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Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
« Last post by St Chads Lad on 11:19:30, 10/03/24 »
"Their letter warns responding to the Islamist threat by "feeding far right extremism, dividing communities and exaggerating the risk will feed a cycle of extremism that will put more people at risk" ???
 
  Er, who or what do they classify as 'right wing extremists? ' Oh yeah that's right,  anybody who is unhappy about the way our country is changing and are [censored] off with the constant pandering to the 'religion of peace', they talk of anti Muslim hate and where it will lead, ask the Christians in Nigeria about what anti Christian hate is, the article doesn't say who authored the letter, only signatories.


Islamists commit mass murder all over the world and somehow Muslims are always the victims,  but cite a mosque shooting in New Zealand and every non Muslim is far right, give me a break.
  This nonsense makes my pee boil.  >:(
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Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
« Last post by celeste on 10:10:08, 10/03/24 »

  • Rebecca Rigby, the widow of murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby, and son Jack
    Rebecca Rigby, the widow of murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby, is one of the letter's signatories (pictured with son Jack in 2015)

    More than 50 victims of Islamist-inspired terror attacks have signed a joint letter against what they describe as anti-Muslim hate.

    They warn it is "irresponsible" for some politicians to equate extremists with "the vast majority of British Muslims who deplore such violence".

    Survivors and relatives of those killed during attacks in London, Manchester and Brussels are among the signatories.

    It comes as the government prepares to set out a new definition of extremism.

    The letter says "Islamist-inspired extremism is the country's most pressing terror threat, but not the only one".

    "To defeat this threat, the single most important thing we can do is to isolate the extremists and the terrorists from the vast majority of British Muslims who deplore such violence," it reads.

    However the signatories say in recent weeks there have been "too many cases where politicians and others have failed to do this" adding those intervening have, in some cases, equated "being Muslim with being an extremist."

    Their letter warns responding to the Islamist threat by "feeding far right extremism, dividing communities and exaggerating the risk will feed a cycle of extremism that will put more people at risk".

    The 57 signatories to the letter include Magen Inon, whose parents were killed by Hamas during the 7 October attacks on Israel.

    Other people who signed the letter include Rebecca Rigby, whose husband Lee was killed by two men with extremist views outside Woolwich barracks in 2013, and Figen and Stuart Murray whose son Martyn was killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.

    Claudia Vince, who survived of the 2019 London Bridge attack, and Charlotte Dixon-Sutcliffe, whose partner David was killed in the Brussels Metro bombing in 2016, have also added their names.

    "We also know where anti-Muslim hate can lead," the letter continues. It notes the upcoming fifth anniversary of shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019 in which 51 worshippers were killed.
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    Manchester Chat / Re: Andy Burnham latest news:
    « Last post by Parky on 09:19:13, 10/03/24 »
    It’s a pity that some very wealthy organisation or people cannot organise a massive public advertising campaign against Burnham like peel holdings did when the congestion charge was mooted  some years back .
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    Manchester Chat / Re: Andy Burnham latest news:
    « Last post by lozflan on 09:05:32, 10/03/24 »
    Andy's gone quiet on rough sleepers. The pics I see are astonishing,migrants are coming from many UK areas because they know someone in Manchester. They are not being taken in because it is a crime.
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    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by ExileSteve on 22:35:03, 09/03/24 »
    Thank God there are still some intelligent and fully functioning human minds still operating in the realm of common discourse. There are not many left now, mind you…..
    86
    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by St Chads Lad on 15:10:56, 09/03/24 »
    Israeli protesters are blocking trucks with humanitarian aid from reaching civilians in Gaza.
    Breaking through police lines, they have been seen running in front of food convoys, sitting at border gates singing Jewish songs, with some holding rowdy techno dance parties. At night they camp in tents nearby, or catch shuttle buses back to town, while some set up cotton candy machines for the many children brought to the border.


    Israeli protesters, some the relatives of the 134 hostages still held by Hamas, are threatening to withhold aid until they are free and want to starve out Hamas fighters.


    Some claim aid trucks are full of weapons, not food, and will be taken by terrorists anyway.






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    Manchester Chat / Re: Andy Burnham latest news:
    « Last post by St Chads Lad on 12:17:02, 09/03/24 »
    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=andy+burnham+latest+news&sca_esv=7e018ea08e96d11b&sxsrf=ACQVn08zlpmNh5pLPJvDDBf50HVnelXKWg%3A1709983256752&source=hp&ei=GEbsZYDQK-7JhbIP


    Other links didn't work for me. ???


    Neither does Burnham.
      Vote for Nick Buckley in the Mayoral election, he says he'll hold a referendum on the office of Mayor, if the people vote for abolition, he'll take the petition to Parliament to have the position abolished.
      But people need to vote because Burnham was elected by a small number of voters due to low turn out, all Burnham has done is rip off council tax payers with his 'precepts' (three so far and bet on a fourth next year for his bus foray)
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    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by Parky on 11:11:25, 09/03/24 »
    It should have been release the hostages and we’ll release the food
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    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by celeste on 10:01:04, 09/03/24 »
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

    photo


    A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza.

    The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled to depart from Cyprus - the closest EU country to Gaza - and hopes to use a newly opened shipping route.

    With no functioning port and shallow waters, it is still unclear where the ship will dock when it reaches Gaza.

    The UN says a quarter of the Strip's population is on the brink of famine and children are starving to death.

    The ship, expected to reach Gaza in the next few days, belongs to the Spanish charity of the same name, Open Arms.

    It will tow a barge loaded with 200 tonnes of food provided by US charity World Central Kitchen, Open Arms founder Oscar Camps told the Associated Press.

    The ship is expected to depart Cyprus' Larnaca port this weekend, and will take around two to three days to reach an undisclosed location off the coast of Gaza, Mr Camps told the news agency.

    He added that the final mile of the journey - which is about 216 nautical miles in total - would be "the most complicated operation", but added that he was not "concerned at all about security".

    At the destination point, a team from the World Central Kitchen has been building a pier to receive the aid, he said. The group has 60 kitchens throughout Gaza, where it will be able to distribute the food.

    "What initially appeared as an insurmountable challenge is now on the verge of realization," read a post on Open Arms' X account.

    "Our tugboat stands prepared to embark at a moment's notice, laden with tons of food, water, and vital supplies for Palestinian civilians."
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