Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Thursday, February 18, 2016

RAF Typhoons Scrambled To Intercept Russian Jets Heading Towards UK Airspace

RAF Typhoon fighter jets have been scrambled to intercept two Russian aircraft heading towards UK airspace.

The RAF says the operation is still ongoing.

An RAF spokesman said: “The RAF can confirm that typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby Lincolnshire have been launched on a QRA mission. The mission is ongoing so we will not be offering any additional comment at this time.”

Incidents of this kind happen relatively often, with at least four similar events in the past year alone.

In November last year, RAF jets were scrambled last night to intercept Russian bombers flying close to UK airspace.

And in September 2015, RAF Typhoons intercepted two Russian Tu-160 aircraft in similar circumstances.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk/
Author: George Bowden
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