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oucho

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #176
clint van damme said:
you started with the insulting posts you clown, belittling what people had to say.
Conspiracy theories FFS, put the sun down and do some proper reading.
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I wasn't belittling you, I was belittling your words and there's a big difference. Where do you recommend I start, the Canary or the Morning Star?
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 23, 2017
  • #177
oucho said:
I wasn't belittling you, I was belittling your words and there's a big difference. Where do you recommend I start, the Canary or the Morning Star?
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try the link I posted above, or this one from the NY times https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-islam.html?_r=0

or the New statesman Wahhabism to ISIS: how Saudi Arabia exported the main source of global terrorism

or even look at what trump himself had to say about Saudi and it's extremist links until his amazing about turn on becoming president.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #178
skybluebeduff said:
Fucking despicable this atrocity, keep seeing this posted, weird how they all seem to happen on the 22nd!

22-05-13 Lee Rigby
22-03-16 Brussels attack
22-07-16 Munich attack
22-03-17 London attack
22-05-17 Manchester attack
22-07-17 ???
Can you see a pattern?
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You've missed out the terrorist attacks in Iraq daily, in Syria, in Turkey, in Lebanon. See the pattern?

Until we treat the life of an 8 year old with the same value wherever they happen to be born in the world we will not learn
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #179
Grendel said:
Not really. I don't think in the uk you'd get extremely baptists blowing up Manchester.

Things can be done. Target people looking at sites for radicalisation, arrest people without trial who are suspects, deport known hate preachers, re-introduce the death penalty for any organisers of such activity.

I'm not saying I advocate these things but they can be done.

The fact we allowed for years a hate preacher like Abu Hamsa to peddle his filth shows we are a soft touch.
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Extremist violence then sorry. Death penalty is no deterrent just sanctions state murder.
What value a life? Think that's my fundamental question to consider. Why do we not value one another's as we do our own?
It's both complex and so so simple
 

oucho

Well-Known Member
  • May 23, 2017
  • #180
clint van damme said:
try the link I posted above, or this one from the NY times https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-islam.html?_r=0

or the New statesman Wahhabism to ISIS: how Saudi Arabia exported the main source of global terrorism

or even look at what trump himself had to say about Saudi and it's extremist links until his amazing about turn on becoming president.
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My original point to all this was Ian essentially claimed that Trump was a hypocrite for condemning the Manchester attacker because he has just sold a load of weaponry to the Saudis, who allegedly (we can agree/disagree on that separately) back ISIS.

The reason I called this out is that
1) other than their claim, which I think we can treat with a healthy dose of scepticism as per my original post, there's probably no link to ISIS. Whoever did this was probably not acting as an ISIS operative, even though they claimed the attack after the fact. It's likely to have been this guy and maybe some associates, inspired by, but not by, ISIS. Nor did Trump name ISIS in the comments I quoted.

2) even if ISIS are to be found responsible, there's almost no likelihood that the weapons used in the Manchester attack were provided by the Saudis, much less that the Saudis provided ISIS with US-sourced weapons which were then used in Manchester. The Saudis had nothing to do with this at all (unless there's something we don't know).

On that basis I do not see how Trump's comments can fairly be described as hypocritical. I basically said the same thing myself before I even read his comments, there's fundamentally nothing wrong with that view.
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 23, 2017
  • #181
oucho said:
My original point to all this was Ian essentially claimed that Trump was a hypocrite for condemning the Manchester attacker because he has just sold a load of weaponry to the Saudis, who allegedly (we can agree/disagree on that separately) back ISIS.

The reason I called this out is that
1) other than their claim, which I think we can treat with a healthy dose of scepticism as per my original post, there's probably no link to ISIS. Whoever did this was probably not acting as an ISIS operative, even though they claimed the attack after the fact. It's likely to have been this guy and maybe some associates, inspired by, but not by, ISIS. Nor did Trump name ISIS in the comments I quoted.

2) even if ISIS are to be found responsible, there's almost no likelihood that the weapons used in the Manchester attack were provided by the Saudis, much less that the Saudis provided ISIS with US-sourced weapons which were then used in Manchester. The Saudis had nothing to do with this at all (unless there's something we don't know).

On that basis I do not see how Trump's comments can fairly be described as hypocritical. I basically said the same thing myself before I even read his comments, there's fundamentally nothing wrong with that view.
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Trump said during his election campaign that the Saudis were extremists, (so did Hilary, it was the only thing they agreed on). Last week he sold them billions of pounds worth of weapons.
You may think that doesn't make him a hypocrite but I do.
 
