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Wait a minute, we talk about Radiotélévision de Luxembourg, right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTL_Television And in this case what exactly does objective mean? Just asking... RTL has various channels in the netherlands too, they pump out crap to the intellectually challenged. When 20.000 died in Bam (Iran) due to some earthquake their main story was some horse in a ditch near a nowhere town in south holland. So, the second day after the earthquake in Pakistan I only heard on the NOS 10PM news that "help is on it's way" it was one of the last subjects. Kinda the same thing don't you think? Are you serious? When was the last time you heard an opinion from people of the RTL news? Personally I see more of a description of shows like Netwerk, Nova Politiek, BVD etc. I've never seen such thing in the RTL news Appearently I don't see what you see

Why are you guys still talking about bumpmapping after explicit moderators instructions? I don't wanna see this topic getting locked

Dont watch SBS6 and dont read the Telegraaf then. The dutch public broadcasting news asks the hard questions of both sides I find. RTL is the most objective IMO. Always get a story from both sides. Public broadcasting is not very objective but many might disagree with me BTW: I'd rather die then being seen with a Telegraaf in my hands

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So there are cases of torture in europe that result in a reasonable amount of deaths ? Pls tell me where you got lost. I was talking media-wise There is quite a good coverage about those ops here. We have it in the news, we have it in hourlong reports and news specials. The same way the Tsunami help in Aceh region was covered. I don´t know about your country but here we have quite a good coverage of that operations. Anyway, where is the point in this related to the subject ? Media only reports negative news and exagerates everything US soldiers do. At least over here. Really good idea with all those Muslim hardliners over here and all those extremising youngsters. Next time they walk into a mosque in a big city they get recruited for the Jihad. This already happened a few times ago. There are already 5 known cases of Dutch's Muslim youth's who got arrested/wounded/killed in Pakistan and Chechnya. But I agree it was a bit offtopic

Dutch have withdrawn after the time we promissed to spend there. We were in control of Al-Muthana province. Aussies took it over from us and is one of the most stable area's in Iraq however we did lost 2 soldiers over there. Norway decided to pull out Iraq this week too I believe. Wonder if they left together with the Spanish since the soldiers there were under Spanish command. Mostly military support especially the smaller contributors like Estonia, El Salvador, Honduras and Latvia who recieved Humvee's and trucks for their support

It's not that I am critisising the UN peacekeeping force. I heard lots of good things about South African peacekeepers in Congo. Would you prefer it if I name each country where these people came from? It was just an example that for most soldiers (I believe it is hard for every soldier) it's hard to do deal with your emotions and the things you experience over there. Abuse and torture have their orgin in such experience's (I guess). But the report didn't mention systematic torture ordered from higher hand did it? Wasn't that the point all allong? Well, if it happens in China, North korea or a country with a dictator in place it doesn´t surprise me. If it happens in the US, it does. I guess that´s just natural. What would you say if germany applies torture to suspects again ? Would it be ok, as it happens elsewhere also ? I wasn't talking about the US, more Europe. How much have we heard about the burning of Taliban bodies and how little about the US, German and British help after the earthquake in Pakistan? Surprisingly as we know today a lot of people died as a result of that "not really a form of torture". Get a grip on reality. As far as I know no normal human being can die of exploiting fear of dogs, hooding, threats, sleep deprivation, stress positions etc. Like I said, how far can you go with mental pressure?

For sure, or do you believe the same methods of torture are applied in different countries as a result of mouth - to - mouth propaganda. Google Rumsfelds comments on that an you know there is a common line. Well if you believe in that I can't stop you from doing that. Link ? Proof ? About the abuse and torture by UN peacekeepers: Look for an article there are many floating around. About the media creating a rift between Islamic and Western world: I only have a strong suspision especially if you look how stuff like the photo's from Abu Graib was enlarged to enormous proportions when stuff like that happens all over the world. As for example with UN peacekeeping in Congo or East Timor. You don´t get the difference, do you ? It´s something different that rapes happen than systematically torturing people. I can dig up cases of rape among every nation´s army. Same goes for looting (insert stolen artefacts transported to the US, or whatever you like here), homicide, blackmailing or whatsoever. But this doesn´t make it a scheme. A scheme for example is, that ruandian troops, infected with HIV were told to do mass-rapes. They were told to do that by their government or the government willingly accepted that behaviour. The same goes for US forces torturing. They were given a washy explanation of what is wrong or right and the government willingly accepted their doings for "the higher goal". As I said, google Rumsfelds remarks on torture and read the eye-witness accounts I posted in the Iraq thread. You´re trying to connect things that are not to be connected. I am just saying that misbehavements aren't uncommon on the battlefield. I just see a big enlargement by the media which makes relations between Muslim and Western world even worse. And no, I don't believe in the systematic torture of people but again it's totally how you interpretate the word torture. Because I find the things EiZei mentioned: not really a form of torture. More a form of metal preasure. And as EiZei I am afraid that things like these might get worse. But for now I absolutely see no systematic torture more something like orders that are misinterpreted and frustration which emerges in these cases (just like what happens with the UN peacekeepers, you see the connection now?) It's always the question how far you can go with interogations.

