tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post7780785008537815797..comments2024-03-29T13:37:11.174+00:00Comments on TPQ: War Crimes โ & Where Do They Go?AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-27528010183165381002022-04-09T11:04:22.993+01:002022-04-09T11:04:22.993+01:00now I don't think it will take a lot to drive ...now I don't think it will take a lot to drive either of us to drink!!AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37652967042430721932022-04-09T10:29:02.037+01:002022-04-09T10:29:02.037+01:00True, I'm moving on now to next weeks, unrelat...True, I'm moving on now to next weeks, unrelated, piece. Enough of Ukraine, breakfast, dinner and tea๐ฌ๐ฃ๐, enough to drive a man to drink๐บ๐บ๐บ๐บ๐ฅ๐ฅ!!<br /><br />Caoimhin O'MuraileCaoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-83163915299198069532022-04-09T09:18:57.495+01:002022-04-09T09:18:57.495+01:00Caoimhin - I posted your comment without even read...Caoimhin - I posted your comment without even reading it. Enough saidAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1698111044063027242022-04-09T09:14:55.272+01:002022-04-09T09:14:55.272+01:00Russia were given the space to do this, the excuse...Russia were given the space to do this, the excuse, by NATO refusing to simply say, "we will not admit Ukraine into NATO should they apply". Thats all, Zelenskyy could have denied them the same excuse simply by stating they have no intentions of joining NATO. Now, after all the trouble Ukraine are talking of neutrality. Why could Zelenskyy not have said something earlier, he knew Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-78781579432341736262022-04-09T08:02:38.686+01:002022-04-09T08:02:38.686+01:00Unfortunately, Caoimhin, this doesn't make thi...Unfortunately, Caoimhin, this doesn't make things any easier for your position. There is nothing new in it. I have heard all the Tucker Carson talking points and when you make them it adds nothing to my understanding. Go to the credible sources, the ones that people who want accuracy, not propaganda, have long gone to. Your Ken Ham type argument that nobody knows (just God because he was AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-41107297251854273882022-04-08T23:01:29.932+01:002022-04-08T23:01:29.932+01:00And that is the point, who is doing the bombing? U...And that is the point, who is doing the bombing? Undoubtedly the Russians are doing some, but alternative accounts suggest that elements of the Ukrainian armed forces are carrying out false flag operations then blaming the Russians for carrying out these attrocities. Do we ignore these alternative accounts and only listen or read the anti Russian versions? Now, I dont know any more than you do Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-88544022398679313232022-04-08T21:52:31.619+01:002022-04-08T21:52:31.619+01:00Nobody has to convince you that you are wrong. It ...Nobody has to convince you that you are wrong. It is a case of allowing you to convince just about everybody else that you are wrong.<br /><br />Again, if you would read what is written instead of committing yourself to muddle-headedness, you might better grasp what is being said. The Russians have a genuine concern about security. NATO has expanded to the East. Biden would not tolerate it in AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-60873386608843792602022-04-08T21:27:59.037+01:002022-04-08T21:27:59.037+01:00We must agree to disagree, because neither you or ...We must agree to disagree, because neither you or anybody else have convinced me I am wrong. What I do see, rightly or wrongly, are people agreeing with the reports we are receiving without question. Not for me. You are contradicting many of your earlier comparisons between Russias security concerns and those Joe Biden would have if he were to be in a similar situation. He would "not Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-7359318866017314162022-04-08T20:15:09.967+01:002022-04-08T20:15:09.967+01:00As terrible do you think as being neutral when a r...As terrible do you think as being neutral when a right wing capitalist state is bombings its neighbour's workers? Marxism has truly become the opium of the Marxists.<br /><br />The thing is, you don't get to decide what countries cite as a threat. The Saudis (and the Israelis) maintain the Houthi can fire missiles into their territories. The Israelis cite Iran using Yemen as a test groundAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-24264641737232995312022-04-08T19:56:37.849+01:002022-04-08T19:56:37.849+01:00Any attempt to get the Russians off the hook.
