https://archive.is/2024.01.12-083608/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/world/europe/us-military-aid-ukraine.html

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    10 months ago

    We already got some of this didn't we?

    Didn't Hamas get some of their guns from Ukraine support packages?

    • PKMKII [none/use name]
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      10 months ago

      Didn't Hamas get some of their guns from Ukraine support packages?

      Oh sweet Jesus tell me there’s a source for this, I neeeeed it to be true.

      • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        Not quite. There were rumours that the Houthis struck US/UK aircraft doing bombing runs with Stinger MANPADs that they obviously should be able to have, but could have bought on the black arms market where there's been a sudden increase that coincides with Ukraine getting a bunch.

        I too really hope it's true, but I havent seen any confirmation yet...

        Edit: Oh I hadn't heard the Hamas firearms one. That's another one.

      • voight [he/him, any]
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        10 months ago

        I posted it, a Russian military blog reporting on resistance Telegram rumours. I decided to get wasted last night so I was like fuck it get hype, it's plausible. I totally believe they have manpads and shot down aircraft, idk about shooting down an f-22 with manpad. Somebody reminded me how mountainous Yemen is makes it way easier to do shit like that

        I don't really give a shit about military hardware like a lot of people who follow conflicts. Stuff like that could easily slip by me again.

  • Kieselguhr [none/use name]
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    10 months ago

    It's always an "I told you so", but they just don't care.

    Anyone who said a year ago that sending billions of dollars worth of weapons to one of the most corrupt countries on Earth is not the brightest idea*, was branded to be a Putlerist shill

    doomer

    Hell, even linking this article would make you seem like a Russian bot

    *except of course if you own shares in the MIC

  • jonne@infosec.pub
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    10 months ago

    Operation Gladio 2. Can't wait for the wave of right wing terrorism in Europe with javelins after this war.

  • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    They're going to suddenly start talking about how corrupt Ukraine is again aren't they? And all the libs who insisted that there was 0 corruption in Ukraine are going to wheel around and insist that "we should've known better than to help them, they're the most corrupt country in Europe after all."

    • mufasio@lemmygrad.ml
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      10 months ago

      I think the libs are dug in on Ukraine. It’s like “vote blue no matter who”, don’t think about at all, just blind support