Smoqueed

Hopefully the media will give them some space! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68640917

Exactly! Conversations about TikTok are useful to distract the masses away from actual serious issues. As for the Biden/Trump situation; two old white privileged men… again! That’s not democracy, it’s an illusion of democracy.

The ICJ has delivered its interim decisions: Israel must take all measures to prevent any acts that could be considered genocidal - killing members of a group, causing bodily harm, inflicting conditions designed to bring about the destruction of a group, preventing births Israel must ensure its military does not commit any genocidal acts Israel must prevent and punish any public comments that could be considered incitement to commit genocide in Gaza Israel must take measures to ensure humanitarian access Israel must prevent any destruction of evidence that could be used in a genocide case Israel must submit a report to the court within one month of this order being given https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-68097640 While disappointing that the ICJ has not ruled for an immediate ceasefire; the positive news is that they do believe Isreal has a case to answer and they have in effect, taken the case on!

Speechless

It is my understanding that while the PM can indeed authorise military action, that decision would ordinarily be reserved for an emergency situation. I believe there is a convention that MP’s should have an opportunity to debate military action when there is no direct threat to the UK. I appreciate this provides the other side with a pre-warning but that shouldn’t be allowed to dictate whether or not to follow albeit ambiguous guidelines. I’d suggest it probably wouldn’t alter the outcome also (as you say, depending on who the enemy may be). It’s the principle though, why escalate hostilities (or exacerbate relations) with another country. All this does is keep the Military Industrial Complex making huge profits and the less fortunate inhabitants of this planet more marginalised.

Shame on the US/UK and those other countries which contributed. I can’t speak for the US but I know that a decision to take military action against another country should’ve been debated and voted on in the UK first. Our puppet PM instead just done as he was told. Take no notice of the MSM narrative, and be advised that this wasn’t to keep global shipping moving through the Red Sea. The Houthi Movement (members of the Axis of Resistance and partly funded by Iran, but not controlled by) are taking action against the atrocities taking place in Gaza. They are targeting ships en route to Israel, in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and attempting to facilitate aid ships reaching their destinations. By taking this ill advised military action, the only outcome will be an escalation of violence and retribution. The West should immediately stop acting like the world’s police force and focus on issues at home. It’s sickening ironic, when (to my knowledge), there have been no fatalities from this Houthi action, and the West intervene via bombing their infrastructure! Meanwhile, Israel continues to break international law with the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, and the West provides financial, military and tactical assistance with untrammelled support!

Kudos to South Africa! Their government has recently filed a case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of committing genocidal acts in Gaza. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67844551 https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2024-01-09/dock-israel-genocide-court/ https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdf Proceedings commenced today: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67942983.amp It’ll probably take years to reach an ultimate conclusion but hopefully, in the interim, will stop this barbaric ethnic cleansing that is taking place before the world’s eyes! Sending peace and love to our brothers and sisters in Palestine.

Any sensible person who actually objectively researches historic and current events will undoubtedly come to the conclusion that Israel is the aggressor. Through occupation, repression, apartheid, and institutionalised discrimination; they systematically abuse the Palestinian population’s rights, and are without doubt guilty of multiple wars crimes. They carry out this atrocious agenda and control the narrative to further Zionism. Israel is an ethnocratic and (arguably) terrorist state. They knew an attack was going to happen, they allowed it to happen. It bolstered public support, and generated billions in military aid to continue to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their ancestral land (Zionism). The grossly disproportionate response and collective punishment of Palestinians by Israel are wars crimes, and the West and others are complicit. As every hour passes, as this genocide goes unchallenged, they have more and more blood on their hands. Meanwhile, Israel has granted licenses for the exploration of gas and oil sites on the Mediterranean coast and occupied territories. Reserves valued at over $500 billion, a percentage of which is owned by Palestine, who won’t see a single dollar. Sending peace, love and hope to our brothers and sisters in Palestine. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

Really sad, her refusal to conform was inspiring. Incredible talent. She was 56 btw.

This is everything

I wonder if Ukraine will win

This is just wrong!

So Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine accepts that they won’t be joining NATO: “It’s a truth and it must be recognised.” Right or wrong; hopefully this is the beginning of the end of the conflict! Sending peace and love.

Sure, the elite will always protect their interests but I’d rather history records any war crimes in The Hague and judges him there instead of some kind of street justice. And then they give him the Nobel Peace Prize lmao! When Gaddafi announced his intention to trade his oil for the African Dinar instead of the US Dollar- that signed his death warrant.

For the purpose of clarity, I am neither justifying Putin’s actions or indeed sympathise with him. If you revisit both my posts; I believe I’ve offered an objective perspective based on my neutral position. I have stated that I do not condone the military action, and have also alluded to pacifism and an anti war mentality. Nevertheless, the fact remains that this could have been avoided for the sake of peace. Had NATO made concessions and agreed to cease their eastern expansion (who are they expanding against anyway?!), and no WMD in Ukraine (these are perilous times, why couldn’t NATO have thought outside the box?), then there wouldn’t have been an invasion. The Western neoconservatives also have blood on their hands for allowing this to happen. Why? Because they want Russia to implode, and it will! Putin has been played like a sucker. I totally get what your saying and agree; Ukraine are entitled to join whatever organisation they want. NATO were under no obligation to concede and impose Putin’s treaty, these are however unprecedented times and things are going sideways, fast! We have the potential for WW3 with nuclear capable countries! This threat should’ve provided a stronger desire for mediation and concessions, it didn’t, which just illustrates the contempt the elite has for innocent civilians. As I said, Putin is done, whatever the outcome. Let’s just hope that history is still able to judge him and his collaborators. Surely they’ll end up answering for their crimes in The Hague. (I really should have caught up with the thread before jumping in lol, my bad!) However, and with regard to Palestine and the Middle East in general; what Putin is currently doing has far-reaching implications for any chance of some kind of stability there. Without Russian support, Syria will have little chance against Western objectives, which in turn will lead to more innocent bloodshed and refugees. Sending peace and love.