Daily Archives: April 14, 2024

British ‘RAF’ Was Also Involved In Shooting Down Iranian Drones Headed For Israel.

by Anura Guruge
on April 14, 204

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I listen to (UK) ‘BBC’ news a few times in the morning, on ‘Sirius XM‘, during my daily amble. I am used to BBC news & I like that they give me world news.

This morning I was surprised to hear that the British RAF had been involved, ‘last night’, in shooting down the Iranian drones. I had NOT heard that mentioned in the U.S. media. I had to check. Yes, of course, the BBC does not get such stories wrong.

Appears that 4 RAF jets were scrambled from Cyprus to take part in the defense. It appears the British pilots had the MOST ADVANCED, night-vision, augmented reality helmets. Better than those worn by U.S. or Israeli pilots. I also read that the feeds from these helmets could be streamed over to OTHER pilots. How cool.

Way to go, THE RAF.

Suffice to say there is some pushback in the U.K. Yes, of course, many do not think this as a battle the UK should get involved in.

I, however, wanted to make sure YOU heard about it. SMILE.

“Marc Ouellet’s” Conviction By A French Court Obliterates (Alas) His Papabile Prospects.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 14, 204

The legality and ‘properness’ of this French verdict means didly.

This is getting publicity and it hurts his image, reputation & credibility.

Two key factors also at play here. TOO CLOSE to the conclave & just as he is turning 80.

It is conceivable that he might have been able to overcome this setback IF it had happened 4 years ago.

France is a MAJOR Catholic country and we cannot have a new pope who has been FINED by a French court.

This is ALSO a major blow to I — though I appreciate that none of you care about that.

Ouellet was one of my TOP papabili picks (just like he had been in 2011).

Now I had to go and redo the WHOLE list.

But, it is good for another of my favorites, U.S. Cardinal Wilton Gregory. He is now at #3! Wow. O’Malley is another favorite.

I do feel bad for Ouellet. He always seemed to be so much in control. Getting involved in this seems like a mistake. I can’t say I understand all the nuances, but it would appear that he was outside of his jurisdiction.