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GAZA, IRAQ, SUDAN, Afghanistan and Syria.
The number of countries where children are dying, suffering horrific injuries and losing their homes should be startling.
But it’s not. Conflicts in the regions are becoming mainstays in bulletins and on world news pages of our newspapers. They are often among the lesser-viewed articles on this website. A fact explained maybe by their consistent presence?
Refugee numbers, although huge in number, are no longer shocking. Charities and aid agencies try and shout them from their rooftops, look for urgent appeals and beg governments for extra funding.
The message doesn’t quite hit.
Associated Press photographer Muhammed Muheisen, as only photojournalists can do, is trying to get pictures to tell those thousand words.
On a recent visit to Jordan, he visited the Zaatari refugee camp where he saw the “horror of the neighboring country’s civil war can be seen in the faces of its youngest refugees”.
The camp is now home to over 50,000 refugees under the age of 18.
All have stories about the war. None know when – or if – they will ever get to return home.
Eleven-year-old Amal Qalloosh fled her home near the city of Daraa with her family after a government bombing.
“On the way here, there was a lot of shelling,” Qalloosh said. “It was terrifying but we made it all safe to the camp.”
Some children work in Zaatari, while the lucky attend school at the camp.
As Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr this week, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, some children received new clothes from aid agencies and played.
But life in the camp is difficult, for many reasons.
“I have no more control of my children,” said Amani Sbaihi, a mother of seven whose two brothers fought with rebel forces and were killed by Syrian government troops.
They are getting old so young. It’s so difficult to have authority over them in such an environment.
These are just some of the children that Muheisen met during his time in the desert camp.
Zainab, 5 years old
Mohammed Ghassan, 8 years old
Fouad, 14 years old
Yasmeen, 9 years old
Kamel, 7
Boran, 5 years old
Mohammed, 12 years old
Batoul, 6 years old
Hatem, 13 years old
Malak, 9 years old
Ammar, 10 years old
Jood, 8 years old
Ahmad 6
Samah, 5 years old
More than 2.8 million Syrian children inside and outside the country — nearly half the school-aged population — cannot get an education because of the devastation from the civil war, according to the UN children’s agency, UNICEF. That number is likely higher, as UNICEF can’t count the children whose parents did not register with it.
UNICEF estimates more than 10,000 children have died in the violence. Others suffer from emotional problems after experiencing the war.
Ireland has agreed to take in 310 men, women and children from Syria between now and 2016. A humanitarian programme has also been launched which will see Syrians already in Ireland given permission to bring over members of their family for a number of years.
With reporting and photos by AP
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Each of those kids look like they’ve had the life kicked out of them. Wish I could give them a big hug and better life along with that!
They also look like they’ve seen things no Man should see, never mind an innocent child…
Swedish House Mafia – Save The World Tonight …. Lyrics
Into the streets
We’re coming out
We never sleep
Never get tired
So urban feels
And suburban lights
Turn the crowd up now
We’ll never back down
Shoot at the skylight
And watching it on primetime
Turn up the love now
Listen up now, turn up the love
Who’s gonna save the world tonight?
Who’s gonna bring me back to life?
We’re gonna make it, you and I
We’re gonna save the world tonight
PLAY IT LOUD !
Cosmo/Gavin, who would in their right mind would put a thumb down for your good comments. Some people are sick bastxxds. Children should be protected the world over.
You should be banned for quoting Swedish House Mafia lyrics.
Why scipio ; are they banned or what ;;;we have Press freedom in Ireland …
Didn’t see you taking on Gordon Darcy last night Scipio !
Saturday night,I tend to go out and socialize rather than engage in back and forth sessions on the Journal.ie.
It’s Sunday here -so where are you – you reveal yourself Scipio !
Whoever thumbed you are not in Ireland !
The attacks at Swedish House Mafia Gigs have nothing to do with what they are about …. everyone should know this ! Everyone !
And look Scipio attacked the lyrics – nuff said !
copied and pasted – urban feels – fields … I live in fields !
This is so Heartbreaking. In this day and age so many children can be living in Hell on earth or their innocent little lives cut short while ‘civilised’ nations just sit back and watch. Bad times for all humanity.
“Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.”
John Locke
O.K. to those who are always complaining about some posters here only complaining about he horrors of Gaza – I condemn this slaughter in Syria and believe that Ireland should begin to look at offering refugee status to all the orphans of war…WE have thrown open the generosity of our social Welfare system to people who can afford a flight to London and who can then afford to travel on to Ireland but these children cannot afford to escape the horrors of war – Where’s Charlie Flanagan when you need him ?
Sitting on the fence with the Chairman of the Labour Party – Emmet Stagg I suppose !
And no I don’t give adman what religion they are – all babies are born without religion!
Have you even bothered to look at the results of mass refugee migration in other countries? Would you gladly let in tens of thousands of practicing Muslims?
