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IS-Mozambique ambushed a naval patrol of the Rwandan army near the town of Cogolo, on the coast of Cabo Delgado
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Britain
SAS veteran warns UK is in danger if Government presses ahead with prosecutions of special forces under new laws
One of many, many reasons why the UK is in danger due to own goals.
[MAIL] An SAS veteran has warned the Government will be putting the country 'in peril' if it presses ahead with prosecutions of special forces soldiers for historic allegations.

Robert Craft, 68, served in the SAS for 14 years and was part of the renowned B Squadron, which was heavily involved in both covert and undercover intelligence during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

But, he said their numbers are now dwindling significantly as there is a lack of recruits from regular forces signing on and retention rates continue to drop.

Mr Craft fears the Government's new legacy legislation, which has opened up the possibility to be tried for past conflicts, is putting off recruits and could even put UK citizens at risk if the SAS struggles to put boots on the ground.

'At such a dangerous time as this, with so many war risks ongoing, the threat from Russia, pressure on the SAS could be putting the UK in peril,' the veteran told the Sunday Mirror.

The Conservatives' Legacy Act, which was introduced in 2023, had put a block on any inquests. But last year, the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Belfast found that the immunity clause was unlawful and incompatible with the ECHR.

In response, the Government introduced The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, with the aim to create a new framework for addressing Troubles-related deaths.

And while it is supposed to provide protections for veterans, there are former SAS soldiers in their late 60's and 70's who are now facing investigations into operations during their time served.
Posted by: Besoeker || 12/28/2025 01:17 || Comments || Link || [1786 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Sorry , but the UK is beyond past fucked. The islamist will torch his ass first.
Posted by: chris || 12/28/2025 2:52 Comments || Top||

#2  The UK Government should be more worried about 60-70 year old SAS veterans going rogue.
Posted by: Airandee || 12/28/2025 7:20 Comments || Top||

#3  Sarah Hoyt: Europe And Other Lost civilizations
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 12/28/2025 7:31 Comments || Top||

#4  If the native people of the UK don't rise up and overthrown these idiots, they are doomed. I think they won't. The English lion was defanged and declawed decades ago.

Enjoy your conquerors
Posted by: DarthVader || 12/28/2025 11:32 Comments || Top||

#5  Whites in Europe and in Australia and in Canada and in South Africa and in Dearborn and in Minnesota

should pool their resources,

and then try to negotiate entry to Poland and/or Hungary, Japan and/or South Korea. Or maybe Israel.

And then-- they'll have to start over, trying to avoid repeating the naive errors of their home countries.
Posted by: Dusty Rusty || 12/28/2025 13:29 Comments || Top||

#6  The third box of the three box solution looms ever larger in Europe as the only real solution, but strangely, as if anticipating this, the tools associated with box three have been largely removed from public access. Curiously coincidental, or visionary by those now in charge who managed the long march through the institutions over the preceding decades of hard won peace?
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 12/28/2025 14:33 Comments || Top||

#7  Plenty of people manage to acquire guns over there somehow, despite the lack of legal pathways, NoMoreBS…
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/28/2025 14:57 Comments || Top||

#8  Mostly on which side of the equation TW?
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 12/28/2025 16:45 Comments || Top||

#9  Mostly bad guys, I assume, but some good guys too, NoMoreBS. And more good guys could, right?
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/28/2025 22:22 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Things Just Keep Getting Worse for Tim Walz
[PJ Media] Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) is already under fire for billions of dollars of fraud that have occurred on his watch, and if you thought things couldn’t get worse for him, you were wrong.

A viral video showing a Minneapolis daycare that received millions in public funding has reignited questions about oversight failures during his tenure.

The Quality Learning Center, licensed to care for up to 99 children, appears completely empty in footage that independent videographer Nick Shirley recorded. But that emptiness isn't even the most embarrassing part. The facility can't spell "learning" correctly on its own sign.



The entire 42 minute video can be seen here.

Front Companies? Bombshell Report Exposes Network Of Somali-Linked ‘Empty’ Daycares Across Minnesota
[ZERO] Left-wing Governor Tim Walz, under intensifying federal pressure, faces a widening Somali-linked fraud scandal in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors state that the scheme currently totals at least $9 billion, with the final figure potentially much higher. Recent reporting by Ryan Thorpe and Christopher F. Rufo alleges that some welfare funds were funneled into an overseas terrorist organization. Now, a bombshell video from a citizen journalist suggests the fraud extends beyond Medicaid into the state's daycare system.

A 42-minute bombshell video by journalist Nick Shirley and a local private investigator documents an on-the-ground investigation in Minneapolis that alleges massive, ongoing fraud in government-funded social services. The main focus is on Somali-owned businesses in child daycare, adult/autism care, home healthcare, and non-emergency medical transportation programs that draw from the taxpayer-funded Child Care Assistance Program.

Posted by: Besoeker || 12/28/2025 08:51 || Comments || Link || [1797 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Assimilate or be gone.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 12/28/2025 12:51 Comments || Top||

#2  just be gone. They are shit, and there are no telling how many of them have been al shabaab.
Posted by: chris || 12/28/2025 15:23 Comments || Top||

#3  It's a mixed bag. I once had a Somali cab driver go on a rant that would have had most of you nodding your heads in agreement. Of course he had an actual job. Which was part of the rant.
Posted by: Secret Master || 12/28/2025 20:09 Comments || Top||


Newsom and his wife deliver a rehearsed message stating
[ZERO] Newsom further referenced "the seven principles of Kwanzaa, in particular community, purpose, and unity, guide our way toward a better future."

Everything about this is focus-grouped and phony. It's the kind of performative nonsense that turns stomachs and highlights how out-of-touch Democrat leaders remain, even after their electoral drubbing.

Who exactly is Newsom trying to impress here? The video is a blatant pander to an almost nonexistent crowd. The tiny sliver of ultra-woke activists who still cling to outdated identity politics? In reality, most Americans – including the vast majority of African Americans – don't celebrate Kwanzaa, given that it is an artificial construct rather than a genuine tradition.

What the Hell Is Kwanzaa, Anyway? no, it isn't some ancient African tradition passed down through generations. It was invented in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, a black separatist and activist, in the wake of the Watts riots. Karenga, whose real name was Ronald McKinley Everett, created it as a non-Christian alternative to Christmas, drawing loosely from various African harvest festivals.




Posted by: Besoeker || 12/28/2025 00:47 || Comments || Link || [1836 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Only a sociopath could be that phony.
Posted by: Hupolumble Thrusotle5934 || 12/28/2025 13:45 Comments || Top||

#2  He/They never panders to my people... straight, white, gun owning, male, Christian. And I notice.
Posted by: BrerRabbit || 12/28/2025 14:31 Comments || Top||

#3  It's a contest on who's smarter, Gavin Newsom or Greta Thunberg.
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 12/28/2025 15:13 Comments || Top||

#4  Say what you will about grrrta, she is up front about who she is.

Help me out, the woman, is that his friend's wife?
Posted by: swksvolFF || 12/28/2025 18:11 Comments || Top||



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