Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

totally different world now fred

Yes,

But what I think I am seeing is a constant attempts to increase the "anxiety" or "fear" levels of the general populations.

This appears to be deliberately alienating one group against another. The groups not actually being able to define the other groups, but "know" that it is "them"!

It is the manipulation of fear to cause fragmentation of society in an attempt to control it.

I am not dismissing that there are problems and preparation for problems have to be considered and prepared for.

When Bush made the speech about "TERRORISM" I can remember thinking it was a madness, which was immediately seized upon by Blair, who in my mind of detached from reality in order to justify his narcissism.

It played into the hands of some fundamentalist or fanatics.

Cameron is playing the same cards.

I think it is a weak man trying to look strong and it is dangerous and encouraging actions of stupidity by some.

Good post Fred, couldn't agree more... Cameron and other EU leaders for that matter are driving the wedge between their own countrymen. Next week Cameron will be talking about multi-cultural Britain and the need to weed out the fascists he's bred this week... Anything to keep himself in the spot light and make himself look busy..

Divide and conquer.. The "Con" Party/Governments have and are famous for those cynical tactics over the decades.

This gov could make a start by staying well away from the middle east and it's problems.

As for the "british" so called fighters, lets them leave, but make sure they don't come back.

the threat of terrorism is very real as is the growth of fundamentalism across the world, never mind just uk

would you rather just a shrug of the shoulders and "hey ho! let's worry about the mess as and when something actually happens"?

shall we just keep our borders wide open and allow any old bunch in?

perhaps you think we should abandon security checks at airports too

i'm frightfully sorry if increased preventative measures upset your bleeding heart and political ideals, but frankly, i'm delighted if security at the airport or wherever takes that much longer

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in a nutshell, i'm appalled that you (and Stan and Shortie) see fit to try to make political capital from such an issue

Manuel,

They let your lot in!

That was a real mistake!

Read my post again and try thinking!

I know it will hurt you and then stop copying your hero Captain Marvel!

i did read your post, thought it disgraceful in content and innuendo and commented accordingly and am happy to stand by it

by the way, "my lot" pre/post/during the last war had to have financial guarantees before entry was allowed ...... assuredly no soft, open-armed asylum refuge then

The spread of ISIS is partly due a lack of action by the West in Syria. The UK and US did too much navel gazing and did nothing as the rebels became more extreme. One of the biggest culprits was Ed Miliband for stopping the attack on chemical weapons. That was a key turning point in the conflict. We could have destroyed a lot of Assad's military infrastructure and save thousands of lives. That Aline is enough to rule Miliband out of leadership.

It was a mistake letting "types" like you in!

That must have been when the rot started!

I would have blocked you when you returned from Munich.

This country is too good for you!

Did they expel you from there!

I know what you are!

Signed,

Wavy Davy and Nigel.

that's crap as well hays

try shi'ite minority treating sunnis like so much garbage .... bit like the Israeli gov't and the palestinian arabs

42644 - is that meant to be an ironic contribution? ..... even if it is, it just very stupid

Manuel,

I was trying to get down to your level!

oh how enormously droll you are
your family must roll around with sides splitting at your clever wit, let alone being in awe of your wisdom

Newsnight is an absolute 'must' tonight.

Jeremy Paxman is to leave Newsnight tonight after 25 years in the show

Here's some famous bits (8 of them actually) that made 'Paxo's' blood boil:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10801273/8-things-guaranteed-to-make-Paxman-furious.html

Eat your fruit and vegetable peelings. You know it makes sense. Apparently.....????

Don't bin your banana skins. Turn them into a tasty pudding. Here are a few recipes

Now come on come on come on come on lads, lets keep the personal swipes down today dont forget in just 8 hours the destiny of our great country is on the line against Uruguay at the World Cup.

Unite unite and rejoice rejoice as Maggie one said.............................................puke.

And you cynic............shut up.

Now come on come on come on come on lads, lets keep the personal swipes down today

And you cynic............shut up.

LOL !