O/T:- Subsantial Reward Offered!

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Originally Posted by Jampie

First, show me evidence the Saudis aren't operating their own military like you allege.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/inves...-crimes-yemen/

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Originally Posted by Jampie

So, show me where Starmer or any other current western leader has invaded a neighbour?

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Oh this western propaganda talking point that you have repeated is really amusing. It is as if to say that their principles are that invasions are ok, so long as it is not your neighbour. I also enjoy how you have restricted it to current western leaders.

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Originally Posted by Jampie

You indicated that if I did that you would ignore the results. If you actually cared you would have done it yourself a long time ago. You aren't remotely interested in any of the abundant evidence that Putin is a bad guy.

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I did not say I would ignore it. In fact I would read it with great interest. I said that even if you succeeded in finding it then it would not prove that Putin is worse than western leaders, but rather on par with them in terms of hypocrisy. I think it might be the case that you are not finding it so simple to find instances of Putin declaring a principle and then violating it.

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Originally Posted by Old_pie

This whole thread is null and void until someone clearly points out the meaning of "subsantial".

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Subsantial

adjective

Of limited sanity. Crazy. Koo koo!

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Originally Posted by andy6025

I find it fascinating that westerners somehow think their own governments don?t subject them to propaganda, and yet at the same time commonly believe that their offices are naturally filled by crooks and liars. Absolutely fascinating.

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You want to try and put a football topic on here now and again you never know you might enjoy it and even get someone to agree with you for a change. Mind you I don't mean one about Moscow Dynamo.😋

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You want to try and put a football topic on here now and again you never know you might enjoy it and even get someone to agree with you for a change. Mind you I don't mean one about Moscow Dynamo.��

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I think we should Torpedo Moscow's ambitions.

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You want to try and put a football topic on here now and again you never know you might enjoy it and even get someone to agree with you for a change. Mind you I don't mean one about Moscow Dynamo.😋

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I read the other freds quite a bit, and when I feel I?ve got something unique to contribute, I do. How many comments do we need repeating Maynard out?

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Originally Posted by andy6025

https://i.ibb.co/QFVdfDk/IMG-7969.webp

Hello, US State Department? Are you still offering a $10 Million reward for Al-Jawlani? I think I might know where he is!

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To answer my own question: No! The $10M reward is no longer available.

From RT:

US withdraws $10 million bounty for new Syrian leader

Washington?s envoy said it would be ?incoherent? to negotiate with someone on a US wanted terrorist list

The US will no longer offer a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, following Washington delegation's meeting with the leadership of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Damascus on Friday.

Earlier this month, Syrian opposition forces led by HTS jihadists launched a surprise offensive across the country, capturing several major cities, including the capital, Damascus. In response, Syrian President Bashar Assad resigned and was granted asylum in Russia.

As part of a broader diplomatic ?engagement? with the new Syrian leadership, Barbara Leaf, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, led the delegation to Syria on Friday, marking the first visit by American diplomats since 2012, when the US embassy in Damascus was closed.

During her meeting with al-Sharaa, Leaf discussed several key issues, including the need to prevent terrorist groups from operating within Syria and to ensure the protection of minority and women's rights.

?We also discussed the critical need to ensure that terrorist groups cannot pose a threat inside Syria or externally, including to the US and our partners in the region,? Leaf said during a telephone briefing from Jordan. ?Based on our discussion, I informed him that we would not be pursuing the Rewards for Justice offer that has been in effect for some years.?

Despite this move, HTS remains designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States, and sanctions stemming from this designation are still in place. Leaf emphasized that the decision to withdraw the bounty was a policy shift aimed at legitimizing engagement with the group.

?If I?m sitting with the HTS leader and having a lengthy, detailed discussion, it?s a little incoherent to have a bounty on his head,? she noted. ?Otherwise, I should ask the FBI to come in and arrest him or something.?

The US delegation also included Roger Carstens, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, and Daniel Rubinstein, a senior adviser handling relations with the new Syrian forces. They discussed the fate of missing American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, among other issues.

This week, the US military revealed it had doubled its forces in Syria to approximately 2,000 troops before Assad's fall, aiming to prevent Islamic State (IS) terrorists from exploiting the upheaval. The Pentagon conducted airstrikes in northeastern Syria on Thursday, allegedly killing one of the terrorist group?s leaders.

While the immediate reopening of the US embassy in Damascus is not planned, Leaf indicated that future diplomatic recognition would depend on the actions of the new Syrian authorities.

Well the diversity and inclusivity in Syria didn?t last very long:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/09/m...ntl#close-menu

only ever a slim chance of them pulling out of the dark ages, sadly. Hope they still manage it.