QuoteVenezuela increases military co-operation with Russia
On 27 July, Venezuela and Russia signed a co-operation agreement to widen their military relationship, raising the likelihood of future arms procurement creating tension with neighbouring Colombia.
The televised signing of the 'New Statute on Military-Technical Co-operation' followed an earlier announcement by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on 24 July that Venezuela was intending to buy enough Russian tanks to double its fleet.
Nice knowing you, Colombia. :(
Quote from: The Brain on July 29, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Nice knowing you, Colombia. :(
Nah.
There are american special forces in Colombia.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 06:36:53 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 29, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Nice knowing you, Colombia. :(
Nah.
There are american special forces in Colombia.
:o You guys do NOT want to give Chavez a CB against the US.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 06:36:53 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 29, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Nice knowing you, Colombia. :(
Nah.
There are american special forces in Colombia.
They're too busy fighting the Predator. :( Even Arnold. may not be able to save this situation.
Quote from: The Brain on July 29, 2009, 06:37:46 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 06:36:53 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 29, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Nice knowing you, Colombia. :(
Nah.
There are american special forces in Colombia.
:o You guys do NOT want to give Chavez a CB against the US.
On the contrary. If Chavez invade Colombia, that would give a CB to the US.
But with the Prezident we have now, fat chance of seing hott venezuelan chicks outside my stryker.
He is going to go with "improve relations with Venezuela" when the event pops up.
Just think. If Chavez can annex Colombia he can control America's cocaine supply and really strangle the US.
That would give him direct control over two Presidents!
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 06:36:53 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 29, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Nice knowing you, Colombia. :(
Nah.
There are american special forces in Colombia.
I think the Colombians can handle Chavez themselves:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5192443n&tag=related;photovideo (http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5192443n&tag=related;photovideo)
Quote from: Josephus on July 29, 2009, 06:49:00 PM
Just think. If Chavez can annex Colombia he can control America's cocaine supply and really strangle the US.
it's ok. thanks to Science! our pot is now better than theirs. so we can smoke out those sniffers, no matter where they draw the line.
Quote from: citizen k on July 29, 2009, 07:10:54 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 06:36:53 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 29, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Nice knowing you, Colombia. :(
Nah.
There are american special forces in Colombia.
I think the Colombians can handle Chavez themselves:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5192443n&tag=related;photovideo (http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5192443n&tag=related;photovideo)
I am not very impressed with latin-american soldiers, and I'm talking here of US soldiers.
The only hardcore latino soldier I have ever known here in the US Army was a white argentinian.
Let me think again...
Yep, that's all I got.
I have met very good non-white soldiers here in the US Army, but they haven't been latinos.
They are not horribly bad, but they are nowhere hardcore enough to play in the major leagues.
I see seige watches Fox News as well.
Quote from: saskganesh on July 29, 2009, 07:21:53 PM
I see seige watches Fox News as well.
I haven't in a long time.
I am deploying within 60 days, and all the politics are starting to seem less and less interesting.
This is a normal part of the pre-deployment mental reality check.
I'm willing to wager that Latin American soldiers are better fighters than Siegebreaker.
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:06:42 PM
I'm willing to wager that Latin American soldiers are better fighters than Siegebreaker.
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:06:42 PM
I'm willing to wager that Latin American soldiers are better fighters than Siegebreaker.
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Hubris, much? :lol:
What's hubris?
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:16:29 PM
What's hubris?
An excellent Arabic spread, usually made with chickpeas.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:16:29 PM
What's hubris?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris :contract:
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't break your arms patting yourself on the back.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on July 29, 2009, 08:29:20 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't break your arms patting yourself on the back.
I am an Alpha Male.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:06:42 PM
I'm willing to wager that Latin American soldiers are better fighters than Siegebreaker.
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't be silly. I could kill you with ease, due to my superior Jew powers.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:30:57 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on July 29, 2009, 08:29:20 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't break your arms patting yourself on the back.
I am an Alpha Male.
That replacing Army Strong as the new motto?
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:37:05 PM
Ok. Translate that for me, please.
Hubris means stupid cockiness.
