Turkey Provokes Russia

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The summary execution of a Russian pilot in his chute is testimony to the caliber and cowardice of US allies like Turkey and so-called Turkomen "moderate" rebels.
The NATO shoot down was one of two things, an unfortunate accident or a shot across Russia’s bow, indeed, a dangerous provocation. The evidence supports the latter. After all, the Russians are in Syria by invitation, the US and Turkey are not. Vladimir Putin characterized the incident as a “stab in the back” committed by “accomplices of terrorists.” The Russian president may be correct this time, on both counts.
Perfidy is the most likely explanation of the SU-24 incident, but incompetence might still be in the running. Ash Carter and his merry band of flaccid flags at the Pentagon are not having a winning season.
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The truth about northern Syria today is that it is a multinational pig sty of Muslim opportunists most of whom will sell their gun to the highest bidder.
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Both the Islamic State and Ankara hypocrites are benefiting from the black market oil bazaar now flourishing between Syria and Turkey. Murky oil trafficking by Turks is now on a par with the opium trade in Afghanistan, corrosive obscenities that team Kerry/Obama chose to ignore -- or protect.
Ex-deputy chief of CIA, Michael Morell claims that USAF doesn’t bomb the Turkish/ISIS oil cartel because of Obama administration environmental angst. Morell, you may recall, was the Intelligence sycophant who fashioned the Benghazi cover up with Hillary Clinton’s State Department. Morell, now spinning news at CBS, is a walking, talking symptom of the Peter Principle at work in CIA in particular and the Intelligence Community writ large.
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The two most effective fighting forces in Syria are ISIS and the Kurds. Turkey fears that a Kurdish led victory over ISIS in Syria and Iraq will underwrite the legitimacy of Kurdistan. Alas, Turkey and ISIS interests on the ground are joined by perfidy.
Those Russian airstrikes expose the worst kept secret in Mesopotamia. As with Turkish air strikes against the Kurds, team Obama is content to ignore the ISIS/Ankara axis. Indeed, these days, Turkey is a NATO ally in the same sense that AIDS is the antidote to pneumonia.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/12/perfidious_turkey.html

December 2, 2015
Perfidious Turkey
By G. Murphy Donovan

Armless Woman Pilot Meets 3-year-old Born Without Arms

'That picture clearly showed that you don't need arms to embrace someone,' 32-year-old Cox said (Cox and RE pictured with Cox's airplane, below, and together, above during the premiere of Right Footed).



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A three-year-old girl born without arms embraced the first-ever armless pilot after driving six hours with her mother so she could meet her.
The touching moment between Jessica Cox, 32, and Ruth Evelyn 'RE' Pranke was captured on Friday during the premiere of the documentary about Cox's journey to become a pilot, Right Footed, ABC reported.
Cox, 32, also the first armless black belt in the American Tae Kwon Do Association, said she was 'so happy' when she heard RE and her family were attending the premiere.[. . .]
'She's been saying since we got home, "She's just like me. She doesn't have arms".'
During the pair's visit, Cox showed RE the airplane she flies which the young girl asked to see straight away when she met the motivational speaker.
Cox also was captured as she signed a poster with an inspiring message for RE, who sat next to her watching as she wrote it with her right foot.
The note read: 'RE, you can do anything! Love, your Right Footed Friend.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3178095/Touching-moment-armless-three-year-old-girl-meets-hugs-pilot-condition.html

'You don't need arms to hug': Touching moment armless three-year-old girl met inspirational pilot with the same disability
Ruth Evelyn 'RE' Pranke was born without arms and was captured as she hugged first-ever arlmess pilot Jessica Cox
RE's mother, Karlyn, drove her six hours so she could meet the motivational speaker
The pair met during the July 24 premier of Right Footed, a documentary about Cox overcoming obstacles to become a pilot
By MYRIAH TOWNER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 20:34 EST, 28 July 2015 | UPDATED: 17:45 EST, 29 July 2015

