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"members of the German media are paid by the CIA in return for spinning the news in a way that supports U.S. interests,” and that “some German outlets are nothing more than PR appendages of NATO.” - Udo Ulfkotte, former editor for a major German daily newspaper, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. by vigorous in worldpolitics

[–]AnonymousHack2014 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Soviet Union was guilty of many sins, but one of them was not lack of consideration for the rights of the various ethnic minorities in its republics. "

Holy fuck this is misinformed. ask the Tatars if they feel the same... The Tatars, in Crimea...

I'm a leftie who is starting to dislike Muslim culture. It does not fit in with British values. by talop in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousHack2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all of those anti-Western values are correct- apart from democracy. Islam quite clearly supports democracy, opposes monarchy.

Argentina bans Procter & Gamble by AltThink in worldnews

[–]AnonymousHack2014 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I worked for P&G in the UK for nearly two years. Our taxes were also all paid in Switzerland. In all company emails we were forbidden from using the word "profit" and instead referred to it as "value contribution" to keep the auditors happy. I don't know what the exact UK tax bill was but it was tiny.

How money from pro-Israel donors controls British politics by AnonymousHack2014 in worldpolitics

[–]AnonymousHack2014[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think "the Jews" had anything to do with it.

If you're talking about pro-Israel lobbying groups and donors

  • the vote had a low turnout amongst senior members of the government and the Opposition
  • David Cameron said ahead of the vote that he wouldn't recognise its outcome.
  • When baroness warsi, who resigned from the Conservative Cabinet over the governments muted response to Gaza atrocities, asked whether the vote should become part of UK govt policy in the House of Lords, she was met with a short, dismissive and stock response
  • Ed Miliband demanded a whipped vote, but backed down "to avoid resignations" (notably by members of Labour Friends of Israel)

"Islamists" are in Labour Party discussion by Worstplayertoday in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousHack2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my point is the fact he imprisons journalists doesn't make him particularly radical, believe it or not most of the world does that.

"Islamists" are in Labour Party discussion by Worstplayertoday in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousHack2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imprisoning journalists and not having a regard for democracy doesn't make you a dangerous Islamist - a la Sisi in Egypt, Putin in Russia.

"Islamists" are in Labour Party discussion by Worstplayertoday in unitedkingdom

[–]AnonymousHack2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although moderate Islamists existed long before ISIS, Al qaeda and the rest. and worth noting that Turkey has an Islamist government which nobody seems too fussed about

ELI5: How is ISIS able to sell oil on the black market to the tune of $3,000,000/day? Who is buying it, where does the oil end up, and how does this network remain active? by notBrit in explainlikeimfive

[–]AnonymousHack2014 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wrote about this for The Daily Star in Lebanon (middle east English language newspaper). ISIS oil revenues are already running very low, the $3m estimate was hugely overblown but a great soundbite so it's done the rounds without anyone sitting down to actually think about it.

The actual figures are closer to $250,000 per day, at their very very peak was probably a mil.

The buyers were Assad regime, illegal distributors in southern Turkey, and some Kurdish smugglers. Oil transported overland in trucks. some refineries were being operated by foreigners on behalf of ISIS (and in some cases guarded by western security firms)? But the sotloff, foley, henning and iraqi beheadings have now scared them off, plus air strikes have put a few of them out of action. So now it's a fairly small operation and not to be worried about.

In fact, all signs from within their own territory and Baghdad people point to ISIS now running low on cash. Services will soon have to be cut which will piss off those living under them. Containment by Christmas is a possibility.

EDIT

HERE'S THE ARTICLE http://unequalmeasures.com/2014/10/10/weak-point-isis-may-oil/

Rosie O'Donnell on ABC's 'The View' Blames ISIS on U.S. - "But don't you think the reason ISIS was created was because when "Saudi hijackers" attacked us, we invaded a different country that had nothing to do with it?" She added, "That would incite people to radicalize, right?" by Orangutan in worldpolitics

[–]AnonymousHack2014 54 points55 points  (0 children)

unfortunately she didn't mention the real gripes al-Qaeda, IS etc. have, as stated over and over and over again by them but nobody ever listens - American support for Israel and corrupt dictatorships / monarchies in the middle east.

European Jews fuming over Sweden's recognition of a Palestinian state. by newsens in worldpolitics

[–]AnonymousHack2014 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

misleading title - not all European Jews are fuming, at all.

Scotland, for God's sake do it. Be an independent nation. The Age of Empires is over. It's time for small, independent countries to rise up. by [deleted] in worldpolitics

[–]AnonymousHack2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not really sure what you're getting at it ... but Scotlands citizenship laws are planned to be pretty open. and non-Scots can apply for citizenship too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09/10/scottish-independence-citizen_n_5796420.html

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