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British Para regiment under investigation for shooting at posters of Jeremy Corbyn

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  • #122
    OldRio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,915 ✭✭✭OldRio


    Fair play. Whataboutery at its finest.


  • #123
    Mrsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,860 ✭✭✭Mrsmum


    The image didn't just appear in front of them on the wall. Someone obviously went to the trouble of sourcing or having an image of Corbyn blown up to that size for that purpose so that makes it a nasty act at a deeper level if you ask me. And when it was put up on the wall, obviously not one of them said ,ah lads, that's not on. Low standards.


  • #124
    skooterblue2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Yeh, they are dumb cannon fodder. The state doesn’t even really look after them after they come back from wars either.

    My neighbour was well looked after he came back by the British Legion. I have loads of friends who served, were smart and efficient and nice public and civil service jobs after they were discharged


  • #125
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    skooterblue2 wrote: »
    My neighbour was well looked after he came back by the British Legion. I have loads of friends who served, were smart and efficient and nice public and civil service jobs after they were discharged


    I live in England and ex army etc will get preference when applying for warehouse work etc with the likes of Sainsbury's. Not at the checkout mind but in the warehouses. And Sainsbury's is a very cushy number almost public sector. In fact I know that Sainsbury's actively seek ex army when hiring. Part of their corporate social responsibility BS. A lot of that goes on over here.


  • #126
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Aegir wrote: »
    you are taking this out of all perspective. They were in the target range, set up in the loft of their base in Kabul. They weren't on the parade ground bayoneting life sized images of Corbyn for all the world to see.



    they could have been shooting at a photo of Mother Theresa for all I care. They shouldn't have filmed it and put it into circulation though.

    If they had been shooting at a picture of Farage though, I am sure you would be on here giving them a pat on the back, but as it's Corbyn and the leader of the "Must never be criticised even though their own party is being ripped apart by claims of anti semetism" then we are all supposed to start screaming and wailing.


    Just goes to show what a bunch of dumb fcukers they are...filming it and then putting it online.


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  • #127
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Aegir wrote: »
    you are taking this out of all perspective. They were in the target range, set up in the loft of their base in Kabul. They weren't on the parade ground bayoneting life sized images of Corbyn for all the world to see.



    they could have been shooting at a photo of Mother Theresa for all I care. They shouldn't have filmed it and put it into circulation though.

    If they had been shooting at a picture of Farage though, I am sure you would be on here giving them a pat on the back, but as it's Corbyn and the leader of the "Must never be criticised even though their own party is being ripped apart by claims of anti semetism" then we are all supposed to start screaming and wailing.

    Gas. How do you keep a straight face with your load of aul' bollo?


  • #128
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    They need to be court martialed.

    6 weeks in a military prison followed by a dishonourable discharge.


  • #129
    RobMc59
    Registered Users Posts: 4,831 ✭✭✭RobMc59


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Gas. How do you keep a straight face with your load of aul' bollo?

    Are you talking about the contents of all your posts?:pac:


  • #130
    skooterblue2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    partyguinness wrote: »
    I live in England and ex army etc will get preference when applying for warehouse work etc with the likes of Sainsbury's. Not at the checkout mind but in the warehouses. And Sainsbury's is a very cushy number almost public sector. In fact I know that Sainsbury's actively seek ex army when hiring. Part of their corporate social responsibility BS. A lot of that goes on over here.

    Not really corporate social responsibility. If you are recruiting from guys who were in stores, quartermasters, logistics corps, arent you getting them from the "good" barrel? Guys who are trained to turn up on time, carry out orders and work as a team. Ever see how the Falklands war turned out? That was an amazing logistical exercise.


  • #131
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Gas. How do you keep a straight face with your load of aul' bollo?

    brilliant response. Absolutely awesome.

    tell me, how long did you take to come up with that? Did you get any assistance or is it all your own work?

    I really am impressed the way you countered each of my arguments with well thought out, reasoned argument.

    You sir are a genius. Mensa should be knocking on your door any day now.

    Bravo.


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  • #132
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,829 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Aegir wrote: »
    brilliant response. Absolutely awesome.

    tell me, how long did you take to come up with that? Did you get any assistance or is it all your own work?

    I really am impressed the way you countered each of my arguments with well thought out, reasoned argument.

    You sir are a genius. Mensa should be knocking on your door any day now.

    Bravo.

    All you did in your post, was set the seriousness of the offence and then downplay it as you always do when it comes to the BA. Classic PR stuff and not very clever.


  • #133
    steddyeddy
    Registered Users Posts: 27,564 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    Aegir wrote: »
    you are taking this out of all perspective. They were in the target range, set up in the loft of their base in Kabul. They weren't on the parade ground bayoneting life sized images of Corbyn for all the world to see.



    they could have been shooting at a photo of Mother Theresa for all I care. They shouldn't have filmed it and put it into circulation though.

    If they had been shooting at a picture of Farage though, I am sure you would be on here giving them a pat on the back, but as it's Corbyn and the leader of the "Must never be criticised even though their own party is being ripped apart by claims of anti semetism" then we are all supposed to start screaming and wailing.

