The US army have now been thrown out of the West African nation of Niger, but the media will try and tell you it's all Russia's fault!
Right, so this story really does underline just how much credibility the US and the Biden administration are losing their clout on the global stage over what is going on in the Middle East and that this extends beyond that region, it’s becoming a global issue for America, because for as much as the US are getting rinsed for basically being Israel’s biggest cheerleaders, they are still going around acting like they are the planet police for peace and prosperity, despite actually being the leading cause of anything but and to that end, they’ve been given short shrift in no uncertain terms in Africa, for trying to lay down the law to one nation there as to who they can and cannot do deals with themselves. Well with the US arming Israel and keeping the genocide in Gaza going, the Africans were having none of it, and they’ve just thrown the US army out on their ear, but to listen to mainstream sources, you’d think it was all Russia’s fault.
Right, so the US are getting chucked out of a West African nation and the way most media are telling it, it’s all down to Russian interference, but if you listen to what the actual government concerned have to say, they tell a slightly different story.
We are in Niger, you don’t hear much about Niger in the news do you? But the US have given them major beef and they aren’t having a bar it. Following on from the events of 9/11, there was of course the war on terror, pursuing bin-Laden, Al-Qaeda, which rose to prominence following the deposing of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, then ISIL, but later on after they were largely routed in the Middle East, they found strongholds in northern and western Africa, the removal of Gaddafi in Libya for example, led to a power vacuum which terrorist elements soon filled, but equally the instability in many West African nations enabled them to take root their too and so by ..

The question of what happens with Gaza after we win is being asked by Israeli officials & it's pulling Netanyahu's coalition apart
Right, so it looks like no matter how desperate you might be to maintain control of your government, things are cracking up for Benjamin Netanyahu and it all comes down to what the eventual outcome for Gaza actually is. Netanyahu cannot afford to let up on this war in Gaza that he has begun, in a bid seemingly to keep himself in power, he has led a seven month long and counting genocide in the Strip, all supposedly in retaliation for a one night incursion by Hamas on the night of October 7th, always massively disproportionate a response as it has been and an ulterior motive has long been surmised, but with the ICJ now examining a plausible case for genocide against Israel, with arrest warrants potentially heading his way as well from the ICC, with attacks coming from all around Israel militarily, from the likes of Lebanon, to Iran to the Houthis in Yemen, causing economic damage too, relying on the bank of Uncle Sam for forever and a day won’t last forever. But when it comes to not at all hiding Israel’s true intentions for Gaza, there are splits opening up in government, because now this can of worms has been opened, how it gets closed there is no agreement on and this is why it is impossible to negotiate with Israel right now, with some absolute mad men who will never accept anything less than seizing Gaza for themselves, something no country on Earth, if you take them at their word at any rate, will allow. And to point to a perfect example of such a mad man, you only need look at the loosest of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ministerial cannons, the minister for security Itamar Ben Gvir, increasingly throwing his weight around in Netanyahu’s government, making a speech demanding the colonisation of Gaza.
Right, so Benjamin Netanyahu is becoming increasingly isolated even within his own government. Time after time he has given in to demands f..

Last time the Biden administration wanted a favour from Iran, they were laughed at. It seems they've gone back for second helpings.
Right, so the US, having taken Israel’s side as Iran retaliated against them for taking out their embassy in Damascus, completely unprovoked, having taken to the skies to take out Iranian ordnance being fired towards Israel, towards military targets they had designated, having even asked Iran if they would mind afterwards if they would just let Israel shoot them back, do no damage, bomb a couple of shepherds huts or whatever an empty hangar somewhere perhaps and then not fire back so that Israel cans ay they won and the West can propagate the myth that Iran are the bad guys and that the media narratives their pliant client media about Iran attacking Israel unprovoked must therefore be true. Well Iran said no of course, I daresay they had a bit of a giggle about it, but now the US after all of that, has gone back to the Theocratic state and their ayatollah and are begging for another favour from them and they’ve got some real brass neck to be asking this, but also implies that actually dealing with this little problem of theirs is costing them dearly.
Right, so the US have according to AP called on Iran to stop arming the Houthis, but without any good reason as to why they would do that. It’s barefaced cheek quite honestly, where was the US support in condemning Israel for striking Iran? The US tried to convince Iran to let it go, but of course, they can’t do that, it’s not in their nature and it triggered the first strike from Iran on Israel, military strikes, including the Nevatim air base south of the West Bank, where Netanyahu keeps his Air Force One knockoff, Wing of Zion and also where it is widely surmised a lot of munitions from the likes of the US is delivered onto Israeli soil, courtesy it is also widely suspected, of the UK air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri. Even after Iran struck Israel, in what was seen as a restrained atta..

