Thursday, May 08, 2025

Cue the Royal Guardsmen (1967ISH): Hour-long aerial dogfights, one of the largest air battles in history, between india and pakistan today, as conflict intensifies (music)

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
thursday, may 8, 2025 at 2:32:00 p.m. edt

"(zh) update (1252et): while there's been no official confirmation, a pakistani official has described major aerial engagements above jamu and kashmir thursday. newsweek writes based on a cnn report:

"some 125 indian and pakistani fighter jets battled for over an hour in one of the biggest dogfights in recent history, according to a pakistani security source quoted by cnn.

"if the numbers of aircraft were confirmed, it would make it one of the largest air battles since world war two.

according to more of the unverified claims:

"the 'dog fight' between pakistani and indian fighter jets, which pakistani officials say downed five indian planes, was one of the 'largest and longest in recent aviation history,' a senior pakistani security source told cnn. the pakistani claim has not been corroborated and could not be immediately verified by newsweek.

"what is certain is that the last 24 hours have seen intense artillery fire exchanges, as well as drone strikes and intercepts, amid a ratcheting situation between the nuclear-armed rivals.

GRA: "Curses, Red Swami, foiled again."

--GRA


The Royal Guardsmen: "The Battle of New Orleans"





2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Evil Muslims versus crazy Hindus.

Anonymous said...

TRUMP "SAVES" THE WORLD--AGAIN! LIGHTNING FAST NEGOTIATIONS BY MR.EVERYWHERE--RUBIO--STOPS THE INDIAN/PAKISTANI CONFLICT IN ITS TRACKS(WITH UPDATED ROYAL GUARDSMEN SONG)

(ZH)India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed nations, appeared to be spiraling toward broader conflict on Saturday, setting the stage for another day of scary headlines that could trigger World War III. But just moments ago, President Trump announced on Truth Social that India and Pakistan have "agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE."

"After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE," Trump said.

The president continued, "Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"




Trump's announcement is a surprise, but it comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began back-and-forth diplomacy to end the weeks-long confrontation between India and Pakistan.

The Guardian provided more color on Rubio's diplomatic mission:

Rubio has been engaged in back-and-forth diplomacy between the two countries in recent days, calling for de-escalation as India and Pakistan have been engaged in daily clashes since Wednesday.

The US's top diplomat "continued to urge both parties to find ways to de-escalate and offered US assistance in starting constructive talks to avoid future conflicts," state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement on Saturday.

About 25 minutes after Trump's Truth Social post, Rubio wrote on X:

Over the past 48 hours, @VP Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik.

I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.

Sung to the "Snoopy vs Red Baron" song

"The eager red Swamis,
Were ready for more,
To take to the air,
Let's fight--they'd implore,
But Marco dropped in,
Promised huge U S. bucks,
And the Swamis cried out,
"Curses,foiled again"

10,20,30 40 billion or more,
He wrote out a check,
To end this short war,
Trump once again,
Saved the world--what a win,
Which so far,hasn't worked,
On Russia's Putin.

--GRA