Political Thread in memory of David Reid. (R.I.P.)

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Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier

"Trump is the exact opposite of a patriot. He is both a traitor and a bullying coward. His obvious and unbridled lust for power and wealth at the very expense of the good folks of the United States makes what is happening right now one of the most shameful parts of our national history."

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As fine a specimen of Trump Derangement Syndrome as you will find. A person completely deranged, and sadly, no known cure.;D

Killed whilst queueing for food. How low can the Jews go?

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ns-un-aid-gaza

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Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier

Killed whilst queueing for food. How low can the Jews go?

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ns-un-aid-gaza

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More FAKE NEWS for gullible Lefties, I'm still searching for footage of IDF soldiers shooting at people in food queues but I can't find any, on the other hand it's no problem finding footage of Hamas scum shooting at the food queues.

Doesn't seem long ago that Lefties tried to hide their anti-semitism, saying they had nothing against Jews but just supported the Palestinian cause. Those days are long gone, they're out from their sewers now, out from under their stones and in the open air, professing their hatred for Jewish people at every opportunity. They don't frighten me because I'm not Jewish, I just pity them.

"Believe it or not, six weeks from today is the 40th anniversary of Live Aid. For most people, the images that lodge in the mind – aside from the razzamatazz of the “feed the world” finale – are those of starving Ethiopian toddlers with distended bellies, stick-thin limbs and flies spotting their eyes and lips.

Up to a million dead. Two-and-a-half million displaced. Two hundred thousand orphans. Yet four decades later, we are cynically being asked to believe that a similar catastrophe is engulfing Gaza.

Get your children to open Snapchat and look at what ordinary people are posting in the Strip. This morning, I saw videos of a man baking bread, another cooking a stew, families eating together and footage of bustling markets.

They even have their own food influencers, like 11-year-old “Renad From Gaza”, who has 1.2 million followers on Instagram. Her recent videos show her cheerfully making lasagne, labneh, pitta and mezze, and home-made crisps from different shapes of pasta which she boils, dries in the sun, deep-fries and flavours. Astonishingly, from time to time she also posts that Gaza is “starving”.

We must not underplay the hardship in the Strip. Malnutrition? There have been some recorded cases. But in 2022, before the war broke out, when Qatari money was pouring in and Hamas was putting the finishing touches to its 400-mile tunnel network, there were over 2,700 such cases amongst impoverished children under the age of five. That’s what happens when your country is run by Islamist fanatics."

There are reports in The Times and the Torygraph that the mad Mullahs are speaking to Russia about safe asylum.

Typical of such scum - their people can be bombed and left to rot as long as they are safe. As Hamas has demonstrated many times, innocent people are merely expendable shields for them to hide behind.

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Originally Posted by Swissclaret

There are reports in The Times and the Torygraph that the mad Mullahs are speaking to Russia about safe asylum.

Typical of such scum - their people can be bombed and left to rot as long as they are safe. As Hamas has demonstrated many times, innocent people are merely expendable shields for them to hide behind.

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Talking about scum S.c. What sort of scum puts down sniper fire on innocent people waiting in line to receive food aid?

A little lesson in history...