Last time the Biden administration wanted a favour from Iran, they were laughed at. It seems they've gone back for second helpings.
Right, so the US, having taken Israel’s side as Iran retaliated against them for taking out their embassy in Damascus, completely unprovoked, having taken to the skies to take out Iranian ordnance being fired towards Israel, towards military targets they had designated, having even asked Iran if they would mind afterwards if they would just let Israel shoot them back, do no damage, bomb a couple of shepherds huts or whatever an empty hangar somewhere perhaps and then not fire back so that Israel cans ay they won and the West can propagate the myth that Iran are the bad guys and that the media narratives their pliant client media about Iran attacking Israel unprovoked must therefore be true. Well Iran said no of course, I daresay they had a bit of a giggle about it, but now the US after all of that, has gone back to the Theocratic state and their ayatollah and are begging for another favour from them and they’ve got some real brass neck to be asking this, but also implies that actually dealing with this little problem of theirs is costing them dearly.
Right, so the US have according to AP called on Iran to stop arming the Houthis, but without any good reason as to why they would do that. It’s barefaced cheek quite honestly, where was the US support in condemning Israel for striking Iran? The US tried to convince Iran to let it go, but of course, they can’t do that, it’s not in their nature and it triggered the first strike from Iran on Israel, military strikes, including the Nevatim air base south of the West Bank, where Netanyahu keeps his Air Force One knockoff, Wing of Zion and also where it is widely surmised a lot of munitions from the likes of the US is delivered onto Israeli soil, courtesy it is also widely suspected, of the UK air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri. Even after Iran struck Israel, in what was seen as a restrained atta..

Jeremy Corbyn's name has been attached to a new Independent group of parliamentary candidates, so is he going to run?
Right, so Keir Starmer has announced that candidacies have now been opened up for Islington North, finally rubber stamping the fact that Jeremy Corbyn is not going to be standing for Labour as long as Keir Starmer has any say in the matter and already at least a couple of people it seems are willing to try and stand for Labour successfully by treading on Jeremy's toes.
However last night there was a launch of something new, of something that could potentially be rather big, a list of 15 Independent candidates standing under the banner of We Are Collective and one of those candidates listed is a certain Jeremy Bernard Corbyn. However, it is also saying on their page next to his name, if he stands. Candidacies must be declared by 20th May for the next General Election, so having kept the country waiting for so long, and with just 4 days to go at time of writing before that deadline, not to mention it is now in black and white that he will not be allowed to stand for Labour, not that that hadn't been said in no uncertain terms already, will Jeremy Corbyn finally announce he is standing or not?
Right, so there is such a thing as keeping your powder dry, and as much as remain a solid admirer of Jeremy Corbyn, the guy who arguably politicised me more than anyone else and I'm sure a great many more of my fellow rotten lefties can say the same, it has been exasperating to wait and wait and wait for Corbyn to make his move, to take a stand and now that just days remain for him to still be able to, is he going to make that move at all? Well his appearance on the We Are Collective website list of candidates has certainly fired speculation, but the wording if stands in brackets next to it is a frustration. It seems that there is some agreement to stand to be on this page, but no confirmation. The same is the case for former ANC politician under Nelson Mandela ..

Last time the Biden administration wanted a favour from Iran, they were laughed at. It seems they've gone back for second helpings.
Right, so the US, having taken Israel’s side as Iran retaliated against them for taking out their embassy in Damascus, completely unprovoked, having taken to the skies to take out Iranian ordnance being fired towards Israel, towards military targets they had designated, having even asked Iran if they would mind afterwards if they would just let Israel shoot them back, do no damage, bomb a couple of shepherds huts or whatever an empty hangar somewhere perhaps and then not fire back so that Israel cans ay they won and the West can propagate the myth that Iran are the bad guys and that the media narratives their pliant client media about Iran attacking Israel unprovoked must therefore be true. Well Iran said no of course, I daresay they had a bit of a giggle about it, but now the US after all of that, has gone back to the Theocratic state and their ayatollah and are begging for another favour from them and they’ve got some real brass neck to be asking this, but also implies that actually dealing with this little problem of theirs is costing them dearly.
Right, so the US have according to AP called on Iran to stop arming the Houthis, but without any good reason as to why they would do that. It’s barefaced cheek quite honestly, where was the US support in condemning Israel for striking Iran? The US tried to convince Iran to let it go, but of course, they can’t do that, it’s not in their nature and it triggered the first strike from Iran on Israel, military strikes, including the Nevatim air base south of the West Bank, where Netanyahu keeps his Air Force One knockoff, Wing of Zion and also where it is widely surmised a lot of munitions from the likes of the US is delivered onto Israeli soil, courtesy it is also widely suspected, of the UK air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri. Even after Iran struck Israel, in what was seen as a restrained atta..

