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An Act of War?
It seems that today UK forces have taken part in limited attacks on Libya in co-operation with French and American forces.
As a supposed democracy, I wonder what mandate the govt belives they hold to commit British forces to military attacks against another soveriegn state?
Nobody would deny that Gaddafhi is corrupt and sometimes brutal. As the British state see's itself now as the apparent protector of the ordinary people of the Middle East, perhaps we will also use military force to prevent Saudi from committing atrocities against its people?
Or maybe we'll just keep selling them the weapons that they use to do it.
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After Iraq, after Afghanistan, when will we ever learn our lesson?
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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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