    If you are wearing the uniform and using their guns you are representing the army. That's the same whether it be the British or Irish army.


  • #134
    skooterblue2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    They need to be court martialed.

    6 weeks in a military prison followed by a dishonourable discharge.

    For what exactly?
    Jeremy Corbyn is not an officer, neither is COS.


  • #135
    Stacksofwacks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    Dont know why they are shooting at Corbyn, if they had any sense they would be shooting at Tony Blair who actually caused many of their comrades to get killed


  • #136
    dd973
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭dd973


    Stacksofwacks wrote: »
    Dont know why they are shooting at Corbyn, if they had any sense they would be shooting at Tony Blair who actually caused many of their comrades to get killed

    That might require some vague intelligence and ability to question things, Billy Britain's aren't exactly endowed with such qualities.


  • #137
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    skooterblue2 wrote: »
    For what exactly?
    Jeremy Corbyn is not an officer, neither is COS.
    He's the leader of a major British political party.

    These soldiers serve the British State. You leave your politics at the door when you sign up for the military.


  • #138
    skooterblue2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    Stacksofwacks wrote: »
    Dont know why they are shooting at Corbyn, if they had any sense they would be shooting at Tony Blair who actually caused many of their comrades to get killed

    Corbyn wants to hand over Paras who shot under orders. Much the same as Bobby Nairac and what he did was despicable he was still under orders. You cannot order a man in the military to open fire and then make him responsible for a decision taken by higher officer. Corbyn also wants to remove nuclear deterrents from the UK. The only country who I have ever see do this willingly was South Africa, but that is self explanatory.


  • #139
    pure.conya
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭pure.conya


    Edgware wrote: »
    The British taxpayer should have been allowed to continue heavily subsidising the coal industry to keep the miners happy. And introduce grants for Cornish Morris dancers as well

    the British tax payer was on the hook only a few years ago for fighter jets flying round trips from Sheffield to libya, dropping hundreds of millions of pounds worth of bombs on the richest African nation, that's left it a failed state and terrorist breeding ground

    jolly good


  • #140
    janfebmar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,424 ✭✭✭janfebmar


    pure.conya wrote: »
    the British tax payer was on the hook only a few years ago for fighter jets flying round trips from Sheffield to libya, dropping hundreds of millions of pounds worth of bombs on the richest African nation, that's left it a failed state and terrorist breeding ground

    Are you referring to the 17 March 2011 when the United Nations Security Council approved military intervention in Libya, and two days later the UK and the United States fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles at regime targets before sending in fighter jets to protect civilians?

    You do not think Libya was already a failed state and terrorist breeding ground, having supplied the PIRA with arms to kill civilians, and bombing the airplane over Lockerbie killing hundreds of civilians?


  • #141
    pure.conya
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭pure.conya


    janfebmar wrote: »
    Are you referring to the 17 March 2011 when the United Nations Security Council approved military intervention in Libya, and two days later the UK and the United States fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles at regime targets before sending in fighter jets to protect civilians?

    You do not think Libya was already a failed state and terrorist breeding ground, having supplied the PIRA with arms to kill civilians, and bombing the airplane over Lockerbie killing hundreds of civilians?

    ah stop, they totally ****ed Libya up, destroyed the infrastructure, murdered plenty of innocent men women and children, next you'll be telling me the english didnt actually invade almost every country in the world, still haven't found those WMDs either, David Cameron was first western leader straight into Egypt after their "Arab spring"...

    come down off that high horse


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  • #142
    droidman123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,399 ✭✭✭droidman123


    janfebmar wrote: »
    Are you referring to the 17 March 2011 when the United Nations Security Council approved military intervention in Libya, and two days later the UK and the United States fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles at regime targets before sending in fighter jets to protect civilians?

    You do not think Libya was already a failed state and terrorist breeding ground, having supplied the PIRA with arms to kill civilians, and bombing the airplane over Lockerbie killing hundreds of civilians?

    And who supplied the british army to kill civilans?


  • #143
    pure.conya
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭pure.conya


    janfebmar wrote: »
    Are you referring to the 17 March 2011 when the United Nations Security Council approved military intervention in Libya, and two days later the UK and the United States fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles at regime targets before sending in fighter jets to protect civilians?

    You do not think Libya was already a failed state and terrorist breeding ground, having supplied the PIRA with arms to kill civilians, and bombing the airplane over Lockerbie killing hundreds of civilians?

    https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2016/01/06/new-hillary-emails-reveal-true-motive-for-libya-intervention/

    https://fpif.org/ripped-from-hillarys-emails-french-plot-to-overthrow-gaddafi-and-help-itself-to-libyas-oil/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?destination=/world/frances-sarkozy-detained-over-allegations-of-bribery-by-libya/2018/03/20/a51dc6f1-7afa-421c-be87-e30801ed9e24_story.html?&utm_term=.8f7ef1a376ec


  • #144
    skooterblue2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭skooterblue2


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    You leave your politics at the door when you sign up for the military.

    "Just because you take no interest in politics that doesnt mean it will take no interest in you."


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