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2014-07-23 Britain

I'd fire rockets at Israel, if I lived in Gaza: British MP

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Posted by Fred 2014-07-23 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
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#1 "The big question is - if I lived in Gazoo would I fire a rocket? - probably yes," Liberal Democrat member of parliament David Ward said in a message posted on Twitter on Tuesday.

MP Ward wouldn't actually fire the icky rocket. He'd task an Irishman, Scot, or other lowly foreign conscript to do it for him. Proper English gentlemen do not engage in such activity, particularly when drones and counter-battery radar are in play.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-23 00:54|| 2014-07-23 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey, come on. It's not like firing rockets at civilian populations is a war crime. Ok, it is. Just shut up. Moral equivalency...collective punishment....blah blah blah.

Is it traditional for Brit MPs to fantasize about committing attrocities? He is right though - it is time to choose up sides.

Posted by SteveS 2014-07-23 00:56|| 2014-07-23 00:56|| Front Page Top

#3 And he'll use ??? for human shields?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-07-23 04:55|| 2014-07-23 04:55|| Front Page Top

#4 more coverage here

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-07-23 06:28|| 2014-07-23 06:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Armchair terrorist embarasses my English Springer Spaniel into claiming she is Irish...

Snark of the day.

Posted by regular joe 2014-07-23 07:20|| 2014-07-23 07:20|| Front Page Top

#6 I would gladly retaliate with white phosphorous if you did, Nazi bastard.

Posted by JFM 2014-07-23 07:52|| 2014-07-23 07:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Probably just posturing for the 65% Muslim electorate in his district or he could really, really mean it.

Posted by Ebbinter Gleatch2762 2014-07-23 09:42|| 2014-07-23 09:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Wait, his statement meant he would fire only if the IDF did not target him in return. This qualification was just lost in the translation from Euro wanker double speak into american english dialect. Not too worry.

Posted by Alpha2Charlie 2014-07-23 10:39|| 2014-07-23 10:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Discipline him with a plane ticket and a new suitcase, cab fare.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-07-23 12:23|| 2014-07-23 12:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Can we make him the rocket?

Posted by Charles 2014-07-23 16:01|| 2014-07-23 16:01|| Front Page Top

#11 Yes, Mr. Clegg needs to put a bit of stick about.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-23 16:10|| 2014-07-23 16:10|| Front Page Top

#12 Not suggesting it but...

I wonder how he would feel if someone was taking blind-random shots at his home while he and his family were there.

Somehow I don't think he'll just sit there.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-07-23 16:57|| 2014-07-23 16:57|| Front Page Top

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