Jeremy Corbyn's name has been attached to a new Independent group of parliamentary candidates, so is he going to run?
Right, so Keir Starmer has announced that candidacies have now been opened up for Islington North, finally rubber stamping the fact that Jeremy Corbyn is not going to be standing for Labour as long as Keir Starmer has any say in the matter and already at least a couple of people it seems are willing to try and stand for Labour successfully by treading on Jeremy's toes.
However last night there was a launch of something new, of something that could potentially be rather big, a list of 15 Independent candidates standing under the banner of We Are Collective and one of those candidates listed is a certain Jeremy Bernard Corbyn. However, it is also saying on their page next to his name, if he stands. Candidacies must be declared by 20th May for the next General Election, so having kept the country waiting for so long, and with just 4 days to go at time of writing before that deadline, not to mention it is now in black and white that he will not be allowed to stand for Labour, not that that hadn't been said in no uncertain terms already, will Jeremy Corbyn finally announce he is standing or not?
Right, so there is such a thing as keeping your powder dry, and as much as remain a solid admirer of Jeremy Corbyn, the guy who arguably politicised me more than anyone else and I'm sure a great many more of my fellow rotten lefties can say the same, it has been exasperating to wait and wait and wait for Corbyn to make his move, to take a stand and now that just days remain for him to still be able to, is he going to make that move at all? Well his appearance on the We Are Collective website list of candidates has certainly fired speculation, but the wording if stands in brackets next to it is a frustration. It seems that there is some agreement to stand to be on this page, but no confirmation. The same is the case for former ANC politician under Nelson Mandela ..

Jeremy Corbyn's name has been attached to a new Independent group of parliamentary candidates, so is he going to run?
Right, so Keir Starmer has announced that candidacies have now been opened up for Islington North, finally rubber stamping the fact that Jeremy Corbyn is not going to be standing for Labour as long as Keir Starmer has any say in the matter and already at least a couple of people it seems are willing to try and stand for Labour successfully by treading on Jeremy's toes.
However last night there was a launch of something new, of something that could potentially be rather big, a list of 15 Independent candidates standing under the banner of We Are Collective and one of those candidates listed is a certain Jeremy Bernard Corbyn. However, it is also saying on their page next to his name, if he stands. Candidacies must be declared by 20th May for the next General Election, so having kept the country waiting for so long, and with just 4 days to go at time of writing before that deadline, not to mention it is now in black and white that he will not be allowed to stand for Labour, not that that hadn't been said in no uncertain terms already, will Jeremy Corbyn finally announce he is standing or not?
Right, so there is such a thing as keeping your powder dry, and as much as remain a solid admirer of Jeremy Corbyn, the guy who arguably politicised me more than anyone else and I'm sure a great many more of my fellow rotten lefties can say the same, it has been exasperating to wait and wait and wait for Corbyn to make his move, to take a stand and now that just days remain for him to still be able to, is he going to make that move at all? Well his appearance on the We Are Collective website list of candidates has certainly fired speculation, but the wording if stands in brackets next to it is a frustration. It seems that there is some agreement to stand to be on this page, but no confirmation. The same is the case for former ANC politician under Nelson Mandela ..

Jeremy Corbyn's name has been attached to a new Independent group of parliamentary candidates, so is he going to run?
Right, so Keir Starmer has announced that candidacies have now been opened up for Islington North, finally rubber stamping the fact that Jeremy Corbyn is not going to be standing for Labour as long as Keir Starmer has any say in the matter and already at least a couple of people it seems are willing to try and stand for Labour successfully by treading on Jeremy's toes.
However last night there was a launch of something new, of something that could potentially be rather big, a list of 15 Independent candidates standing under the banner of We Are Collective and one of those candidates listed is a certain Jeremy Bernard Corbyn. However, it is also saying on their page next to his name, if he stands. Candidacies must be declared by 20th May for the next General Election, so having kept the country waiting for so long, and with just 4 days to go at time of writing before that deadline, not to mention it is now in black and white that he will not be allowed to stand for Labour, not that that hadn't been said in no uncertain terms already, will Jeremy Corbyn finally announce he is standing or not?
Right, so there is such a thing as keeping your powder dry, and as much as remain a solid admirer of Jeremy Corbyn, the guy who arguably politicised me more than anyone else and I'm sure a great many more of my fellow rotten lefties can say the same, it has been exasperating to wait and wait and wait for Corbyn to make his move, to take a stand and now that just days remain for him to still be able to, is he going to make that move at all? Well his appearance on the We Are Collective website list of candidates has certainly fired speculation, but the wording if stands in brackets next to it is a frustration. It seems that there is some agreement to stand to be on this page, but no confirmation. The same is the case for former ANC politician under Nelson Mandela ..

