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      I’d wait before saying one way or another. It’s no secret that all innovative countries use hybrid warfare in one way or another. The days where you send your actual countrymen to a foreign land for doing an operation are long gone. You find someone who’s sympathetic to your cause, or has some other problems (money for example), and that’s that.

      Regardless, I still wouldn’t call it terrorism, as the target was seemingly a military base that’s involved in an active war… the UK shouldn’t involve their airbases in the US’s war of aggression if they don’t want them to become a possibly-legitimate target.

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        Local criminals is a major vector.

        The economics of paying a guy $50k-$100k vs flying out a squad who may get killed or captured + the extra deniability is very valuable.

        You have to pay your guys a premium plus their life insurance policy otherwise.

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    viewer poll on a independent news channel on youtube. lmao. 72% of 1800 viewers polled believe that Iran was involved in this incident.

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        His name is Steve Lookner. He lives in Boston. He’s definitely a neoliberal or something. He’ll say that he likes Atlantic Council and shit like that. However, he also shows the reporting from Iran news agencies, like Fars, IRNA, Tasnim, etc. Then he’ll follow that up by immediately saying “I can’t verify that because it’s Iranian state media”, which just makes him look bad because the Iranian media has been accurate more than the White House. I like that he restreamed footage of the 2025 Iran National funeral and the 2026 Iran National funeral. His opinions suck but his reporting is very quick and detailed.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lookner

        https://nitter.click/lookner

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      For more perspective on the scope of whatever this incident is: at least 85 homes were evacuated from the surrounding area.

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          Thanks for the update. That contradicts Trump saying that the US had been surveilling the suspects for a long time, which I believe US military had a spokesperson say the same.

          If the US had been surveilling the suspects for a long time, they wouldn’t get let out on bail, unless the incident is some kind of ruse or the suspects were backed by the US.

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    A contradiction in the reporting has been that there was originally a woman who called in a tip about the suspects, but hours later, Trump and the US military said that they were surveilling the suspects long before the suspects were arrested.

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    Trump told reporters that the US prevented the incident. Video below.

    Trump:

    The arrest in the UK was fantastic. Working with Britain, it was an amazing job.

    We had them under investigation. They were looking to do big damage to our fort, and working with the British worked out great.

    We had them under view for a long time, and we got them.

    https://nitter.click/clashreport/status/2104223401850400866

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    Statement from UK’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

    I know today’s incident near RAF Fairford will be deeply concerning for local residents and for many people following developments across the country.

    My thanks go to Gloucestershire Police, Counter Terrorism Policing, our Armed Forces and all those working to keep the public safe.

    I am especially grateful to those residents who have been asked to leave their homes while precautionary checks are carried out.

    The safety and security of the public is our first priority, and I want people to know that we will always take every step necessary to protect our communities and keep our country safe.

    The investigation remains ongoing, and I would urge people not to speculate while the authorities establish the full facts.

    https://nitter.click/andyburnham/status/2104225019941277824

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    https://archive.is/SdFlX (telegraph)

    Telegraph UK newspaper published photos of the vans allegedly involved in the incident. The vans had fake logo of a company called ‘Fuel2u’. The real company ‘Fuel2u’ published a statement on their website denying involvement in the incident.

    OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE INCIDENT NEAR RAF FAIRFORD - 27th September 2026

    Fuel2U is aware of reports and images circulating in connection with today’s serious incident near RAF Fairford, in which a vehicle appears to display Fuel2U.

    We want to make it absolutely clear that neither the vehicle nor any of the individuals involved has any connection whatsoever with Fuel2U, its directors, employees or current business operations.

    We are extremely concerned that our company’s name have been used without our knowledge or permission. We are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and will assist them with any enquiries.

    Fuel2U strongly condemns any unlawful or dangerous activity. We thank the police, emergency services and specialist teams for their continuing work to protect the public and investigate this matter.

    We understand that people may have questions, but we respectfully ask that members of the public do not contact or threaten our staff. Any threatening or abusive communications will be recorded and reported to the police.

    Fuel2U Ltd

    https://archive.is/kRzm9 (fuel2u website)