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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by GordonS on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @09:28AM (#40788373)
This is pure whataboutism, but to call Starmer - a rabid member of Labour Friends of Israel who has parachuted an Israel lobbyist into a safe seat, and who plans to staff his new government with pro-Israeli stooges - "tepidly pro-Israel" is beyond disingenuous.

I'd ask you to consider that the situations in Syria and Ukraine are not nearly as straightforward as the US would have us believe; indeed, the US and Israel are, as usual, the main instigators.

Regardless, Corbyn hasn't "crossed any lines" - he certainly hasn't publicly stated that it's OK to cut a civilian population's water supply as collective punishment, for example. Corbyn takes a more considered, nuanced, sensible view on world politics, which unfortunately doesn't play well with our right-wing press's simplistic "good guy, bad guy" gov-sponsored narrative. This is why Corbyn was smeared - he stands up for what's right, even if it means going against the US and Israel.

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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by dralley on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:46AM (#40790031)
>he certainly hasn't publicly stated that it's OK to cut a civilian population's water supply as collective punishment, for example

neither has Starmer... also this never happened...

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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by GordonS on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:55AM (#40790112)
If you're going to rewrite history, and ask me to ignore what I've seen and heard with my own eyes, then this thread has reached it's end. I bid you adieu.
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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by CRConrad on Thursday June 27, 2024 @08:17AM (#40809669)
> I'd ask you to consider that the situations in Syria and Ukraine are not nearly as straightforward as the US would have us believe; indeed, the US and Israel are, as usual, the main instigators.

OK, you've sounded mostly reasonable in this thread so far, but that came to an abrupt halt here.

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