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 Jan 5 2020, 07:55 PM
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QUOTE(mald487 @ Jan 5 2020, 07:22 PM)  Sweet jesus give it a rest He is the Prime Minister, he absolutely should of have said something. It's an awkward position but a carefully worded statement from him should have been a given. He was on holiday and only came back late yesterday apparently. |
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Jan 5 2020, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(Crazy Chris @ Jan 5 2020, 07:54 PM) Well Emily Thornberry said she spoke "for the entire country" when she said we shouldn't join the US in any conflict. How can she possibly know that? Better to say nothing than talk crap like that. I don't recall you saying that when Johnson was going around babbling on about how we all wanted to get on with leaving the EU. |
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Jan 5 2020, 07:59 PM
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QUOTE(Crazy Chris @ Jan 5 2020, 07:55 PM) He was on holiday and only came back late yesterday apparently. That's no excuse for not even issuing a statement. Perhaps you weren't aware of the fact that PMs generally have access to a lot of sophisticated communications equipment. |
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Jan 5 2020, 08:01 PM
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QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Jan 5 2020, 07:59 PM) That's no excuse for not even issuing a statement. Perhaps you weren't aware of the fact that PMs generally have access to a lot of sophisticated communications equipment. Yes I know that. Even Trump could have spoken to him but chose not to. |
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Jan 5 2020, 08:18 PM
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He has issued a statement now and it's just the generic 'he was a bad guy but everyone de-escalate please' the same as Dominic Raab said.
The last time there was a big assassination in the news that everyone fearmongered about being the start of World War III ended up being forgotten within days (I don't even remember the guy's name oops) - admittedly this seems like it's probably a bit more of a big deal and it's pretty scary news but here's hoping we aren't really going to repeat the mistake of the Iraq War with Iran. So far Iran's retaliation seems to amount to ending their commitments to the nuclear deal which... they had every right to do already a long time ago when Trump unilaterally pulled out of it really. |
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Jan 5 2020, 08:25 PM
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Obama had a functioning deal with Iran. Trump tore it up as he wanted to undo his presidency. Trump is a white supremacist.
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Jan 5 2020, 09:03 PM
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QUOTE(Crazy Chris @ Jan 5 2020, 07:54 PM) Well Emily Thornberry said.... Stop deflecting. This post has been edited by mald487: Jan 5 2020, 09:04 PM |
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Jan 5 2020, 09:37 PM
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Hopefully Scotland are independent ASAP
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Jan 5 2020, 11:39 PM
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An $80million bounty has been placed on Donald Trump's head in the wake of General Qasem Soleimani's assassination, according to reports.
During the televised funeral of the top Iranian, official state broadcasters said one US dollar would be tabled for every Iranian in the country, with the cash going to whoever killed the US President. “Iran has 80 million inhabitants. Based on the Iranian population, we want to raise $80million (£61million) which is a reward for those who get close to the head of President Trump,” it was announced, according to en24. Soleimani, Iran's preeminent military commander, was killed on Friday in a US drone strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport. This post has been edited by Crazy Chris: Jan 6 2020, 12:26 AM |
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Jan 5 2020, 11:45 PM
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Also an Iranian MP has said they may attack the White House. I'm sure the Secret Service will be waiting and will even increase security.
This will mean that he'll need very good Secret Service protection for the rest of his life. All ex-Presidents and their spouses get it, even 95 year-old Carter still. The amount of agents assigned varies though depending on the perceived threat. Carter only has a couple living in now and I read they get bored letting the cat out at night! This post has been edited by Crazy Chris: Jan 6 2020, 07:57 AM |
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Jan 6 2020, 02:03 AM
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 there's nothing straight about plump Elvis
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No big loss then.
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Jan 6 2020, 05:55 AM
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QUOTE(ChRiMbO LeG PiPe @ Jan 5 2020, 08:25 PM) Obama had a functioning deal with Iran. Trump tore it up as he wanted to undo his presidency. Trump is a white supremacist. That's a claim often repeated... This post has been edited by vidcapper: Jan 6 2020, 05:56 AM |
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Jan 6 2020, 07:43 AM
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Anyway Salman Rushdie had a huge bounty on his head and nothing happened. Just cost us a lot to give him 24 hour protection.
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Jan 6 2020, 07:48 AM
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QUOTE(Crazy Chris @ Jan 6 2020, 07:43 AM) Anyway Salman Rushdie had a huge bounty on his head and nothing happened. Just cost us a lot to give him 24 hour protection. Funny that we're not hearing much of what ordinary Iranians think about the assassination...  What reports *do* leak out, suggest that it is a popular move amongst them.  |
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Jan 6 2020, 07:50 AM
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QUOTE(vidcapper @ Jan 6 2020, 07:48 AM) Funny that we're not hearing much of what ordinary Iranians think about the assassination... What reports *do* leak out, suggest that it is a popular move amongst them. Yes they were saying that elsewhere last night. Many who fled Iran are said to be appalled yet hated him before. Suppose it''s another excuse to hate the US though.
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Jan 6 2020, 07:53 AM
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Wonder if Trump's shaking in his shower this morning with that huge bounty on his head.
 Thing is, his family will all need increased protection too and after he's left office either next January or Jan. 2025. I believe his eldest son dispensed with his SS detail but they say he'll be forced to have it again now. If some nutter did it Iran wouldn't pay up anyway and what good's £61m if you've been shot dead by the Secret Service or are in jail for life.I hope none of his bodyguards get any ideas. Remember what happened to Indira Gandhi, in a secure area, her mansion gardens, but taken out by one of her own bodyguards. 
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Jan 6 2020, 08:28 AM
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QUOTE(Crazy Chris @ Jan 6 2020, 07:43 AM) Anyway Salman Rushdie had a huge bounty on his head and nothing happened. Just cost us a lot to give him 24 hour protection. You seem to be suggesting that nothing bwould have happened even if we had spent 50p on protection. That’s the same flawed logic that leads to people saying the money spent on AIDS prevention in the 1980s was wasted. |
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Jan 6 2020, 08:33 AM
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QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Jan 6 2020, 08:28 AM) You seem to be suggesting that nothing bwould have happened even if we had spent 50p on protection. That’s the same flawed logic that leads to people saying the money spent on AIDS prevention in the 1980s was wasted. Well as far as I can recall there were no attempts to kill him. |
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Jan 6 2020, 08:38 AM
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Dominic Raab has repeatedly said on Sky News this morning that "there will be no war" Pressed over and over again by Kay Burley, "what if there is?" he kept saying there won't be so that's good news. I can't see Iran doing much as they know the US will crush them.
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Jan 6 2020, 09:33 AM
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QUOTE(Crazy Chris @ Jan 6 2020, 07:50 AM) Yes they were saying that elsewhere last night. Many who fled Iran are said to be appalled yet hated him before. Suppose it''s another excuse to hate the US though.This is not a contradiction. You can hate the man and also be appalled at the manner of his death. US goddamn imperialism. Iraq has now asked that all US troops leave its borders, the USA's response is to threaten them with sanctions. It's not world peace, it's enforcement of an American empire. War, perhaps not right now but I expect a significant move from Iran somewhere. |
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