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You actually believe that cover story? I don't think the EU orders soon-not-to-be members (or any other member) to use their military to hijack any ships. As far as I know, any EU sanctions are about EU countries or companies exporting oil to Syria anyway. Not about hijacking ships from random other countries that try to get oil to Iran.
It just so happened that coincidentally the US's lapdog, and not any of the other EU countries, intervened? Coincidentally as tensions between the US and Iran were rising (and I think the EU oil embargo sanctions towards Syria have been there since 2011). Also Carl Bildt, the former Swedish prime minister and co-chair of the European council on foreign relations, pinpointed the ambiguities of the British action in Gibraltar: “The legality of the UK seizure of a tanker heading for Syria with oil from Iran intrigues me. One refers to EU sanctions against Syria, but Iran is not a member of the EU. And the EU as a principle doesn’t impose its sanctions on others. That’s what the US does.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/20/gulf-crisis-tanker-retaliation-iran-hormuz Josep Borrell also dismissed the UK's very, very transparent cover story and attempt to mislead the public about the true reasons. |
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*Not about hijacking ships from random other countries that try to get oil to Syria, and that random country coincidentally happened to be Iran
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It's pretty darn obvious this stunt happened because of the special relationship of lapdog and master between the UK and US.
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and then lol, trump says "look after your own ships". The right wing have found more ways to humiliate Britain than was ever thought possible.
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And how is that a problem for the UK ?
It’s not our boat , it’s not our oil , and it has a foreign crew , Let Sweden or the eu sort it out we don’t care |
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Now I suggest the Swedish pm stops whining at Britain and the US and starts whining at Iran
For stealing it’s oil and imprisioning it’s crew See how that goes |
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Trump is only there to absolutely destroy the wests stranglehold of power
The fat git has done nothing but threaten without actually doing one thing? If I was the alt right, right wing nutbars I'd be demanding him gone as well |
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Trump of course is right when he says look after your own ships
If Sweden or the eu wants his help that they ought to be nicer , good |
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That of course includes the usual anti American suspects in Britain , and on here
Don’t be rude and expect America’s help , it’s bad manners |
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someone tipped us off about the ship in Gib water; any assumptions as to who?
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I don’t care as long as it was illegal it should have been stopped
Of course I don’t want Britain stopping or protecting any ship ...unless it is a British ship with British oil with British crew The rest of the countries , such as Sweden and the eu will have to look after themselves |
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^ yeah, that was fun (though wasn't it Pompeo?). First the US proxy that is the UK seizes a ship at the request of the US, then when Iran retaliates tit-for-tat, the US government is all "Dudes, can't you even look after your own ships"
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The eu doesn’t have a special relationship with the US edy , too bad , lol
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UK will always go to war on America's orders. There is no doubt about that. The thing the americans are p1ssed at is how the british people spoiled the relationship with EU, which almost always supplied troops for these wars as well. Maybe this is just a plan to show the people how important EU is and therefore how bad brexit will be, once UK is left on its own and america starts playing tough. You only have to look at the govt's fooling of the public on brexit to see it wasn't a desired result.
But at the end of the day, all that is needed is a bunch of troops willing to fight a war without asking questions. I don't think UK has any shortage of people like that(lfc would be a perfect candidate though he might be overage, but there are many like him). This war with Iran though, I don't see it happening. |
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Exactly so detraveller , now remember that and the eu can send it’s own warships to the straits
Don’t expect the U.K. or America to help thanks |
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It's the UK that has been asking France, Germany and others for help.
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Ah no edy , it’s Sweden’s ship not ours
Now if the EU want it back they can ask Iran , good luck we’re not interested |
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i actually agree with lfc; tell the EU to sort it, send the Deutsche Marine & Le Royale on their travels
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The sheer gall of Germany and France and Sweden etc to think that the U.K. should have to send British gunships to rescue their boat , deary me
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Britain has quite enough warships to protect British boats and British crew
We’ve done it right through the Iran Irak war and at other times That’s all we are prepared to do now that’s how it is |
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OMG, lfc is secretly GERMAN! Why else would he ever spell it Irak instead of Iraq?
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Got ya all figured out, buddy.
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So yes , forget about any special relationship , unfortunately times up
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Such nationalistic concerns are not for me edy , I live on the earth like everyone else
That’s my viewpoint |
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lfc exposed
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Lol , nonsense I am British and I thank God for that life and all it’s rich blessings :)
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Africa with all its deserts would not be more foreign to me than Germany
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Or indeed some parts of London :(
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We have some great desserts in England
Gypsy tart! yum |
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The crew of a British-flagged tanker that was seized in the Gulf are "safe", the vessel's owner has said after speaking to them for the first time.
The British-flagged Stena Impero and its 23 crew were taken by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Friday. The owner, Stena Bulk, made contact on Tuesday with the ship's master who said they were safe and there was good co-operation with the Iranians on board. The vessel seizure came amid heightened tensions between Iran and the UK. Iran said it had detained the Stena Impero on 19 July because it collided with a fishing boat, but Stena Bulk has said it has received no evidence of a collision. |
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The owner, Stena Bulk, made contact on Tuesday with the ship's master who said they were safe and there was good co-operation with the Iranians on board.
All good so far! Why don't we tell the IRG to get in contact with the owners of this ship? Because we don't give a fcek! |
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Heard the Iranian Tanker might be released shortly.
Questions need to be asked as to why and under what authority we stopped their tanker? We are not The Pirates of the High Seas anymore! |
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lfc
do you know the current Royal Family are of German extraction? German was the first language of our current crop of Monarchs first imported here 300 years ago? You do know Phil the Greek, the father of our next King was German and his sisters married prominent members of the Nazi Party? You should be proud to be British and thank Got in himmel! |
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USA issues warrant for the seizure of oil tanker Stena Impero
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Piracy alive and well
The real terrorist’s are across the Atlantic |