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Originally posted by sns3guppy:
These were US-backed rebels.

We do have a history of backing the wrong rebels throughout the last 50 years.

This will not end well for the rebels.

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Originally posted by recoatlift:
I didn't hear any joyous screams of aloha
snackbar.

They weren't joyous screams, but there were at least three declarations of it in that video. One from the nitwit recording, and two in rapid succession over the radio.

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Originally posted by sns3guppy:
These were US-backed rebels.

Yeah, well, they still poked the bear. That particular bear pokes back.

Reports are that Major of Aviation Roman Filipov drew his pistol to fight it out with his captors and was shot down whilst doing so.

I guess that deprived them of the satisfaction of publicly burning him to death or beheading him with a shovel in some shithole village square.

tac

It looks like he emptied one mag and a few from another. Current theory is that he grenaded himself rather than be captured. Can't blame him.

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Originally posted by Voshterkoff:
It looks like he emptied one mag and a few from another. Current theory is that he grenaded himself rather than be captured. Can't blame him.

Nope, can't blame him one bit.

'Save the last round for yourself' was always my plan, since the US looks down on aviators carrying grenades.