Be...Any attempt to get the Russians off the hook. <br /><br />Believe Kiev over Moscow for the same reason believe Gaza over Tel Aviv. More importantly, believe the credible sources which have been bringing us accurate reporting for decades and who have called out the war criminals of all hues, not least the West. <br /><br />Where have I said I support NATO? Anything but. When we went to the protestAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26762325056306269472022-04-08T19:44:37.023+01:002022-04-08T19:44:37.023+01:00As for the Saudis seeing Yemen, the Houthi, as a t...As for the Saudis seeing Yemen, the Houthi, as a threat that is a terrible comparison. Yemen is not a nuclear power, they are no threat to Saudi Arabia. Ukraine are not a nuclearpower either, but they will be if they join NATO. It would bring US nuclear missiles within five minutes of Moscow with no time for Russia to retaliate. In your own words Anthony, "Joe Biden would not tolerate" Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-44793752993541412992022-04-08T19:33:56.491+01:002022-04-08T19:33:56.491+01:00I've not read any communist party, or parties ...I've not read any communist party, or parties sites. All I do know is the reporting on tv is for idiots and, at least the last time I checked, it is non applicable to me. Others may diagree. Today much has been made of a bombing a raiway station. The Ukrainians blame Russia who, in turn deny it. Right-wing Ukrainian forces are not above doing the bombing themselves and blaming the Russians, aCaoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-42207740320441803812022-04-08T19:05:40.486+01:002022-04-08T19:05:40.486+01:00There are reliable sources - the same ones that br...There are reliable sources - the same ones that brought the truth out about Gaza. Iraq, Afghanistan - the people calling out the war on Yemen. There is a wide range of progressive sites that have been consistent in digging out the truth for years on all these conflicts. That they all suddenly become unreliable because Russia is involved seems implausible. If we restrict ourselves to reading AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-255943575186064132022-04-08T18:28:17.901+01:002022-04-08T18:28:17.901+01:00I've got to the point I believe nobody, apart ...I've got to the point I believe nobody, apart from the obvious, refugees. I do not believe Zelenskyy, hitherto giving him the benefit, and neither do I take Putins word. The reporting by RTE is third rate and insultive to all but a fool. The latest report, by an RTE reporter with a strong US accent, is that "Russian backed forces in the east, are fighting the Ukrainian Army". If Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-9645242638943673012022-04-08T13:47:33.743+01:002022-04-08T13:47:33.743+01:00that applies across the board. But it hardly makes...that applies across the board. But it hardly makes the Kremlin any less right wing. As for the Houthi and the threat they pose: the Saudis claim that Houthi territory seizure is a risk to their sphere of influence and has the Houthi sitting right on their border - much the same as the Russians say about Ukraine. <br /><br />If we factor Iran into the mix then the Israelis can claim they too are AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-72154746542403023002022-04-08T07:38:19.907+01:002022-04-08T07:38:19.907+01:00https://mobile.twitter.com/mariamposts/status/1511...https://mobile.twitter.com/mariamposts/status/1511995713135443969<br /><br />This is an interesting thread ^ Brandon Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846523287559978645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-51161398718846883302022-04-07T21:11:07.922+01:002022-04-07T21:11:07.922+01:00Also, for what it's worth, the concept of left...Also, for what it's worth, the concept of left and right wing since the days of the USSR differs to that of what we in the west perceive as left and right wing. For example, as bizzarre as this sounds, Boris Yeltsin in the USSR would have been considered "left-wing" while the CPSU would have been the "right-wing". Over here it would have been the opposite simply because Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-85665031177115352792022-04-07T20:51:51.867+01:002022-04-07T20:51:51.867+01:00Caoimhin O'Muraile
This is why the left are n...Caoimhin O'Muraile<br /><br />This is why the left are not taken seriously in these islands. Your hatred for NATO is blinding you to the obvious: that a right wing dictator who robbed his own people of billions and gave it to oligarchs to prop him up, who has batoned gays and opposition groups off his streets, who has banned all independent media, and murdered his political opponents, has Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027470398152153427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-52913439128790312242022-04-07T20:45:27.187+01:002022-04-07T20:45:27.187+01:00All cases differ, as I see it the wests claims abo...All cases differ, as I see it the wests claims about Houthi being a threat holds no water. A threat to who? There is no comparison between the two cases, it is not a fits all sizes case. NATO, on the other hand, is a threat to Russia, my only question here is, was invasion the best way of resolving these concerns. In my view, and again have never supported Russias invasion, understanding and Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68191112082989687502022-04-07T19:28:26.011+01:002022-04-07T19:28:26.011+01:00The murders by Ukrainians of Jews were no better o...The murders by Ukrainians of Jews were no better or worse than the Soviet murders of Ukrainians. The Ukrainian far right won't allow the left onto the streets. They attack them at every demo. Today Zelensky addressed the Greek parliament and an Azov bastard spoke on the video. Despicable. These things should never be played down. There is a far right problem in Ukraine which has been AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-65042172167965018802022-04-07T19:12:11.063+01:002022-04-07T19:12:11.063+01:00Right Wing Russia should have no say in who joins ...Right Wing Russia should have no say in who joins NATO just as the right wing USA should have no say in who joins the Russian Federation. The West claim they can back the Saudis because of the threat posed by Houthi. Much like Russia justifies its intervention in Ukraine. If you are going to play the neutrality card then play it in all situations AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-90185232523957729822022-04-07T18:59:50.664+01:002022-04-07T18:59:50.664+01:00The situation, incidentally, in Yemen is different...The situation, incidentally, in Yemen is different if not in actions and net results, then so-called reasons. Yemen posses no threat to the security of Saudi Arabia and UAE. Ukraine, as Russia rightly or wrongly see it, does pose a threat to Russias western border. It is not Ukraine who pose the threat per se, but NATO. All the alliance have to do is publicly state any application for NATO Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-75294420673973490062022-04-07T18:36:29.606+01:002022-04-07T18:36:29.606+01:00I am aware of Ukrainians make up in the Red Army ...I am aware of Ukrainians make up in the Red Army defeating the Nazis, <br />Zelensky's Grandfather was a Red Army soldier and was awarded, something the Ukrainian President is rightly proud of. It was a minority who backed the Nazis, but it was not the numbers involved which presented the major problem. It was the severity and lust for death of their victims of these anti-Semites, Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-70988677375699487522022-04-07T16:48:10.701+01:002022-04-07T16:48:10.701+01:00PBP could be handling this better. I think the bes...<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/embarrassing-people-before-profit-accused-of-glaring-contradiction-on-ukraine/ar-AAVY4Ux?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=1df351b951564ac4ad2695bfd6edda27" rel="nofollow">PBP</a> could be handling this better. I think the best thing for them to do is fess up to an inconsistency rather than do the contortions and rubberman impersonations to get out AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-46515398522229267892022-04-07T15:20:20.834+01:002022-04-07T15:20:20.834+01:00that sounds anything but plausible. You are not ne...that sounds anything but plausible. You are not neutral on Yemen nor Palestine. Yet a right wing capitalist country wages aggressive war on one of its neighbours, and you suddenly think neutrality is a good position to take. Four of the thirteen cities that won the Soviet Hero award for resistance to the Nazis were in the Ukraine. The Ukrainians suffered massive civilian and military losses AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.com