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  1. 7 hours ago, Jack the Sipper said:

     

    I want two front teeth for Christmas, failing that I'd happily see the whole Israeli government on trial for war crimes. But it's not about what I want, it's about what might bring about a solution to the problem of people being bombed out of their homes, right now. That's the hard reality, and if them being saved means an end to Hamas and the hostages being freed, I'd take that in a fucking heart beat. I certainly wouldn't consider it meaningless.

     

    I swear, I get the feeling  that some who claim to care about the innocents above all else are actually more concerned that Israel don't get a win here. A price too far for them.

     

     

    What brings about an end to innocent people being slaughtered is for Israel to stop dropping bombs on them ("bombed out of their homes" Is that all that's happening?).

     

    As to "meaningless" I was of course referring to it meaning any change in the position of the government, or Starmer for that matter. Just more meaningless verbiage.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  2. 2 minutes ago, Jack the Sipper said:

     

    I forgot to add that, I do want the slaughter of innocents to stop, which is why I support a ceasefire, and always have done, and which is why I questioned you calling a ceasefire that involves, as you put it 'all hostages released, Hamas destroyed' as 'meaningless'.

     

    My support for a ceasefire, and the thousands of lives saved isn't conditional on whether or not 'Israel gets it's own way'. I just want lives saved at this point.

     

     

    I was paraphrasing "Lord" Cameron who defined "sustainable cease-fire" as having those conditions (amongst others, hence the "etc".)

     

    I want an immediate cease-fire.

     

    Which do you want?

     

     

  3. 7 hours ago, Jack the Sipper said:

     

    Leaving aside your 'etc', why would you be against Hamas being destroyed and hostages being released.

     

    What do you think the terms of a ceasefire that could be agreed on by both sides would consist of?

    Why would you think I'm opposed to either? 

     

    They've already had one cease-fire without either, why not another? What were the terms then?

     

    I just want the slaughter of innocent people to stop, immediately. Why don't you?

  4. Cardinal Becciu: Vatican court convicts former Pope adviser of financial crimes

     

    In 2014, the Vatican spent more than €200m ($220m; £170m) acquiring a 45% stake in the building, which was planned to be converted into luxury apartments. By 2018, the Vatican's Secretariat of State had decided to buy the property outright, sinking a further €150m euros into the purchase. Allegedly signing off on the whole deal was Cardinal Becciu, who was at the time the Vatican's Substitute for General Affairs - in effect chief of staff to the Pope.

     

    The money, part of which was intended to be used for charitable works, had been paid into a trust run by a London-based Italian financier Raffaele Mincione, who orchestrated the purchase. When the Secretariat later sought financial help from the Vatican's own bank, it sparked concern - and a raid by Vatican police that led to the charges against Becciu, Mincione, and eight others.

     

    But the investigation into Becciu's affairs wasn't limited to the London property deal.

    The cardinal was also accused of funnelling vast sums of money to his home diocese of Sardinia, some of which reportedly benefited his family. And it was alleged he paid almost €600,000 to another of the accused, Cecilia Marogna, to help free a nun kidnapped in Mali. Prosecutors said she instead spent much of the money on luxury goods and holidays. Marogna, who had offered her services to the Vatican as an intelligence expert, visited Becciu's residence on several occasions. Both denied claims of a sexual relationship.

     

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67738595

     

     

     

  5. Reading something similar with the three former hostages: two killed by a sniper, he also shot the third, who fled and was finished off by a squad of soldiers.

     

    What are the terms of engagement: "kill anything that moves"?

     

    More families mourning.

  6. My announcer repeated "alert and responsive" from the Bournemouth staff doctor.

     

    Really impressed with Luton's manager--out on the pitch, getting the players away asap. Billing as well, who went to Lockyer immediately and signalled for the medicos to get out there.

     

     

  7. More than a bit macabre.

     

    The fans sat their watching someone fight for their life, or at least others fight for his life.

     

    Taking him off on a stretcher, not doing CPR that I can see.

     

    I hope that's a good sign, as they wouldn't stop until he was at the hospital?

  8. Congress passing legislation attempting to prevent the President from unilaterally withdrawing the US from NATO.

     

    Aimed not at Biden, but at Trump, of course.

     

    Passed on a bipartisan basis, not just Democrats but Republicans as well, who know what a danger Trump is, and are still unwilling to say it out loud.

     

     

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  9. So he's not the saviour after all.

     

    They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

     

    John 19:23-24

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