Open Thread – Weekend 26 Mar 2022
1,936 responses to “Open Thread – Weekend 26 Mar 2022”
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Yeah, as if they’d let someone get away with that.
Grigory, the US Military has long fostered a very collegiate and philosophical attitude amongst its officer class, even into its latter-day experiments with woke Maoism.
You can express your doubts and disagreements about policy, strategy and tactics, while prosecuting your duties to the best of your ability. Both are reasonable expectations.
Even mere diggers grumble or philosophise when the moment takes them, then get on with the job. Kvetching is only challenged or stifled if it goes on too long and upsets morale and cohesion.
Now go upstairs and play with your warble flies before you embarrass yourself further.
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Salvatore, Understaffed & Overworked Martyr to Govt Covid Stupidity says:
March 28, 2022 at 11:05 pmNo mention of link to the BRS prisoner-abuse video.
Dearie me, it’s enough to make a chap think it does not exist!Praps I’ll scrollup & see for myself.
Just like any criminal would behave. Just human garbage.
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spent today un-hotting an ex hot-hotel
fans were the order of the day
pressure controlled fresh air fans on each floor and pressure controlled extract fans on the roofsounds trivial I know, but trust me it isn’t
for 2 years nobody but the anointed were allowed on that rooftop and only with a moon-suit and proper training and donning and doffing stations … and probably sanitiser showers or something as well
we are not ‘the anointed’ but did midnight remote interwebs support to assist the anointed with their change-over of variable speed drives on those fans. crucial to everybody’s survival they were
anyways, turns out that for at least year one of those most critical and deadliest exhaust fans evah was running backwards
yep … blowing rather than sucking
the combined guidance from Health, Justice and Engineering got it all arse-about
seriously we are lucky to still have a civilization
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Ed case ,
Perhaps you could name one other US service member who has a better quality medal set ? In terms of numbers he exceeds Audie Murphy who was a Medal of Honor winner. Hackworth is impressive as over period of time and from junior rank to senior officer.
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Former SAS soldier objects to giving evidence about alleged ‘murder’, court told
Michaela Whitbourn
By Michaela Whitbourn
March 28, 2022 — 9.40pmA former Special Air Service soldier has objected to giving evidence in the Federal Court about his potential involvement in missions in Afghanistan with war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, on the basis his testimony might incriminate him in an alleged murder.
Giving evidence in Mr Roberts-Smith’s defamation case on Monday, the former soldier known as Person 66 objected to answering a question about how many missions he went on in Afghanistan when the decorated former soldier was his patrol commander.
A lawyer acting for Person 66 told the court that there were reasonable grounds for the objection because the evidence the witness was anticipated to give “would have the tendency to incriminate” him in the commission of an alleged offence. Asked about the nature of the offence, his lawyer told the court it “would be an offence of murder, your Honour”.
The identity of Person 66, who was deployed to Afghanistan with the SAS in 2012 with Mr Roberts-Smith, cannot be revealed for national security reasons.
Justice Anthony Besanko told Person 66 there were reasonable grounds for his objection, and said the court had the ability to grant him a certificate under section 128 of the Evidence Act “which means that, if you give the evidence, the evidence cannot be used against you in any proceeding in an Australian court”.
But Person 66 said he was still unwilling to give the evidence. The former SAS soldier was subpoenaed by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times to give evidence in Mr Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against the mastheads, which are seeking to rely on a defence of truth.
Nicholas Owens, SC, acting for the newspapers, confirmed he was seeking to have the court compel Person 66 to give the evidence, in spite of his objection. Justice Besanko will hear legal argument on this point on Tuesday morning.
Mr Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, is suing for defamation over a series of reports in 2018 that he says portray him as a war criminal.
The newspapers have alleged Mr Roberts-Smith directed Person 66 to kill an Afghan prisoner in 2012 as an exercise in “blooding” a soldier. Under the rules of engagement, persons under the control of Australian troops cannot be killed. A killing in those circumstances is murder.
Earlier on Monday, Assistant Defence Minister and former SAS captain Andrew Hastie told the court that he believed Person 66 had been “blooded” during a mission in October 2012 in an area in Afghanistan called Siah Chow, although he was not an eyewitness to the alleged incident.
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A former Special Air Service soldier has objected to giving evidence in the Federal Court about his potential involvement in missions in Afghanistan with war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, on the basis his testimony might incriminate him in an alleged murder.
Noel Pearson was credited with writing an article in the Oz – this is fast turning into a war crimes trial, masquerading as a defamation action.
