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ISIS - To Attack or Not?


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8 minutes ago, Dougie Do'ins said:

What about the Dutch. Would the baby not have had dual nationality ?

 

 

Their child could be entitled to Dutch nationality if the parents can prove they were married at the time of the birth, but Riedijk and Begum’s marriage is almost certain to be declared invalid because it was carried out on IS territory when Begum was 15 years old.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/03/jihadi-yago-riedijk-will-not-be-allowed-to-live-with-his-family-in-netherlands/

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18 minutes ago, TK421 said:

That's textbook whataboutery.  Javid needed to deal with the situation as he found it and get Begum and her baby home, because that was the urgent need.  It's too late for the baby now.

 

Once Begum was back in the UK then it would be appropriate to look into the questions you raise.  

Javed didn't take any decision based on legal advice or constitutional rights or any of that business, he did it to pander to the angry mob. Just like with his manufactured English channel migrant invasion the other week and his standing on coastguard boats.

 

It's clear both him and Rudd want May's job and they're going after different wings of the party, she's having road to Damascus moments over pip and UC and he's playing the strongman. 

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1 minute ago, Section_31 said:

Javed didn't take any decision based on legal advice or constitutional rights or any of that business, he did it to pander to the angry mob. Just like with his manufactured English channel migrant invasion the other week and his standing on coastguard boats.

 

It's clear both him and Rudd want May's job and they're going after different wings of the party, she's having road to Damascus moments over pip and UC and he's playing the strongman. 

Absolutely - the baby is just collateral to him.  He was probably delighted that the whole situation arose in the first place, so that he could do the tough guy routine to a receptive and gullible British public.  

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There are claims that Javid did not consult either the attorney general or the solicitor general before making his decision, something that could leave him vulnerable in the event of a legal challenge. When asked if this was the case, a Home Office spokesman said: “We do not comment on individual cases.”

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/09/sajid-javid-moral-coward-death-begum-baby

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Most of the  offences committed by ISIS's foreign recruits will have been committed in the jurisdictions of Iraq and Syria and they should be tried there first before this country worries about bringing them home to be tried here.  

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2 hours ago, aws said:

Most of the  offences committed by ISIS's foreign recruits will have been committed in the jurisdictions of Iraq and Syria and they should be tried there first before this country worries about bringing them home to be tried here.  

That's pretty much the opposite of my opinion. 

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1 minute ago, Rico1304 said:

Are we doing that for all criminals then? Shoplifters in Calais brought back here for trial? 

Not necessarily.  I'd assume EU member states can be trusted to deal with petty offences committed by EU citizens.  But if someone  is accused of a serious crime - like murder or something  - the very least you would expect is support from the UK Embassy, to ensure that the trial and sentencing are conducted in accordance with the standards we'd expect in the UK. 

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The days of the British Empire and sending gunboats to enforce our standards are long gone. If you go to a country and commit a crime you get tried there. Of course the UK should make representations and try and ensure the trial is fair and plead for mercy if there is a death sentence but the UK has no right to demand anything. 

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32 minutes ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Not necessarily.  I'd assume EU member states can be trusted to deal with petty offences committed by EU citizens.  But if someone  is accused of a serious crime - like murder or something  - the very least you would expect is support from the UK Embassy, to ensure that the trial and sentencing are conducted in accordance with the standards we'd expect in the UK. 

Very colonial attitude. ‘We can’t trust Johnny Foreigner to try our chaps’

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