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  • May 23, 2017
  • #182
Gazolba said:
It's everything to do with Islam. It's a religion whose aim is world domination. Have you read the Koran? It's all spelled out in there.
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You can read any mythic text and take out of it a number of different readings...
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #183
covcity4life said:
i am not sure president of usa calling people losers is any cause for cheer. hes a cretin who helps cause these attacks

keep that oil coming though eh trump
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He's right though, they deserve ridicule. I agree on the oil point. The whole world needs to reduce its reliance on the stuff.

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fernandopartridge

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #184
covmark said:
On the radio it was said there are around 3000 extremists or people that have accessed extremist content, and have been in some way investigated.
I'd say it's probably time to round up every one of these cunts and deport them.
Fuck their human rights.

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I think a bullet to the head would be more reliable.

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covcity4life

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #185
Vigil on sky news right now
 

skybluebeduff

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #186
Sky Blue Pete said:
You've missed out the terrorist attacks in Iraq daily, in Syria, in Turkey, in Lebanon. See the pattern?

Until we treat the life of an 8 year old with the same value wherever they happen to be born in the world we will not learn
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No I've stuck to Europe, a place where this shit has been drifted over to in the first place...
 

ccfc92

Well-Known Member
  • May 23, 2017
  • #187
BBC news: British, Manchester born, supports Man U. His parents escaped Gaddafi as refugees years ago.

Just begs the question, why? Why do this to your own people/country?
 
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SIR ERNIE

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #188
Nick said:
Yet again "known to security services". They should have more power / freedom when it comes to "being known" and stopping them, bollocks to human rights and red tape.
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Couldn’t agree more.

‘Known to security services’. Home grown ‘terrorists’. ‘Hate Preacher in our midst’

I’m tired of hearing those phrases. It’s been going on too long.


The excellent Simon Heffer penned an outstanding article four years ago directly after the murder of Lee Rigby. It stuck in my mind and impressed me at the time. Well worth a read:

Why Drummer Rigby's killers should be charged with treason | Daily Mail Online
 
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ccfc92

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #189
covcity4life said:
Vigil on sky news right now
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We can have these Vigils and Hashtags and "Pray for...." all we want.

They clearly aren't working, so what's the answer?

(The victims do deserve prayers and remembrance etc, but they shouldn't be required to start with)
 
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covcity4life

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #190
This is a big problem

Integration and pride in your country is needed to help combat terrorism too.

I remember asking my cousin why he doesnt support England national team and he said why should i? We are all pakis to white people

I told him it was a misersble outlook on life but lets say there is a person out there who feels like that and also has it in them to hurt people.

Obviously it wont end terrorism but unity would help alot.
 
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ccfc92

Well-Known Member
  • May 23, 2017
  • #191
SIR ERNIE said:
Couldn’t agree more.

‘Known to security services’. Home grown ‘terrorists’. ‘Hate Preacher in our midst’

I’m tired of hearing those phrases. It’s been going on too long.


The excellent Simon Heffer penned an outstanding article four years ago directly after the murder of Lee Rigby. It stuck in my mind and impressed me at the time. Well worth a read:

Why Drummer Rigby's killers should be charged with treason | Daily Mail Online
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End of the day, if they are British born, it is Treason. No question.
 

oucho

Well-Known Member
  • May 23, 2017
  • #192
clint van damme said:
Trump said during his election campaign that the Saudis were extremists, (so did Hilary, it was the only thing they agreed on). Last week he sold them billions of pounds worth of weapons.
You may think that doesn't make him a hypocrite but I do.
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I agree. But that's not the basis of Ian's calling him a hypocrite - he claimed that Trump condemning the Manchester attack was hypocritical because Trump sold arms to the Saudis. There's no real link between the two as far as I can see, so those particular comments in themselves can't be called hypocritical.

Disagree if you like but don't go calling me a clown or an idiot; your subsequent replies do you a lot more credit.
 

chiefdave

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #193
ccfc92 said:
BBC news: British, Manchester born, supports Man U. His parents escaped Gaddafi as refugees years ago.
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And that's the problem. Seems to be a lot of people today saying we should bomb them off the planet. How do you do that when its individuals all over the place?
 
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ccfc92

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #194
It's admirable some of the acts of kindness, taxi drivers helping ferry people, people rushing to help, give blood, people supplying water to police etc...

Just so tragic the reason why these acts are required
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #195
British man!

Our response is working, desperately tragic for those affected but the level of violence has reduced for many many years worldwide and will continue to do so.

Peace is not just the absence of war it's intentional, it's sacrificial, it's taking a stand and building peace between homes and communities in the face of provocation.