QuoteHubris denotes overconfident pride and arrogance; it is often associated with a lack of humility, not always with the lack of knowledge. An accusation of hubris often implies that suffering or punishment will follow. The proverb "pride goes before a fall" is thought to sum up the modern definition of hubris.
Ok, I get it. I think.
So, I'm going to get punished for saying that.
Do you really think there is anything in this world that I fear?
Do you really think that I fear death or pain?
Ok, I fear pain. Extreme pain, at least.
I also fear blindness, dicklessness, and anything that would get me a forced medical discharge from the US Army. Actually, anything that would force me to change MOS and become anything but an infantryman.
Ok, I have learnt my lesson.
On the other hand...it all depends on WHO is suppossed to punish me.
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:37:47 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:06:42 PM
I'm willing to wager that Latin American soldiers are better fighters than Siegebreaker.
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't be silly. I could kill you with ease, due to my superior Jew powers.
Half jews have no power on me.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:50:28 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:37:47 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:06:42 PM
I'm willing to wager that Latin American soldiers are better fighters than Siegebreaker.
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't be silly. I could kill you with ease, due to my superior Jew powers.
Half jews have no power on me.
I'm full-blooded. Unlike you, my female ancestors didn't mate with Russians.
Ok, I have revised the idea of Hubris.
After 2.5 minutes thinking about it, while I refilled my jar with tomato juice and miller lite, I have reached the conclussion that is just a supersticion.
I did not choose my superpowers. They were given to me. I cannot be killed by my enemies, I can only bring death on myself by breaking my forefathers' covenant. Otherwise I will die of old age. So, hubris does not apply to me, since only a breach of the covenant can be my downfall.
Therefore, my previous post before that hubris thing came up still stands.
Yes, your faith is a superstition.
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:58:00 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:50:28 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:37:47 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 29, 2009, 08:06:42 PM
I'm willing to wager that Latin American soldiers are better fighters than Siegebreaker.
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't be silly. I could kill you with ease, due to my superior Jew powers.
Half jews have no power on me.
I'm full-blooded. Unlike you, my female ancestors didn't mate with Russians.
We are not friggin native-americans, dude.
To be jew you just need a jewish grandparent, according to Medinat Yisrael (The State), the only real authority on jewishness, despite what Malthus and all the jewmericans might think.
Now, to be a kohen, which is what you claim, you need both parents, all 4 grandparents, all 8 greatgrandparents, and so on, to be jewish. And of course, a direct kohen ascendancy on your dad's side. This is because the kohanim are the only jews who are required by the Torah to marry jewish girls. Non-kohen Jewish males can marry whoever they want as long as their wives convert to judaism. Not the kohanim.
Now, you think the kohanim can kill me. Theoretically, yes, they do have the power, but if that was to happen, it would only be because I myself first broke the covenant in a way that deserved my death as punishment. In Judaism, there is a clear scale of what sin deserves what kind of punishment. Unlike what christians think, breaking one commandment does not invalid the whole covenant. However, the penalty for breaking some commandments is indeed death.
In my case, because of whom I am, breaking a "minor" commandment (they are not actually call commandments, only the Ten Commandments are called commandments in hebrew), will likely bring disfavor and take away some of my superpowers. However, for me to die, I would have to break a death deserving commandment. So for me to have the kohanim on my tail, I would have to do something really bad.
About the kohanim, think of them as an strategic weapon, unlike me, that I am an strictly tactical weapon of war. I cannot win wars, campaigns, or even operations, by just being there. I cannot be defeated in combat, which by default means that I will actually win any engagement I find myself in, but by no means it implies that my fellow sodiers around me are going to survive that engagement. That's what make all this such a heavy burden on my shoulders.
I know you have heard me say that I am "half-kohen". There is no such a thing. I say that because my family on my mother's side is kohanim, but that does not makes me a kohen, since you have to be kohen on your father's side to be kohen, plus having a jewish mother. So I gain nothing from that side of my family.
I hope this clear up some.
Now, time to refill. Tomorrow, I will feel regret for saying all this and will likely come back here and erase all this.
There is no prohibition for me saying all this, but it leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.
