Posted on 11/29/2013 1:10:51 PM PST by traumer
China says it scrambled fighter jets to monitor US and Japanese planes as they flew in its newly declared air defence zone in the East China Sea on Friday.
The zone covers territory claimed by China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.
China said last week that all aircraft crossing through the zone must file flight plans and identify themselves or face "defensive emergency measures".
The US, Japan and South Korea say they have since defied the ruling and flown military aircraft in the area.
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What can POSSIBLY go wrong.....
“What can POSSIBLY go wrong.....”
With “I’m gonna start WW3!” Obama in charge?
Stop saying China. That was Iran. The neocons say Iran is our enemy, not China. Get with the war drumbeat.
wrong !
UPDATE: Iran is cool now
A wargy ?
“Stop saying China. That was Iran. The neocons say Iran is our enemy, not China. Get with the war drumbeat.”
But I thought EastAsia was always our enemy. I’ll turn myself in immediately at the nearest re-education center.
Announcement:
Welcome to the Senkaku Islands International Airshow,
the Farnboro of the Far East!
There will be demonstrations of modern combat aircraft from China, Korea, Japan, USA, Philippines, Vietnam, Samoa, Fiji, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand Burma, [Mayammar wherever it is], Tahiti and Bora Bora including, Fighters, Bombers, patrol aircraft and transports, man-jets and biplanes.
Bring your cameras and don`t forget to dress warmly!
No admission charge
- Also don`t forget to bring your steel helmets and flak jackets in case of accidental firing of armaments!
Watch the planes diving and swooping as they do demonstrations of dogfighting and aerobatic manouevers!!’
A Bejing Warlord Production
Why this crisis, why at this time, and who will profit from the international attention it is attracting?
“NOTHING happens by chance. If it happened, you can bet it was planned well in advance.
- Winston Churchill
Any American aircraft near there should contain Bill Kristol and Michelle Obama.
Pei-Ping
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.
-George Orwell
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