In 1953, Iran had a democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, who committed what, in the eyes of the British Empire and the United States, was an unforgivable sin: he nationalized Iran’s oil industry.
For decades, British Petroleum (then the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company) had extracted Iran’s wealth, leaving the Iranian people with little to show for it. Mossadegh’s move was a bid for sovereignty, dignity, and the right of a nation to control its own resources. The response from the so-called “free world” was swift and brutal: a joint CIA-MI6 operation, code-named Operation Ajax, orchestrated a coup to overthrow Mossadegh, using black propaganda, bribed politicians, manufactured riots, and false flag attacks to create chaos and justify intervention. Hundreds died in the streets of Tehran as the Shah—an autocratic monarch—was reinstalled with American and British backing.
This single act of imperial violence shattered Iran’s democracy and set the stage for everything that followed: decades of dictatorship under the authoritarian Shah, the rise of the secret police (trained and armed by the CIA), the deepening of anti-Western sentiment, and ultimately the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It’s not a stretch to say that the roots of today’s tensions, the cycles of violence, and the specter of war all trace back to this original sin. The aftershocks of that coup are still being felt, not only in Iran, but across the entire Middle East.
Yet, in the American imagination, history often starts with the hostage crisis, or with the latest missile launch, or with the rhetoric of “rogue states.” We’re taught to see Iran as an irrational enemy, a threat to “our” interests, never as a nation whose modern history was violently derailed by foreign powers seeking oil and geopolitical dominance. The coup became a blueprint for U.S. and British interventions around the world, fueling a legacy of distrust, blowback, and endless war.
This is not ancient history. The U.S. government only formally admitted its role in the coup in 2013, after decades of denial and the destruction of key documents. The British government’s involvement was only acknowledged even more recently. The details are staggering: CIA operatives posing as communists bombing mosques to stir up religious opposition, paying mobsters to riot in the streets, and bribing editors to print fake news-long before “fake news” became a household phrase.
So when Americans beat the drums of war with Iran, or wonder aloud “why do they hate us?”, we have to reckon with the fact that the U.S. and U.K. destroyed Iran’s best chance at democracy for the sake of oil profits and imperial power.
Imagine if a foreign power overthrew your government, installed a dictator, and then lectured you for decades about freedom and democracy. Imagine if, every time you tried to chart your own course, you were met with sanctions, threats, and military intervention.
The story of Iran is not unique. It’s a microcosm of the broader pattern of Western interventionism: democracy is celebrated only when it aligns with the interests of empire. When democracy threatens those interests—when a nation dares to control its own resources, or refuses to play by the rules of the global order—it is crushed, and the consequences are borne by ordinary people for generations.
This is not about excusing the crimes or authoritarianism of the Iranian regime. It’s about understanding the context that gave rise to it, and the role that Western powers played in destroying the possibility of a different, more peaceful future. It’s about recognizing that the seeds of today’s conflicts were planted by yesterday’s coups, sanctions, and covert operations.
If we truly want peace, if we want to avoid another catastrophic war, the first step is honesty. We have to confront our own history, acknowledge the violence committed in our name, and reject the amnesia that allows us to repeat the same mistakes over and over. Until we do, every new crisis will be haunted by the ghosts of 1953—and the world will continue to pay the price for our refusal to learn from the past. - Tim Hjersted | Films For Action

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Originally Posted by Swissclaret

There are reports in The Times and the Torygraph that the mad Mullahs are speaking to Russia about safe asylum.

Typical of such scum - their people can be bombed and left to rot as long as they are safe. As Hamas has demonstrated many times, innocent people are merely expendable shields for them to hide behind.

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See Post 1740 Swiss, their families were being flown out two nights ago. No one knew where the planes were heading but the thinking was either Pakistan or Moscow.

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Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier

A little lesson in history...

In 1953, Iran had a democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, who committed what, in the eyes of the British Empire and the United States, was an unforgivable sin: he nationalized Iran’s oil industry.
For decades, British Petroleum (then the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company) had extracted Iran’s wealth, leaving the Iranian people with little to show for it. Mossadegh’s move was a bid for sovereignty, dignity, and the right of a nation to control its own resources. The response from the so-called “free world” was swift and brutal: a joint CIA-MI6 operation, code-named Operation Ajax, orchestrated a coup to overthrow Mossadegh, using black propaganda, bribed politicians, manufactured riots, and false flag attacks to create chaos and justify intervention. Hundreds died in the streets of Tehran as the Shah—an autocratic monarch—was reinstalled with American and British backing.
This single act of imperial violence shattered Iran’s democracy and set the stage for everything that followed: decades of dictatorship under the authoritarian Shah, the rise of the secret police (trained and armed by the CIA), the deepening of anti-Western sentiment, and ultimately the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It’s not a stretch to say that the roots of today’s tensions, the cycles of violence, and the specter of war all trace back to this original sin. The aftershocks of that coup are still being felt, not only in Iran, but across the entire Middle East.
Yet, in the American imagination, history often starts with the hostage crisis, or with the latest missile launch, or with the rhetoric of “rogue states.” We’re taught to see Iran as an irrational enemy, a threat to “our” interests, never as a nation whose modern history was violently derailed by foreign powers seeking oil and geopolitical dominance. The coup became a blueprint for U.S. and British interventions around the world, fueling a legacy of distrust, blowback, and endless war.
This is not ancient history. The U.S. government only formally admitted its role in the coup in 2013, after decades of denial and the destruction of key documents. The British government’s involvement was only acknowledged even more recently. The details are staggering: CIA operatives posing as communists bombing mosques to stir up religious opposition, paying mobsters to riot in the streets, and bribing editors to print fake news-long before “fake news” became a household phrase.
So when Americans beat the drums of war with Iran, or wonder aloud “why do they hate us?”, we have to reckon with the fact that the U.S. and U.K. destroyed Iran’s best chance at democracy for the sake of oil profits and imperial power.
Imagine if a foreign power overthrew your government, installed a dictator, and then lectured you for decades about freedom and democracy. Imagine if, every time you tried to chart your own course, you were met with sanctions, threats, and military intervention.
The story of Iran is not unique. It’s a microcosm of the broader pattern of Western interventionism: democracy is celebrated only when it aligns with the interests of empire. When democracy threatens those interests—when a nation dares to control its own resources, or refuses to play by the rules of the global order—it is crushed, and the consequences are borne by ordinary people for generations.
This is not about excusing the crimes or authoritarianism of the Iranian regime. It’s about understanding the context that gave rise to it, and the role that Western powers played in destroying the possibility of a different, more peaceful future. It’s about recognizing that the seeds of today’s conflicts were planted by yesterday’s coups, sanctions, and covert operations.
If we truly want peace, if we want to avoid another catastrophic war, the first step is honesty. We have to confront our own history, acknowledge the violence committed in our name, and reject the amnesia that allows us to repeat the same mistakes over and over. Until we do, every new crisis will be haunted by the ghosts of 1953—and the world will continue to pay the price for our refusal to learn from the past. - Tim Hjersted | Films For Action

