Fullerene Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 5 hours ago, beefybake said: Well, I do remember the coverage of the Vietnam war. Photo journalism was everywhere, on the ground, in the gunships.., everywhere. The journalists and reporters were given huge access at the sharp end. At all times they were reporting and writing for their employers, or independently. All this open access had huge political repercussions when the US public could see what was happening. The aftermath was that the politicians and military resolved that, in future, they would control the access, and hence, the narrative of what the public could see. What you refer to as 'embedding' is something that came about after Vietnam. Highly controlled, with footage often reviewed by the military before it reaches public broacast. You forgot to mention how the British had to show them how to do it properly by going to the defence of a bunch of penguins in the South Atlantic on a group of islands that nobody could get to without the help from the Royal Navy. The British totally controlled the story there. The US military were mightly impressed by that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dirty dingus Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Fullerene said: You forgot to mention how the British had to show them how to do it properly by going to the defence of a bunch of penguins in the South Atlantic on a group of islands that nobody could get to without the help from the Royal Navy. The British totally controlled the story there. The US military were mightly impressed by that. The Falklands always reminds me of Adrian Mole and his father jumping out of bed all freaked out about Argentina invading till he found out it wasn't in the Hebrides and went back to bed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, dirty dingus said: The Falklands always reminds me of Adrian Mole and his father jumping out of bed all freaked out about Argentina invading till he found out it wasn't in the Hebrides and went back to bed. What a weird time that was to be a kid. Getting engaged with all the jingoism around our territory being invaded, before finding out that it was all over a wee set of islands off the coast of the invading nation, virtually on the other side of the world. I can't have been the only naïve youngster thinking, "why don't we just give it back to them?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 "Back"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 "Jack" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 What was the name of the Argentian Poet who said it was like two bald men fighting over a comb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fullerene said: What was the name of the Argentian Poet who said it was like two bald men fighting over a comb. Borges. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: "Back"? 17 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: "Jack" "Do It Again" 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LongTimeLurker Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) The Ukrainians appear to have launched a significant counteroffensive aimed towards the Nova Kakhovka hydroeletric dam over the Dniepr near Kherson where Crimea used to get its water supply for agriculture from pre-2014. Probably a case of trying to take advantage of the strong Russian focus on the Donbas and/or trying to divert pressure from it by going after the area where the 50 year old T62 tanks were reported as being deployed: ^^^this guy's daily summary is usually worth a quick read for balanced takes with a pro-Ukrainian spin on what is happening Edited May 29, 2022 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Stories coming out that the Ukrainian intelligence chief confirms that Putin has cancer…Unsure if it was posted before but here:https://ca.news.yahoo.com/putin-cancer-ukraine-intelligence-chief-russia-164929127.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXQucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACNPg1RANYMEODgWXxk7_n6QNwVpqvXgtDIlLZuzlcSuBbkPpBJ6wiu9T12jmwVzangIVuSX5F8WlSn4Md2HjsKmND4-LzYuVDgmdu9tNFhFjWPSSYxu1IVxQusVxg9qjoo9gyxnetrOx0MlZF2PGexDQUosMBqVMlUcRaaqYIUL&guccounter=2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 22 minutes ago, SweeperDee said: Stories coming out that the Ukrainian intelligence chief confirms that Putin has cancer… Unsure if it was posted before but here: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/putin-cancer-ukraine-intelligence-chief-russia-164929127.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXQucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACNPg1RANYMEODgWXxk7_n6QNwVpqvXgtDIlLZuzlcSuBbkPpBJ6wiu9T12jmwVzangIVuSX5F8WlSn4Md2HjsKmND4-LzYuVDgmdu9tNFhFjWPSSYxu1IVxQusVxg9qjoo9gyxnetrOx0MlZF2PGexDQUosMBqVMlUcRaaqYIUL&guccounter=2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Death of Stalin is looking less like satire every passing day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sergeant Wilson Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 minute ago, jagfox said: I wonder what the Germans might be keeping their tanks for? Asking for Poland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 6 hours ago, SweeperDee said: Death of Stalin is looking less like satire every passing day. Historically, it barely was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 18:27, BFTD said: What a weird time that was to be a kid. Getting engaged with all the jingoism around our territory being invaded, before finding out that it was all over a wee set of islands off the coast of the invading nation, virtually on the other side of the world. I can't have been the only naïve youngster thinking, "why don't we just give it back to them?" That makes it sound like the distance from Ballycastle to Rathlin Island. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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