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Daverytimes: Every thing that the ivorian have on is functional and while they might not have the training of the S.A.S or the Seals they got the functional kit down. Training is indeed good and it is indeed a major part of any Special Force, but if your SF are not properly kitted, if they don't have the proper food rations or the proper amount of ammo how are they going to survive. I have seen our soldiers in Nigeria fighting with flip flops, some of them wearing t-shirts with a vest on top. That is the height of negligence, there is nothing wrong with wearing different gear but there is a difference between different gear and no gear.

Nah dude I was talking about the overall gear that they have on, not food and all that ish. And I was just saying that, it was basically for a parade, and you should check out Nigeria's SBS they also have good gear.

Plus don't forget those guys on that pic are S.F so get get special privileges but the average soldier might be a lot worse than what Nigerians have.

patches689: Anyone seen ISIS new propaganda peice?

Its as long as a full length film... and some of the cinematography... god damn its some good propaganda, full HD.

Epic battle between them and two Abrams in Iraq - Abrams just shrugs off hit after hit.

I will try load a gif will probably get banned though

What's the name of the video.

Daverytimes: Absolutely amazing, this is how a special force should look. Hopefully Nigeria learns a thing or two from its neighbors.

Well dude honestly that's mostly for Show hey, when you look at most special forces they don't wear all they're equipment like that, its more about training and skill then the amount of gear you have on you, when you look at the S.A.S the Seals etc... They hardy ever where identical gear, every guy dresses in the way he's most comfortable in, you find differences in weapons, battle vests some prefer armour and some don't.
Most S.Fs prefer to travel light preferring to carry more ammo the armour, and give up protection for better manoeuvrability.

But those dudes surely do look pretty sick.

I can not believe that many of you people believe this story, I'm with Nigeria on this one, Americans are the most cunning and deceitful bust*rds on Earth, the U.S is well known for saying one thing and then doing the exact opposite, and then they publicly deny doing it.

If the U.S was really helping Nigeria, why would Nigerian officials claim that the Americans are refusing to share intel about Boko-Haram with that, if someone was helping you would you go as far as risking your countries reputation by telling journalist that the person who claims to be helping you is doing anything at all?

GreenandGold: Looks very American.

They kinda look like Rangers to me.

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MikeZA: Don't speculate please.

Dude I'm human we speculate until we figure out the truth that's what I'm doing, but honestly don't you think what happening is little bit suspicious.

Henry120: Although this isn't a discussions thread, let me chip in a bit.

I do no think Africa would be used to fight proxy wars between the west and Russia. Unlike in the 70's, Africa is generally more politically stable and by far more peaceful than anytime in our history, since records began.

There are more democracies on the continent, and very few dictators. Although, I do not believe "democracy is one size fits all", but with the sort of democratic governments we currently have in power, coupled with a drastic reduction in coups, I don't see Africa been home to proxy wars.

Neither do I see either the russians or americans funding terror groups like boko-haram/ AQIM or Al-shaabab against governments.

A more feasible proxy war would be China Vs the west.

I guess what you're saying is very true I just hope that we don't get caught in the middle of all this B.S, we all have enough ish to deal with, but with everything that's been happening, U.S blocking Nigeria from buying weapons, it seems as if the more nigeria makes progress in fighting B.h the U.S do something to slow down that process, while on the other hand S.A politicians are bending over to Chinas will, and we're still waiting to see how the west is going to respond to this unexpected R.S.A & Russian Nuclear Power deal.

patches689: Generally, ritual killing is a common practice in Nigeria. Every year, hundreds of Nigerians lose their lives to ritual murderers, also known as headhunters.

These head hunters go in search of human parts-head, breast, tongue, sexual organs-at the behest of witchdoctors, juju priests, and traditional medicine men who require them for some sacrifices or for the preparation of assorted magical potions.

Recently, there have been several reported cases of individuals who were kidnapped, killed, or had their bodies mutilated by ritualists in Nigeria. The most notorious of them is the one associated with one Chief Vincent Duru, popularly known as Otokoto.
http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/ritual_killing_and_pseudoscience_in_nigeria

Nigerian police rescued 16 people from an underground dungeon believed to be a ritual killing site, the local newspaper Leadership reported Sunday.

