Everything posted by Suedehead2
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The UK #2 singles listening sessions
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent The Prodigy - Omen The Killers - Human Lady Gaga - Paparazzi Snow Patrol - Signal Fire
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Buzzjack Premier League Prediction Competition 2023/24
Saturday 11th November Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur (12:30) Arsenal 4-0 Burnley Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton Manchester United 3-0 Luton Town AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Newcastle United (17:30) Sunday 12th November Aston Villa 3-0 Fulham (14:00) Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Sheffield United (14:00) Liverpool 4-1 Brentford (14:00) West Ham United 1-1 Nottingham Forest (14:00) Chelsea 2-3 Manchester City (16:30)
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The Middle East Today
Israel controls supplies of water, electricity and other essentials. It is a blockade. Netanyahu has no interest in a two-state solution. He wants to do everything he can to ensure it never happens.
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The Suedehead Chart Commentary
This week's commentary, chronicling a piece of chart history, can be found from the front page or the latest news box.
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Europa League 2023/24
Third place or better isn't quite guaranteed but it should happen.
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Europa League 2023/24
Another great win for Brighton :cheer: The once-mighty Ajax have now failed to score against Brighton in three hours of football. Every other opponent this season has managed to score at least once in half that time. The result means Brighton should finish at least third, thereby remaining in European competition into the new year.
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The Middle East Today
Or, to summarise, "Israel withdraws from territory it invaded".
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The Middle East Today
So you haven't addressed my point at all.
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The Middle East Today
Israel controls what goes into and comes out of Gaza. Israel controls the supply of essentials such as power and water. That doesn't fit into my definition of "independent".
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The Middle East Today
Both sides are breaking international law. The fact that Hamas broke international law multiple times on October 7 doesn't excuse Israel doing the same in response. That's before we look at Israel's multiple breaches before October 7.
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The UK #2 singles listening sessions
Athlete - Wires Goldfrapp - Ooh La La Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before The Lights Come On
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The Tory fibs and fabrishications thread, Mk III
Charities generally don't give out tents to homeless people. Therefore, not for the first time, this government is aiming for good headlines in the tabloid press by proposing to ban something that isn't happening. I have said in the past that Braverman is pure poison. I think I might have been too kind.
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Buzzjack Premier League Prediction Competition 2023/24
Saturday 4th November Fulham 0-2 Manchester United (12:30) Brentford 1-1 West Ham United Burnley 1-2 Crystal Palace Everton 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester City 3-1 AFC Bournemouth Sheffield United 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle United 2-2 Arsenal (17:30) Sunday 5th November Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa (14:00) Luton Town 1-4 Liverpool (16:30) Monday 6th November Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Chelsea (20:00)
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The Middle East Today
“Between the sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty.” That comes from the founding charter of Netanyahu's Likud party.
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The Middle East Today
The Geneva Conventions post-date WWII. They were established as a response to events such as the Allied bombing of Dresden.
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The Suedehead Chart Commentary
This week's musings can be found from the front page or the latest news box.
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The Middle East Today
No they don't. And the amount of aid being let in is a small fraction of what is required.
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The Middle East Today
I want to have a civilised debate. However, that is difficult of you cannot accept that destruction of innocent people's homes amounts to collective punishment.
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The Middle East Today
Destroying homes regardless of who occupied them is collective punishment.
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European Football Leagues Thread 2023/24
Bayern Munich v Darmstadt was goalless at half-time. Bayern ended up winning 8-0. Harry Kane scored a hat-trick, including one from beyond the half-way line.
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The Middle East Today
In what way do you think collective punishment is not a war crime? BTW, you haven't addressed my original question.
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The Middle East Today
It doesn't matter who is the aggressor. War crimes are war crimes.
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The Middle East Today
Collective punishment IS a war crime. Both sides in this latest conflict have committed numerous war crimes.
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The Middle East Today
I didn't say that Gaza was an occupied territory. However, Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory helped to lead to the disaster that is Hamas. Israel's response amounts to collective punishment. That is a war crime and will only serve to increase Palestinian resentment against Israel. If an election had been held in the Palestinian territories last month, Hamas may well have been defeated. Now they would probably win a landslide.
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The Middle East Today
What do you think will be the predominant response of Palestinians whose homes have been destroyed, along with the possessions they had to leave behind? Will it be a) "Well done Israel" b) "It's a bit of a blow, but life goes on" c) "I hate Israel and I'm more determined than ever to get them to leave the Occupied Territories" d) "I hate Israel and I want to see it wiped off the face of the Earth"? I suspect the predominant feeling will be c). However, a significant number will go for d) which is a route to further suffering and disaster. Which leaves approximately 2.3 million people (including 1 million children) who are not Hamas. Previous figures from the ministry (which are accompanied by lists of the dead) have been accepted as broadly reliable by, among others, the UN.