Billions Bunker Group, was loaded with Japanese refined oil products and it got this refined oil product from the South Koreans.

Some new info about this latest illegal transfer of oil to the Norks. It definitely seems like someone is getting played in this Nork oil transfer charade :>) On 24 November the South Koreans seized the Hong Kong/PRC registered tanker named the "Lighthouse Winmore". This is the tanker that transferred 600 tons of refined petroleum products to Nork ships. At the time of this oil transfer incident, the PRC registered Lighthouse Winmore was being chartered by a Taiwanese company named Billions Bunker Group. The players involved and sequence of this transfer is definitly strange. - Step 1; The Lighthouse Winmore arrives in the "South Korean" port of Yeosu and takes on a cargo of refined Japanese patroleum products while in this South Korean port. - Step 2; This Hong Kong/PRC registered ship that was being chartered by a Tiawanese company then departes a South Korean port after being loaded with Japanese refined petroleum and heads into international waters. - Step 3; The PRC registered/Taiwanese chartered "Lighthouse Winmore" then meets up with the Nork tanker, the Sam Jong 2 (plus 3 other unnamed ships) in the East China Sea. This is where the Japanese refined petroleum products, that were loaded on the ship in a South Korean port, are transfered to the Nork ships. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/29/seoul-seizes-hong-kong-registered-tanker-used-secretly-sell/ Edit Reply

IMHO, the "jig is up" and the forces of law and order plus punishment are on the way. In the not to distant future, nonconsensual woodies will result in UCMJ action and wont be tolerated in the USAF. The crackdown will start with the Enlisted/Company Grade Officers and eventually progress to Field Grade Officers. Note; E-9s/General Officers will be exempt from this woody hunt.

FYI; AFI 51-201 ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE; https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_ja/publication/afi51-201/afi51-201.pdf Section 13N—Compliance with the Domestic Violence Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (known as “The Lautenberg Amendment”) 13.22. General Provision. The Lautenberg Amendment makes it a felony for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of firearms or ammunition to any person whom he or she knows or has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.” Additionally, persons convicted of such crimes are also prohibited from: (1) shipping or transporting in interstate commerce or foreign commerce, (2) possessing in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition, or (3) receiving any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. A “crime of domestic violence” is an offense that has as its factual basis one of the following: (1) the use or attempted use of physical force, or (2) the threatened use of a deadly weapon. One of the factors must be coupled with a crime committed by a current or former spouse, parent or guardian of the victim; by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common; by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian; or, by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent or guardian of the victims. Qualifying convictions include a “crime of domestic violence” tried by general or special court-martial which otherwise meets the elements of a crime of domestic violence even though not classified as a misdemeanor or felony. 18 U.S.C. § 922(d) and (g). The term “qualifying conviction” does not include summary courts-martial or the imposition of nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, UCMJ. 13.23. Base-Level SJA Responsibilities. If an accused is convicted at a special or general court-martial of an offense constituting a crime of domestic violence, indicate this on the Report of Result of Trial. SJAs must also ensure promulgating orders prepared for individuals convicted of a qualifying offense contain the annotation “Crime of Domestic Violence. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9).” The annotation must be one line, centered, in 14-point boldface type, and one inch from the top of the page. SJAs are responsible for informing commanders of the impact of the conviction on the accused’s ability to handle firearms or ammunition as part of their official duties; briefing commanders on retrieving all Government-issued firearms and ammunition and suspending the member’s authority to possess Government-issued firearms and ammunition; and advising members of their commands to lawfully dispose of their privately owned firearms and ammunition. For additional guidance addressing qualifying offenses, as owned firearms and ammunition. For additional guidance addressing qualifying offenses, as well as substantive and procedural requirements under the Act, See 18 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 922.

It seems like DoD and the Feds have been dropping the ball on reporting this criminal history stuff to the FBI for a long time; - 'An FBI database known as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which contains information for use in background checks on prospective gun buyers, had only one Pentagon entry for domestic violence convictions as of Dec. 31, 2016. Most federal agencies had zero entries in that category.' - 'At its core, the problem is that military criminal investigative organizations have too frequently, for too long, failed to comply with rules for reporting service members' criminal history data to the FBI.' - Etc, etc. Pentagon Has Known of Crime Reporting Lapses for 20 Years; https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/11/08/pentagon-known-crime-reporting-lapses-20-years.html