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The emotional hug, shared by thousands, "redefines the definition of hope," Cox told CBS News.
"You can give someone a hug without arms -- two people without arms can give a hug," the motivational speaker said. "It inspires people that anything is possible."
RE's mother, Karlyn Pranke, hoped her daughter would also be inspired.
When Pranke was 20 weeks pregnant, she found out RE would be born without arms.
"I started googling 'without limbs,'" Pranke explained. "That's when Jessica's name popped up. I wanted one day to be able to meet her."
She wanted her little girl to meet her, too.
Two months ago, when RE made a heart-wrenching request, Pranke decided it was finally time.
"She just said, 'I want arms,'"Pranke said. "She's never really said it before."
So, the Saint Paul, Minnesota, mom and RE drove six hours to AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to meet Cox at the premiere of "Right Footed," a documentary based on Cox's life.
Within minutes of meeting each other, RE asked if she could see the airplane Cox flies with her feet. With a big grin, Cox led the way.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/toddler-born-without-arms-hugs-first-ever-armless-pilot-in-viral-photo/

By JENNIFER EARL

CBS NEWS

July 31, 2015, 3:17 PM
Toddler born without arms hugs first-ever armless pilot in viral photo

Solar Powered Plane In Non Stop Round The World Flight With Two Pilots

Solar Impulse plane begins first sun-powered flight around the world
Two Swiss pilots began the first ever attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane. André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, the founders of the project, will take it in turns to fly the plane during the five-month long project. Each flight will last five or six days, with the two pilots swapping when the plane stops to be maintained. The plane set off from Abu Dhabi and will head around the world before coming back to the Gulf in late July or August.

Humorous Mechanics For Qantas Airlines Keep Planes Flying

Mechanic's Log
Quotes from the repair log of Qantas airline mechanics

After every flight, pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct the problem, and then respond in writing on the lower half of the form what remedial action was taken, and the pilot reviews the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual logged maintenance complaints and problems as submitted by Qantas pilots and the solution recorded by maintenance engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident.
(P = The problem logged by the pilot.)
(S = The solution and action taken by the engineers.)


P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for.

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

And The Moral Is?

The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their .

There were all the regular types of stuff: Spilled milk and pennies saved. But then the teacher realized, much to her dismay, that only Janie was left.

"Janie, do you have a story to share?"

'Yes ma'am. My daddy told me a story about my Mommy. She was a Marine pilot in Desert Storm, and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory, and all she had was a flask of whiskey, a pistol, and a survival knife.

She drank the whiskey on the way down so the bottle wouldn't break, and then she parachuted right into the middle of 20 Iraqi troops. She shot 15 of them with the pistol, until she ran out of bullets, killed four more with the knife, till the blade broke, and then she killed the last Iraqi with her bare hands."

''Good Heavens, 'said the horrified teacher. What did your Daddy tell you was the moral to this horrible story'?"

"Don't Mess with Mommy when she's been drinking."

Jet Blue Pilot Scrutinized For Actions Caused by Drugs

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0329/JetBlue-pilot-s-outburst-Could-side-effects-from-medications-be-at-fault

JetBlue pilot's outburst: Could side effects from medications be at fault?
Federal investigators and JetBlue officials poring over Clayton Osbon's medical records are expected to look for clues as to whether medications, or their side effects, might be an issue.
By Mark Clayton, Staff writer
Christian Science Monitor
March 29, 2012

TSA Takes Pilot's Gun and Permit

http://www.news10.net/news/article.aspx?storyid=113529&provider=top&catid=188

Sacramento-area pilot punished for YouTube video
George Warren
News10 Sacremento CA
Posted: 12/22/2010

Pilot Refuses Seach at Airport

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/10/20/pilot-refuses-full-body-scan-says-tsa-doesnt-make-travel-safer/

Pilot Refuses Full-Body Scan, Says TSA Doesn’t Make Travel Safer
October 20, 2010 10:39 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn.
CBS/AP

FAA Allows Pilots to Fly on Anti Depressants

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/faa-ends-ban-antidepressant-pilots/story?id=10264194

FAA Ends Ban on Depressed Pilots in Cockpits
FAA Allows Pilots on Some Antidepressant Drugs to Fly, After Mandatory Hiatus
By DEVIN DWYER and LISA STARK
ABC News
April 2, 2010