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| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:38pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
ThaVluit:You should know when to draw the line in petty internet insults. It's in bad taste calling people's families. "South Africa's once-effective air force has new aircraft but cannot afford the fuel and maintenance needed to keep them in the air. Despite this, one element of the air force that did see extensive time in the air was Squadron 21, charged with flying South African VIPs and government ministers. Former defense minister Lindiwe Sisilu booked 203 flights over three years in chartered luxury Gulfstream jets at an estimated cost of $4.5 million. Some 63 of the flights were empty, as they were intended solely to pick the minister up somewhere and take her to another destination in what one opposition critic described as "a staggering waste of money" While government ministers travel in luxury, the South African Air Force (SAAF) still transports troops in 70-year-old Dakota aircraft. One of these, a Dakota C47TP (an upgraded DC-3 with turbine engines) crashed, claiming 11 lives when it was unable to fly above inclement weather. The crash came shortly after the military decided it could no longer afford a maintenance contract for its military aircraft (SAPA, December 6, 2012; Sunday Times " You can only succeed in deceiving yourself. We've always known the SAAF has no money to afford aviation fuel. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:40pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
GreenandGold:You should be more concerned about affording aviation fuel for your Airforce. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by ThaVluit: 12:43pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Is this your way of retracting your initial argument about the equipment not being used? Seems you're spinning and grasping at straws. You were told about our drills, exercises etc where gallons and gallons of fuel were used. Want that repeated? Don't start a mini-storm to try and cloud the real issues. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:43pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
GreenandGold:More like your filthy HIV/Aids and murder capital country. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:45pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
ThaVluit:Naah, it's a further confirmation that you lack aviation fuel. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by ThaVluit: 12:46pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Dude, you've crossed over to butthutville. I leave you in peace to allow your time to defeat the demons overpowering you at this time. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by patches689: 12:49pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Hahaha irrelevant? BRICS memebership shows who is relevant and whom is irrelevant - the Russians and Chiense know who is top dog in Africa Good lord what a clown |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by patches689: 12:50pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Posting an opinion peice over and over doesn't make it true It just shows that you have no argument |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:50pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
ThaVluit: ;;DD![]() ![]() LOL. You should ask greenandgold to stick to military stuffs. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by patches689: 12:52pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:More Nigerians live in poverty than there are South Africans Hence, you are the dirty ones |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:52pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
patches689:What isn't true? The fact you fly a 70 years old Dakota for MP duties or you lack aviation fuel? |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by patches689: 12:53pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
ThaVluit:What? You say we have no aviation fuel We show you have much flying the airforce does And you say that is proof we don't have aviation fuel? Are you having another breakdown? |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:54pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
patches689:33% Nigerians. In south-africa, only 15% black south-africans are in middle class. 85% of the black population are dirty poor filthy HIV carriers. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by patches689: 12:55pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Both You should probably go read about the DAKs before you talk about them Also want to point out that in the same sentance you say we lack aviation fuel... And also talk about our planes flying MP duties That's some pretty impressive cognitive dissonance |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by patches689: 12:56pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Nope Poor =\= poverty A poor South African would slot neatly into the nigerian middle class Also, leave race at the door please. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 12:56pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
patches689:Apparently you are. Quoting thavuilt shows you are currently having a terrible breakdown. Patches, go and have a rest. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by patches689: 12:58pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Nice sidestep Respond to the crux of my post |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 1:00pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
patches689:Aren't there multiply races in south-africa? Aren't you the rainbow nation? Nope, all you do is sit around, lazing all over the place claiming Nigerians are taking your women and jobs. 85% of black south-africans live in poverty. Fact. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Nobody: 1:01pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
patches689:After you've fully recovered from your breakdown. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Patchesagain: 1:21pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Poverty levels dropped in South Africa between 2006 and 2011, reaching a low of 20.2% for extreme poverty and of 45.5% for moderate poverty, according to the Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics SA on Thursday. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/about/social/poverty-040414.htm#.VDZ8tfmSySo#ixzz3FeL07MkQ So that is not near 85% So tell me, are you a liar or simply delusional? While in comparison: The National Bureau of Statistics said 60.9% of Nigerians in 2010 were living in "absolute poverty" - this figure had risen from 54.7% in 2004. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-17015873 |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Patchesagain: 1:21pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:Stop slinging insults and answer the question |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Patchesagain: 1:22pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Henry120:First, the only things Nigerians in South Africa are doing is fulling up our prison cells and "swallowing" our bullets Second, why are you bringing race into the topic? Trying to muddy the waters? Derail the argument? |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by agaugust: 1:47pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
MikeZA:There is NOTHING South Africa produces that Nigeria cannot get from China, Israel, India, Ukraine, Russia...cheaper and better. You have lost a major potential arms deal by your foolishness, Nigeria has signed a new ALL ASPECTS weapons deal with Russia... South Africa is the loser, big loser, you should have allowed Nigeria to test your weapons against Boko Haram and help you market them worldwide as battle tested weapons, but your backward thinking has made you forget how the game of marketing by evidence works. Nation of ANC fools ![]() http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/boko-haram-fg-turns-russia-china-usa-uk-fail-nigeria/ . |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by agaugust: 1:47pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
CraigB:You . |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by ThaVluit: 1:48pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Patchesagain:His argument died. So he's grieving bitterly and venting against those who murdered it. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by agaugust: 1:50pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
CraigB:Old expired news, a summary of events that happened in the past 2 years gone by, old news, no longer relevant. Anyway, here is the latest for this week... http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/400-boko-haram-insurgents-killed-battle-retake-bazza-michika-madagali/ PHOTO : REMINDER OF SHEKAU'S DEATH BY NIGERIAN ARMY BULLET, SEE HIS ASSISTANT, WE CUT OFF HIS D..I..C..K ![]() .