No I haven’t – I DON’T HATE PEOPLE !
Uh huh, so your reason for not doing some logical research is that you don’t hate people. How very intelligent of you to just blindly assume that accepting tens of thousands of penniless refugees into an already stuttering economy will be ok.
What exactly would you do with 10,000 orphaned children? Buy a farm and just let them run around until the grow up?
Reagan – step away from your paranoid hatred son – it’s unbecoming for a Christian…or do you have any faith in humanity in you at all ?
I don’t do logical research to hate Reagan – on the other hand the America is an introverted illegal spying perverted government who demean their humanity by torturing people and killing people and then going around as if they are God’s gift – they are not they’re the other guys Reagan – a gift humanity could do without !
I hate Christianity almost as much as I hate Islam.
You don’t do logical research? Shocking. I understand that logic is a foreign concept to people like you
You think America are the bad guys? You think the world would be a better place without it? Are f*cking insane. Look at all America has given the world. All the technological advancement, all the scientific achievements. I guess all that means nothing to you?
Back under your bridge – if your fellow trolls will have you, that is!
Are you talking to me, Mary?
Reagan – soon no-one will talk to you …if you keep up that attitude !
Yes Reagan you seem to “hate” a lot, except the murder of innocent people though. Your arguments have been rubbished on here for a couple of weeks now but still you spew the same old hatefulness.
Oh ye, you all hate the West, and that makes me the crazy one. You guys are delusional.
The Journal comment section is a torrent if anti West nonsense, so naturally I am going to get hated on by you hypocrites
The West is predominately Christian Reagan and you hate Christians – and you accuse us of hating the West …. I will pray for you and hope you can get over what may have been an horrific childhood !
Hate is a strong word Reagan, the only thing I hate is cauliflower. I don’t like the royals but I don’t hate them. But you, you are a special type of creature all together, your lame arguments trying to defend the indefensible actions of the worlds real terrorists is inhuman and revolting to be honest.
Phil ….. Cauliflower loves you though ……l.o.l.
Dermot – There is a big difference between being a fundamentalist christian and just being born a Christian
Phil – So you think America are the worlds real terrorists? Aren’t you an intelligent chap. Nobody with a third level education excluding arts would say something as stupid as that
I’m on about Israel ye dope.
Mick there’s massive difference between hate and love !
Dermot I get sea sickness even thinking about cauliflowers.
ha ha ha phil …I used to hate it too – still don’t eat it but I told it to cop onto itself and not be annoying me ..we get along much better now – l.o.l.
Dermot, I think Reagan is another paid intern. I wonder does his hatred cover another religion?
Reagan is a very simle little creature really ..
.blah blah blah blah ..hate, blah blah,
Blah blah blah child killers are the real victims balh blah
blah , insult, insult , blah blah .
Blah blah blah , America and my rosy tinted glasses , blah blah ,
blah blah Hate blah blah ….
I could be wrong, but if Israel are paying for that they might as well shoot themselves in the foot !
I agree Dermot, we should definitely take in many more of these poor children and children from all war zones.
Reagan – I really do pity you, so full of fear, and hatred for little children. Try to see the good in people, and in yourself, I believe it is there deep down and it’s much more powerful than the hate will ever be.
Yep would love to give one a new life where they could sleep at night without the fear of being killed. It’s no way for a child to have to live. I know it would have it’s problems but myself and I’m sure the wife would make it work. They look so distressed their eyes say it all. Not the answer to the overall problem I know but you just wish you could do something.
If you want to help UNICEF are looking for donations.
David – normally I would support your excellent comment …but the U.N are part of the problem – then again John Ging proved himself a hero – it’s all very complicated – I think the U.N needs a Sorting Hat !
Excellent first line there, what do all these countries have in common? American regime change, Gaza being slightly different but we know the Americans are up to their necks in the slaughter there too.
Have you not got an ounce of humanity? FFS give it a rest !
Excellent question Boganity, you think the people who throw half a billion to the likes of Jabhat Al Nusrah, ISIL and replenish Israeli munitions to carry on murdering woman and children in Gaza have an ounce of humanity in them?
Barack Obama’s $500 Million jihad head hacking terrorist donation is hardly going to improve matters in Syria…
Do you think that Barrack is a paedophile like those high-ranking politicians involved in the Franklin cover-up, or the high-ranking Tories in London in the Elm Guest house cover-up, or those in the Vatican ?
Barack Obama certainly gets pleasure out of child massacre just like his terrorist buddies in the Knesset
…except he doesn’t have to worry about losing a few soldiers … he uses predatory drone missiles.
Martin Luther king had a dream, Barack Obama has a drone.
Martin Luther King had a equal rights movement.
Barack Obama has the most important nation ever built, to lead.
Reagan if Obama wants to lead you to heel off you go – Ireland is having nothing more to do with him !
