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| 21. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Tue 24th Jun 2025. 21:01 The BBC nudge unit has started a Polish language channel to combat "Russian disinformation" and upped their anti-Russian stories like today`s "disguised Russian warship in the channel" story. The war footing is for Russia.  Reply |
| 22. Author: red-star-par Date: Tue 24th Jun 2025. 21:04 Dave_1885, Tue 24 Jun 20:32 Too right. I`d struggle to bring myself to fight for britain at the best of times, far less when they are supporting Israel in bringing genocide to Gaza, and starting wars with most of the region. It`ll certainly be interesting If we do go into an unjust war against a country that has done us no harm. Would we find that some people here would fight against britain from the inside Reply |
| 23. Author: widtink Date: Tue 24th Jun 2025. 23:30 Bletchley_Par, Tue 24 Jun 21:01 I had to laugh at the "disguised" warship story as the Royal Navy have been at this for years. AIS (automatic identification system) is fitted to all ships and is routinely "manipulated" to mask a ships true identity and position by all navies of the world . Admin  Reply |
| 24. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025. 01:05 To be fair the article does have a naval expert saying that all navies do this from time to time. I suppose the more pertinent question is if they do it while passing through one of the worlds busiest water ways while escorting a couple of oil tankers which are likely inadequately, if at all, insured. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 25. Author: veteraneastender Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025. 13:29 "A reminder that Israel started all of this." Iran has hardly been an innocent party as to what has been going down in the region for many years. Their extensive support for Asad in Syria was crucial until 2022 - then it all backfired on them when his evil regime was overthrown. Reply |
| 26. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025. 03:12 Topic Originator: The One Who Knocks Looks good for your hopes rather than your doubts at this stage TOWK. Even CNN thinks it`s a bear economy....1% away from an all time high.   Reply |
| 27. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025. 07:24 Well I didn`t get a chance to look into in more detail but I read that economic data released yesterday made for gloomy reading. The US economy had contracted by 0.5% in the first three months of the year and that`s from a period before the tariff fiasco which will have undoubtedly dampened economic activity. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 28. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025. 10:42 Topic Originator: The One Who Knocks Yes, the introduction of the tariffs caused the contractions. They have brought in 88 Billion to date. Reply |
| 29. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025. 11:09 No the contraction was in the first quarter, January, February and March. The tarriffs were famously announced in the Rose Garden on April 2nd. I dare say the tarriffs, aka tax, that has been paid by American consumers will have brought some cash into the federal government but if they cause further shrinkage of the US economy in Q2 then that will cost far more than £88 billion. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 30. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025. 11:20 The threat of the tariffs caused the market to be spooked. Reply |
| 31. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025. 12:34 You`re conflating the stock market with the economy. The threat of tarriffs did indeed spook the stock markets (they`ve largely recovered now after they forced Trump to about turn) but the economy in general is sputtering for other reasons. I will grant you that one of the reasons for the GDP contraction is connected to the tarriffs as it saw savvy logistical managers stock up at the start of the year to help cushion the potential blow. That surge in imports along with a slight dip in exports had a negative effect on the economic output numbers. That should balance out during the coming months but of more concern is how much the American consumer is spending at the end point of the supply line. It is still reasonably robust but has taken a not insignificant dip from this time last year. How much that import surge from pre April is protecting spenders from shortages and price hikes remain to be seen. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 32. Author: OzPar Date: Sun 29th Jun 2025. 13:52 Surprise, surprise. Looks like the "ceasefire" was just an excuse for the Israelis to re-arm, as they were running very low on missiles, both offensive and defensive. There are reports that Israel will soon launch a fresh offensive on Iran. Utter nutcases! Reply |
| 33. Author: veteraneastender Date: Sun 29th Jun 2025. 15:46 Israel will be replenishing depleted stock of all types of expended munitions, from small arms upwards - standard practice in all militaries during times of conflict........no surprise there, likewise Iran will be engaged in a similar exercise. That aside, which sources are reporting that Israel is preparing for another offensive ? Reply |
| 34. Author: OzPar Date: Mon 30th Jun 2025. 01:29 The primary source is Al Arabiya, the Saudi newsgroup. They say Israel is gearing up for a major second wave of heavy strikes. Other news sources point to the fact that an Israeli court on Sunday postponed Netanyahu`s testimony in a corruption trial after he requested a delay of two weeks owing to "security issues" with Iran and Gaza. Reply |
| 35. Author: veteraneastender Date: Mon 30th Jun 2025. 17:14 With Israel being at war with Iran and flattening Gaza - it`s not surprising that a court has deferred hearing from Netanyahu in that trial. Reply |
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