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Reynhard Sinaga, 36, is believed to have attacked at least 195 men and was convicted of drugging 48 of them and filming himself sexually violating them while they were unconscious in his Manchester flat. Sinaga, 36, will approach men in the early hours of the morning outside nightclubs in Manchester, striking up a conversation and offering them somewhere to sleep or promising them more alcohol. Once he had brought them to his flat he would lace their drink with a drug most likely GHB, then film himself raping them while they slept. Sinaga's attacks only came to light after an 18-year-old victim woke up at 6 a.m. while being assaulted. The victim managed to fight him off, and crucially was able to grab Sinaga's white iPhone before leaving the apartment. He went to police, who discovered 3.29 terabytes of graphic material on Sinaga's phone the equivalent to 250 DVDs. In some cases the assaults lasted hours, with one particular attack taking place for eight hours. Sinaga's victims, who were often students, were seen snoring and in some cases vomiting while Sinaga raped them, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said. When a groggy victim was starting to wake, Sinaga would push them back to the floor to continue his assault, or snatch away his phone to avoid suspicion. His two phones with 3.29TB of graphic contents of his victims.
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The most prolific rapist ever caught in Britain, who spent more than a decade luring dozens of intoxicated young men to his apartment before drugging and sexually assaulting them, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty in four separate trials. Reynhard Sinaga was found guilty of 159 counts of sexual offenses against 48 different men, and must serve 30 years before he is considered for parole. Police said the true number of his victims is likely to have been higher, having found evidence linking him to assaults on as many as 190 different people. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/uk/reynhard-sinaga-rapist-life-sentence-scli-gbr-intl/index.html
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ChiefS:How did you know bro? Are we working same place? |
The aircraft is larger and more robust than its predecessor, the MQ-1 Predator, and is capable of annihilating targets with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. A close up look at the Reaper's firepower. The AGM-114 Hellfire Missile cost USD117,000 (₦42.5million) per unit.
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It’s operated remotely by a pilot and a sensor operator. Ground station control.
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The Reaper, which became operational in 2007, has a wingspan of 66 feet and a cruising speed of roughly 230 mph. As of September 2015, the Air Force had 93 MQ-9 Reaper drones in its arsenal.
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The 4,900pound (2,200kg) drone can also conduct surveillance, assist in search and rescue missions and allow US forces to “conduct irregular warfare operations,” according to the Air Force, which proposed the system in hopes of ramping up military operations overseas.
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With a range of 1,150 miles and the ability to fly at altitudes of 50,000 feet, the MQ-9 Reaper system is an “armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance” remotely piloted aircraft designed primarily for offensive strikes, according to the US Air Force. “Given its significant loiter time, wide-range sensors, multi-mode communications suite, and precision weapons it provides a unique capability to perform strike, coordination and reconnaissance against high-value, fleeting, and time-sensitive targets,” a fact sheet reads.
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Role: Unmanned combat aerial vehicle National origin: United States Manufacturer: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems First test flight: 2 February 2001; 18 years ago Introduction/Available: 1 May 2007 Status: In service Primary users: United States Air Force, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Royal Air Force, Italian Air Force Number built: 163 as of 2014 Program cost: US$11.8 billion Unit cost: US$15.9 million (flyaway cost, 2019). The Flyaway cost is one measure of the cost of an aircraft. It values the aircraft at its marginal cost, including only the cost of production and production tools essential for building a single unit. It excludes sunk costs such as research and development, supplementary costs such as support equipment, and future costs such as spares, parts, and maintenance. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF). The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the USAF to indicate their human ground controllers. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance. The MQ-9 is a larger, heavier, and more capable aircraft than the earlier General Atomics MQ-1 Predator. It can be controlled by the same ground systems used to control MQ-1s. The Reaper has a 950-shaft-horsepower (712 kW) turboprop. The greater power allows the Reaper to carry 15 times more ordnance payload and cruise at about three times the speed of the MQ-1. The aircraft is monitored and controlled by aircrew in the Ground Control Station (GCS), including weapons employment. Wiki.