Jeremy Corbyn's name has been attached to a new Independent group of parliamentary candidates, so is he going to run?
Right, so Keir Starmer has announced that candidacies have now been opened up for Islington North, finally rubber stamping the fact that Jeremy Corbyn is not going to be standing for Labour as long as Keir Starmer has any say in the matter and already at least a couple of people it seems are willing to try and stand for Labour successfully by treading on Jeremy's toes.
However last night there was a launch of something new, of something that could potentially be rather big, a list of 15 Independent candidates standing under the banner of We Are Collective and one of those candidates listed is a certain Jeremy Bernard Corbyn. However, it is also saying on their page next to his name, if he stands. Candidacies must be declared by 20th May for the next General Election, so having kept the country waiting for so long, and with just 4 days to go at time of writing before that deadline, not to mention it is now in black and white that he will not be allowed to stand for Labour, not that that hadn't been said in no uncertain terms already, will Jeremy Corbyn finally announce he is standing or not?
Right, so there is such a thing as keeping your powder dry, and as much as remain a solid admirer of Jeremy Corbyn, the guy who arguably politicised me more than anyone else and I'm sure a great many more of my fellow rotten lefties can say the same, it has been exasperating to wait and wait and wait for Corbyn to make his move, to take a stand and now that just days remain for him to still be able to, is he going to make that move at all? Well his appearance on the We Are Collective website list of candidates has certainly fired speculation, but the wording if stands in brackets next to it is a frustration. It seems that there is some agreement to stand to be on this page, but no confirmation. The same is the case for former ANC politician under Nelson Mandela ..

Jeremy Corbyn's name has been attached to a new Independent group of parliamentary candidates, so is he going to run?
Right, so Keir Starmer has announced that candidacies have now been opened up for Islington North, finally rubber stamping the fact that Jeremy Corbyn is not going to be standing for Labour as long as Keir Starmer has any say in the matter and already at least a couple of people it seems are willing to try and stand for Labour successfully by treading on Jeremy's toes.
However last night there was a launch of something new, of something that could potentially be rather big, a list of 15 Independent candidates standing under the banner of We Are Collective and one of those candidates listed is a certain Jeremy Bernard Corbyn. However, it is also saying on their page next to his name, if he stands. Candidacies must be declared by 20th May for the next General Election, so having kept the country waiting for so long, and with just 4 days to go at time of writing before that deadline, not to mention it is now in black and white that he will not be allowed to stand for Labour, not that that hadn't been said in no uncertain terms already, will Jeremy Corbyn finally announce he is standing or not?
Right, so there is such a thing as keeping your powder dry, and as much as remain a solid admirer of Jeremy Corbyn, the guy who arguably politicised me more than anyone else and I'm sure a great many more of my fellow rotten lefties can say the same, it has been exasperating to wait and wait and wait for Corbyn to make his move, to take a stand and now that just days remain for him to still be able to, is he going to make that move at all? Well his appearance on the We Are Collective website list of candidates has certainly fired speculation, but the wording if stands in brackets next to it is a frustration. It seems that there is some agreement to stand to be on this page, but no confirmation. The same is the case for former ANC politician under Nelson Mandela ..

Keir Starmer's six fixes for Britain, announced in a speech today shows a woeful lack of ambition. Here's why.
Right, so the country is crying out for change so says Keir Starmer as he unveils a Tony Blair style pledge card that people can carry around with them to remind them of what he stands for at this particular snapshot in time and indeed have a tick chart of the lies he told in exchange for your vote as he ends up breaking every single one of them as he has broken every promise, pledge, vow, oath, guarantee, declaration or list thereof on previous occasions. Starmer since becoming leader has not stuck by a single thing he has ever said he stood for, he stood on 10 pledges to become Labour leader, pretending he was continuity Corbyn and instead has morphed into cardboard Tony Blair, now having formally announced candidacy selections for Corbyn's replacement in Islington North, he's put the final nail in the coffin that he is in any way an honest or trustworthy individual. So in which case, when he's made and binned so many policy positions before, his 6 fixes for Britain, strikes me as an unfortunate choice of words, because he's fixed the Labour Party for the establishment and for the right wing, fixed it so it is now Tory light and anything but an alternative to the Tories and will do the same to the country if given the chance.
Right, so speech this morning from Keir Starmer, preaching to the faithful, we had the person who is actually in charge Rachel Reeves do a turn at the podium bleating about being a banker, not playing fast and loose with the finances when she's not actually it seems prepared to spend on much at all, small state Tory politics, but what else do you expect by someone who goes to George Osborne for advice on how to be the chancellor, others spoke too before she let Starmer say his piece, pushing these 6 fixes, which are frankly a sick joke, not just because of how mundane, how Tory and how tone deaf to the needs of the country they act..

Last time the Biden administration wanted a favour from Iran, they were laughed at. It seems they've gone back for second helpings.
Right, so the US, having taken Israel’s side as Iran retaliated against them for taking out their embassy in Damascus, completely unprovoked, having taken to the skies to take out Iranian ordnance being fired towards Israel, towards military targets they had designated, having even asked Iran if they would mind afterwards if they would just let Israel shoot them back, do no damage, bomb a couple of shepherds huts or whatever an empty hangar somewhere perhaps and then not fire back so that Israel cans ay they won and the West can propagate the myth that Iran are the bad guys and that the media narratives their pliant client media about Iran attacking Israel unprovoked must therefore be true. Well Iran said no of course, I daresay they had a bit of a giggle about it, but now the US after all of that, has gone back to the Theocratic state and their ayatollah and are begging for another favour from them and they’ve got some real brass neck to be asking this, but also implies that actually dealing with this little problem of theirs is costing them dearly.
Right, so the US have according to AP called on Iran to stop arming the Houthis, but without any good reason as to why they would do that. It’s barefaced cheek quite honestly, where was the US support in condemning Israel for striking Iran? The US tried to convince Iran to let it go, but of course, they can’t do that, it’s not in their nature and it triggered the first strike from Iran on Israel, military strikes, including the Nevatim air base south of the West Bank, where Netanyahu keeps his Air Force One knockoff, Wing of Zion and also where it is widely surmised a lot of munitions from the likes of the US is delivered onto Israeli soil, courtesy it is also widely suspected, of the UK air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri. Even after Iran struck Israel, in what was seen as a restrained atta..

