British Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Planes

[bananas]

Source: Sky News

British fighter jets have been scrambled to intercept two Russian planes flying through international airspace.

The Typhoon jets were sent to identify the planes, which turned out to be Russian military Bears.

A statement released by the RAF said the aircraft did not enter UK airspace.

The statement said the launch was the first time a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) had been issued from RAF Lossiemouth since the Moray base took on the role of defending the UK's northern airspace.

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Read more: http://news.sky.com/story/1338586/british-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-planes

[TwilightGardener]

1. Pootie losing his fool mind.

[Scootaloo]

3. Who does he think he is, using international airspace!?

[candelista]

18. +1

[TwilightGardener]

25. Ask Sweden about what airspace was used.

Then ask us and Canada whether the ADIZ's were breached. Beloved Pootie is loonie tunes, lashing out like a toddler, and you know it.

[OnlinePoker]

4. U.S. and Canada yesterday...now the UK

Probing for weakness or just looking to see what the reaction times will be?

[cstanleytech]

9. Neither. Its nothing more than a threat display that Putin probably ordered

to show to his supporters in Russia that he isnt intimidated by the west for the sanctions they have slapped on Russia after Russia invaded the Ukraine.

[bananas]

12. And two Russian attack aircraft violated Swedish airspace

Sweden is pissed: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014899819

[tomm2thumbs]

5. Putin is testing his military erection

I mean infrastructure -- all that exciting hardware, just gotta put it to use

[davidpdx]

8. Putin needs some more Viagra because he is a limp dick

[C Moon]

6. I'm guessing we're probing near Russia's airspace, so he's doing the same.

Strange though.

[Cayenne]

7. And we run spy planes to intercept Chinese communications to

[ManiacJoe]

10. We do it frequently, they do it, too, but less frequently.

[Sherman A1]

11. Precisely

seems like business as usual to me.

[candelista]

19. It's being showcased now, for propaganda purposes. nt

[Fred Sanders]

13. The usual Western media propaganda that publishes things that happen all the time...but when it

gets published during times of political tension then the masses can be prodded into compliance with the government rhetoric.....wake up, folks, it is all a game to them and you are the toys.

And when Western militaries violate air space, which they do all the time, there is a lot of air and aircraft up there, who is going to publish it? If RT does THEN folks get it....do not trust the rhetoric.

[Ellipsis]

14. can't help myself

[Lulu KC]

15. Thank you

[wordpix]

22. hahahaha thanks, good one

[daleo]

16. On the same day that France is actually bombing Iraq

I know, that's different, but still, international airspace is international airspace.

[caraher]

17. Very different

since I assume Iraq's recognized government gave the green light to said bombing

[Scootaloo]

20. Will Syria be greenlighting American bombing within their borders?

Our president has said he doesn't care if they do or not, he's gong to bomb syria anyway. Oh, and continuearming the terrorists there, so there's that.



With howling support from the same people who think Putin is the devil, of course.

[caraher]

21. No doubt the US does as it pleases

Our hands are far from clean. But whether the bombing campaign is wise, effective, moral, etc. or not, the part of it that happens in Iraq, at least, seems not to be violating the airspace against the wishes of the recognized government.

So yeah, Syria would be a different story!

[Purveyor]

26. ^^^this^^^ indeed!

[daleo]

27. Honestly, I don't know if they have green lighted the latest Iraq air campaign

Certainly, the internationally recognized government of Libya didn't request that bombing campaign by the west, in 2012 or thereabouts. Nor did the internationally recognized government of Iraq, in 2003.

[MattSh]

23. Sky News? Murdoch? nt

[Turborama]

24. The day after Scotland voted no to independence? n/t