His buddy John “spy on everyone” Brennan stole turf and that’s a serious no-no in Ireland !
* Hell not heel – but heel kinda fits for puppy Reagan and his “Master “
Dermot. You say “Ireland is having nothing to do with him”. Now I am no fan of that spineless git currently in the White House. But this is not the first time you seem to think that you speak for the Irish Nation as a whole. Who elected you as spokesman?
You maybe better off saying that “I and those Irish that think like me are having nothing to do with them”.
I speak on behalf of the Angel of Eire – have you a problem with that …l.o.l.
Dermot Ryan .. You are forgetting about Moneygall …
Any decent living Irish person with a conscience should boycott Moneygall until such time as they break ties with this wicked double speak ambassador of Satan.
Again who elected you to speak for anyone but yourself? It’s a simple question.
Mick – have you ever considered the fact that your Norman blood before it came to Ireland was in the Middle east on the Crusades – how do you think you got the name Jordan ? …. I understand you – but stop listening to your Norman blood tune into your Irish blood dude… the crusades are over !
What age are you, Dermot? You come off as a child.
Mick in a democracy every opinion is equal – therefore my opinion is Irish – you miss the feudal control that allowed your ancestors to rape and pillage my land – that’s all that’s wrong with you Mick – I shall pray for your awakening to what you could be !
Reagan – I am now BOYCOTTING YOU …nothing personal but you use the word Hate too much …come back to me when you find your soul !
@Reagan Smash, problem with the comments on the journal is that you can’t tell if you are dealing with a 12 year old or a 30 year old with a 12 year old brain. It’s nice to poke them with a stick but never get too close to them.
But yet Ryan you like most sane people have a great dislike of Islamic Jihadists and yet they believe that the Crusade by the West is still on going. You want to run with the hares and hunt with the hounds. You criticise Israel for attacking the Islamic Jihadists that are Hamas yet you support Assad and say he is Fighting Islamic Jihadists. You criticise the US for its attacks on Jihadists around the world but support Russia who had slaughtered thousands of Muslims in Chechyna to stamp out Islamic Jihadists.
No Jordan …You are making that up – in clinical psychology the term is “Fanatsist” ..it’s only a very short step to Fanatic –
I have never supported Assad
I criticise Israel only for indiscriminate murder of children
I criticise the U.S for covering up paedophilia and for funding the arms industry all over the world while it’s own people are being impoverished …
Mick you are not really that bright are you …step into the light !
I know the crusade by the west is still going on . Israel are leading it under the banner of Judaism …,
#Jerusalem has been besieged something like 44 times since the crusades began and has changes hands something like 20 times.
bit of advice for you Mick …don’t presume to synopsise my thoughts – you only end up making a fool of yourself – and that hurts your myopic introverted pride ….
While I agree with what you’re saying Mick you could be accused of the same hypocrisy yourself,except in reverse. In so far as you’ve been cheerleading the Jihadist/FSA campaign to topple Assad.
Fog problem with the Journal is that we know exactly what you are ! and the problem is yours not ours !
Fog if I TOLD YOU I WAS TWELVE WHAT WOULD YOU DO ? SEND A SNIPER IS IT ?
“I know that the Crusade by the West is still going on” your words Dermot. But yet you also said ” Mick the Crusade is over”. You are contradicting yourself. Which is it?
Scipio. Can you point out anywhere that I have supported Jihadists. The FSA are a completely separate group to the likes of Al Nursa or ISIS. But then you are a fine one to point fingers. You support Israel and yet Support the very country (Russia) that supports Israel’s two most dangerous enemies (Syria and Iran who both arm and fund another Islamist group Hezbolalla).
Actually Mick you know as well as I do the relationship between Israel and Russia is a bit more nuanced then the picture you just painted. And while I’m critical of Western policy in Ukraine, it cetainly does not mean I’m a Putin fanboy.
Mick I already explained the FSA’s complex relationshitp with Al Nusra,and the FSA also contains Islamist (JIhadist) elements. As far as I’m concerned, supporting Assad is the least worst option. The regime is secular, and it’s usually easier to deal with a secular dictator, rather then lunatics who believe they are carrying out ‘Allah’s will’.
QED.
Scipio how many times has Syria under the Assads attacked Israel 2-3? And how many times has the Assad backed Hezbolalla attacked Israel? Now how many times has the FSA attacked Israel or any Israeli?
Syria began as peaceful protests against the Assad regime. The same regime reacted with extreme violence towards those original protesters and thus the the FSA was born. And because that spineless yellow git in the White House wouldn’t aid the FSA in those early days it left a vacuum into which the Islamists saw their chance. The Islamists looked at the FSA and said they look to the West for help and get nothing. We will look to our Jihadist brothers and they will give us everything we need.
The FSA and the Jihadists spend as much time fighting each other as they do the Assad regime. But you already know this.