Rip all those affected but thinking you can change those values we hold dear to fight those who hate those values is folly
 

Ian1779

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #196
oucho said:
I agree. But that's not the basis of Ian's calling him a hypocrite - he claimed that Trump condemning the Manchester attack was hypocritical because Trump sold arms to the Saudis. There's no real link between the two as far as I can see, so those particular comments in themselves can't be called hypocritical.
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OK - i'll acknowledge that you are right in saying there is no direct correlation between the two things.

However Trump has made a big thing about his beliefs and concerns about Islam, ISIS and the Middle East. And then he goes and sells a fuck load of weapons in that region. Where is the sense in that?

If he really wanted to take a stand then come out and saying he will not trade with them in terms of oil until they get their house in order.
 
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oucho

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #197
Ian1779 said:
OK - i'll acknowledge that you are right in saying there is no direct correlation between the two things.

However Trump has made a big thing about his beliefs and concerns about Islam, ISIS and the Middle East. And then he goes and sells a fuck load of weapons in that region. Where is the sense in that?

If he really wanted to take a stand then come out and saying he will not trade with them in terms of oil until they get their house in order.
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I think it's because he sees the Saudis as a reliable ally against the fanatics.
 

ccfc92

Well-Known Member
  • May 23, 2017
  • #198
Sky Blue Pete said:
British man!

Our response is working, desperately tragic for those affected but the level of violence has reduced for many many years worldwide and will continue to do so.

Peace is not just the absence of war it's intentional, it's sacrificial, it's taking a stand and building peace between homes and communities in the face of provocation.

Rip all those affected but thinking you can change those values we hold dear to fight those who hate those values is folly
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What's that? :S genuine question
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #199
Gazolba said:
It's everything to do with Islam. It's a religion whose aim is world domination. Have you read the Koran? It's all spelled out in there.
Adherents are duty-bound to kill all non-believers.
These acts are being carried out in the name of Allah and Islam. How can you say its nothing to do with religion?
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Your interpretation of the Koran indicates that you yourself are extremist...perhaps even radicalised yourself in some way?

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Don't know why I bother

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #200
The person that blew himself up believed it was about Islam and that he's going to heaven or he wouldn't have killed himself. It has a lot to do with Islam. The IRA never used to blow themselves up, well not on purpose

Wake up and smell the coffee
 
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Sick Boy

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #201
SkyblueBazza said:
Your interpretation of the Koran indicates that you yourself are extremist...perhaps even radicalised yourself in some way?

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The lack of empathy displayed earlier said it all.
 
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Westendlad

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #202
Worrying that there are thousands more potential losers on the 'watch list' in the UK.......
 
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The Lurker

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #203
Westendlad said:
Worrying that there are thousands more potential losers on the 'watch list' in the UK.......
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however Muslim religion isn't an issue say most on here. they are everywhere too many people throw about racist card instead looking at the bigger picture. muslims dont condemn these acts. they are radicalised in mosques up n down the country. british man he was not. anyone british wouldnt blow there own up
 
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The Lurker

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #204
this just shows fake news at its finest
 

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The Lurker

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #205
followed by the mainstream media twitter which since been deleted
 

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Macca

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  • May 23, 2017
  • #206
Ok so usually I am emotionally dead but this has really hit home for me. Somehow we need to break the cycle of hate. Always the innocents that suffer. The young people that died last night, did they support western foreign policy? The young people killed in western air strikes do they support ISIS? What a fucking mess. All I know is that I am glad my youth has been lived and sad my children's has bearly started. What a terrible world
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 24, 2017
  • #207
ccfc92 said:
What's that? :S genuine question
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Stand together in the face of monstrous terrorism. They will never win if we stay firm. Love beats hate, light always overcomes darkness
 

Liquid Gold

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  • May 24, 2017
  • #208
Wahhabism
Wahhabism
Wahhabism
Wahhabism
Wahhabism
Wahhabism
Wahhabism
Wahhabism

Read, educate yourself and work out how one of our allies is the cause of all this shit.
 
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dutchman

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  • May 24, 2017
  • #209
Bolton pay tribute to former youth player killed in Manchester terror attack

Simple Minds refuse to buckle to terrorism as they go ahead with Manchester gig
 

clint van damme

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  • May 24, 2017
  • #210
The Lurker said:
however Muslim religion isn't an issue say most on here. they are everywhere too many people throw about racist card instead looking at the bigger picture. muslims dont condemn these acts. they are radicalised in mosques up n down the country. british man he was not. anyone british wouldnt blow there own up
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people keep going on about Muslims this and Muslims that, the groups in the biggest danger from this ideology are non Sunni Muslims groups.

We are in bed with the sponsors of Wahhabism, we have allowed them to spread their mantra worldwide. It needs stopping.
 
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