Do you really think the US government would? I do believe that orders were given to put mental preasure on extremists to "break their spirit" but I don't think preasure by abuse was part of the Pentagon's plan. Like I said before, I don't believe that the whole torture thing is "planned" by the Pentagon. Think it's more an intrepetation by commanders in the field and can you really blame them for doing it? Like you see it happens a lot in UN missions and I am not pointing on systematic abuse but more like "crossing the line" and "misinterpretation" of orders. Soldiers get stressed in a warzone and can do crazy things (lower yourself to the level of the enemy) but can you blame them for that? They are humans after all. I just don't believe that all soldiers can perfectly control themselves in a warzone. It's just part of war I guess but I am not the one with field experience. Like I said it is just an article I "dug up". Can get you more recent examples like I said the exact same problem was in the news a few months ago. More than 60 percent of africa is Muslim , so I don´t get that point. Map of the muslim world The countries I was pointing on (Rwanda, Congo Iritrea) aren't muslim counties. Allthough some of them are not mentioned in the article I can dig up an article where there widespread abuse is mentioned anythime you like. Like I said this was in the news a few months ago but the UN covered it up and media don't write bad things about the UN they prefer to stir things up in the Islam-Western world relations. EDIT: There were numerous of incidents like these. It was widespread but wasn't ordered by military commanders. I think most cases in Iraq and Afghanistan are the exact same situation. But like I said it's in the media's interest to create a rift between the Islam and Western word. Conflicts like that sell.

I am not talking about "a mumbo-jumbo african tribal force" I am talking about UN peacekeepers. Torture of prisoners, looting, rape etc. all done by UN peacekeepers or have you missed the news lately Just some article I dug up: Source

OK please don't laugh at me because this is my first time I try some scripting. I want to modify this IED script: <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_bomb = _this select 0 _sol=((units goodguys) select 0) ?(isnull _sol):goto"exit" _distance = 1 _goodguysnothere = true #checkloop _i=-1 #smalloop _i=_i+1 _sol=((units goodguys) select _i) ?((_sol distance _bomb < _distance)||(getdammage _bomb>.9)):_Goodguysnothere=false ~1 ?(isnull _bomb):goto"exit" ?(_i< count units goodguys-1):goto "smalloop" ?(_Goodguysnothere):goto "checkloop" @(alive leader BadGuys) ?(isnull _bomb):goto"exit" _bomb setdammage 1 #exit exit Basically I want the mine to be set of by any soldier or vehicle (instead of "goodguys" group) and I don't want any group ("badguys") who is detonating it. This is my modified script: <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_bomb = _this select 0 _sol = _this select 1 ?(isnull _sol):goto"exit" _distance = 1 _bomb setdammage 1 #exit exit So I thought that this might do but when I load it in the mission editor the mine is already exploded. Apparently I am missing something, can anybody help me out?

Not suprised stuff like this happens. War is nasty and I am sure that this stuff is not only commited just by US troops but also by other countries and other wars. Look for example at how a lot of UN peacekeepers are misbehaving in Congo and East Timor on a smaller scale since there are only a small amount of troops stationed there. There's a lot more media attention for misbehaving in Iraq because there's already a lot of resistance against the US presence in Iraq (both in the world and at home) and the media likes to stir that up off course (and nobody cares about Africa and they aren't Muslims ). That's my view on it

Try google or OFP.info. And get rid of that avater.

Only thing that comes close is The Drop tutorial by Vektorboson which shows how to add particles to explosions But I haven't seen any other explosion tutorials yet

Whoever is asking about the "satelite pics texture thingie": the satelite images are only used to make an accurate city layout, textures get probably replaced later.

Do you really find is necessary to ask 10 times a day when it's done? It's done when it's done you only have to wait for a download link to appear... wilson099, do you really think posts like these are necessary? BTW: Weren't you the guy who was selling that OFP mod CD on Ebay? Don't feel offended or accused it's just a question since the guy who was offering it had the same nickname on Ebay IIRC.

To guote myself

My SEALs also feature this erm, feature. Thats not really new, its just a good idea to include it as like you said, they're worn differently. Didn't say it is new. Just like the detail of this, addon makers should do this more

I have a Los Angeles Class submarine but I am afraid it won't see the daylight before Arma comes out

Me wants that Stryker. But I guess the commercial US army module will be much better judging from the quality of the earlier released video EDIT: This Baghdad WIP satelite shot looks sooooo cool

Notice that the 2 boonies on the right in this pic are different from each other. Great eye for detail since every soldier wears his boonie in a different way

Shouldn't this go in Squad and Fanpages