Geoffggi

Too little too late!! foreign countries should never have interfered in the first place, I have worked in the Middle East for many years and have come to realise that the two cultures will NEVER mix, we can agree to live side by side (sort of) but mixing is not in the Middle Eastern culture; the West made a big mistake in removing the strong Arab Leaders as this is the only type of attitude they respect, there are more wars in this region than ever before and it is only the interest in what other foreign countries can get out of the region and not for the good of the country.

Foreign countries should never have interfered in the first place, I have worked in the Middle East for many years and have come to realise that the two cultures will NEVER mix, we can agree to live side by side (sort of) but mixing is not in the Middle Eastern culture; the West made a big mistake in removing the strong Arab Leaders as this is the only type of attitude they respect, there are more wars in this region than ever before and it is only the interest in what other foreign countries can get out of the region and not for the good of the country.

craigt3365, on 13 Feb 2016 - 09:00, said:

SgtRock, on 13 Feb 2016 - 08:39, said:

There are no reports to show you that I am aware of.

The reports that all those killed are innocent civilians, are just that, reports, with nothing verified. Yes, innocent are dying, but to deny that there is dead terrorists among them is ludicrous.

I never said there weren't terrorists among the innocent civilians. Of the 250,000 killed so far, I doubt a majority are ISIS terrorists. There just aren't that many. Just saying indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations with the hope of killing a few "terrorists" is a crime against humanity....and should be punished as such. Even Russia admits they are not 100% bombing ISIS.

You would be correct in your assumption. The majority will not be ISIS terrorists.

Russia joined the party at the request of Assad. To help him in his fight against other terrorist organisations who were trying to overthrow him.

There is currently around 25 terrorists groups operating in Syria, who are trying to get rid of Assad, not including ISIS.

These were Russia's prime targets before they decided to also go after ISIS.

So out of that 250,000 who have died. With Russia going after 26 different grouping, how many do you think are terrorists ?

Whilst agreeing with most of what is noted it would also be very interesting to know who is supplying the arms, the supply of munitions is possibly one of the most lucrative businesses in the world so if the western governments stopped supplying both sides maybe things would slow considerably; Unfortunately I believe all countries involved are doing so for purely selfish reasons

This should be labelled "Good News " as we hear so little of it, it really is a win-win situation some baddies kill other baddies lets hope it spreads...

Now we come to the crunch, time for our politicians to stand-up and be counted as being supportive for the countries they represent and not looking good in the eyes of the rest of the world, send all who have not come through the correct channels back to where they came from, stop pussy footing around as the immigrants don't care what damage they do to our countries, it is a hard line I know, but we are talking about survival, and not giving everything away that we have fought for over many years.

This is not a cease fire it is only a tentative suggestion that the people fighting IS should stop fighting in an attempt to deliver aid to the besieged people; while the act has it's good points, I can only see the outcome being the IS robbing the convoys of aid or some of these convoys being attacked and none combatants being slaughtered.

More & more despondent of the leaders, they spend all this time & money pursuing senior citizens for playing a card game yet appear to accept the fact that young people commit crimes (serious crimes) and their only excuse is they were high on drugs or drunk at the time. Makes absolutely no sense to me

I believe most of the things wrong with this subject have been mentioned above, let's get real it appears to be the norm these days to blame anything or anyone other than accepting the fact that they did wrong & have been caught; here in Thailand the main excuses are either they were high on drugs (again against the law so not an excuse) or other such excuses as this one, when are the parents & police going to wake up and realise that they are the ones who should be teaching the younger generation how to behave.

The problem these days is if parents chastise their children the tree huggers complain, time to stop molly coddling and teach them some respect for other people or indeed others property.

Good news for a change and well done to the Police for helping to make the world a safer place as these passports are indeed used worldwide and lets face it only criminals or people wanting to break the law need false documentation.

One thing about Mexico and Mexicans. They are unapologetic about defending their interests and advancing their nation's and its citizens' wellbeing.

Maybe Europe should send all their leaders to Mexico for training..!!