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A drone operated by US forces killed Iran’s top security and intelligence commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, early Friday at Baghdad International Airport in a strike authorized by President Trump. Here’s a look at the deadly capabilities of the United States’ MQ-9 Reaper drone. https://nypost.com/2020/01/03/a-look-at-the-deadly-capabilities-of-the-mq-9-reaper-drone-that-took-out-gen-qassem-soleimani/
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BluntBoy:48mins, maybe they living far away from civilization. You call 911, tell them the situation and the address. They contact the nearest unit to the given address. It's true that response time varies, Beverly Hills in CA is less than 30seconds and some places will be in minutes. But a whole 48mins? Very rare. |
Nmezor:More
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Meanwhile the United States is deploying thousands of troops and equipments to the Middle East. U.S soldiers loading humvees and gun trucks, radar, interceptor and communication trucks on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in Fort Bragg, NC.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (fourth from left) wept over the remains of Qassem Soleimani as thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran for the second day of the general's funeral. The general's daughter Zeinap Soleimani (pictured today) spoke to mourners during the funeral procession in Tehran and directly threatened an attack on U.S. forces in the region.
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Iranians surround a vehicle carrying the coffin of Qasem Soleimani in the city of Mashhad, in northeastern Iran. Mourners in tears.
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View of mourners.
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The body of slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was pictured inside a cardboard coffin and resting across a row of seats on board a plane as it was flown from Iraq back to his home country for his funeral. Soleimani's successor, Esmail Qaani cries over the coffin of assassinated predecessor during the final funeral in Tehran today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7854875/Millions-march-slain-general-Qassem-Soleimani-body-flown-hometown-funeral.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline
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Finland's new Prime Minister has called for the introduction of a flexible working schedule in the country that would involve a four-day-week and six-hour working day. Sanna Marin, 34, who is the second youngest head of government in the world said it would allow workers to spend more time with their families. She said: 'I believe people deserve to spend more time with their families, loved ones, hobbies and other aspects of life, such as culture. 'This could be the next step for us in working life.' Before Marin became Prime Minister she held a position as the Minister of Transport for Finland. While in office in that position, Marin advocated for shorter work weeks to improve employee rapport and productivity. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7854449/amp/Finlands-new-Prime-Minister-Sanna-Marin-34-plans-introduce-four-day-working-week.html?__twitter_impression=true
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Report as at 2011. It costs $1 billion more than NASA's budget just to provide air conditioning for temporary tents and housing in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to report. The total cost of keeping troops cool comes to roughly $20 billion. That figure comes from Steve Anderson, a retired brigadier general who was Gen. Petraeus' chief logistician in Iraq. NASA's total budget is just $19 billion. The huge cost comes from the fuel used to power the units, according to the report. Temperature can get as high as 48°C in the afternoon. Even worse, the trucks used to transport the fuel have also become targets for insurgent IEDs, which leads to casualties in addition to upping the costs. That cost comes out of the fuel needed to heat and cool tents on the front lines. However, the trucks that transport this fuel have become targets for IEDs used by the insurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to Anderson, at least 1000 soldiers have been killed moving fuel. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/air-conditioning-military-cost-nasa_n_881828
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cococandy: Sis no think am o, nothing nothing o. |
KingAzubuike:Let it go bro, we should not derail the thread. |
Meanwhile in over 70 US cities. Demonstrators marched from the White House to the Trump International Hotel to protest US military involvement in the Middle East. Even in New York.
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My Layman's term. War sometimes is not about hardware, tech, or might. But Strategy, Logic, Planning and Diversion. You make false move, withdraw on the way and make another. This is 2020, not 1920s. If there should be WWIII, the result might be shocking. Only if we live to tell. |
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The soldiers were activated and deployed to the Middle East in response to recent events in Iraq. Airmen attached Loading equipments on Globemaster III.
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A member of the immediate reaction force reflects before the deployment to Kuwait as US-Iran tensions rise. Army paratroopers march out to their C-17 transport aircraft as they leave Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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A paratrooper takes a moment to reflect before deploying as part of an immediate reaction force from Fort Bragg. A paratrooper puts on her helmet shortly before boarding her C-17 transport aircraft leaving Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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The first contingent of a paratroop infantry battalion from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division bound for Kuwait receive a briefing as they prepare to leave Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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US Air Force personnel load 82nd Airborne Division equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster aircraft bound for the US Central Command area of operation. An 82nd Airborne paratrooper bound for the US Central Command area of operations from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, checks his weapon
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The United States has deployed nearly 3,000 more Army troops to the Middle East as reinforcements in the volatile aftermath of the killing of an Iranian general in a strike ordered by President Donald Trump. The soldiers are in addition to about 700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne who deployed to Kuwait earlier this week after the storming of the US Embassy compound in Baghdad by Iran-backed militiamen and their supporters. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7851755/amp/Thousands-Fort-Bragg-soldiers-board-flights-deployed-Middle-East.html
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cococandy:Carry me join abeg. |
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