Sharon Graham has demanded Starmer's workers rights deal not be watered down, yet has suddenly now had a change of heart?
Right, so Sharon Graham, the General Secretary of Unite the Union has for quite some time been giving Keir Starmer the benefit of the doubt time after time when it comes to her unions support for his party, for the party of course that was built by the trade union movement, for ordinary working class people and therefore if they aren't at the heart of Labour policy, trade unions, should be giving them a wide berth. Sharon likes to draw red lines for Starmer when he pushes her limits, or appears to, though those red lines appear to shift faster than Starmer ever seems to and so we come to what was ostensibly Labour's last actual pitch for working class people, which was Labour's New Deal for Workers. Well the red lines were drawn again and for the last week she's been quite critical of the draft plans she's seen, yet yesterday, all of a sudden, she seems to think it's the best thing since sliced bread. So what exactly has changed then Sharon? Other than you yet again, being seen to be too close to the Starmer regime?
Right, so Sharon Graham, General Secretary of the Unite Union, my union, everyone should be in a trade union, but that doesn't necessarily mean you can't criticise or hold them to account and Graham for me has been a disappointment from the get go and she's racked up quite the resume of reasons for that.
For example, when independent film Oh Jeremy Corbyn: The Big Lie was out last year, famously banned from Glastonbury, but workarounds were found, the whole thing is now available on YouTube if you haven't already, Graham banned it from all Unite properties, on the basis it was antisemitic, despite nothing of the kind being true, the film combats racism, combats the racism inherent in false accusations, and on one occasion when a screening was due to happen in Bristol, a book-signing by investigative journalist Asa Winstanley and hi..

Aid trucks having been blocked at Rafah, are now being attacked by settlers in the West Bank coming from Jordan now too.
Right, so aid trucks being stopped from trying to get through to Gaza are nothing new sadly, they continue to happen, and now that Israel has seized control of the Rafah border crossing and completely cut off aid from getting in that way, aid now having been blocked there for the last 4 days and counting at time of writing, in total violation of the orders handed down to Israel by the ICJ, but Israel do not care about such things, they don't believe in doing as they are told, the rules of such people do not apply to them and anyone who disagrees is of course an antisemite. Such is their blatant arrogance throughout the last seven months of genocide in Gaza that we've borne witness to though, that they have no problem with being filmed in what they are doing, proud to block trucks, sabotage them, cause actual damage in order to stop them, criminal damage and then scatter the aid being brought in to the four winds. No authorities stopping them, adding to the famine breaking out in Gaza.
Right so footage has come out all across social media of settlers having stopped trucks entering the Palestinian Occupied Territories of the West Bank bound for Gaza apparently coming from Jordan. Settlers are apparently now damaging the tyres after blocking the passage of these trucks, stopping them in their tracks so that they can climb on board the back of the loaders and desecrate the aid that is supposed to be being delivered to people driven past the point of famine by their government, who they are supporters of. They are climbing on top of the trucks, throwing the aid off, waving Israeli flags, as they do so, proud of what they are doing and in who's name and justifying their actions by saying it is all for Hamas, truck after truck after truck, 98 of them apparently stopped up until now when of course it absolutely isn't we've seen the signs of famine, we'v..

Were you aware thre was a parliamentary group on genocide prevention? You might wonder where they've been in which case!
Right, so genocide prevention, we have such a thing in parliament, but I bet you had no idea and now that I’ve mentioned it you might be thinking, well why do I know nothing of this group, what are they doing, why is this not being broadcast more loudly? You might also be thinking, well how toothless and weak they must be to not be making lots and lots of noise regarding the events in Israel and Gaza, my goodness me, these have been going on for seven months now, where have they been? Well there’s a very good reason why you might not have heard of them and a very good reason why they’ve been so quiet, and in no small part is that to do with the chair of this group, being a Labour Friend of Israel…
Right so, All Party Parliamentary Groups, or APPGs, there’s quite a few of them, the words all party at the beginning indicating that these are cross party groups working towards a common aim, the purpose of whatever the APPG group is about and they can be about anything, air pollution, breast cancer, classical music, they can be about quite serious issues and they can be quite inane, does there really need to be an APPG for stamp collecting? It’s true there is, the chair of that one is Tory MP Andrew Rossindell, go figure, but another that right now you’d really think ought to be far more vocal than they are is the APPG, for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, which states that it’s purpose is:
‘Providing parliamentarians with the information to act together to prevent genocides and crimes against humanity; learning from past genocides; supporting victims of genocides and crimes against humanity; promoting active peace building.’
So why has hardly anybody ever heard of you? Frankly APPGs themselves are not widely known of and actually they’ve come in for a bit of criticism where they are known about, since they have been alleged to provide a vehicle..

