As if it needs saying how truly disgusting/despicable to see these waves of attacks on civilians in the Mideast and now in Europe. Terrorism needs to be rooted out and the only way to achieve this – in my opinion – is a well coordinated effort/well-defined strategy across continents to […]
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Faces of Our Failures in Afghanistan & Beyond! I cannot even begin to express how I felt watching the desperate plea for help & answers of this Afghan journalist and how angry I felt watching the completely impotent/cold response of Jens Stoltenberg the Secretary General of NATO. Obviously I do […]
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The Westward Gold-Rush but NOT Entirely Hush Hush! Shocking to see/watch the photo’s & video Clips from Kabul airport; my heart goes out to the millions in Afghanistan (and beyond frankly – Iran – Iraq – Palestine – Libya etc.) that continue to deal with poor foreign policy decisions that […]
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It seems to me – and I am sure to many others – that the world we live in today is becoming far more dangerous than the post WWII cold war many have lived through. At every corner of the earth there seems to a conflict about to blow up […]
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Another cowardly/barbaric act by a sick coward – who’s been thankfully neutralized – takes a precious life of Stephanie a female police officer who was killed in a knife attack in Paris. Sickening it most certainly is but shocking it most certainly is not; that said words cannot express my […]
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First off let me say that our prayers go to all those affected by this cowardly act as well as their families and friends. These atrocities I can only hope strengthen our resolve as a nation to rid the country of these sick cowards. That said however 2 things lead […]
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Another appalling incident by a lone coward – who thankfully now bites the dust – taking the life of a young man and graduate of Cambridge University who had his whole life in front of him. I understand that Jack Merritt was a course coordinator for Learning Together, a prisoners’ […]
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Another cowardly attack by Muslim terrorists, this time on a holy site and during a holy period; this is truly disgusting beyond expression but no longer surprising. It is also a reminder of the global reach of terrorism and the need to uproot this ideology altogether not only via security […]
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Deepest condolences to family/friends of the victim of this cowardly attack in Paris last night and prayers to all injured from it. The battle against terrorism starts and ends with us all holding to our values and way of life. It is a battle that does not start at the […]
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Yet another cowardly attack claims lives in France. Today we also here about the death of Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 45; the gendarme helped bring an end to a gunman’s shooting spree in southern France yesterday. I am angry – very very angry – the same way I feel every time a similar […]
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Another cowardly attack on a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula claiming over 200 lives. Prayers to the victims and deepest condolences to their families. The concern is that now that ISIS is loosing grip in Iraq & Syria terrorists are moving to other regions of the Middle East & Africa where they believe to have […]
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I came across a very interesting piece in the Guardian about our security policy entitled; Britain’s main threats are from Russia and jihadi terrorists – our defence policy should reflect that by Paul Mason. A highly recommended read but a few points I would like to make; Unlike what many […]
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Deepest condolences to family/friends of all who lost their life in the recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona and prayers to ones injured. The battle against terrorism starts and ends with us all holding to our values and way of life. Any other approach is giving terrorist/ideology a legitimacy they do […]
Read More An interesting article written by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst about the definition of terrorism – link below. That said I believe that analysis of the definition of “Terrorism” may be intriguing but needs to be analysed within the context of our primary objective/concern on how to eliminate terrorism […]
Read MoreYet another cowardly attack on our community to emphasise that terrorism can impact all communities irrespective of race/colour. My heart goes out to all those affected by this terrible incident. I suspect another “Cobra” meeting is due for “illustration” purposes more than anything else to give the impression that something […]
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Breaking News; Police dealing with potentially 2 major incidents in London Bridge as well as Borough Market close to the Bridge. There seems to be injuries and possible fatalities. My heart goes to family/friends of all those affected. What is critical now is that suspects & collaborators are apprehended, to face […]
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All I can say is “Amen!”. Although I would obviously like the UK to return to the EU as soon as possible for our own interest, I think Britain needs the experience outside the EU-if this will be the ultimate result-to appreciate that world has changed from the days of […]
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More lives taken from us today, this time mostly children and teenagers by the cowardly terrorist attack in Manchester. Should we be angry, of course we should. But this anger should not just be directed at the terrorists but at the British government itself for its failures. But before getting […]
Read More Hearts, minds and prayers go to all affected by the cowardly terrorist attack last night in Manchester as well as their family/friends. Yet again words fail me in expressing the extent of my anger/disgust at the cowards whoever/wherever they are. This one is especially painful as the attack targeted young people & children […]
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It of course not surprising that a “politician” – and we’re pushing the term to beyond its limits here – to exploit this somber occasion for her campaign-nothing is really beneath this “lady”. Her agenda at its core is this; protection through fear, exclusion and hate which in many ways is identical to […]
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Deepest condolences to family/friends of all who lost their life in the recent terrorist attack in Paris. The battle against terrorism starts and ends with us all holding to our values and way of life. Any other approach is giving terrorist/ideology a legitimacy they do not deserve and would eventually […]
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Recently I cam across a very interesting research paper on the link between migration and terrorism entitled; “Links between Terrorism and Migration: An Exploration“ by Alex P. Schmid. I recommend reading it particularly the stats scattered around the content as it really puts some perspective onto this subject rather relying […]
Read More Multiple cowardly attacks on 2 churches claim more lives in Egypt. Prayers to the victims and deepest condolences to their families. The concern is that now that ISIS is loosing grip in Iraq & Syria terrorists are moving to other regions of the Middle East & Africa where they believe to have more room for […]
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Before we get into the statement made by Nigel Farage let me first make a point about Trumps decision to intervene in Syria; Though I do support the intervention from a moral stand point albeit there is a debate on the legality of the process in the constitution and in […]
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Another cowardly attack in Stockholm, Sweden today. My prayers for the victims of this horrible attack and my thoughts are with their families & friends. There is NOT much more to say in a moment like this beyond the hope that we rid our society from these sick cowards very soon. Link […]
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I have recently watched a Special Report on CNN entitled ISIS Behind the Mask by Clarissa Ward. Having watched the program I just wanted to raise a few points about the report, so here goes; I suspect the main objective of the report is to shed some light on ISIS ideology […]
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