The officers also discovered several decomposing bodies and body parts, hundreds of human skulls, old clothes, photographs and voter cards in the chamber located in a forest near Soka in the western state of Oyo.

Police found pools of blood in a nearby building where the captives were allegedly slaughtered and from where their body parts were sold for medicinal purposes, according to Oyo state police spokesperson Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor.
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Nigeria-16-saved-from-ritual-killing-site-20140323

Yeah, well, we dont eat one another.

Wow and they dare call us South Africans animals, most of my Nigerian classmates from campus keep telling us that Nigerias like to brag about nothing and that here in S.A we have it easy our society is somewhat spoilt because South Africans complain about stuff like hijackings, house break-ins and muggings like its the end of the world, they said such ish is somewhat normal in Nigeria that people don't even notice it anymore.

chris365: better send your broke airforce to come and carry your dead bodies before they start spreading AIDS.

You're already doing such a great jobs yourselves, with little Aids babies running around your country

agaugust: Nigeria signed for a big Nuclear project with Russia since 2011 and we have made progress, South Africa is behind Nigeria in MODERN not OLD 1980s nuclear reactor program.

http://voiceofrussia.com/2011/08/07/54312600/

South Africans, come back and talk to us in year 2050 when your nuclear plant foundation has been laid
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Hey SmartA*ss we already know how to build a nuclear power plant we already have one that works, now all we need to do is integrate Russian knowledge with our Knowledge.

We are beyond you when it comes to Nuclear power, please tell us how many working Nuclear stations doesn't Nigeria have.

As much as there may be some serious beef between South Africa and Nigeria, I don't believe that Nigeria would do something like try to sponsor terrorism in S.A, that would be hitting below the belt.

vdGeist: So the latest saga involving the 2 Nigeria, Isreali and the 10million was an operation to sponsor terrorism in SA.

Why r Nigerians doing this?

Wait where did you hear that?

DieVluit: TB Joshua: When stupidity rules

Our universe hinges on a delicate balance of sanity and stu'pidity. For centuries, scientists have been trying to determine the optimal levels of each. But, like dark matter or why there's no swimming pool creepy that can climb stairs, this equation remains a mystery. What is now certain is that when TB Joshua’s church in Nigeria issued a statement about its catastrophic building collapse, the balance snapped and a fiercely evil geomagnetic storm of stupid shook the planet.

LIKE solar winds from that giant fireball in the sky, stupidity usually washes over us with minimal effect. In extreme cases, we may scream in agony at computer screens or television sets, or even throw a coffee cup across a room, but mostly we continue with our daily lives and allow the equilibrium to return over a quiet dinner or a glass of wine. A weekend usually restores the balance.

The higher the exposure, the more resilient we seem to become. Floyd Shivambu flipping the bird at our deputy president in parliament. Kebby Maphatsoe accusing Thuli Madonsela of being a CIA spy, denying it later, apologising for the comment he claims not to have made and then keeping his job. Jacob Zuma saying there is no Nkandla scandal. Steve Hofmeyr. Agang. The invisible winds just keep on blowing…

But when I read the statement issued by The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, about the building collapse, which killed 67 South Africans, it felt like there was some kind of a cosmic event. A rapture of stu:pid somewhere amongst the stars. I was so furious I felt a little shaky, trying to combine swear words as if that would increase their impact. Journalists tend to be passionate about current affairs, but it takes a lot to reach that point.

The statement began with, “Emmanuel – God is with us”. No problem here. It's a church. What else would it say?Then came a brief and clinical summary of the disaster. The one Jacob Zuma correctly called a “heartbreaking tragedy” in a rare address to the nation this week.

The church then went on to peddle its conspiracy theory about a terrorist attack: “This incident was preceded by the appearance of a strange aircraft which flew very low over the building, four times and then disappeared.”

Not poor construction. Not illegal floors being built. Not greed. But a mysterious aircraft that made a part of the church cave in, somehow.


This nonsense was followed by a denial that the church had blocked emergency crews from rescuing people and was refusing to co-operate with disaster management teams, relief agencies, various governments and, well, pretty much everyone. These were “sad and inaccurate reports” it claimed. Despite on-the-record comments from senior diplomats that the church was closing rank.

Of course, there was also a perfectly logical explanation for the collapse.