The world of Sefarad is hard to understand for the uninitiated.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 09:35:43 PM
We are not friggin native-americans, dude.
To be jew you just need a jewish grandparent, according to Medinat Yisrael (The State), the only real authority on jewishness, despite what Malthus and all the jewmericans might think.
Now, to be a kohen, which is what you claim, you need both parents, all 4 grandparents, all 8 greatgrandparents, and so on, to be jewish. And of course, a direct kohen ascendancy on your dad's side. This is because the kohanim are the only jews who are required by the Torah to marry jewish girls. Non-kohen Jewish males can marry whoever they want as long as their wives convert to judaism. Not the kohanim.
Now, you think the kohanim can kill me. Theoretically, yes, they do have the power, but if that was to happen, it would only be because I myself first broke the covenant in a way that deserved my death as punishment. In Judaism, there is a clear scale of what sin deserves what kind of punishment. Unlike what christians think, breaking one commandment does not invalid the whole covenant. However, the penalty for breaking some commandments is indeed death.
In my case, because of whom I am, breaking a "minor" commandment (they are not actually call commandments, only the Ten Commandments are called commandments in hebrew), will likely bring disfavor and take away some of my superpowers. However, for me to die, I would have to break a death deserving commandment. So for me to have the kohanim on my tail, I would have to do something really bad.
About the kohanim, think of them as an strategic weapon, unlike me, that I am an strictly tactical weapon of war. I cannot win wars, campaigns, or even operations, by just being there. I cannot be defeated in combat, which by default means that I will actually win any engagement I find myself in, but by no means it implies that my fellow sodiers around me are going to survive that engagement. That's what make all this such a heavy burden on my shoulders.
I know you have heard me say that I am "half-kohen". There is no such a thing. I say that because my family on my mother's side is kohanim, but that does not makes me a kohen, since you have to be kohen on your father's side to be kohen, plus having a jewish mother. So I gain nothing from that side of my family.
I hope this clear up some.
Now, time to refill. Tomorrow, I will feel regret for saying all this and will likely come back here and erase all this.
There is no prohibition for me saying all this, but it leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.
The world of Sefarad is hard to understand for the uninitiated.
Oh, no, you won't.
All of my ancestors are Jewish. I am the ultimate Jew, in an ethnic sense.
Of course, nobody actually believes in the god of our ancestors anymore. That's just ridiculous.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:59:10 PM
Ok, I have revised the idea of Hubris.
After 2.5 minutes thinking about it, while I refilled my jar with tomato juice and miller lite, I have reached the conclussion that is just a supersticion.
I did not choose my superpowers. They were given to me. I cannot be killed by my enemies, I can only bring death on myself by breaking my forefathers' covenant. Otherwise I will die of old age. So, hubris does not apply to me, since only a breach of the covenant can be my downfall.
Therefore, my previous post before that hubris thing came up still stands.
You're right. That's
not hubris; that's delusions of grandeur. :contract:
Oh, Siegy. You really are quite insane. :lol:
Jews are a complicated bunch. Very tribal for a people that lived in Europe for so long.
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 08:47:18 AM
Jews are a complicated bunch. Very tribal for a people that lived in Europe for so long.
I think it is a bit of a mistake to draw conclusions about what "Jews" are like based on Siege. To put it mildly, he's not a very representative example. :D
so what's Seigy's Kryptonite?
Quote from: Malthus on July 30, 2009, 09:07:46 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 08:47:18 AM
Jews are a complicated bunch. Very tribal for a people that lived in Europe for so long.
I think it is a bit of a mistake to draw conclusions about what "Jews" are like based on Siege. To put it mildly, he's not a very representative example. :D
:lol:
but he sounds like the Orthodox jews from Montreal.
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 09:13:03 AM
but he sounds like the Orthodox jews from Montreal.
They go on about how they can't be killed in combat? :huh: How would that even come up? "Please pass the kosher bacon - oh, and by the way,
I can't be killed in combat"?
It's actually the traditionnal way to order Smoked Meat.
"I'd like 2 Can't be killed in Combat"
Quote from: Malthus on July 30, 2009, 09:15:31 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 09:13:03 AM
but he sounds like the Orthodox jews from Montreal.
