Why avoid the key factor there? the avenue of non-Dollar trading. Moot point if those things are sanctioned or not if Iran doesn't have access to the financial services needed to pay for them due to US cutting them off.
Ships under attack in the middle east
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Why avoid the key factor there? the avenue of non-Dollar trading. Moot point if those things are sanctioned or not if Iran doesn't have access to the financial services needed to pay for them due to US cutting them off.
You'd probably complain if we doubled our defence budget which is what would be required I'm guessing?
Yeah totally, I mean remember all those British troops killed in Vietnam because we just do everything the US says and remember when the US told Thatcher not to retake the Falkland's by force and so she just gave into the Argies. Now we're at it again with the UK withdrawal from the nuclear treaty and the adoption of sanctions on Iran....
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There are British troops on US soil. Does that make them our vassal?
EDIT: Just read on a bit and noticed who it was I quoted, guess they won't be making a reply.
Until shillbot 4.0 pops upThere are British troops on US soil. Does that make them our vassal?
EDIT: Just read on a bit and noticed who it was I quoted, guess they won't be making a reply.
Then maybe it can give its opinion on the increasing evidence Russia/Syria are using thermobarics indiscriminately in civilian heavy areas in Idlib province.
There are British troops on US soil. Does that make them our vassal?
EDIT: Just read on a bit and noticed who it was I quoted, guess they won't be making a reply.
People just don't understand how NATO works. We see comments on how we "have US nukes on our subs", but the US has some British ones on theirs as well.
Screeching about excessive force seems to be a sign of these times https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49162256 interesting though suggests the crew were kept in the dark as to what they were doing hence why they entered EU territorial waters.
Yep, what do they expect from a military unit? A warm welcome, hand shakes and "good day sir"? It seems the whole news piece has been written around the one guy's opinion about being a bit upset over the whole debacle (which, for that, you can forgive him for feeling of course).
Speaking of being in the dark, it sounds like they're lacking knowledge (or are choosing to ignore the fact) that the sanctions were in place. As if they really didn't know that.
Excessive force would have been rifle butt to the face or kicked to the floor or whatever...
I'm sure those managing the shipping were aware but the crew kept in the dark as to what they were actually doing.
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Comical BBC reporting again i see, what a total and utter non story.
Gibraltar is International Waters and no coastal nation has the right to stop anything from crossing except if at war.
The moment people stop believing the imperialistic propaganda fed by the government, the better we get out of the sh** hole WE LET THEM put us in.
Here is a good read why what UK did was PIRACY and outright ILLEGAL.
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/arch...he-global-economy-from-resurgent-imperialism/
And is not made by some random journalist or blogger......
The moment people stop believing the imperialistic propaganda fed by the government, the better we get out of the sh** hole WE LET THEM put us in.
Here is a good read why what UK did was PIRACY and outright ILLEGAL.
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/arch...he-global-economy-from-resurgent-imperialism/
And is not made by some random journalist or blogger......
No its not.
Lol
You know, that and the fact that it's completely inaccurate. Actually, that's the wrong word. The word is wrong. It's wrong.
LOL, I realise English isn't your first language but please try to at least present a coherent argument.
Gibraltar is not "international waters", Gibraltar is a peninsular connected to Spain, surrounding the peninsular are Gibraltar's territorial waters, extending 3 nautical miles.
Please provide evidence to support your claim that the ship was in international waters.
Not only is the argument from the disgraced ex-diplomat with a massive chip on his shoulder incorrect/confused but you've not even understood it and have confused it further yourself. His argument revolves around the right of transit passage through the strait(i.e. through Spain and Morocco's waters), he's wrongly applied this as he's clearly not checked a map re: where the ship was boarded... you've then assumed he's talking about international waters, he isn't, you've misunderstood your own link.
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