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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday September 08 2016, @03:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the because-we-were-inverted dept.

U.S. defense officials say that a Russian fighter jet flew as close as within 3 meters of a US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft in international airspace:

The Pentagon says a Russian fighter plane flew within about 10ft (3m) of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating over the Black Sea. US officials described the intercept by the SU-27 jet on Wednesday as "dangerous and unprofessional". Russia's defence ministry said the US plane had been approaching Russian territory and the SU-27 pilots had adhered to international rules. Russia is currently carrying out military exercises in the Black Sea.

Pentagon spokesman Capt Jeff Davis said the US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft had been conducting routine operations in international airspace when the Russian fighter made the unsafe manoeuvre. "These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions, and could result in a miscalculation or accident," he said. A US defence official quoted by AFP news agency said the Russian plane had flown within 30ft of the P-8A before closing to just 10ft.

Also at Reuters. You may remember this similar incident.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:20PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:20PM (#399216) Journal

    Trump is a weenie. Jill Stein actually has balls. She spray painted some heavy construction equipment yesterday. http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/07/politics/jill-stein-pipeline-protest-trespassing-charges/ [cnn.com]

    I'm starting to like her bull dyke haircut too. She looks more manly than either Trump or Clinton. And, that evil grin - she'll keep the Russians guessing!

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:36PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:36PM (#399223) Journal

    NumberOfBalls( Trump + VP ) < NumberOfBalls( Hellary + VP )

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    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:48PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday September 08 2016, @04:48PM (#399233) Journal

      Trump + VP = ~1.5, give or take a little bit.

      Shrillary + VP = ~1, give or take a little.

      Stein has ~1 ball, I think. I don't know about her pick for VP. Ajamu Baraka? Funny looking bastard, of the four-eyed geek variety, kinda brown colored, with a bit of a beard that matches Trump's hair piece. Total balls is an unknown and probably imaginary number.

      http://www.jill2016.com/jill_stein_selects_ajamu_baraka_as_vp [jill2016.com]

      • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @05:33PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @05:33PM (#399268)

        Oh noes!
        Runaway is voting for a ball-less muzzie lover. [blackagendareport.com]
        Did hell just freeze over?

        How are you not voting for Trump?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @05:41PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @05:41PM (#399276)

    I hate to break this to you, but Stein will keep the military gay and feminine.

    • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday September 08 2016, @07:42PM

      by Phoenix666 (552) on Thursday September 08 2016, @07:42PM (#399330) Journal

      On the plus side, they're both in agreement on the question of color, green, so no issues there.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @10:47PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @10:47PM (#399391)

    Wow. +10 to Jill Stein for having principles and taking obvious and semi-risky actions for them. -10 for acting as a presidential candidate should, though.

    Imagine what the press would do to Donald Trump for taking such an action, let alone to Hillary Clinton.

    I fully think the media is unfairly bias against 3rd party candidates... but with actions like this, I can't help but wonder if we are unfairly bias for them.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @11:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 08 2016, @11:33PM (#399409)

      > I fully think the media is unfairly bias against 3rd party candidates...
      > but with actions like this, I can't help but wonder if we are unfairly bias for them.

      The blessing and curse of being a candidate who is not taken seriously is that the press does not pay attention to you.

      Another "3rd party" kinda guy, Bernie Sanders, wasn't ignored out of conspiracy, he was ignored because he didn't have enough support to be taken seriously. When he got that support, he got press and scrutiny. Same thing with Stein and Johnson, the later of whom just wilted a bit in the glare of that scrutiny with this Aleppo gaffe.