Anonymous ID: 321fd4 May 16, 2022, 6:01 a.m. No.16284321   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>16284295

>Soviet spy trawlers

The Captain, the lookout and I, three steely-eyed submariners all wearing uniform navy-blue berets and white roll-neck submarine sweaters, were staring grim-faced straight ahead while within hailing distance, a Soviet spy trawler was bombarding us with dance music. We increased speed and pulled away but as soon as we were over the horizon, we dived and returned, this time passing directly underneath the AGI and photographing what she was hiding under her skirts. It turned out that she had a torpedo tube! That was a surprise. Legally speaking, it made her a warship. As we had passed a mere two metres beneath her hull, she must have detected us for she increased speed and by the time we had returned for a second look, we were into a high-speed underwater chase.

Anonymous ID: 321fd4 May 16, 2022, 6:12 a.m. No.16284381   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

"Call me conservative. Call me liberal. I want a border. I want voter ID. I want low taxes. Call me liberal. Call me anything you want, but when you think about it, most of it, it's common sense."

Anonymous ID: 321fd4 May 16, 2022, 7:03 a.m. No.16284637   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>4638

>>16284567

>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53249645

Finland's air force quietly drops swastika symbol

It was long a rather surprising choice of imagery for Finland's Air Force Command - a swastika and pair of wings.

The symbol will always be intrinsically linked with Nazi Germany and its crimes, even though its roots go back many thousands of years.

But now it has been confirmed the Air Force Command has quietly stopped using this unit emblem.

The change was first observed by University of Helsinki academic Teivo Teivainen.

He had previously questioned whether the continued use of the symbol was helpful for the Finnish armed forces.

Finland's air force has been using a swastika ever since it was founded in 1918, shortly after the country became an independent nation and long before Nazism devastated Europe.

Until 1945 its planes bore a blue swastika on a white background - and this was not intended to show allegiance to Nazi Germany, though the two nations were aligned.

While the symbol was left off planes after World War Two, a swastika still featured in some Air Force unit emblems, unit flags and decorations - including on uniforms, a spokesperson for the Finnish air force told the BBC.

Since January 2017 the emblem for Air Force Command has been similar to the Air Force service emblem - a golden eagle and a circle of wings, the air force said.

"As unit emblems are worn on uniform, it was considered impractical and unnecessary to continue using the old unit emblem, which had caused misunderstandings from time to time," the spokesperson said.