“The church views this tragedy as part of an attack on The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations and in particular, Prophet TB Joshua. In due course, God will reveal the perpetrators of this unfortunate tragedy”.

This was an annoying but not unusual message from a church. A call to release responsibility and accept that God works in mysterious ways. To have faith. To overcome and hold on to your beliefs.

Fine. Whatever. But then came the clincher. TB Joshua’s clan felt it necessary to describe those who died as “martyrs of the Kingdom of God”.

Martyrs!

Dozens of people who were crushed to death when a massive (possibly illegal) building sunk down like a sand elephant on top of them. People who had paid a lot of money and flew thousands of kilometres to feel the healing touch of a man who claims to be a prophet, capable of curing anything from cancer to Aids. The same man who sits on the Forbes list of millionaires for selling the equivalent of fresh air.

These people are not martyrs. They are victims of a terrible tragedy, which, in all probability, could have been avoided. And my heart burns for their families. They too are victims.

To spew out a ridiculous conspiracy theory is one thing. Politicians do it all the time. But to then go and describe as “martyrs” those who perished in the name of false hope is insane. In fact, it’s a crime against sanity. A nasty assault on rational thought.

I have never criticised those who believe nor have I questioned their right to faith. I stand firmly for choice, as long as it doesn't impact others.

But in recent months, the dark side of religion has forced its way into our lives. The monsters in black balaclavas have burnt images into our brains of good men pushed down to their knees and savagely beheaded. Or streams of cowering men paraded before being exterminated – shot in the head and pushed into a river, one by one. Or young girls being kidnapped from their homes and schools.

To claim that those who died in the church collapse are martyrs is not only stupid but also evil. They had no choice. They came to be healed or inspired and will now return home in body bags. If their remains are ever found in the rubble.

The magnet of hope is a powerful one. I get it. And those who wield it are usually secretive. Evangelical churches are nothing new… the poor get rich, the ill get healthy, the dying are cured and the lonely find love. In the rush of holy euphoria, the devoted eat grass out in the gardens. Good for them.

The faithful will not stop flocking to these churches. But maybe this will make us all think just a little about what lies beneath.
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I couldn't have said it better myself, I wish more people opened their eyes to the realities of this world, and stopped holding on to all these thoughts of false hope and salvation.

I strongly agree with you on the point that calling all those victims Martyrs is an insult to them and their memory, and I'm surprise by the many people I know who are follows of that church, who believe that nonsense about an Air-plane being the cause of the problem, its amazing how very intelligent people would push all forms of logic aside and choose to defend a ridiculous conspiracy theory of a man and his merry band of follows, people who have no architectural knowledge or know anything about construction.

They defend him with pride, just because he claims to be Gods gate way to humanity.

Its just sad that more people are still flocking to that place.

denisfidha: Tanzania SA-6 Gainfull - medium range

3 fingers of death?

wirinet: Please do not lump us all into the same basket. Most of us are appalled by the way the government is disgracing us internationally. The vocal few making all the noise (and blaming everybody else like APC, US, UK, South Africa, etc) are mostly paid government apologists, ie TAN ambassadors and some ethnic bigots. The Majority of Nigerian masses are even oblivious of the whole scandal.

Please do not use the selfish motives of a few Nigerians to label the rest of us.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that, I apologise if I offended you.

Maybe this is why its very hard to get any actual facts from many of Nigeria's journalists and the news papers they work for, their stories tend to contradict each other.

Big up to Nicholas Ibekwe for exposing TBj for the fraud he really is.

Yep Blame it on South Africa huh!?

Its our fault that your guys tried to smuggle money into our country. $9 million is way above the legal limit, your guys knew exactly what they were doing, they knew it was illegal but they still did it, and Governments almost never buy Arms with Cash unless its for some dodgy Ish.

So yes Blame us for your guys basically disrespecting us, its our fault that your guys tried to illegally bring in a large sum of money into our country to buy arms from the company that is not even Licensed to sell Arms.

Our Governments don't get along but S.A would never try to pull a stunt like that on Nigeria.

onitshaigbo: All you haters in this thread, do you value your life? Doubting The Prophet is doubting God. Insulting The Prophet is insulting God! God will surely punish you!

Only the braindead does not see that evil forces, the agents of the Devil are behind this tragedy. SCOAN will surely over this! The faithful should increase your contributions to The Prophet as this is a test from God!