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JC says: March 28, 2022 at 11:13 pm
Salvatore, Understaffed & Overworked Martyr to Govt Covid Stupidity says:
March 28, 2022 at 11:05 pm
No mention of link to the BRS prisoner-abuse video.
Dearie me, it’s enough to make a chap think it does not exist!
Praps I’ll scrollup & see for myself.Just like any criminal would behave. Just human garbage.
Er.. No.
He’s not been proved to be a criminal.You should choose your words more carefully. BRS has serious form when it comes to taking action against those who say horrid things about him that are not true.
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Er.. No.
He’s not been proved to be a criminal.Are you drunk or just lying, you ridiculous piece of shit. I’ve never suggested BRS is a criminal. You are. you act like one every time you show up here. You lie, you cheat and you blowhard. These are all the traits of someone genetically disposed to acting out as a criminal.
Again, you attempted to try out your hypocrisy and lack of any standing as a decent commenter by suggesting the Ukrainian soldiers were acting illegally while on other occasions defending the SASS officer in the film perhaps shooting someone unarmed.
Driller, you have a criminal mind which is why the banks will never lend you a cent and any manager whoever does ought to be fired. You’re a dishonest piece of shit without an ounce of integrity. And you know what, it fun smacking you around as I and others have done over the years. Because we’ve changed you and your behavior. Recall the pubbling, the Croc Dundeeing and the general blowharding? How’s the red hot poker up you fat rear, Champ? 🙂
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JC says: March 28, 2022 at 11:36 pm
Er.. No. He’s not been proved to be a criminal.
Are you drunk or just lying, you ridiculous piece of shit. I’ve never suggested BRS is a criminal.
In that case you should choose your words more carefully, lest you be sued (by mistake) by BRS, fresh from his deep pockets win over Ch9.
You are.
Oh dear, a most unfortunate choice of words by you.
Are you betting on this? Confident enough in your assumption to put $4 million on it?you act like one every time you show up here.
An assertation that may take quite some effort to back up, and which under cross-examination may prove most difficult to defend.
You lie
Yet you’re unable to demonstrate even one lie by me. Dearie dearie me.
you cheat
Again, this could prove to be a most unfortunate choice of words by you.
and you blowhard.
This is coming from someone who has spent the afternoon blowing hard about a non-existent video of BRS monstering prisoners. tsk tsk tsk!
Sorta makes you indisputably a blowhard.These are all the traits of someone genetically disposed to acting out as a criminal.
So far they apply only to you. Who am I to dispute your claim these traits of yours are the hallmark of a criminal?
Again, you attempted to try out your hypocrisy and lack of any standing as a decent commenter by suggesting the Ukrainian soldiers were acting illegally
As Ark is prone to saying: You should learn to read carefully before commenting.
I was throwing doubt on the authenticity of the video.
(This makes you a double blowhard – just in one post, dearie me you’re not doing well)while on other occasions defending the SASS officer in the film perhaps shooting someone unarmed.
He’s not an officer & it seems the film does not exist. (You blowhard)
Driller, you have a criminal mind
Again, an unfortunate choice of words by you.
which is why the banks will never lend you a cent
What a stupid comment. One you are unable to support.
Are you prepared to bet on this? Say $4 million that a bank would not be prepared to extend me credit?You’re a dishonest piece of shit without an ounce of integrity.
Again, a most unfortunate & ill-advised choice of words by you.
And you know what, it fun smacking you around as I and others have done over the years
Yet you have never scored a point over me. Dearie dearie me!
Because we’ve changed you and your behavior. Recall the pubbling, the Croc Dundeeing and the general blowharding? How’s the red hot poker up you fat rear, Champ?
I’ve no idea what you’re talking about. Nor am I interested in a translation.
It would take someone a whole lot more masculine than you to change my behaviour. You don’t have what it takes. Something you’ll just have to deal with.You don’t even have the bankbook to back the bets you make – This does not assist anyone to conclude you’re anything but a blowhard.
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This is coming from someone who has spent the afternoon blowing hard about a non-existent video of BRS monstering prisoners. tsk tsk tsk!
Sorta makes you indisputably a blowhard.Nope, not at all. I made a mistake and owned up to it. That’s something you would never do, because you’re a dishonest dirtbag. Even then, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re a hypocrite nor lesson my arguement.
1. You’ve made comment supportive of the SAS with respect to very bad accusations
2. You made comments about cruelty of the Uke soldiers.Yet you have never scored a point over me. Dearie dearie me!
Lol. You blowhard.
