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Between 4 and 20 August the Saudi Arabian government beheaded 19 people. Saudi Arabia, which has funded and armed ISIS from inception (initially with CIA support), is now bombing alongside the USA in Iraq and Syria.

Forget the war technology porn regularly being broadcast by western media, with those spectacular photos of missiles erupting from ships into the night sky. Those missiles and bombs eviscerate and maim innocents as well as combatants, children as well as terrorists. The West always first denies, then regrets, “collateral damage”. The propaganda can be laughable. During the invasion of Iraq I remember a news propaganda item about how a cruise missile can enter a specific window, being followed by the next item – the US had apologised to Syria for two missiles aimed at Iraq which had hit Syria by accident.

If we can accidentally bomb the Chinese Embassy in Serbia, we can – and do – hit civilian homes near the proposed target. Being eviscerated by a piece of flying shrapnel is no less terrible than being beheaded by a jihadist. Let us not pretend that our violence is somehow nicer. Children will be dying under our bombs soon.

Other than the two extraordinary crazed Nigerians, there have been no recent Islamic motivated terrorist attacks in the UK and even a slowdown in the propaganda of phoney attacks. This was a threat to the major financial interests of the security industry, in both its governmental and private branches.

There can be no greater nonsense than the idea that the Caliphate poses a direct threat to the UK. This is even more crazy than the claim that Saddam Hussein posed a threat to the UK. But by seeking to join in the bombing campaign, and initiating a new round of fake “anti-terror” arrests in London, the British government is doing everything it possibly can do to try to provoke terrorist violence on British streets. The interests of the security state are therefore secured. I am longing for somebody to explain to me the precise mechanism by which our bombing Islamic countries helps prevent terrorist incidents in the UK. The way it can provoke such incidents seems to me too obvious to need stating. Indeed it says a great deal for the wisdom and tolerance of Britain’s Muslim communities that it has not provoked more. They could teach government a great deal about the good sense of not resorting to violence to gratify passions and earn short term acclaim.

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  • fred

    “Feckless Foulmouthed Fredrick.

    Fredrick, you really must learn expand your repertoire, a tad more”

    Fuck off and die Nazi retard scum.

  • Ben E. Geserit Muad'Dib Further Confounding Gender Speculators

    It’s not funny cuz you can’t humor them into realizing how foolish they sound.

  • Republicofscotland

    Fredrick, you really must learn expand your repertoire, a tad more”

    Fuck off and die Nazi retard scum.
    _______________________________

    Forlorn Freddy

    Incidentally Fredrick your master, the Organ Grinder has been suspiciously quiet tonight, which is unusual for Habb the Torturer.

  • fred

    “Forlorn Freddy”

    Holocaust denying retard scum.

    Posts a link to a Banksy that was photoshopped.

    Posts a link to an ebola report that was a spoof.

    Lost the referendum.

    What a loser.

  • Ben E. Geserit Muad'Dib Further Confounding Gender Speculators

    The theory around water availability has been around for a while. It has some relevance; more so in Gaza.

  • Ben E. Geserit Muad'Dib Further Confounding Gender Speculators

    Brand is brilliant as well. UNSCRIPTED brilliance. I love comedians because their craft arose out of the human condition..

    Thanks PW.

  • Je

    One of the Nusra Front commanders reportedly just killed by an American air strike joined two months ago because he wanted to fight both Assad and IS. So he had an agenda identical to that of the Americans. And they bombed him leaving a widow with five children.

    http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/145050/turkish-nusra-front-commander-killed-in-syria-air-strike

    If the Nusra front join IS because the Americans have bombed them as well that will add another 30,000 fighters to their numbers. Its all really well thought out. Not.

  • ------------·´`·.¸¸.¸¸.··.¸¸Node

    Phil to Kempe:
    “I’m not sure how you keep misunderstanding such simple assertions.”

    Practice.

  • Peacewisher

    @Je: See, it’s working. And IS will be getting stronger as a result. Happens every time, as we know most recently in Eastern Ukraine. But they still do it and still manage to convince the masses that they are right.

  • Rehmat

    The disgraced former Iraqi war Zionist hero, Gen. David Petraeus believes that US-led fight against ISIS will take years and need ground forces in both Iraq and Syria to succeed.

    “We’re talking about years, many years in the case of Syria,” Petraeus said today in a presentation to business executives at a Tokyo hotel. “What we’re doing right now is disrupting. We are gradually chipping away at the strength” of ISIS, he said, adding that gains could not be sustained without ground forces. “I do believe the Iraqis can be the ground forces that can deal with this over time, but again it will be months and years, not days or weeks,” he added.