You're completely insane, people have to take responsibility for their actions, you're a disgrace to your religion, TBJ has now become your God, you're idolisind a mere mortal, you're going against everything that's written in the Bible.

Judging by your comment, I wouldn't be surprised if you were one of TBJs lap dogs

rickkid: To any South African reading this:

We empathise with you and feel pain for your loss. We hope that you will not judge our entire country by the actions of a single fraudster posing as a spiritual leader. We love hosting you in our country because due to our sheer size, we often don't get to meet that many (non-West African) Africans here.
We hope you will still visit our country but instead of spending time listening to fraudsters and false prophets, you take your time to explore this beautiful country, from Ilashe Island in Lagos to Tinapa Resort in Calabar, to Obudu cattle ranch, to the temperate middle belt region and its stunning variances in climate and topography. There are hundreds of events, people, places and activities to keep you occupied in this country. So come experience Nigeria and don't let one man ruin your image or experience of Nigeria.

You know we might diss you, mock you, laugh at you and curse you on the internet but when push comes to shove, we're still your brothers and if anything comes up, we always have your back no matter what.
At the end of the day, we're all we have.
RIP to the dead.
We will meet again one day.

Thanx for the honesty and the message and I can definitely assure you that most people in S.A don't blame the whole of Nigeria for this accident, the people we blame are the ones who authorised the addition of two more levels on top of a building that many people claimed was already unstable. And I'm glad to know that many people from other countries also see that man for the fraudster he really is.

And please don't pay much attention to the South Africans here and on other threads busy trying to act all high and might claiming that Nigeria is very negligent... Last month a suburban home here in S.A collapsed on workers who were busy extending it, killing about 7 of them, because of very similar circumstances to what happened in Synagogue, people doing things illegally and being as cheap as possible, so yeah we do understand hey Sh*t happens, we have a lot of fraudsters and liars too out here in S.A

agaugust: You go get some education.

SANDF deployed special forces and the 21 Battalion plus air force helicopter that perished inside Kruger park.

Use any language, your military was fighting Rhino poachers and they lost the war

Stop denying SANDF was operating anytime they failed, your army is your army whether they win or lose.

"The SANDF is active on two fronts in firstly ensuring protection of rhino populations on military land through the treatment of horns of living animals and secondly, taking part in inter-departmental initiatives among various government departments and agencies. These include the SA Revenue Service, SA Police Service, the intelligence community and SANParks, all of whom bring unique resources to joint anti-rhino poaching operations,” he said."

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34762:the-sandf-and-rhino-poaching&catid=87:border-security

SANDF lost the war....beaten blue black by Rhino poachers including the ones on SANDF owned military land
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Where on that link does it say SANDF was defeated by Poachers.

you write one thing then post a link that completely contradicts everything you've written.

I read that entire link and all it tells us is that they are going to deploy more troops, and it gives a list of other plans that must be employed to stop the poaching.

craziebone: @centrifude, it did change something with us. Our GDP had already changed before it was recalculated. This means our pockets have already recieved the boost before the rebasing was done.

Your pockets received a boost a long time ago dude. The rebasing just tells you how much it is. Let's say for example you got a raise 5years ago, and its only this year that you decided to find out how much it is, but that won't add more money in your pocket.


Your guys were just spending a lot of money without knowing how much you had.

But anyway dude I won't be respond to comments from this thread anymore, I'll just be a spectator.

DieVluit: DCD launches Testudo unmanned ground vehicle



DCD Protected Mobility is displaying its new Testudo unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2014 exhibition. It has been designed for civil and military mission, such as explosives disposal, reconnaissance, mine surveying and search and rescue.

The Testudo UGV was launched as part of an exclusive military marketing agreement between DCD Protected Mobility and CMTI Design and Consulting Engineers, which specialises in multi-disciplinary services packaged to meet individual project requirements, DCD said.

DCD Protected Mobility general manager Andrew Mears points out that the Testudo is designed for the military, and tested in the hard rock mines of South Africa. “Its unparalleled ruggedness and versatility ensures that it is capable of negating the harshest environments,” he explained.

CMTI CEO Danie Burger added that the Testudo can be equipped with a variety of work tools that can be customised to clients’ needs with minimal effort. He states: “Available in remote-controlled or autonomous options, the Testudo boasts exceptional cross-country capability, thanks to its four industrial-style excavator tracks.”

