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D Frencel (MetroTalk, Wed) says pro-Palestine demonstrators chanting 'Stop bombing Iran' 'effectively showed support for the Iranian regime'.
Effectively, they did not – they showed support for innocent Iranian citizens who are being bombed. What a huge leap to make. Anna, London
D Frencel wrongly criticises 'the radical Left' for ideological inconsistency because pro-Palestine protesters called for an end to Israel bombing Iran, when Iran had broken Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons obligations.
Neither Palestine nor Iran are Right vs Left issues. But there's no inconsistency in any case. The common thread is opposition to bombing as a means of solving international problems.
It's worth noting that US spy chief, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, told Congress in March that Iran was not building a nuclear arsenal.
And among the first targets of the bombing was Iranian government adviser Ali Shamkhani, who was a leader of peaceful negotiations on the nuclear issue.
The irony is that the bombing is being done by Israel – itself a country that is widely thought to have created nuclear weapons which would put them in breach of the same treaty, had they signed up to it. And yet D Frencel isn't suggesting bombing Israel. Dan Johnston, Leeds
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Its amazing to see the way the Right will tangle themselves up to create an argument, while showing how little they understand what they are whining about.
Take D Frencel's comments about the 'inconsistency' and 'contradiction' of the Left, for their calls to stop the bombing of Iran that's taking place because a regime within Iran has been found to be in violation of meeting nuclear obligations.
Funny how quickly this has become another scapegoat to ignore Israel's needless bloodshed – much like their mission of genocide against Palestine, which many people still excuse on the grounds a terrorist group is hiding within the country.
It's yet another example of how the Right is desperate to shift any story in their favour, in spite of how often it shows they have ignored the bigger picture because they are upset by the notion of people caring for the well-being of innocents caught in the crossfire of tyrants. Matthew, Birmingham
Brendan O'Brian (MetroTalk, Tue) questions how truthful it is to talk of Iran's 'imminent threat' to Israel.
Iran's leaders' threats to wipe Israel off the face of the earth have been widely and proudly announced for decades, reported across the mass media.
But Brendan can rest assured that Israel will go on sacrificing and risking the lives of its citizens and military – men, women and children – as it takes the hits, so that people like him can sleep safely at night and around the world.
Be assured, too, that Iran's ballistic missiles can reach London.
Sir Keir Starmer and all the world leaders and their intelligence agencies know the truth and hence there will be, I am sure, much private rejoicing in cutting down Iran's nuclear bomb preparations by the brave Israeli Air Force. Martin Sugarman, via email
Andy from Edinburgh (MetroTalk, Tue) ridicules the UN as 'the most pathetic group of do-gooders' who only come up with the 'usual guff – let's talk, let's negotiate, blah, blah, blah' in the face of global conflict.
How does he suggest international diplomacy should be conducted?
Perhaps Israel and Palestine could settle their differences over paintball?
Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin just need to have a beer, maybe?
I'm sure we'd all have a good laugh over Andy's attempts to resolve the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan.
There hasn't been a world war for 80 years and the UN is a part – not all, a part – of why that has been. If Andy wants to be taken seriously, he should do some reading.- J Wilson, Warminster
Here's a novel idea. Unlike Andrew from Halesowen (MetroTalk, Wed), who doesn't trust Labour over the grooming gangs scandal, let's try to think about the victims rather than political squabbling.
It's obvious there was fault and laxity on both sides of the political divide. Simon, Luton
Colin (MetroTalk, Tue) asks for examples of minority rules. It's boiling hot in our windowless packing room, the top dogs upstairs gave us an electric fan but our stupid young line manager stopped us using it as 'it blows the oxygen out of the room' and the top dogs let him win as he's more important. Trotter, Birmingham
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Regarding the Surrey mum given an Asbo after neighbours complained about her parking a double-decker bus, which she planned to convert to a cafe, on her driveway (Metro, Wed).
They said it was 'ruining the ambience' of the cul-de-sac.
I don't know of any law preventing someone from parking a privately owned bus outside their house.
If it's on the road, it must have tax, MOT and insurance but if it's on private land all it needs is a SORN notification. More Trending
I have a classic car on my drive that's tatty but it's on my land and with a SORN notification.
Plenty of people have cars on their drives in the most various of conditions and many are 'restoration projects'.
Admittedly some projects take longer than others as all too often life takes a leading hand.
This lady is being treated unjustly by her snobby neighbours. Geoff Hall, Croydon
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