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On Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 12:05 PM Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > IF we actually got functioning Fusion, the greatest benefit would be being > able to just forget about all these places... Take away the petrodollar > and they would blow away in the desert winds... > > On 10/24/25 9:28 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > Yemen has a 10 year old civil war, partly a proxy war between Iran and the > Saudis. Yemen was formed by the merger of North Yemen and South Yemen, the > latter was a former British colony. > > > > The Houthis are technically a “movement” but they control the capital and > much of the territory and have their own government structure. The > internationally recognized and Saudi supported government moved to Adan in > the south after the Houthi revolution or coup. It looks to me like the > split might be roughly the former North Yemen under control of the Houthis > and the former South Yemen under control of the internationally recognized > government. I seem to remember that the Houthis were threatening to take > control of the whole country when the Saudis intervened. But the Saudis > were mainly just bombing stuff. > > > > The Houthis are Iranian puppets so you could compare them to Hezbollah, > but maybe more like revolutionaries, they control a good chunk of Yemen. > Not nice people. > > > > But Yemen is a mess. I think I read the British left because of > widespread terrorism and that was decades ago. If a giant sinkhole > swallowed the whole place, we would probably say good riddance. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Friday, October 24, 2025 10:08 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > Are the Houthis an actual country, or just another Al-Qaeda kind of group? > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 10/24/2025 7:53 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > So are the Houthis justified sinking vessels in the Red Sea from companies > and countries that support Israel’s war in Gaza? > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Carl Peterson > *Sent:* Friday, October 24, 2025 9:40 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > The Daily had a really good bit on this yesterday. Not particularly about > blowing up boats but about the competing interests in the Trump > administration re Venezuela. It's a great 30 min listen. > > > > Background: Maduro lost the last election in a landslide (30%/70%) but > refused to cede power. > > > > TLDL: > > Trump wanted to cut a deal and was working on it but Rubio won out and is > focused on regime change. > > > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/podcasts/the-daily/us-venezuela-maduro-boat-attacks.html > > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Heh > > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 9:13 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Might be safer to have a Maple Leaf flag. You could always run the stars > and bars, at least they would presume you would be armed and would fight. > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mark Radabaugh > *Sent:* Thursday, October 23, 2025 7:41 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > So that American flag on the back is going to protect me from the various > other countries that decide to even up the score? > > > > > > On Oct 23, 2025, at 9:10 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Stop smuggling and you will be just fine…. > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Radabaugh > *Sent:* Thursday, October 23, 2025 6:57 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > Someday I would really like to be able to sail around the Caribbean and > South America without having to worry about being randomly blown out of the > water for no reason at all. “Well, the US said it was OK to kill people > in international waters”. > > > > Mark > > > > > On Oct 23, 2025, at 1:31 AM, Jason McKemie < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > It seems very telling that when they blew up a boat and people survived, > they sent them back to their home country vs prosecuting them. You can't > introduce that testimony into the public record. > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 11:44 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > Replying to myself, which is perhaps a sign I should be in therapy, but I > just realized one reason why the Coast Guard is underappreciated or at > least unknown compared to Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. They are part > of DHS not DOD. > > > > But now that DOD is calling itself the Department of War, maybe DHS is > just fine. Although one is Hegseth and the other is Noem, so flip a coin. > > > > Coast Guard is also much smaller, has a smaller budget, and a much smaller > PR budget. No money to toot their own horn. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2025 10:50 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > Yeah, but if it’s on the ocean, I’d prefer to see a Hawaii Five 0 style > chase. With McGarrett in a speedboat, and at the end he says “book ‘em, > Danno”. > > > > Besides, I think the Coasties are an underappreciated branch of the US > military. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2025 8:31 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > I prefer to see cartels bombed. When they started moving the fent, they > chose bombs. A little nose candy here and there, some dope, a little > crystal, even some heroin was manageable. But these ducks decided to move > shit that one mistake kills. Fuckbag dealers are putting it it club drugs > and on vicodins. Kids don't have a chance to make a mistake. > > > > Bomb the shit out of them. Sink their boats, cut their life jackets, chum > the waters, I don't care as long as they die. They don't want to give our > kids a second chance, their adults deserve as terrible a death as possible. > Idgaf about human rights, they don't, and I have no interest in the high > road. > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 6:45 PM Dev <[email protected]> wrote: > > Turns out drug dealers sometimes get shot, who knew? Maybe they were > delivering critical supplies to orphanages, because speedboats with three > engines mean urgent care is being delivered expeditiously? > > > > On Oct 22, 2025, at 3:03 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Article on the latest generation of US Coast Guard “Over The Horizon” > boats. > > > https://www.workboat.com/shipbuilding/test-driving-the-coast-guard-s-new-over-the-horizon-cutter-boat > > > > Generally deployed from a ramp on the back of a larger cutter along with > helicopters. These things vaguely remind me of the WWII PT boats. > > > > I would not want to try and outrun the Coast Guard. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:24 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > Yes, and that's the primary argument against this practice. If we have > solid intel that they're carrying drugs, and we know where they are, then > as soon as they enter our territorial waters we can board the boat and > arrest them. The Coast Guard doesn't need a warrant or even a specific > reason to board a boat. Some of those boats are faster than Cutters, but I > don't have solid info on how often they actually escape when they're > already being tracked. It's hard to imagine they really get away often > because the Coast Guard also has helicopters, and they're allowed to > continue a pursuit into international waters (and onto land) as long as the > pursuit started in US waters. > > > > Regardless of how often they really get away, it's not normal to blow up > someone's boat as a law enforcement action. We also don't execute drug > traffickers, and even when the state executes someone there's a trial > first. > > > > but..... > > 1. post-911 we treat foreign terrorist organizations as enemy > combatants > > > 1. the executive branch gets to decide who counts as an FTO. The sec > of state, sec of treasury, and attorney general all have to agree, but they > also all have the same boss. > > > 1. Nobody can really stop the executive branch from declaring an FTO. > > > 1. Congress could pass a bill to override someone's listing as an FTO, > but to date they've never done it. > > > 1. The courts could overturn an FTO listing, but for a lot of reasons > it's almost impossible. > > > > > > So effectively the President and/or their cabinet has a completely legal > pathway to authorize military force against just about anyone, and there's > very little anyone can do about it. It's not that I have sympathy for drug > smugglers, it's that all we can do is take someone's word for it that it > was a drug smuggler. If anyone is totally comfortable with that then I'm > curious what your rationale is. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Ken Hohhof < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2025 3:00 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] now we're blowing up boats in the Pacific > > > > *https://x.com/SecWar/status/1981049943306752361 > <https://x.com/SecWar/status/1981049943306752361>* > > > > I thought the Coast Guard was able to intercept boats and board them, > arrest people and confiscate cargo. I seem to remember they specifically > acquired high speed boats that were a match for anything a drug runner > might have. > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > > Carl Peterson > > *PORT NETWORKS* > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/401+E+Pratt+St,+Ste+2553+%0D%0A+++++++++++++++Baltimore,+MD+21202?entry=gmail&source=g> > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/401+E+Pratt+St,+Ste+2553+%0D%0A+++++++++++++++Baltimore,+MD+21202?entry=gmail&source=g> > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/401+E+Pratt+St,+Ste+2553+%0D%0A+++++++++++++++Baltimore,+MD+21202?entry=gmail&source=g> > > (410) 637-3707 > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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