The planes are an example of critical state functions and assets being outsourced (PFI, cf. our NHS). Death by privatisation. It's an indicator of how corrupt the UK has become. Crews are RAF. Mandela? Are you seriously trying to conflate the UK with apartheid era South Africa?
Tbf, both the UK government and the apartheid regime in South Africa would imprison people for supporting Palestine, so the comparison is apt.
I am illustrating how some people seem to approve of all protests except for the current ones
Are you seriously saying that people who oppose the UK participating in an ongoing genocide are terrorists?
I'm saying 'the law defines people infiltrating RAF bases to sabotage RAF planes as that'. The response to me daring to point that simple fact out has been .. unsurprising.
The planes weren't owned by the RAF, so the 'crime' was criminal damage.
Read the legal definition of terrorism. As for the planes .. they are leased by the RAF, flown by RAF crews, used by operationally by the RAF and were stationed on an RAF base. So the 'but not RAF' is a feeble excuse.
The one that states ‘…violence or intimidation or coercion of populations of governments’
That is UN guidance .. I referred to UK law www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/t...
I don't see how throwing a bit of paint about fits any of criteria.
Under UN guidance, Yvette Cooper can at least say they ‘intimated the government’
Yet those that have defined terrorist acts, don’t believe Palestine Action should be classed as a terrorist organisation
The only similar case to this was the Fairford Five and they were charged with criminal damage. What's the difference?
Legal changes aside .. and the fact that was an attack on US military assets, not UK military assets .. the main difference is that close on 25 years have passed the world has changed and we now have a resurgent Russia (allied with Iran, N Korea, China) openly trying to destabilise Europe.
lmfao buddy Russia can't even deal with Ukraine, their air force is getting absolutely shredded by Ukrainian drones, what are you gibbering about? resurgent how? apparently the RAF is crippled by 'paint' but Russia is powering through their planes exploding on runways this is from yesterday >
Russia is on its arse, Iran is reacting to Israeli provocation and there is no heightened military threat from N Korea or China. This was the action of an authoritarian government to silence dissent.
Russia recently destabilised the US .. purely using hybrid warfare, propaganda and 'useful idiots' .. much as he successfully wrecked the UK a few years earlier by Brexiting us .. I really doubt Putin thinks he's losing. China, Iran and N Korea are also actively using hybrid warfare against Europe.
What would you not sacrifice to beat Russia? If referendums and elections are how he wins, like in Brexit and with Trump, then why have them? Or why allow unsanctioned opinions to be published if they could be Russian influenced?
Meanwhile, away from the realms of fiction, this is ACTUALLY what the protests are about
And throwing paint on a plane somehow makes us more vulnerable to those things? Get real
Well said!
Of whom starmer defended one, successfully.
There is no legal definition of terrorism.
At least that’s what I just heard on Novara live. Feel free to correct me Peter and tell us all how non violent actions meet the criteria.
Yes. We directly aid a genocidal, Apartheid regime. Directly. Have you read any of Matt Kennard’s findings on this? Do you know who he is?
He’s a stellar journalist. You should have a listen or a read. Seriously.