I’ve no idea what you’re talking about. Nor am I interested in a translation.
You do, but let me explain again. You used would come on blowharding, boring us endlessly about your pubbling prowess, how you were the real Croc Dundee etc. You avoid that now because of the mocking you received.
It would take someone a whole lot more masculine than you to change my behaviour. You don’t have what it takes. Something you’ll just have to deal with.
FMD, you’re dickhead. The worst.
You don’t even have the bankbook to back the bets you make – This does not assist anyone to conclude you’re anything but a blowhard.
It must hurt being referred to as a blowhard, if your trying to use it against me. I must be honest though Driller. Someone else came up with that description of you and I took it up because it was so, so accurate. You also behave like a criminal.
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What’s a warble fly?
In Western Australian, a warble fly is a species of blowfly, that spends it’s days hanging round a sheep’s arZe. Hope this helps.
That’s accurate, Zulu.
KD, a warble fly is an English subspecies of the bot fly. A nasty little tunnelling parasite, I’m sure you would agree. 🙂
Some months back, our resident gypsum-fuelled wrongologist decided on this here open thread, that Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, aka Mad Cow Disease) was not caused by prions turning steers’ brains to mush. But was in fact a lethal adverse reaction to an alleged experimental warble fly vaccine. And that the mishap was covered up. By Spooks. And Flamers. Who were likely poisoned.
He couldn’t explain the cow-human species jump that triggered the great BSE scare in England, as beasts are not known to be in the business of sticking humans with warble fly vaccine needles.
Thus, the humble warble fly joins the pantheon of Grigs, taking its appropriate wrongful place amongst the Queensland Police’s traffic paddles, crystalline salt, carbohydrates, gypsum, Spooks, poisons and Flamers…
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Nope, not at all. I made a mistake and owned up to it.
So you concede you lied. Fair call.
That’s something you would never do
First I have to make a mistake. (Nice ALP style attempt at a strawman)
because you’re a dishonest dirtbag.
Another mistake you now have to own up to.
it doesn’t change the fact that you’re a hypocrite nor lesson my arguement.
Actually, basing your argument on something you made up does lessen your argument.
It seems you’re switching to a “fake but true” angle?
(What could possibly go wrong with that?)1. You’ve made comment supportive of the SAS with respect to very bad accusations
So what?
(I said the accusations are to date without substantiation – the same theme you’ve adopted for this thread.)2. You made comments about cruelty of the Uke soldiers.
So what?I raised a query regards the authenticity of the video.
Your mouth has made a bet your bank account cannot back.
That pretty much ends you as a serious commenter.Game Over.
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, aka Mad Cow Disease)
Two cows in a English paddock 15 years ago, standing around near the fenceline watching the traffic go past.
One cow says to the other: ‘What do you think about this Mad Cow Disease?’
Cow 2: ‘What’s that?’Cow 1: ‘Its a disease cows get from eating the wrong stuff. Affect the brain, and turns you crazy. Hence. Mad Cow Disease.’
Cow 2: ‘Doesn’t bother me, mate.’Cow 1: ‘What? How can you say that? It turns cows insane! How can you say it doesn’t bother you?’
Cow 2: ‘Because I’m a tractor.’ -
Two cows in an Australian paddock, yesterday, standing around the fenceline watching the traffic go past. They do this for hours, chewing their cud.
Cow 1 turns to Cow 2 and goes; ‘MMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.’
Cow 2 looks back at Cow 1 and goes: ‘Read my mind, Daryl. Was just about to say that.’ -
Radical plan to end the energy crisis.
Renewables have been ‘a catastrophic error’The UK energy system is dysfunctional and on the verge of collapse.
They can’t say they weren’t warned. Repeatedly.
But watch who cops it in the neck – the wukkas and the peasants.Time out for a couple of hours – headache.
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Ed Casesays:
March 28, 2022 at 10:33 pm
Did not get the Medal of Honour but the most awarded medals of any US soldier.Rubbish.
They’ve pushed that line about any number of American soldiers.Famous for criticising the conduct of the war whilst still serving.
Yeah, as if they’d let someone get away with that.
Unless he was a Spook and that was part of his cover story.Good old Dickless Ed. If in doubt, spin about spooks, and add in flamers for good measure. Never any actual evidence, though. Just random assertions.
Read up those memoirs of Australian soldiers who served on the Kokoda Trail yet, Dickless?
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