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[News] Middle East conflict
- Thread starter Greenbag50
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dsr-burnley
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- Aug 15, 2014
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Hamas is absolutely certainly committing war crimes, and yet we still supply arms to their paymasters in Qatar. Presumably stopping sales to Qatar will be next.
GingerBeerMan
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- Dec 29, 2011
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Please can we stop selling bombs to any middle eastern country. I can't think of many in that area whose government are using them for 'defense' rather than killing innocents.
- Oct 20, 2022
- 6,818
Very true.
Perhaps the UK Government should also introduce regulations to prevent State owned Qatar investment consortiums from buying into the English Premier League. while they are at it. They have made it clear in the past that they have interests in the EPL with at least three Clubs; Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur all coming into their spotting scopes in recent years.
FIFA allowing Qatar World Cup sportswashing which has bolstered tourism in the Country; the acquisition of PSG and Qatar’s investment portfolio in London real estate have all propped up this tiny Country and it’s ability to provide financial backing for Hamas as has our import of oil.
Last year, the UK imported £6.9bn of fossil fuels from Qatar. As soon as we wean ourselves off fossil fuels the better imo -
That said, it is not in our interest for our political allies in the ME ( ie the Gulf States) to be weak against Iran or the Russian sphere of influence in the ME.
It’s a conundrum.
armchairclubber
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Just as there has been on this very thread, and others.
One of the chief launderers of misinformation and weaponisation of antisemitism seems to be falling apart
Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle over Gaza stories based on ‘fabrications’
David Baddiel and Jonathan Freedland among those to resign over articles by former IDF soldier Elon Perry
www.theguardian.com
Interesting. Baddiel and colleagues earn a little bit of respect back from me, not top of their worry list I am sure. But good to see them able to think for themselves rather than just following the normal route of complete and utter solidarity.One of the chief launderers of misinformation and weaponisation of antisemitism seems to be falling apart
Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle over Gaza stories based on ‘fabrications’
David Baddiel and Jonathan Freedland among those to resign over articles by former IDF soldier Elon Perry
This is a remarkable story, isn't it?
The planning and sophistication needed to infiltrate a supply chain and implant thousands of pagers, that remain completely operational, with high-grade explosives, such that they can be made to all go BANG! at some point in the future.
That's quite something.
The planning and sophistication needed to infiltrate a supply chain and implant thousands of pagers, that remain completely operational, with high-grade explosives, such that they can be made to all go BANG! at some point in the future.
That's quite something.
Israel says it killed senior Hezbollah figures in strike on Beirut
Lebanon's health ministry says 14 people were killed and dozens injured in the strike, as cross-border exchanges escalate.
www.bbc.co.uk
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Anyone know if Dr Beat is ok?
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,359
Struggling I hear - can’t control his feet.
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
- 4,365
I've just read that and thought the same. Very clever.
fly high
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Real shame about the 10 year old girl but the others, brilliant.
Sorrel
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Impressive work. Must have taken a lot of planning and building of trust (didn't the terrorists investigate a single one?).
3000 people injured is ''brilliant''. Jesus.
I couldn’t understand it at first.This is a remarkable story, isn't it?
The planning and sophistication needed to infiltrate a supply chain and implant thousands of pagers, that remain completely operational, with high-grade explosives, such that they can be made to all go BANG! at some point in the future.
That's quite something.
Israel says it killed senior Hezbollah figures in strike on Beirut
Lebanon's health ministry says 14 people were killed and dozens injured in the strike, as cross-border exchanges escalate.www.bbc.co.uk
Extraordinary.
ElectricNaz
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Yeah. So clever. Although the "owners" 'might' all be 100% guaranteed Hezbollah, bet the injury count isnt only terrorists. Grim.