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| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by ThaVluit: 1:52pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
agaugust:On the contrary, it is Nigeria that lost deals through its own foolishness. The only reason Nigeria struggles to buy weapons is because its soldiers kill civilians and police torture people. And then there's the lack of refinement on issues diplomatic. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by ThaVluit: 1:53pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
agaugust:Dude your pictures say you are desperate and only have shock tactics left in your arsenal. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Patchesagain: 1:54pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
agaugust:you realize that we are in the worlds top 20 weapons sellers? If there is anything we are good at... its selling arms. Plus, you cannot really afford our "un-tested" weapons. |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by ThaVluit: 2:01pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
South Africans entertaining fellow Saffas at the mall this very moment. Nice being us.
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| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by agaugust: 2:02pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
[quote author=Henry120 post=26991774 ]Agaugust, chris369, patches689, MikeZA, greenandgold, naijapikingidi, dievuilt The Uselessness of the SANDF. [size=16pt]South Africa’s Arms Deal Toys Rotting October 9, 2014 [/size] Weapons acquired during the 1999 arms deal are not being used and are becoming derelict, the Seriti Commission of Inquiry heard on Tuesday (October 7, 2014). “With regards to the 30 Augusta helicopters purchased from Italy, I am informed that many of them are in storage and unused or rotting at Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town,” arms deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne told the inquiry’s hearings in Pretoria. “Accordingly, I invite the commission’s members to inspect Ysterplaat, to see for themselves how many there are in their state of airworthiness.” He said government acquired four frigates that were reportedly equipped with defective engines and an obsolete combat suite and armoury system. “South Africa acquired three submarines that spend most of the time on the ‘hard’ at Simon’s Town and 50 BAE Hawk and BAE/Saab Gripen fighter aircraft for which the country had almost no pilots to fly them, mechanics to maintain them, or even the money to fuel them. “The arms deal was a confidence trick played at huge socio-economic cost to the people of South Africa, which has seriously undermined our still-fragile constitutional democracy,” said Crawford-Browne. The commission was appointed by President Jacob Zuma three years ago to investigate alleged corruption in the arms procurement deal in 1999. For billions of rands government acquired, among other hardware, 26 Gripen fighter aircraft and 24 Hawk lead-in fighter trainer aircraft for the air force, and frigates and submarines for the navy. Crawford-Browne said former deputy defence minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge was told by senior navy officials that the country had bought the wrong equipment. “Ms Madlala-Routledge has by e-mail authorised me to reveal this,” he said. Madlala-Routledge was deputy defence minister from 1999 to April 2004 and deputy health minister from April 2004 to August 2007. Crawford-Browne said billions spent on these purchases could have been used to improve the lives of South Africans. “While millions of South Africans struggle daily with the legacies of apartheid and poverty, these men childishly expounded about their pride in so-called toys for boys and other irrelevances,” he said in his affidavit to the inquiry. “Astonishingly, a purported justification for the acquisition of the BAE Gripen warplanes included protection for the 2010 World Cup.” The inquiry continues. As reported by South African Press Association #bookmarked ![/quote][size=16pt]SANDF....Most Foolish Military In Africa...[/size] [img]http://charlieheng.files./2013/04/laughing-emotion.jpg[/img] . |
| Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by agaugust: 2:07pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
patches689:80% of SANDF jets, helicopters, ships, and submarines are NOT operational as at today, proved by your own country's insiders. Butt hurt ![]() . |
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