    Petraeus’s lobbying came despite the fact that both Damascus and Baghdad have rejected Washington’s unilateral aerial attacks on their countries. The airstrikes by the US, France and Israel have resulted in murder of more civilians in Syria and Iraq while doing no significant damage to ISIS war machine.

    http://rehmat1.com/2014/09/27/gen-petraeus-wants-american-boots-in-iraq-and-syria/

  • Ishmael

    The The – Angels Of Deception

    “Well it’s high noon at the U.K. Corral

    Come on down, the devil’s in town
    He’s brought you sticks and stones
    To bust your neighbors bones
    He’s stuck his missiles in your gardens
    And his theories down your throat
    And God knows what your gonna do with him ’cause I certainly don’t”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beofIEmxvk4

  • Ishmael

    I still find it hard to belive what this country has done.

    And it’s still doing it. It’s fruit is deformed and orphend children. This nation is over, it’s finished.

  • oddie

    i doubt the US/Sunni Gulf States plan to kill ISIS/ISIL/IS. there are already a number of reports that they are nowhere to be seen when the bombs fall on Syria, and now:

    Hezbollah: US Bombing Iraqi Army, Popular Forces’ Positions Not ISIL
    “The intentional bombing of armed forces and popular forces shows wicked intentions of the US and the international cover-up of this attempt on the pretext of fighting ISIL,” an informed source from Iraq’s Hezbollah Battalions told the Arabic-language Al-Moslah news website.
    “Had the United States been honest in its claims, it would have targeted the ISIL positions in Jorf Al-Sakhar, Faloujah, and other regions identified by us instead of striking the Army and popular forces in Al-Awisat in Northern Babil last Wednesday,” the source said.
    He further said the US had used smart bombs and missiles in targeting the Iraqi army and popular forces twice in the last one month, and stressed that this could not have happened by mistake as the munitions used in the operations were smart and equipped with hi-tech.
    Hezbollah called for the vigilance of the Iraqi people against the US double-standard policies in Iraq…
    The Hezbollah Battalions urged the Iraqi nation to be vigilant against the scenarios of the West, specially the US, and their mercenaries in the region, implying that the ISIL is working for the US…
    http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930631000827

  • oddie

    55 mins audio, but this begins 1 min in…”boots” a highly-charged word in arabic context. denotes humiliation. of course, the MSM never stop saying it:

    26 Sept – BBC: “Boots on the Ground”
    ‘Boots on the ground’ is essentially shorthand phrase for sending combat troops into war. It’s a term that has been popping up constantly in English language news coverage, but we find out why you’re unlikely to hear anyone from BBC Arabic use it and how the Chinese equivalent – ‘iron hooves’ – has its own significance.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p026yclx

    four days earlier!

    22 Sept – BBC: Frank Gardner: Islamic State message shows desire for US boots on the ground
    Addressing President Obama, the spokesman says: “Is this all you are capable of doing in this campaign of yours? Are America and all its allies… unable to come down to the ground?”…
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29315164

  • Gutter

    An absolutely brilliant post by Craig, this. This kind of thing is why I read Craig’s blog and why I recommend it to others.

    But Christ almighty! 415 comments in one day!
    I’m sure there’s plenty of really good thoughts and links here, but who has the time to wade through 415 comments to find them?

    Seriously, who?

  • Tony_0pmoc

    Are we bombing yet you euckers?…

    Latest report from Cyprus…

    “Jets prepare for take-off as Britain consults allies on Isil targets”

    They Tried..But The British Tornado Pilots (there are only 10 of them and 6 Aircraft) reported to The American High Command…

    Sorry…We Can’t Get It Up

    We Really Do Not Want To Do This.

    Believe it or not…we have met them…It is one of the most beautiful places in the world..we had no idea…my wife and I were just doing one of our country walks…And there were candles lighting the way in…

    They were exceedingly polite and asked us to The Pilot’s wedding…just like that – in some massive RAF tipi

    We of course were amazed to be invited..but we had to initially decline…we were just dressed in our rambling clothes,talking raw working class Lancashire and didn’t look posh at all…

    I can post photographs, almost exact GPS positions- if you don’t believe me

    But we still didn’t go in..we just kept going on our walk…but it was exceedingly strange..only a couple of years ago..maybe 3 or 4

    Fantastic uniforms and such Young Gentlemen. So I went back and flew my quadcopter there…the bloody thing frightened me..and nearly landed on my head…and there was a lot of heavy lead there..I got mine off the ground..how about you? It flies back now – my lad has upgraded it with the latest hardware and software..you can literally throw the thing…whilst it is in the air…or even totally lose contact by the RC..it just thinks wtf…and flies back to my son within 6 inches (still in the air (from over half a mile away)..I asked him …how did you do that…its all in the code…State of the Art.

