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Uuuh...
#323793 - 03/26/14 02:43 AM
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Did you know that Poland is activating its military draft and immediately activating its reserves? This has never happened before... why is this not in the news?
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Re: Uuuh...
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#323804 - 03/26/14 05:15 AM
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> Did you know that Poland is activating its military draft and immediately activating > its reserves? This has never happened before... why is this not in the news?
Overshadowed by the far more important news that P. Diddy has changed his name... to Puff Daddy.
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MAME owes italie many thank yous, hah
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#323805 - 03/26/14 05:19 AM
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> > Did you know that Poland is activating its military draft and immediately > activating > > its reserves? This has never happened before... why is this not in the news? > > Overshadowed by the far more important news that P. Diddy has changed his name... to > Puff Daddy.
Again?
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Re: Uuuh...
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#323807 - 03/26/14 05:32 AM
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> Did you know that Poland is activating its military draft and immediately activating > its reserves? This has never happened before... why is this not in the news?
Because a majority of the sites reporting on it are sensationalizing it. They called in reservists. No draft. Completely a posturing move, as Poland is NATO and EU. If Russia so much as spit on Poland, it would mean very bad things that nobody wants to happen.
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#323820 - 03/26/14 01:55 PM
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> > Did you know that Poland is activating its military draft and immediately > activating > > its reserves? This has never happened before... why is this not in the news? > > Because a majority of the sites reporting on it are sensationalizing it. They called > in reservists. No draft. Completely a posturing move, as Poland is NATO and EU. If > Russia so much as spit on Poland, it would mean very bad things that nobody wants to > happen.
It looks like the story on a lot of those sites (all of them I looked at) originated here.
Why are Polish men in London getting military call-up papers?
More info here:
Polish army to train 7000 reservists
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“The training has nothing to do with the current situation on the international arena,” claimed Lieutenant-Colonel Janusz Lojko. Last year, about 2680 reserve troops took part in training exercises, after the programme was suspended for three years between 2009 and 2012. In 2006, as many as 69,000 reservists underwent training, and 45,000 in 2008. This year's exercises will last an average of ten days, with a maximum duration of 30 days. Lojko outlined that the exercises are intended “to familiarise reserve soldiers with their equipment, their commanders and their responsibilities.”
From the numbers, it looks like Poland was preparing even harder for war in 2006 and 2008, but not so hard in 2013.
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Oh for Pete's sake.
loser.com
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Re: Uuuh...
[Re: GatKong]
#323823 - 03/26/14 04:00 PM
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For some reason, the first thing to enter my mind was:
"For thousands more years, the mighty ships tore across the empty wastes of space and finally dived screaming on to the first planet they came cross -- which happened to be the Earth -- where due to a terrible miscalculation of scale the entire battle fleet was accidentally swallowed by a small dog. "
But you go get 'em, Poland! Attaboy! -JW
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#323827 - 03/26/14 06:50 PM
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> For some reason, the first thing to enter my mind was: > > "For thousands more years, the mighty ships tore across the empty wastes of space and > finally dived screaming on to the first planet they came cross -- which happened to > be the Earth -- where due to a terrible miscalculation of scale the entire battle > fleet was accidentally swallowed by a small dog. " > > But you go get 'em, Poland! Attaboy! -JW
I love HHGTTG!
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