Purdey

Really hard to get my head around the concept that they have been held without trial for over 20 years. Everyone baying for blood here. Yet 730 men have been released without charge from Guantanamo, often after having endured years of suffering and abuse. Doesn't that mean they were innocent all along? https://5pillarsuk.com/2021/10/27/innocent-karachi-taxi-driver-released-from-gitmo-after-17-years/ https://reprieve.org/uk/campaign/guantanamo/faq/#:~:text=730 men have been released,years of suffering and abuse.

Diplomats have always tried to get all sides' opinions.

Funny that for a traffic violation issued by a policeman, you get a ticket. Speed cameras send the photo and fine to your house. How many ways are there to ignore a violation? If they could deduct the fine from the 10,000 Baht app it would make a lot of sense.

It must be difficult to be neutral if you are a government trying to defend a minority under attack in response to a Welshman killing three kids. Whatever Starmer does will be seen as wrong. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/southport-stabbing-court-murder-hearing-b2589422.html https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/clashes-uks-southport-after-killing-three-girls-leaves-many-police-injured-2024-07-31/

Why does it have to be done by bombing foreign countries. Diplomacy overseas, yes, I agree, just not bombing Iraq, Iran and so one. None of them is capable of bombing the USA. The Brookings Institute did so well advising the government in Vietnam and Afghanistan,I suppose.

If a defense budget is to defend the Homeland, why not spend on weapons based on the mainland and Hawaii?

Weird. They hold a peaceable protest and get five years. Elsewhere in the UK, extremely violent protesters get...

Can't wait for December.

I admit that I feel sorry for him. Trump is really too old to work so hard. He should be looking at retirement with a free bed, three hot meals a day and a few hours in the exercise yard.

Condoms help not only to prevent pregnancy but STDs too. Just read that Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) injections twice a year are 99% effective at preventing HIV but I guess it's not everyone's choice.

The fact Iraq is mentioned is interesting as Iraq was not an ally of Iran before the Gulf War.

There was proof given in the media that the Olympics boxer was born a female. I was more shocked the first time I played rugby that there were naked men in the showers standing near me.

There must be some sympathy for the ordinary citizens of North Korea. Let's hope the west thinks of a solution that doesn't involve millions dying.

Does the Thai government really care what America thinks? I doubt they have a real hold over elites. Unless the government knows what America will do they won't worry.

Thanks. Except climate change is measured as long-term temperature change globally (think over 100 years), not in one country or in one season. Appreciate the participation though.

How many years did they test rockets before getting to the moon? It's as long as a piece of string...

Thanks. I get what you say but we simply don't see eye to eye on how long it will take to create an energy source to do heavy manufacturing. I doubt John F. Kennedy knew for sure that America would land people on the moon, but he encouraged others to pursue that dream. It's wonderful what Man can do when he sets his mind to it.

Not sure you really meant stop using fossil fuels tomorrow or just trying to make a point that we should stop looking at alternatives. When I attended an anti-Vietnam war demonstration in the 70s, pesky kids were hoping to stop the war "tomorrow". Their demonstrations did not stop the war but made politicians aware of the opposition to the war. I believe that is what those pesky kids are (rightfully) doing about oil. Making politicians aware that the oil industry is helping to kill the planet. Exxon scientists knew that 30 years ago, and rising temperatures are the result. Man is a funny creature, a carbon-based fuel lifeform that has created amazing things. I don't see it impossible to find other energy sources.

Lowering interest rates won't help solve the problem of people borrowing because they see it as a way to get things today, not in 5 years. Persuading people not to buy a motorcycle out pickup truck is a really uphill solution.

Quick, someone on AN call it a hoax and normal summer weather! 🤣

It's just a game of chess, where pawns - like parties - can be sacrificed.

This will be an interesting election. I believe the more attack ads, the less likelihood of success because few people like rudeness. Talk about the policies will get more votes.

What makes them so vulnerable? I mean, more than other nationalities.

Having a closed mind must be a wonderful thing. Young people protesting to stop permanent damage to the world. What power do they have except peaceful protest? Not everyone is selfish.

Just to clarify what you wrote: "We need to kill the world in order for people to live."