British police arrest five men at US air base in major incident

[Watandar]

No explosives were found on these alleged terrorists hence they were released.

https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-questions-surround-counterterror-probe-into-us-air-base-after-suspects-were-freed-on-bail/mlite/

 

[Ali_Baba]

One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford called 999 himself

He made the call almost an hour before a farmer also called police after seeing men in balaclavas.

www.bbc.co.uk

were they just farm red diesel thieves it seems?

( red diesel is v.vvvvvvv cheap, like a fraction of normal diesel and can only be used on farms).

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford called 999 himself

He made the call almost an hour before a farmer also called police after seeing men in balaclavas.

www.bbc.co.uk

were they just farm red diesel thieves it seems?

( red diesel is v.vvvvvvv cheap, like a fraction of normal diesel and can only be used on farms).

All red diesel is is regular diesel before it goes through the additional refining necessary to transform it to ULSD. That all started back in the late 80s or early 90s here in the US. Farmers and the heavy engineering industry all complained that ULSD was unnecessary for equipment that did not normally travel by road.

So the EPA granted an exception and further added that diesel for off highway use had to be treated with a special red dye that, if OTR vehicles used it, would show up in their tanks. I am not certain if that still exists and everyone has to use ULSD now or not.

Maybe this is a similar situation in the UK?

 

[Master Chief]

One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford called 999 himself

He made the call almost an hour before a farmer also called police after seeing men in balaclavas.

www.bbc.co.uk

Lol. Just some kids exploring the fine Gloucestershire countryside.

Why did Trump feel this urge to lie though that they were "watching them for some time"?

 

[Ali_Baba]

All red diesel is is regular diesel before it goes through the additional refining necessary to transform it to ULSD. That all started back in the late 80s or early 90s here in the US. Farmers and the heavy engineering industry all complained that ULSD was unnecessary for equipment that did not normally travel by road.

So the EPA granted an exception and further added that diesel for off highway use had to be treated with a special red dye that, if OTR vehicles used it, would show up in their tanks. I am not certain if that still exists and everyone has to use ULSD now or not.

Maybe this is a similar situation in the UK?

The technical process would be the same as you have indicated, the price for red diesel in the UK is about 117p per litre whereas on the forecourts it is 199p per litre. That is a significant saving etc.

 

[313Ghazi]

Turns out it was just some lads nicking Diesel.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Turns out it was just some lads nicking Diesel.

And Marco Rubio is a c--- for suggesting a "foreign angle".. no credibility at all..

 

[Master Chief]

And Marco Rubio is a c--- for suggesting a "foreign angle".. no credibility at all..

Trump and his team believe - not without good reason, mind you - that people will believe anything he says without due diligence. But ultimately such baseless bandwagonism harms the office of the President of the USA.

 

[313Ghazi]

And Marco Rubio is a c--- for suggesting a "foreign angle".. no credibility at all..

We live in a post truth world. Social media has successfully created echo chambers where peoples supporters/voters/customers/followers all remain confined to those echo chambers.

You dont need to tell the truth, as long you tell the lies that people want to hear.

 

[SecularNationalist]

Since UK is hosting and harbouring US terrorists on its soil so that base is the legitimate target of Iran. Period.

 

[KAL-EL]

Trump and his team believe - not without good reason, mind you - that people will believe anything he says without due diligence. But ultimately such baseless bandwagonism harms the office of the President of the USA.

The office of the presidency is bigger than any one man. Trump is doing such damage to the office of the presidency, that it could take decades to repair. If at all.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

And Marco Rubio is a c--- for suggesting a "foreign angle".. no credibility at all..

Definitely disappointing.

Unless! Unless the red diesel pilfering is a cover. There is that possibility.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

The office of the presidency is bigger than any one man. Trump is doing such damage to the office of the presidency, that it could take decades to repair. If at all.

Let's not leave out the Congress. There are 535 of them.

 

[KAL-EL]

Let's not leave out the Congress. There are 535 of them.

Of course, Darth Vader has a higher approval rating then Congress

 

[KingQamaR]

The technical process would be the same as you have indicated, the price for red diesel in the UK is about 117p per litre whereas on the forecourts it is 199p per litre. That is a significant saving etc.

Red diesel and regular diesel are chemically similar. Running your normal diesel car on it wouldn’t cause it any long term harm to the engine. What it will do is the Red Diesel dye leaves a long lived residual stain in tanks and fuel lines etc , Because of Red Diesel has two dyes in it so that local authorities like HMRC or police can detect it Red diesel is to do with Tax reasons to help certain U.K. industries like farming and haulage. I was told this by a relative owner of few petrol stations that some owners turned a blind eye to this illegal practice allowing taxi drivers or other customers fill up with Cheap Red Diesel as its much cheaper to fill up your tank up than regular Diesel. You will find U.K. police and HMRC carry out regular tank dip checks in diesel vecihles in rural areas of U.K.