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Of course gender is a part of the issue. This is not a hardened drug trafficker we are talking about, its a 20 year old girl. doesnt that mean anything to you?
Yes, we should ask Laos nicely by all means, and even consider bribing them - but any discussion should take place clearly with a big club in our fist that is very visible to them.
What is the point of being a (relatively) powerful nation if you are to stand by and watch a young girl from Britain be gunned down like an animal? ALL the means of the British state should be employed to protect the lives of British citizens.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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