“These tracks, which are individually driven for exceptional flexibility in breaching obstacles as high as 400 mm, are driven by high torque motors to ensure a load carrying capacity of 150 kg and a top speed of more than 6 km/h. What’s more, the Testudo is powered by 60 Ah LiFeMgPO4 batteries, which can last for up to six hours on one single charge,” Mears said. The Testudo weighs 260 kg, is 410 mm in height and features a track width of 172 mm.

Mears added that the Testudo is designed according to a ‘plug-and-play’ philosophy. “All four flippers can be removed within minutes and replaced with a complete service exchange. In order to ensure a greater degree of simplicity, off-the-shelf components are available to a large extent,” he said.

Testudo is Latin for ‘tortoise’, and is also a name for a species of tortoises found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. In Ancient Roman warfare, Roman Legions made use of the Testudo formation – where men would align their shields to form a packed formation covered with shields on the front and top, thereby forming an almost impenetrable armoured shield similar to that of a tortoise’s shell.

In addition to the Testudo, DCD Protected Mobility officially launched its new medium sized utility truck (MUT), the Oribi, at AAD. The company also officially launched the first entirely autonomous Husky mine detection vehicle at the exhibition.

Awesome piece of tech, this would be really good for our Arm engineers, it would make it much easier to clear mine fields and finding booby traps

patches689: Is it even worth responding to this drivel?

Duuude!!! I know right?!

The main argument was about special forces and I asked him to provide evidence of what they've done besides f*ck missions up, and how many high risk hostage situations they've dealt with, but the dude keeps twisting and that's why I didn't even bother to respond.

vdGeist: Dude, pls don't get SA involved in these Ghana vs naija e-wars. Pls leave the thread before it turns into a SA vs naija thing...

Yeah you're right, we already have enough of those here... Let me leave this thread.

chinasaekperem1: Now that you know this or just checked it online, check your previous post. I urinate on south africa

Yeah it was a mistake on my part but it doesn't change that fact that the rest of that last comment you decided to quote is true.

craziebone: you are not even ashamed that even though we are not at our best, we still built an economy bigger than yours!

Dude Nigeria has had a Larger economy than S.A for approximately more than 5years, you have a larger population, and more Natural resources than us, that's why it was predicted that you would have a larger economy even before the results came out.

The only difference is that you didn't rebase your economy, and just like many of your economists said, "this won't change the situation in Nigeria or put more money in the pockets of your people, or make you richer it just tells you how much you've really got", and that maybe it might force your officials to use your money wisely, because people now know how much the country has.

By the way S.A still has the strongest economy!

chinasaekperem1: then southafricans must be dummies. Kilowatt/hour isn't the unit for measuring amount of power produced/generated, it is measured in megawatts. Dull southafrican

Argh oh jah damn my bad, Kilo Watts per Hour, is mainly use to measure consumption.

But anyway Nigeria produces 3000Megwatts and close to 50% of your people don't have electricity. And our dull South African Brains produce more that 30 000Mega Watts of Power.

And just in case you bring up the race issue you should know that many of the Senior Engineers in our Power Stations are Black and are also teaching the next Generation of Engineers.
Maybe Ghana should ask S.A for help with some of their Power issues because Nigerians are still suffocating or Generator Fumes.

chinasaekperem1: kikikikikikikikiki, this one is an illiterate oooo, kilowatt? Do you know KWh is different from production capacity which is measured in megawatt? Ghanaians keep showing us how deplorable their educational system has become

I'm from S.A you slowpoke... And my post was just to show that even though you may be generating more power than Ghana it still aint Sh*t compared to the rest of the world.

Nigeria Produces 137 KWh and Messed up Zimbabwe Produces 898 KWh... So you guys aint got much to brag about.

patches689: So 5 years difference between the American army's experience and south Africa's?

And Nigeria is 10000 times weaker than Germany

Good shot exactly my point, U.S.A was 15years and S.A is 20years and both countries had been involved in some kind of skirmishes between the 15 and 20 year period.

And that shows that S.A is not inexperienced

MzJackBaueress: Jonathan,defending corruption since God knows when.

Jacob Zuma and GEJ are probably best friends.