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It's the wood that makes it good User ID: 75276837 United States 02/03/2023 09:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. The Pentagon decided not to shoot down the balloon, which was potentially flying over sensitive sites, because of concerns of hurting people on the ground. The news came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to make his first trip to Beijing this weekend. The visit has not been formally announced, and it was not immediately clear if the balloon’s discovery would affect his travel plans. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Friday she had no information on the trip. Blinken would be the highest-ranking member of President Joe Biden’s administration to visit China, on a mission to mitigate a sharp downturn in relations between the countries amid trade disputes and concerns about Beijing’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Taiwan and in the South China Sea. In a statement late Friday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the balloon a was civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research. The ministry said the airship has limited “self-steering” capabilities and “deviated far from its planned course” because of winds. Everything has got to be a THING today |
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User ID: 71731095 United States 02/03/2023 09:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. or they are dropping bioagents or mapping winds for the future!!! Coastie Patriot SIC SEMPER TYRRANIS THE SAME PEOPLE WHO SAID NO GUNS BECAUSE OF POLICE NOW WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE!!!! Dr Thaddeus They They don't really care whether the truth gets out, because the public no longer knows what's meant by "the truth." Well, I mean, no one can tell the difference anymore between what's real and what's fake. Anyway, the point is, I can tell you all of this, right out in the open, because it doesn't matter who knows about it. They won't know whether to believe it or not.- X Files: Lost art of Forehead Sweat A gun is a tool, Marion, no better or no worse than any other tool, an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that. -SHANE- Jefferson Smith: You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that . - MR Smith Goes To Washington- to grow up remembering th My oath to support and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic has no expiration date!!! Ten Bears : It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see and so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron. It must come from men. Outlaw Josey Wales |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85134267 United States 02/03/2023 10:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. why did the US not take it down when it was over water, or Alaska? It was seen on radar Also... Raven Expands Product Offering Into China Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85134267 2011 | January 03 SIOUX FALLS, SD-Jan 04, 2011-Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVN), Raven Expands Product Offering Into China. Raven Industries is excited to announce the signing of a new partner in China, BDStar Navigation Co., Ltd. BDStar Navigation will be the exclusive distributor in China for Raven precision ag products, including SmarTrax RTK™and Cruizer II™, and will help solidify Raven’s position as a leading international provider of precision agriculture products. [link to ravenind.com (secure)] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85134267 United States 02/03/2023 10:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. why did the US not take it down when it was over water, or Alaska? It was seen on radar Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85134267 Also... Raven Expands Product Offering Into China Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85134267 2011 | January 03 SIOUX FALLS, SD-Jan 04, 2011-Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVN), Raven Expands Product Offering Into China. Raven Industries is excited to announce the signing of a new partner in China, BDStar Navigation Co., Ltd. BDStar Navigation will be the exclusive distributor in China for Raven precision ag products, including SmarTrax RTK™and Cruizer II™, and will help solidify Raven’s position as a leading international provider of precision agriculture products. [link to ravenind.com (secure)] These high-altitude balloons are the property of Raven Aerostar, a division of Raven Industries, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85134267 is the maker, The maker of the balloons |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72847409 United States 02/03/2023 10:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite U.S. suspicion it was spying. The discovery further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington. Quoting: The Baffled Oaken Paw The Pentagon decided not to shoot down the balloon, which was potentially flying over sensitive sites, because of concerns of hurting people on the ground. The news came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to make his first trip to Beijing this weekend. The visit has not been formally announced, and it was not immediately clear if the balloon’s discovery would affect his travel plans. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Friday she had no information on the trip. Blinken would be the highest-ranking member of President Joe Biden’s administration to visit China, on a mission to mitigate a sharp downturn in relations between the countries amid trade disputes and concerns about Beijing’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Taiwan and in the South China Sea. In a statement late Friday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the balloon a was civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research. The ministry said the airship has limited “self-steering” capabilities and “deviated far from its planned course” because of winds. I think the bigger crock of shit is what I highlighted above. Like they really give a shit about the people. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 85134267 United States 02/03/2023 10:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. I'm still trying to figure out how a kgb master -- Putin didn't notice a large military buildup in the Ukraine since 2014! that was the excuse given as to why Putin went into Ukraine half baked. WWIII is being orchestrated between assets, just like WWII folks |
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