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A bit simplistic, history for Iran did not start in 1953 with the nationalisation of their oil industry. Their history goes back 6,000 years, it is one of the world's oldest major civilisations, they have been invaded more times than I've had hot dinners. The events of 1953 are but a mere footnote in their history, hardly worth getting all hot and bothered about.

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Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier

A little lesson in history...

In 1953, Iran had a democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, who committed what, in the eyes of the British Empire and the United States, was an unforgivable sin: he nationalized Iran?s oil industry.
For decades, British Petroleum (then the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company) had extracted Iran?s wealth, leaving the Iranian people with little to show for it. Mossadegh?s move was a bid for sovereignty, dignity, and the right of a nation to control its own resources. The response from the so-called ?free world? was swift and brutal: a joint CIA-MI6 operation, code-named Operation Ajax, orchestrated a coup to overthrow Mossadegh, using black propaganda, bribed politicians, manufactured riots, and false flag attacks to create chaos and justify intervention. Hundreds died in the streets of Tehran as the Shah?an autocratic monarch?was reinstalled with American and British backing.
This single act of imperial violence shattered Iran?s democracy and set the stage for everything that followed: decades of dictatorship under the authoritarian Shah, the rise of the secret police (trained and armed by the CIA), the deepening of anti-Western sentiment, and ultimately the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It?s not a stretch to say that the roots of today?s tensions, the cycles of violence, and the specter of war all trace back to this original sin. The aftershocks of that coup are still being felt, not only in Iran, but across the entire Middle East.
Yet, in the American imagination, history often starts with the hostage crisis, or with the latest missile launch, or with the rhetoric of ?rogue states.? We?re taught to see Iran as an irrational enemy, a threat to ?our? interests, never as a nation whose modern history was violently derailed by foreign powers seeking oil and geopolitical dominance. The coup became a blueprint for U.S. and British interventions around the world, fueling a legacy of distrust, blowback, and endless war.
This is not ancient history. The U.S. government only formally admitted its role in the coup in 2013, after decades of denial and the destruction of key documents. The British government?s involvement was only acknowledged even more recently. The details are staggering: CIA operatives posing as communists bombing mosques to stir up religious opposition, paying mobsters to riot in the streets, and bribing editors to print fake news-long before ?fake news? became a household phrase.
So when Americans beat the drums of war with Iran, or wonder aloud ?why do they hate us??, we have to reckon with the fact that the U.S. and U.K. destroyed Iran?s best chance at democracy for the sake of oil profits and imperial power.
Imagine if a foreign power overthrew your government, installed a dictator, and then lectured you for decades about freedom and democracy. Imagine if, every time you tried to chart your own course, you were met with sanctions, threats, and military intervention.
The story of Iran is not unique. It?s a microcosm of the broader pattern of Western interventionism: democracy is celebrated only when it aligns with the interests of empire. When democracy threatens those interests?when a nation dares to control its own resources, or refuses to play by the rules of the global order?it is crushed, and the consequences are borne by ordinary people for generations.
This is not about excusing the crimes or authoritarianism of the Iranian regime. It?s about understanding the context that gave rise to it, and the role that Western powers played in destroying the possibility of a different, more peaceful future. It?s about recognizing that the seeds of today?s conflicts were planted by yesterday?s coups, sanctions, and covert operations.
If we truly want peace, if we want to avoid another catastrophic war, the first step is honesty. We have to confront our own history, acknowledge the violence committed in our name, and reject the amnesia that allows us to repeat the same mistakes over and over. Until we do, every new crisis will be haunted by the ghosts of 1953?and the world will continue to pay the price for our refusal to learn from the past. - Tim Hjersted | Films For Action

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A bit simplistic, history for Iran did not start in 1953 with the nationalisation of their oil industry. Their history goes back 6,000 years, it is one of the world's oldest major civilisations, they have been invaded more times than I've had hot dinners. The events of 1953 are but a mere footnote in their history, hardly worth getting all hot and bothered about.