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Jim Woodman's avatar

This is a magnificent piece of writing. Thank you for it.

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Franny's avatar

Brilliant and lucid analysis. None of this can be laid at the door of anyone except Hamas and every sane person should be calling them out.

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Pangolin Chow Mein's avatar

I disagree. Unlike 9/11 this terrorist attack was a pretty big and sloppy operation. Believe it or not you can blame leaders for failing to protect their citizens and so you can put some of the blame on Netanyahu…he’s clearly incompetent.

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Susan's avatar

You should copy David Lammy and many others into this great piece of writing

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David Johnson's avatar

Superb piece of writing, Stephen.

Much appreciated.

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Stephen Daisley's avatar

Thanks, David. Very kind of you to say.

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nanette's avatar

Magnificent piece of writing, which shows Daisley as a serious thinker and not just as a highly entertaining political satirist. I am totally despairing of how Hamas has managed to conduct such a feat of propaganda, that has convinced so many that they are the good guys & Isreal the evil genocidal dictators. This piece offers insight into how this may have happened and it's terrifying.

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Robert McGurn's avatar

Wow. What a dangerous world we live in.

Going to read your article again just to take it in.

Thanks for opening my eyes.

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DistractedTimes's avatar

Excellent Stephen. Will be sharing widely.

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Dave's avatar

On October 7, the Hamas terrorists were armed, the Israelis massacred were defenseless. The unanswered question is why did Israel disarm its citizens most of whom are IDF veterans and leave them vulnerable to mass rape and murder by Hamas? An incredibly stupid decision and the Israeli government is clearly culpable. Every Jewish family in Israel (and the US) should have a 9 mm handgun, an AR15 rifle and plenty of ammunition for both. Every adult and teenage member of the family should be proficient in their use. Have anti-gun Jewish politicians in both countries learned nothing from the Holocaust and the latest slaughter? Isn't it time for the Jewish people to tell them to go fuck themselves?

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Andrew C's avatar

A fantastic piece of work Stephen. Its hard to know when America lost its asbestos stomach for vengeance. The war on terror wore everyone out and the disorderly evacuation from Kabul marked a very clear line in the sand. The message it sent was heard in Moscow, Beijing and Rafah: "The worlds Policeperson needs to take a time out in its safespace."

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Judith Deborah Levy's avatar

Superb piece. Thank you for writing it.

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Kip🎗️'s avatar

Terrifying but true. Essential reading.

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Pangolin Chow Mein's avatar

This is batshit crazy…Hamas terrorists are suicidal just like American mass shooters!! Just like good guys with guns don’t deter American mass shooters like Crooks…the threat of death doesn’t deter Hamas. This author has a bad case of Biden Derangement Syndrome!! Btw, do you blame Sharon for 9/11???? Oh wait, Bush’s weakness brought on 9/11, right???

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