ChatterBank0 min ago
So what would the Italians have done ?
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Despite the best and brave efforst of the SBS and the Nigerian specials forces unfortunately the hostages were murdered. If nothing was done it is pretty certain that this would have been their fate anyway so an attempt had to be made.
The Italians are bleating about not being told, but what would they have done? Changed sides perhaps or maybe invited the kidnappers to a bunga bunga party or offered them some dodgy bonds, but lets face it the Italians dont really have much going for them in the face of adversity (well not since the Roman invasions)
The Italians are bleating about not being told, but what would they have done? Changed sides perhaps or maybe invited the kidnappers to a bunga bunga party or offered them some dodgy bonds, but lets face it the Italians dont really have much going for them in the face of adversity (well not since the Roman invasions)
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Well, we do not know the precise circumstances, do we? We are told the hostages were about to be moved, possibly executed, and that with intelligence gathered, there existed a "window of opportunity". David Cameron authorised the strike, according to his own press briefing, and theNigerian govt forces, with some assistance fom UK forcesattacked - and the mission to rescue the hostages alive patently failed.
We still know too little about the precise circumstances to offer any meaningful, informed comment. The hostages may have been killed during the firefight, or even before the attach was launched.l
It is entirely predictable that the Italian media and rent a quote types have responded as they have.Imagine for a moment, if this had been an Italian / Nigerian joint mission, just imagine what the press and other quoteheads would have said!
I dont think that, just because we have had some negative comments from the Italian media, it is necessary to get all defensively jingoistic about it.That kind of response is unhelpful and unnecessary, and rather obscures the central fact that 2 hostages were murdered.
We still know too little about the precise circumstances to offer any meaningful, informed comment. The hostages may have been killed during the firefight, or even before the attach was launched.l
It is entirely predictable that the Italian media and rent a quote types have responded as they have.Imagine for a moment, if this had been an Italian / Nigerian joint mission, just imagine what the press and other quoteheads would have said!
I dont think that, just because we have had some negative comments from the Italian media, it is necessary to get all defensively jingoistic about it.That kind of response is unhelpful and unnecessary, and rather obscures the central fact that 2 hostages were murdered.
Zeuhl
/// It would have gone OK but the Nigerians emailed the Kidnappers asking for their bank details ///
Oh, and I wonder what the response would have been if I had happened to make such an insensitive comment?
Are you suggesting that all Nigerians are crooks? This was both insensitive and racist.
Double standards come to mind.
/// It would have gone OK but the Nigerians emailed the Kidnappers asking for their bank details ///
Oh, and I wonder what the response would have been if I had happened to make such an insensitive comment?
Are you suggesting that all Nigerians are crooks? This was both insensitive and racist.
Double standards come to mind.
<<Double standards come to mind>>
That must be because you are either self-obsessed, neurotic, lack a sense of humour or simply don't understand what 'racist' means.
First; Nigerian is not a race it is a nationality that encompasses a great many ethnic groups. So using a common (not unfounded) notion that email scams are run by Nigerians is an example of a national stereotype - not a racist remark.
Clearly it was in the context of a joke. If I have ever pulled you up by criticising one of your racist opinions when you were actually only joking then I apologise for not spotting that.
But it's good to see you are consistent in displaying that in almost any thread on any subject, the subject you are most interested in is -
yourself
.
That must be because you are either self-obsessed, neurotic, lack a sense of humour or simply don't understand what 'racist' means.
First; Nigerian is not a race it is a nationality that encompasses a great many ethnic groups. So using a common (not unfounded) notion that email scams are run by Nigerians is an example of a national stereotype - not a racist remark.
Clearly it was in the context of a joke. If I have ever pulled you up by criticising one of your racist opinions when you were actually only joking then I apologise for not spotting that.
But it's good to see you are consistent in displaying that in almost any thread on any subject, the subject you are most interested in is -
yourself
.
Anyone remember the American invasion of Grenada?, the Island is, was in the British Commonwealth, therefore it's head of state is the Queen. The British Goverment wasn't notified beforehand.
In my books, it's just the same, not notifying a foreign goverment of impending action cuts out the a lot risk of the opposing 'forces' finding out about it.
In my books, it's just the same, not notifying a foreign goverment of impending action cuts out the a lot risk of the opposing 'forces' finding out about it.
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