Leekbrookgull
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Confusing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33469718
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Britons warned get out of Tunisia,ASAP.
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In what sense is it confusing?
This. Sounds pretty straightforward. Not safe, don't go/get out.
Leekbrookgull
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No suggestion of a specific or imminent threat,you can't have it both ways.
Ninja Elephant
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This time last month I was in Sousse, Tunisia. What's happened there since is incredibly sad and upsetting. The resort I stayed at was along the coast from the one attacked by the feckless thug, but it has been forced to close after only being open for 3 months. This is why the country is being attacked, to close resorts and ruin the tourism industry so that there are fewer jobs for locals, and a better chance of being able to convince more young muslim men and women to join ISIS.
The time to go after the extremists is upon us.
The time to go after the extremists is upon us.
symyjym
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Tunisia is a prime target for ISIL because it has embraced democracy. I would be tempted to get a multinational force of UN troops in on the ground there to protect it, and put Tunisia on lockdown while we can and before it is too late to do so.
The downside would be that it would draw ISIL in for a fight, the upside would be making them an easier target as they concentrate their forces around Tunisia, and also giving them one too many front to fight on.
Either it's a very sensible warning to prevent further tourist from being involved in another attack that 'may' happen soon, or the intelligence agencies actually know something is imminent and they want people the gtfo. It wouldn't be in their interest to let the terrorist know that they know exactly what they are planning.
SIMMO SAYS
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out of Interest what would you call the piece of scumA feckless thug! You need to have another twelve months off again
Maybe, but surely it has been stated that more recruits for ISIS have come from Tunisia than anywhere else, that was prior to the Tunisia killings at Sousse. That would suggest that it might not be just one feckless thug and that other sympathisers are around. Better to be safe than sorry.
A report a couple of days ago showed the Chinese flag and a few Chinese harassed in Turkey after Ramadan was denounced in China.
Personally i would steer well clear of these countries including Egypt.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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given the FCO normally restrained approach to travel advise, it does seem odd to issue advise to get out of a country, then say they have no specific infomation of a threat. consider that they hadnt done so in the weeks since the attack.
looney
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Pan Am lockerbie, PC Yvonne Fletcher, Arms shipments to the IRA, training IRA in Libya terrorist camps etc.
atfc village
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Agree ,but hindsight is a wonderfull thing.
The Merry Prankster
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Unless the Government is trying to get something else on the front pages.
God, they've made me such a cynic.
SIMMO SAYS
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You seem to have summed it up nicely.
Do you save your frugal posts for something special like today
Something we can deal with. Once Gaddafi was threatened himself he changed. How do we deal with IS?
symyjym
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It isn't hindsight this was predicted by many. Don't forget that Bush and Blair went to war illegally against world wide objections, which is a great advert for democracy. You know, practice what you preach
Thunder Bolt
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The 62 tourists killed at Luxor in Egypt was before either of those were deposed (1997)
looney
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It isn't hindsight this was predicted by many. Don't forget that Bush and Blair went to war illegally against world wide objections, which is a great advert for democracy. You know, practice what you preach
Do you go on about an illeagal war because you think it sounds cool?