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When they stop shutting down airbases for helicopters for the AAC or stop retiring aircraft early (producing capability gaps) to provide funding for future purchases, then I'll believe your military's not being starved for funds. The RAF Typhoon doesn't even have a gun installed FFS! Cost cutting measure!

You're kidding?? Caesar Milan is a champion!!

Some miscarriages can result from some completely random causes that the mother won't have any control or even awareness of...

Yeah, this is a pretty extreme knee-jerk...

I wonder when we'll start seeing something similar as part of upgrade packages to other aircraft...

Overtime 3-2 win... Just outstanding! Especially after the 5-3 pounding they took from the US in the previous meet. And with the Women's Gold too! Go Canada!! What a way to finish up! Would love to be in Vancouver right now!

Says who? That's what was said about the Taliban. Would you want to risk something like that? Besides, are there actually people in the region who would want his his support given what association with someone like Chavez does to a nation's international reputation and trade balances? The economy will always be foremost on the minds of national leaders. Leaders who screw it up suddenly find themselves out of a job very quickly...

Who gives a flying f**k about what Chavez has to say? We all know it's going to be Anti-Western in it's nature. Of course he's going to add his two cents whether we want to hear it or not. I mean, it's like asking what Bin Laden's opinion is? We know it's gonna be "Down with the imperialist (insert first world nation here) because (insert diatribe here). It's old news. The Argentine government have stated they won't raise arms against the Falklands/Malvinas, maybe issue some ecconomic 'fees' for British shipping over the sovereignty issue, but whenever I've heard the reports from the Beeb, most citizens they've spoken to in the UK and Argentine mainlands have prety much expressed opinions that they wouldn't expect much, if anything to happen. Except for the Islanders and your bog standard Nationalists. That seems to be where the majority of the sabre rattling seems to be coming from when I hear it in the news, and most of that Nationalist sentiment isn't Argentine in origin. The Argentines are in no position to re-take those islands, politically (it's a democratically elected government), economically (Argentine economy is still in an awful place) and the FAA would have to re-equip drastically just to take on the 4 Eurofighters that arrived there at the end of last year. Plus, as AFM has demonstrated twice since 2006 (I'm pretty sure...), even if it wasn't involved in Iraq and Afghanistan wars, they would be unable to mount another Operation Corporate due to the post Cold War military wind down.

My old housemate (from Vancouver) and I were watching that. Never heard anyone swear so much in my life...

Can't figure out what is more awesome. "Bring da amber lamps" or seeing those 2 punkass douchebags getting smacked into next century by those dragged up cage fighters... ...I reckon I'm going with UFC in drag!

lol!

Because currently, there are no military applications of nanotechnology and stealth currently and won't be for quite some time.

The use of nanotechnology cracked me up.

I agree, but some people get a kick out of it. Just do a search, I'm sure you'll find tonnes of PS images of aircraft in different markings of air forces that don't use them. There are a special group of people who simply LOVE making 'real' photos of IRIAF F-16s for example. More often than not it's to start BS rumors and exaggerating threats (like with the Jerusalem Post in recent years reporting that 250 Su-27s, then Su-30s, now J-10s being sold to the IRIAF) or it's just conspiracy theorist crap. Case in point: http://dailylark.blogspot.com/2007/11/xian-h-8-chinese-stealth-bomber.html Super secret "H-8" Bomber of the PLAAF... or a B-2?? (Considering the H-8 Bomber was supposed to be an enlarged H-6 with podded engines and was a design that was canceled in early 70s). I mean, I've heard of the PLAAF evaluating the Mig-29. They've done that with quite a few Russian aircraft, the Mig-23 and Mig-31 spring to mind. But I've never seen concrete proof...

Photoshopped I'm afraid. Here's the original... More info from here

Yeah, I've seen this same proposal before too.

Happy New Year!! Year of the Tiger, yeah??

May not be all that fictional. I hear (in AFM) that the RAF were recently considering the possibility of purchasing some of the type... Mind, considering how the RAF is suffering a death of a thousand paper cuts right now, I don't think it's all that likely. But still, it would be a nice fit...

Hey Biggus, yeah, Photoshop is pretty awesome, I use that personally. But Xclusiv8 said, the price can be a real sticking point. Gimp is a perfectly acceptable alternative. A buddy of mine uses one by Sony too, but I can't think of the name right now. Best way to get into it is to play around and see what you come up with. The bad news I'm afraid, is that there's no easy way to draw panel lines. Although, I'm sure there is an iPhone app for it...

3 edged sword... you're such a Vorlon Kosh-- I mean, FC.

Definitions of Andrew: 1: Uncanny, I mean, I can't argue with that... 2: ...okay, in context I suppose. 3: lol, what the hell?? Cheers Dave (S&E), you've just shown me new and unique ways of killing my time!

Forget that dump and burn sh*t, essentially, that's all they're used for these days. You see one, you've seen them all. It's a real shame. They used to carry bombs once upon a time. That said, just seeing an F-111 in the flesh is a great experience. You can feel the power of that aircraft from kms away! Were there any SG-Eagles on display??

lol, I read this title and thought it had something to do with hair removal...

Story I heard was that Boeing didn't (or wouldn't be able to) submit their tender on time...

My pseudonym is "Dixie Normous". Thanks folks, I'm happy to see I wasn't overreacting to this. They were gunning for him in the press/radio big time today. Couldn't happen to a nicer person! I know it's been like this for a good twenty years now, but it is a sad realisation that the difference between our major parties here is like that of Diet Coke and Coke Zero.