Sad case, life can be difficult sometimes especially in matters of the heart, hope he pulls through my only comment to this man is in a few months time it will all be a bad memory you still have time for lots of happy times ahead.

I hope the do gooders are happy now they have wrecked Europe, and for those who don't believe this try watching the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/John.LOL.French/videos/885731634879590/?fref=nf

I have been following this from the start and cannot understand why, if there are no under the table agreements between the UK & America that the UK cannot agree to guarantee that Julian Assange must not be transferred to America but only to answer questions on this other charge or why officials cannot question him in the UK.

Obviously there are agreements between the two countries which is expected; however, why has Australia not put up any suggestions to help one of it's own citizens

If someone is accused of theft or fraud everyone agrees that they deserve a fair trial, but when sex offences against children are involved its seems that many people feel a trial is unessesary.

Also.. and I know many people will hate me for saying this. K11 is an area of PP that has long been known for having brothels full of children working as prostitutes. Its one thing to target the punters (and its right and proper that the punters should be prosecuted for their crimes) but why not put an equal amount of effort into preventing the crime in the first place by closing the brothels and prosecuting the people who pimp kids for a living.

I fully agree that a fair trial is deserved by all even serious degenerates like this person, the problem is the penalty never is severe enough by many governments; I agree in what you say if this place is so well known why has it not been closed down as this would protect the children and remove temptation from the despicable people who utilise places like this.

I'm afraid I do not have any sympathy for people who commit these type of crimes against children, unfortunately sometimes it is the children's own family who send them to work in places like this, very sad situation.

_{Full marks for the police in apprehending these people, unfortunately the modern chemical highs are much more problematic than the old fashioned marijuana days where people just relaxed....}

Evolution is the key word and in some, there appears to be a severe lack of it; it is well known that religion is only a form of controlling the population hence the conflict between the Crown & the Religious leaders which can be seen throughout history. Let's face it these are pure & simply dolls and anyone who cannot see this needs to check their family tree..!!

While I do believe that these matters are dealt with through official channels if the police fail to do so for whatever reasons, then one cannot blame the local community from stepping in and showing the police what punishment is not matter who they are, I know if it were my child I would not hesitate in doing so.

So do we deduce from this that the taking of kratom leaves in some way is an excuse for what happened - This should be an extra charge as the taking of these leaves is also against Thai law....

It would be interesting to know the countries where these UN Soldiers come from, they should also be named & shamed

All European governments got this wrong from the start, they should stop trying to look good and do what they are supposed to do which is to govern & take care of their own citizens as a priority, and not as a secondary thought which appears to be the norm these days; Europe needs strong leaders who are not afraid to stand up for their own country.

From the start Refugees should have been given temporary residence status with a requirement to renew this visa every six months until it is safe for them to return home normally - Failure to do so they should be located and immediately sent back home. Should any people wish to remain in their selected country they should follow the correct procedure and be prepared to follow each respected countries laws & way of life, if they don't want to do this GO BACK HOME.

Well done Sweden, at last some of the European countries are starting to wake up to the potential of a crisis waiting to happen I can only hope that others follow the examples of Denmark & Sweden and not letting migrants have a bigger bite of the cherry than their own countrymen & women. The fact that immigrants get away with much more than natives of each country should not come as a shock to any of the politicians it's just plain and simple common sense..!! All immigrants should only be admitted as temporary residents and repatriated as soon as it is possible, if they want to become a resident of their chosen country they should follow the correct procedure and also adopt the countries laws & way of life.

The UK should take a leaf out of the Danish books and restore the balance from taking all they can from it's own citizens while sucking up to EU opinion of what is good or bad for England - Good for you Denmark..!!

It is no wonder that the Middle East views the Western countries as being a "Soft Target"

Well done to all teams involved with the research & implementation of this operation, it is good news for everyone living here that medical improvements & innovations are made, some out there need to look on the good side for change.

_{It beggars belief, I know that Thais are superstitious but this is just pure raw stupidity ....}