Egypt finally appear to have had their enough is enough moment, as they turn their backs on Israel and side with South Africa at the ICJ.
Right, so Israel have now seized control of the Rafah Border Crossing in the last several days, and are now blocking any aid whatsoever from getting through, in complete violation of the rulings handed down by the ICJ, which Israel are of course ignoring, the ICJ as Netanyahu and his hard right genocidal regime being antisemitic, because of course they are. South Africa in the last few days have made another appeal to the ICJ to review their position and the ruling they've handed down already, to beef it up as it were in response to Israel's incursions into Rafah already and especially in light of the border crossing being seized. But as welcome as it is to see South Africa continuing it's moral crusade, seemingly single handed even after 7 months of genocide, the question others are asking is where exactly are Egypt in all of this? Egypt controls one side of the Rafah Border Crossing of course, it is on the Gaza-Egyptian Border after all and by seizing control of the Gazan side, Israel have violated decades old peace accords with Egypt and seemingly with no consequence. Has Egypt lost it's collective spine? They've been involved in the peace process negotiations quite heavily, are they being punished for that by a nation with no intentions of peace? Well certainly the question has been asked, but actually Egypt aren't happy and they have no stood up to be counted.
Right so, firs toff let's deal with the ramifications regarding Egypt Israel relations when it comes to Israel having seized the Rafah Border Crossing, because actually there is legislation that prohibits Israel doing so, and it has stood for pretty much as long as I've been alive, the so called Camp David Accords coming into this world in the same year I did, back in 1978.
Now Israel and Egypt have had several conflicts in the past, five times they have gone to war ..

Republican Senator Lindsey graham has caused uproar by suggesting on national television that Israel should 'Hiroshima' Gaza.
Right, so how much Israeli money does it take to purchase a US Republican Senator to the point he goes on live TV and calls for Israel to be allowed to treat Gaza like the US treated Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the tail-end of WWII? About a $1m does it apparently. That is apparently how much the US senator for South Carolina, Lindsey Graham has taken from the Israel Lobby. Two million people in Gaza, let's just wipe them out, because apparently doing it in Japan was the right thing to do, he believes it was the right thing to do, so why shouldn't this terrorist threat as he calls it, calls the occupied people in Gaza, the vast majority of whom are not Hamas of course, be treated in the same way. Life is cheap when it isn't yours on the line, the mass murder in effect as this would be of 2 million people, though his defenders will of course say that this isn't a call for genocide either. This is exactly how genocides begin. Rhetoric like this, for which Graham will face no censure, no criticism and no consequence, though may well continue to accept pro Israel donations of course, which many people might well surmise to be for services rendered at the end of the day.
Right, so first of all congratulations South Carolina, you elected an absolute lamb there didn't you? The military officials, the people in the know of all things military you would imagine, are full of it so he says. All those Military officials were pointing out, as NBC host Kristen Welker tried to explain as she got a chance to get a word in edgeways, was that weaponry is no longer the blunt device it was back in the days of the Manhattan Project, that they are more precise and can prevent more casualties, yet to that, they are full of c*ap according to Graham. Preventing casualties is what it came down to and he just didn't care, talk about drunk on power, even when in oppositi..

Republican Senator Lindsey graham has caused uproar by suggesting on national television that Israel should 'Hiroshima' Gaza.
Right, so how much Israeli money does it take to purchase a US Republican Senator to the point he goes on live TV and calls for Israel to be allowed to treat Gaza like the US treated Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the tail-end of WWII? About a $1m does it apparently. That is apparently how much the US senator for South Carolina, Lindsey Graham has taken from the Israel Lobby. Two million people in Gaza, let's just wipe them out, because apparently doing it in Japan was the right thing to do, he believes it was the right thing to do, so why shouldn't this terrorist threat as he calls it, calls the occupied people in Gaza, the vast majority of whom are not Hamas of course, be treated in the same way. Life is cheap when it isn't yours on the line, the mass murder in effect as this would be of 2 million people, though his defenders will of course say that this isn't a call for genocide either. This is exactly how genocides begin. Rhetoric like this, for which Graham will face no censure, no criticism and no consequence, though may well continue to accept pro Israel donations of course, which many people might well surmise to be for services rendered at the end of the day.
Right, so first of all congratulations South Carolina, you elected an absolute lamb there didn't you? The military officials, the people in the know of all things military you would imagine, are full of it so he says. All those Military officials were pointing out, as NBC host Kristen Welker tried to explain as she got a chance to get a word in edgeways, was that weaponry is no longer the blunt device it was back in the days of the Manhattan Project, that they are more precise and can prevent more casualties, yet to that, they are full of c*ap according to Graham. Preventing casualties is what it came down to and he just didn't care, talk about drunk on power, even when in oppositi..