They go on about how they can't be killed in combat? :huh: How would that even come up? "Please pass the kosher bacon - oh, and by the way, I can't be killed in combat"?
It's just common knowledge, after all when was the last time you heard of a Jew from Montreal being killed in combat? :contract:
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 09:19:21 AM
It's actually the traditionnal way to order Smoked Meat.
"I'd like 2 Can't be killed in Combat"
:lol:
That would actually ... work. Gruesome but funny.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 30, 2009, 09:19:57 AM
It's just common knowledge, after all when was the last time you heard of a Jew from Montreal being killed in combat? :contract:
Well, true, but they don't go around boasting of the fact. :D
Quote from: Malthus on July 30, 2009, 09:07:46 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 30, 2009, 08:47:18 AM
Jews are a complicated bunch. Very tribal for a people that lived in Europe for so long.
I think it is a bit of a mistake to draw conclusions about what "Jews" are like based on Siege. To put it mildly, he's not a very representative example. :D
This coming from a "jew" who can't read any Hebrew. :D
Quote from: Josephus on July 30, 2009, 09:36:05 AM
This coming from a "jew" who can't read any Hebrew. :D
And you claim that makes me untypical ... ? :P
Quote from: Malthus on July 30, 2009, 08:42:06 AM
Oh, Siegy. You really are quite insane. :lol:
next thing he'll go out and find a religion...
he might call it islam
It really seems that pretty impressive happenings have been going on in Colombia. The country is much changed in a very positive way from, what, about a decade ago?
Not even a decade ago. Just a few years ago FARC was falling apart and everyone expected great things to happen. Seems Chavez had other things in mind.
Well, my money is on the US/Colombia axis rather than the Russia/Venezuela axis. :bowler:
Though with Pres Obama supporting, somewhat, the Honduran President who wants to become Pres for life, maybe all bets are off. :unsure:
The Russians are not to be underestimated. They could threaten a grave risk of environmental catastrophe by deciding to send that Kirov class cruiser back out to sea again with its ticking time bomb of a Russian Navy nuclear reactor on board.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:30:57 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on July 29, 2009, 08:29:20 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
The ones serving with the US Army are certainly better than canadian soldiers.
And any soldier is better than me.
They all go to war not knowing if they are coming back. That's true valor.
War is too easy for me, since I can only die of old age.
Don't break your arms patting yourself on the back.
I am an Alpha Male.
Alpha Males do not have Miley Cyrus at the top of their playlist, or James Blunt. sorry Beta man. :p
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on July 30, 2009, 12:01:30 PM
The Russians are not to be underestimated. They could threaten a grave risk of environmental catastrophe by deciding to send that Kirov class cruiser back out to sea again with its ticking time bomb of a Russian Navy nuclear reactor on board.
That thing is in such terrible repair, it'd sink rather quickly, and would thus be Europe's problem.
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on July 30, 2009, 12:01:30 PM
The Russians are not to be underestimated. They could threaten a grave risk of environmental catastrophe by deciding to send that Kirov class cruiser back out to sea again with its ticking time bomb of a Russian Navy nuclear reactor on board.
Bottom of the ocean = great place to dump nuclear stuff. At least that's what Sweden thought until 1969.
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on July 30, 2009, 12:01:30 PM
The Russians are not to be underestimated. They could threaten a grave risk of environmental catastrophe by deciding to send that Kirov class cruiser back out to sea again with its ticking time bomb of a Russian Navy nuclear reactor on board.
Amusingly, the Kutsenov broke down off France a while back.
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:59:10 PM
while I refilled my jar with tomato juice and miller lite
Because lite beer isn't watered down enough? :huh:
Quote from: garbon on July 30, 2009, 03:01:47 PM
Quote from: Siege on July 29, 2009, 08:59:10 PM
while I refilled my jar with tomato juice and miller lite
Because lite beer isn't watered down enough? :huh:
Bud actually makes something like this already, with Clamato juice. It's god awful.
See also http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29/37389 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelada
Sounds like a nice way for the homeless to get some nutrients.