    Its like an aerial dog

    ENGLISH

    Poorfield Wood.

    https://www.google.co.uk/maps/…

    My Dad – they wouldn’t let him fly because he was such a Brilliant Engineer…and he did it for real no fakery here…as fast as the Spitfires Came Down…He Got Them Back In The Air And Then Helped Design and Deploy THe Mulberry Harbour…

    What Did Your Dad Do In The War?

    Tony

  • Tony M

    The criminally insane mismanagement of defence and foreign policy we see arising in parliament’s backing of the permanent everlasting war party, with further bombing of beleagured souls struggling amongst the ruins of their fine ancient civilisations, the devastation of a people more worthy and honourable than ours. But depopulated, deformed, poisoned and maimed, still they fight and shame their tormentors, prove they will rebuild, rise and prevail.

    And how fares the the much headlined and promised – with crocodile tears and hand on stone cold hearts – Devo-Max, described in such terms and “coming soon” by amongst other accomplished liars: Darling, Brown, Clegg and Cameron, losers and frauds with no power to deliver anything, except perhaps more newspapers filled with abominable lies. The pledges and vows from the unionist bloc, the indistinguishable one party posing as three – powers, oh so many powers for the people, excluding everything but defence and foreign affairs –they will determinedly fail to deliver. This certain failure, this utter betrayal of their word, as with the national suicide which would be an exit from the EU, our largest trading partners and last upholder of our human rights, will, amongst other things, trigger urgent calls for Scotland’s independence, as the only sane and just response to government for and by a cabal of the greedy mass-murderers -we want out, not only not in our name but not again with the flower of our youth. It looks like those unawakened who trusted blindly, who cannot imagine such pure evil exists, are already being taken for granted, the plans for more doubleplus devo-max goodness already deposited in the bucket marked for shredding, the promises broken with more than a unprincipled shrug, but with contemptuous sneers. The broken Electoral Commision already having received over 80,000 complaints of misconduct, complaints sure each and every one to be likewise ignored and discarded.

    Next time round the media landscape will be different, with one or more pro-independence daily newspapers with wide almost universal circulation, whatever dregs of the craven old media still exisiting simply now vanity projects of their proprietors and controllers, plus with independence-minded radio and TV, and with the BBC in Scotland either devolved completely and reformed as now so widely despised distrusted it faces deserved oblivion.

    It isn’t it odd that the powers over all they insist on retaining are those which they are the least able to be trusted with, powers over life and death, the power to kill indiscriminately, remotely. The targets next time, for tomorrow if not for tonight, the true intent, the clear message –will not be in the middle-east or Africa or eastern Ukraine or some other far-flung land, but will be you and I, for their only weapon is fear. They cannot eliminate from our minds eternal hope and the desire and determination to be free, but they can crush and dismember our bodies, and are keen to demonstrate this once more. They can destroy human beings, but never humanity and its highest virtues.

    We are in the grip of a regime more terrible than human history has ever seen and our responsibilty, our duty is to thwart and impair and ultimately to destroy it.

  • oddie

    saw top headline on CNN Business progr last nite, “Defense stocks up” so just looked for it. found these, including the cynical use of Edwin Starr’s great song, War surely is a racket, as Smedley Butler famously said:

    CNN: Defense stocks up big as ISIS crisis escalates
    Edwin Starr famously sang about how war is good for absolutely nothing. He clearly wasn’t thinking about the performance of defense stocks though…
    Lockheed Martin. Raytheon, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman each hit records on Friday. And all four stocks are up about 10% since the beginning of August , compared to a 4% gain for the S&P 500.
    Given what’s going on in the Middle East, it seems that investors are betting on a boost to military spending to deal with ISIS…
    http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/22/investing/defense-stocks-isis-bounce/

    Bloomberg: Syria-to-Ukraine Wars Send U.S. Defense Stocks to Records
    Investors see rising sales for makers of missiles, drones and other weapons as the U.S. hits Islamic State fighters inSyria and Iraq, said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Chicago-based BMO Private Bank.
    “As we ramp up our military muscle in the Mideast, there’s a sense that demand for military equipment and weaponry will likely rise,” said Ablin, who oversees $66 billion includingNorthrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. shares. “To the extent we can shift away from relying on troops and rely more heavily on equipment — that could present an opportunity.” …
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-25/syria-to-ukraine-wars-send-u-s-defense-stocks-to-records.html

    The Intercept: Defense Contractors Are Making a Killing
    And for now, there’s no cash flow problem: Obama can just dip into the “Overseas Contingency Operations” budget, the $85 billion ”all-purpose war funding credit card” Congress just gave him – $26 billion more than he had even asked for.
    https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/25/defense-contractors-making-killing/

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