Tory plans to ban 'extreme' protest is being written by a former LFI Labour MP & includes proscribing Palestine Action.
Right, so Labour Friends of Israel, even once they are outside of the Labour Party and no longer part of LFI, the bending over for the apartheid state of Israel continues it seems, though when Sunak's Tories and Starmer's Labour seem to be in competition with each other in the sycophancy stakes in that regard, it is a bit of Animal Farm situation where you're basically looking from man to pig and pig to man and cannot tell the difference.
Red Tories within the Labour ranks are nothing new though, they certainly are far more authoritarian now and throwing their weight around a lot more, but they've always been there, and one example of a yesterday's man, is former Labour MP, turned crossbench peer having been put into the House of Lords by the Tories, so underlining that man to pig example all the more, John Woodcock, now posturing as Lord Walney and indeed this is how he gets presented in the press. Not only did he accept a peerage from the Tories despite supposedly being a Labour man though, he is now the Tory government's advisor on political violence and in that remit he's been producing a report, which has been subject to being leaked, with plans to ban so-called 'extremist' protest groups. Well where does the line get drawn on that, who draws it and given that Walney is a former chair of LFI and one of the groups he's pointing at is Palestine Action, is this not blatant bias and abuse of our human rights, not to mention an act of political violence in and of itself?
Right, so political violence what is that when it's at home? It might make you think of those two MPs who have been murdered in recent years, Jo Cox and David Amess. Perhaps you might be thinking instead of protesters rocking up outside Keir Starmer's house and giving him a headache on his doorstep, my goodness didn't the media slam them for that, and I don't disagree, I don't th..

Egypt finally appear to have had their enough is enough moment, as they turn their backs on Israel and side with South Africa at the ICJ.
Right, so Israel have now seized control of the Rafah Border Crossing in the last several days, and are now blocking any aid whatsoever from getting through, in complete violation of the rulings handed down by the ICJ, which Israel are of course ignoring, the ICJ as Netanyahu and his hard right genocidal regime being antisemitic, because of course they are. South Africa in the last few days have made another appeal to the ICJ to review their position and the ruling they've handed down already, to beef it up as it were in response to Israel's incursions into Rafah already and especially in light of the border crossing being seized. But as welcome as it is to see South Africa continuing it's moral crusade, seemingly single handed even after 7 months of genocide, the question others are asking is where exactly are Egypt in all of this? Egypt controls one side of the Rafah Border Crossing of course, it is on the Gaza-Egyptian Border after all and by seizing control of the Gazan side, Israel have violated decades old peace accords with Egypt and seemingly with no consequence. Has Egypt lost it's collective spine? They've been involved in the peace process negotiations quite heavily, are they being punished for that by a nation with no intentions of peace? Well certainly the question has been asked, but actually Egypt aren't happy and they have no stood up to be counted.
Right so, firs toff let's deal with the ramifications regarding Egypt Israel relations when it comes to Israel having seized the Rafah Border Crossing, because actually there is legislation that prohibits Israel doing so, and it has stood for pretty much as long as I've been alive, the so called Camp David Accords coming into this world in the same year I did, back in 1978.
Now Israel and Egypt have had several conflicts in the past, five times they have gone to war ..

Egypt finally appear to have had their enough is enough moment, as they turn their backs on Israel and side with South Africa at the ICJ.
Right, so Israel have now seized control of the Rafah Border Crossing in the last several days, and are now blocking any aid whatsoever from getting through, in complete violation of the rulings handed down by the ICJ, which Israel are of course ignoring, the ICJ as Netanyahu and his hard right genocidal regime being antisemitic, because of course they are. South Africa in the last few days have made another appeal to the ICJ to review their position and the ruling they've handed down already, to beef it up as it were in response to Israel's incursions into Rafah already and especially in light of the border crossing being seized. But as welcome as it is to see South Africa continuing it's moral crusade, seemingly single handed even after 7 months of genocide, the question others are asking is where exactly are Egypt in all of this? Egypt controls one side of the Rafah Border Crossing of course, it is on the Gaza-Egyptian Border after all and by seizing control of the Gazan side, Israel have violated decades old peace accords with Egypt and seemingly with no consequence. Has Egypt lost it's collective spine? They've been involved in the peace process negotiations quite heavily, are they being punished for that by a nation with no intentions of peace? Well certainly the question has been asked, but actually Egypt aren't happy and they have no stood up to be counted.
Right so, firs toff let's deal with the ramifications regarding Egypt Israel relations when it comes to Israel having seized the Rafah Border Crossing, because actually there is legislation that prohibits Israel doing so, and it has stood for pretty much as long as I've been alive, the so called Camp David Accords coming into this world in the same year I did, back in 1978.
Now Israel and Egypt have had several conflicts in the past, five times they have gone to war ..

