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  1. Not Our Hour

    FBI Transcript OC 96-436 recorded 10/27/97 Subject 2: "This is an opportunity." UNSUB: "Even damaged they are still dangerous. That comes with being bugfuck nuts." Subject 2: "Not that dangerous. They are too busy slaughtering each other to pay attention to the business. The Mexicans did a...
  2. How plausible is it that Imperial Japan decides to fight the USSR after Barbarossa begins

    I didn't manage to get the remarks about Vladivostok in before you replied. Rather than repeat it, I will simply add that Vladivostok was HEAVILY fortified, somewhat more heavily than Sevastopol. The IJN had, as another basic article of faith, doctrine that effectively forbade ships from dueling...
  3. How plausible is it that Imperial Japan decides to fight the USSR after Barbarossa begins

    re:Lend Lease There is no reason that the U.S. couldn't continue to ship to the Soviet Pacific in the case of a war. The U.S., even then, was heavily hung up on "freedom of the seas", at least when it came to the U.S. (hypocritical? Oh HELL yes, but there it is.). Lend Lease put paid the cash...
  4. How plausible is it that Imperial Japan decides to fight the USSR after Barbarossa begins

    While the BB at Pearl were in fact nearly obsolete, even at the time of the attack, the carriers lost before 1943 were anything but obsolete. Hornet, in particular, was literally brand new when the war began. Hornet, Lexington, Wasp and Yorktown would have been front line until the end of the...
  5. Not Our Hour

    If they were to try anything it would be internal to Mexico. I would expect them, however, to spend their energies trying to reestablish themselves as the major players.
  6. Not Our Hour

    They will want to. There are however, going to be having serious difficulties far beyond simply the Mexican Government and any assistance the U.S., Germany or any other interested party may be willing to provide. They can no longer control the police as easily as before. They lack the money and...
  7. Not Our Hour

    "As we discussed" "Absolutely." The orders had been carefully worded and vetted by senior civilians in three countries and on two continents. They were carefully followed. "Initiate." pop, pop, pop October 23, 1997 CNN "Elite Mexican Naval Infantry conducted a series of raids across the...
  8. Not Our Hour

    "...simple solution. Don't get caught." "Oh, that had never occurred to me, thanks." The amount of surveillance that the United States can put over virtually any point on the map is almost mind boggling. Even with the dedication of assets to the Middle East the fact that satellites orbit...
  9. Not Our Hour

    "Will the Americans support it?" "I think so. Since the assassination attempt that killed his wife their President has gotten quite bloody-minded. When he entered office he was mainly an optimist, he was almost too nice to be the American leader. He toughened up fairly quickly, but after...
  10. Not Our Hour

    Extremely wealthy criminals often fail to realize that having more money than some nation states does not make them equal to a nation state. Occasionally they learn that this is not the case, usually quite emphatically. BBC "... killed. German military authorities have confirmed that none of...
  11. Not Our Hour

    September 30, 1997 White House Oval Office POTUS: ... so what do the Germans need? SecState: "Right now just intel. If these Mexican drug dealing fools actually try this..." POTUS: "If they try, now that the Germans are on alert, the Cartel is likely to get a lesson in why it took us, the...
  12. AHC: Uber Australia

    Is it already time for your annual trolling/racist post? You are strongly advised to make this your last, especially involving racist ideas like these. Kicked for a week.
  13. Best fleet of WWII

    All of them. The carriers could throw a full deck strike whenever needed, even with peacetime conditions. USN carriers were able to cycle more quickly than either the IJN or RN, not because the crews were so much better, but thanks to the open hanger design on American CV. this allowed aircraft...
  14. Best fleet of WWII

    Imperial Japan's government included both the Army and Navy. In fact either service could bring down a government at a whim simply by removing the Service's representative from the Cabinet. The IJN too k full advantage of that power The best proof of this is the Yamato class. The Yamato...
  15. Not Our Hour

    Occasionally. In this case it is more a matter of the Cartels being economically gutted and both sides being convinced that the ONLY ones who could have done it is their rivals
  16. Not Our Hour

    September 22, 1997 ABC News "These black armored Yukons are an extremely popular choice among senior members of the Mexican Cartels. They are roomy, comfortable, and visibly identical to the vehicles used by the U.S. Secret Service to ferry VIPs around Washington, giving them an air of...
  17. Not Our Hour

    Actually, Hess would be a good example of how Noriega was held. Had one of the guards walked into his cell and wacked him it would be close to doing Noriega inside the USP in the conditions he was being held. Spandau was one of the two "Four Power" facilities that were maintained right up to...
  18. How plausible is it that Imperial Japan decides to fight the USSR after Barbarossa begins

    He was, but it wasn't until October 18, long after the Japanese had made the decision to move south.
  19. How plausible is it that Imperial Japan decides to fight the USSR after Barbarossa begins

    The step that was unrecoverable was the occupation of French Indochina. Once the Japanese crossed that Red Line, they were screwed. Unlike a different Democratic President, FDR drew his read lines in indelible ink. Once the Japanese crossed that line they were going to have to go farther than...
  20. Not Our Hour

    Well... # 1. He was in Germany, not in a USP. #2. He was not being held in the same sort of conditions as Noriega. #3. There is more than a little evidence that he committed suicide as part of a pact with others members of the RAF.
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