Clarissa Oakes 🇺🇦

Can he do otherwise? Of course not.

I think they're all showing their true selves.

I'm not one for such terms, but I consider them to be genuinely evil. The Iranian regime and Israel's government too. They enjoy the death and misery they cause, and seek more.

He surely doesn't mean a 'coalition' , does he?
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Hostages, assemble!

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Which is why those on the right claim to want a 'compromise system' such as that used by EU countries.

Of course, they made the same claims during Brexit, claiming they wanted a Norwegian model or Canada+, when what they wanted -and got- was a hard, damaging Brexit. They'd do the same with the NHS.

An elephant, by pretending it wasn't there.

..and just as you thought after the first 6 months of Trump2, there are years of this to go.

Seems very likely. One of those things Trump will claim to "look into". The EU must stand with Ukraine on this, and not copy the US.

Even if there's no accountability now, accountability may come some time later.

Just reading this snippet makes me think "Israel". Over and over.

"barbarities include the

- killing of the surrendered✔️
- refusal of quarter✔️
- torture or other ill-treatment✔️

..of belligerants or inhabitants of occupied countries.
Such acts are crimes, and if they result in death, are murders."

A man can fly, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "The only thing prohibiting flight right now is gravity," he said. "The sky is open for transit should gravity not do gravity."

Fantastic read, not just because it's informative but also because of the optimism, which is most welcome. Thank you.

Alternatively "Hegseth sends future IRGC hostages to Middle East"

The odds of Spurs stealing a point or 3 have improved greatly.

Tottenham have lost their past five Premier League games, but can they boost their survival hopes when they face Liverpool on Sunday? "It is one from four teams to fill the final relegation slot and, at the moment, Spurs are my choice," said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. "I've changed my mind on this because I thought West Ham had had it, but they have actually got a bit of spirit about them.

Good news. Sutton think Spurs will lose against Liverpool.

Yes. And Ukraine will now be starved of fuel.

It even features in the current edition of Private Eye.

NC: A person can have enough judgement to make a decision from reading books

"What books did you read?"

NC: There were no books.

😂 Another dangerous bullshitter, modelling his bullshit responses on the most famous, dangerous bullshitter, Elon Musk.

Bessent told Sky News’ Wilfred Frost on Thursday that those escorts would begin “as soon as it is militarily possible.” “That was always in our planning, that there’s a chance that US Navy, or perhaps an international coalition, will be escorting oil tankers through,” he said.

🙄

Jet-powered tankers and ski-ramps.

I think as far as the strait goes, Iran is the undisputed local heavyweight champion!

Do you remember when Ahmedinejad was their president, and regularly threatened passage through the strait? I think we're going back to those days again.

Bessent told Sky News’ Wilfred Frost on Thursday that those escorts would begin “as soon as it is militarily possible.” “That was always in our planning, that there’s a chance that US Navy, or perhaps an international coalition, will be escorting oil tankers through,” he said.

So having bragged about their military prowess, having done so much to destoy NATO and having ridiculed the militaries of their allies, now they start squeaking about 'coalition'

Just to emphasise the deceit and betrayal, UAE supported Trump by buying $2B of his crypto and then another $1B to join his excrutiatingly inappropriate 'Board of Peace'.

He's grifted the money out of them, and is now letting them suffer the concequences of his and Bibi's love of bombing muslims.

Last time Arsenal won a European trophy? 1970

(Mickey-mouse made-up trophies don't count)

Trump - the oil must flow

Harkonnen - The Spice must flow

Bad guy loses fight for Irankkis

So he starts telling the truth now, when he no longer has a finger in the Ukraine pie.

This US administration just loves chatting with Russians.

London was once nicknamed Londongrad because of the Russian influence on HMG, but having encouraged Brexit, the Russians have little further use for it.

Washingtongrad on the other hand, is the new Russian hotspot.

That's grim. It suggests that the UK may always serve as a useful bogeyman for EU state electorates that might get ideas about leaving the EU. "Do that, and you'll end up like the UK"

If there's nothing the UK has that outweighs this useful lesson, why would the EU bother considering a UK rejoin?

Or wings. Then just fly them everywhere.

Thing is, all of these potential solutions are clearly easier and more useful then not starting a war.