Egypt finally appear to have had their enough is enough moment, as they turn their backs on Israel and side with South Africa at the ICJ.
Right, so Israel have now seized control of the Rafah Border Crossing in the last several days, and are now blocking any aid whatsoever from getting through, in complete violation of the rulings handed down by the ICJ, which Israel are of course ignoring, the ICJ as Netanyahu and his hard right genocidal regime being antisemitic, because of course they are. South Africa in the last few days have made another appeal to the ICJ to review their position and the ruling they've handed down already, to beef it up as it were in response to Israel's incursions into Rafah already and especially in light of the border crossing being seized. But as welcome as it is to see South Africa continuing it's moral crusade, seemingly single handed even after 7 months of genocide, the question others are asking is where exactly are Egypt in all of this? Egypt controls one side of the Rafah Border Crossing of course, it is on the Gaza-Egyptian Border after all and by seizing control of the Gazan side, Israel have violated decades old peace accords with Egypt and seemingly with no consequence. Has Egypt lost it's collective spine? They've been involved in the peace process negotiations quite heavily, are they being punished for that by a nation with no intentions of peace? Well certainly the question has been asked, but actually Egypt aren't happy and they have no stood up to be counted.
Right so, firs toff let's deal with the ramifications regarding Egypt Israel relations when it comes to Israel having seized the Rafah Border Crossing, because actually there is legislation that prohibits Israel doing so, and it has stood for pretty much as long as I've been alive, the so called Camp David Accords coming into this world in the same year I did, back in 1978.
Now Israel and Egypt have had several conflicts in the past, five times they have gone to war ..

Republican Senator Lindsey graham has caused uproar by suggesting on national television that Israel should 'Hiroshima' Gaza.
Right, so how much Israeli money does it take to purchase a US Republican Senator to the point he goes on live TV and calls for Israel to be allowed to treat Gaza like the US treated Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the tail-end of WWII? About a $1m does it apparently. That is apparently how much the US senator for South Carolina, Lindsey Graham has taken from the Israel Lobby. Two million people in Gaza, let's just wipe them out, because apparently doing it in Japan was the right thing to do, he believes it was the right thing to do, so why shouldn't this terrorist threat as he calls it, calls the occupied people in Gaza, the vast majority of whom are not Hamas of course, be treated in the same way. Life is cheap when it isn't yours on the line, the mass murder in effect as this would be of 2 million people, though his defenders will of course say that this isn't a call for genocide either. This is exactly how genocides begin. Rhetoric like this, for which Graham will face no censure, no criticism and no consequence, though may well continue to accept pro Israel donations of course, which many people might well surmise to be for services rendered at the end of the day.
Right, so first of all congratulations South Carolina, you elected an absolute lamb there didn't you? The military officials, the people in the know of all things military you would imagine, are full of it so he says. All those Military officials were pointing out, as NBC host Kristen Welker tried to explain as she got a chance to get a word in edgeways, was that weaponry is no longer the blunt device it was back in the days of the Manhattan Project, that they are more precise and can prevent more casualties, yet to that, they are full of c*ap according to Graham. Preventing casualties is what it came down to and he just didn't care, talk about drunk on power, even when in oppositi..

Republican Senator Lindsey graham has caused uproar by suggesting on national television that Israel should 'Hiroshima' Gaza.
Right, so how much Israeli money does it take to purchase a US Republican Senator to the point he goes on live TV and calls for Israel to be allowed to treat Gaza like the US treated Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the tail-end of WWII? About a $1m does it apparently. That is apparently how much the US senator for South Carolina, Lindsey Graham has taken from the Israel Lobby. Two million people in Gaza, let's just wipe them out, because apparently doing it in Japan was the right thing to do, he believes it was the right thing to do, so why shouldn't this terrorist threat as he calls it, calls the occupied people in Gaza, the vast majority of whom are not Hamas of course, be treated in the same way. Life is cheap when it isn't yours on the line, the mass murder in effect as this would be of 2 million people, though his defenders will of course say that this isn't a call for genocide either. This is exactly how genocides begin. Rhetoric like this, for which Graham will face no censure, no criticism and no consequence, though may well continue to accept pro Israel donations of course, which many people might well surmise to be for services rendered at the end of the day.
Right, so first of all congratulations South Carolina, you elected an absolute lamb there didn't you? The military officials, the people in the know of all things military you would imagine, are full of it so he says. All those Military officials were pointing out, as NBC host Kristen Welker tried to explain as she got a chance to get a word in edgeways, was that weaponry is no longer the blunt device it was back in the days of the Manhattan Project, that they are more precise and can prevent more casualties, yet to that, they are full of c*ap according to Graham. Preventing casualties is what it came down to and he just didn't care, talk about drunk on power, even when in oppositi..