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Old 04-01-2015, 12:10 PM
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They "received" 5th freedom from the US the UK or both?

I don't see how this is allowed in any way via existing agreements. Love all the EK cheerleading though.
It's April 1, brah.
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp View Post
It's April 1, brah.
All the other stuff is pretty obvious, but that is so in line with the EK/ME3 cheerleading hysteria that I at least believed that they believed it.
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:10 PM
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If we defend their little fake "kingdoms" again maybe this time we can send them the bill. Land wars go for about a trillion bucks or more per decade. Hope they can afford that.
It cost about a Trillion a year for the last war..
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Old 04-01-2015, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by NERD View Post
I'm hearing that the civil wars in the Mideast might spill over into the "M Rat" territories. Couldn't happen to a nicer group
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Might? They already have. Libya. Syria. Iraq. Yemen. Not to mention the Ukraine and Sudan.
Really? They already have? The last time I looked, Emirates was based in the U.A.E. and Qatar was based in, well, Qatar. When you say, "they already have", what intelligence do you have that they (ISIS) have occupied a significant part of Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, or Quatar? Just curious, my intelligence reports disagree with your opinion.
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Old 04-01-2015, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy View Post
They "received" 5th freedom from the US the UK or both?

I don't see how this is allowed in any way via existing agreements. Love all the EK cheerleading though.
Did you not see this part:

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President and CEO Tim Clark said on an interview with the DailyMail today, "this new flight to JFK will strengthen our New York operations to 5 daily flights and our transatlantic presence, but above all, it's a direct attack to the Big 3 US airlines... especially Delta."
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Old 04-01-2015, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Elliot View Post
Your 'source' needs to look for another job outside of the intelligence community.




Really? They already have? The last time I looked, Emirates was based in the U.A.E. and Qatar was based in, well, Qatar. When you say, "they already have", what intelligence do you have that they (ISIS) have occupied a significant part of Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, or Quatar? Just curious, my intelligence reports disagree with your opinion.
Wow Francis. Someone **** in your Wheaties today? As I live in the Middle East I am well aware of the current situation. The poster I responded to said Emirates territories. EK flies to or used to fly to Syria, Iraq, Yemen amd Libya all currently under some form of internal strife.
Nowhere in my post did I say Saudi Arabia, UAE or Qatar.

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Old 04-01-2015, 06:21 PM
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One can dare to dream




[QUOTE=Elliot;1854399]Your 'source' needs to look for another job outside of the intelligence community.




Really? They already have? The last time I looked, Emirates was based in the U.A.E. and Qatar was based in, well, Qatar. When you say, "they already have", what intelligence do you have that they (ISIS) have occupied a significant part of Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, or Quatar? Just curious, my intelligence reports disagree with your opinion.[/QUOTE]
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Old 04-01-2015, 06:33 PM
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One can dare to dream
I hear what you're sayin'! I don't see it happenin', on a direct-threat basis anyway.
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy View Post
Did you not see this part:

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President and CEO Tim Clark said on an interview with the DailyMail today, "this new flight to JFK will strengthen our New York operations to 5 daily flights and our transatlantic presence, but above all, it's a direct attack to the Big 3 US airlines... especially Delta."
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Which is exactly something he would say and try to do the other 364 days of the year too.
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Old 04-02-2015, 08:35 AM
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If we defend their little fake "kingdoms" again maybe this time we can send them the bill. Land wars go for about a trillion bucks or more per decade. Hope they can afford that.
That's not the American way though unfortunately. American taxpayers get to foot the bill because every occupant of 1600 Pa Avenue thinks it is our duty to ensure that democracy is available to everyone whether or not they want it. To wit: any middle east country.
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