Mick the crusade is over for Ireland and it’s citizens in terms of the Middle east and the control of Jerusalem…
The Israel led crusade continues though ….
if you want a crusade Mick focus on the problems within Irleand – they are huge …
We are two sides of the one coin Mickk and as I said to you before we will have a pint and laugh over this – but there is great evil in the world and Ireland is a lynchpin that is underscoring it against our laws – that means Ireland too needs regime Change and that is just around the corner one way or another !
‘Syria began as peaceful protests against the Assad regime. The same regime reacted with extreme violence towards those original protesters and thus the the FSA was born.’
You got it all twisted there Mick. The protests from the get go had a distinct Muslim Brotherhood flavour, but don’t let that get in the way of your attempt to whitewash history.
By the way in case you forgot that guy who enjoyed chowing down on Alawite hearts,he was affiliated with the FSA.
It’s Saturday night where you are Scipio – Go out !
So Scipio. The teenagers shot for painting anti Assad slogans were agents of the Muslim Brotherhood? Because that is how it all began. Then at their funerals when the Assad regime opened fire on the mourners and again at those attending the Funerals of those killed at the first and so on.
You support countries that are openly Hostile to Israel and who arm and finance groups hostile yet support Israel and are hostile to the one country that Israel’s staunchest defender.
You can see it in their faces, hope is all but lost in these poor young souls, sick world we live in that America can get away with all this death, despair and destruction.
Ha, you are a fool. You are lucky that America is so tolerant of its critics. You should try criticizing the government in a non western government and see how that goes for you. Why don’t you move to one of these countries if you hate America so much?
They old war cry “Death to America” can still be heard in Vietnam I hear …..
Have you been to Vietnam Reagan ?
I shouldn’t even entertain a troll like you but I will, I hope to go to Syria as soon as is possible, now maybe you can head over to Detroit and join the critics there in their protests, there’s free housing alright not so sure about the water though, meanwhile the IDF will be filling their pockets with your taxpayer cash, so are the head hackers in Syria and Iraq, and that’s only what they just announced god knows how much it has been/will be.
Have fun in Syria. You should join those head hackers. They hate America as well
I don’t hate America, but why did Obama threaten to invade Syria when Assad allegedly used chemical weapons on children and then stand by and supply Israel when they indiscriminately target children in their homes. Why is there no “red line” as it was called then, why didn’t Cameron not put it to a vote in the house of “lords” to invade Israel like he did when Assad supposedly used the chemical weapons.
Phil – Regarding Israel, why would Cameron even want to invade Israel? What benefit would that give Britain? Israel is a democracy. Palestine are fundamental Muslims.
Reagan you have an answer for everything but a solution for nothing, how are Palestinian children fundamentalists. Just because Israel is a democracy doesn’t excuse their indiscriminate targeting of innocent people. By your logic its OK to kill Palestinian children because Hamas are Palestinian.
I’ve got a solution for you. Stay out of it. It isn’t our fight. It has nothing to do with us, and it is not black and white. If you invaded Israel, like it or not, you would be helping Hamas. You may want to help Palestine, but do you want to help Hamas?
Those children grow up, and if they continue to get taught the Quaran and Sharia law, that is what they will champion when they grow up. Watch how much they will appreciate Western values like freedom for women then.
Lads why do you even bother replying to him. “Palestine are fundamental Muslims” you say. The PLO is comprised of mostly secular groups, which is generally seen as the representatives of the Palestinian people throughout the world. Don’t you mean Hamas are Islamists but don’t let that get in the way of your rant. It is obvious from your posts in that week or two that you have a serious hatred for anything associated with Islam, yet you and the other Zi*nist defenders are the first to shout anti semitism to others even though you are sectarian yourself, glass houses and all that.
Have a listen to George Galloway here tear the Israeli argument apart.
http://youtu.be/5ZPuO_2ard0
Even his Islamic buddies hold George Galloway in contempt, he is driven by hatred of his own and anyone can see through him.
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”
Dwight Eisenhower
well said, what have all these kids and countries got in common ….Islam
‘They old war cry “Death to America” can still be heard in Vietnam I hear …..
Have you been to Vietnam Reagan ?’
I’ve been to Vietnam and American’s are probably the most popular of all foreign visitor. East Asians like Vietnamese or Cambodians tend not to dwell too much on the past, and strive to be sucessful in the present day and future.
I suppose it helps that their lives are not dominated by a repressive religion.
Reagan/Fog, do you two sit beside each other in the call centre or the school? http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/14/israel-pay-students-propaganda_n_3755782.html
these paid interns are a pain in the ass.
Nah Jimmy they are vital – they expose the thinking and indoctrination of the Israeli State – this is actually vital for truth and clarity ! …they force us to question our conscience as it were and search for the truth !
Not like Israel Scipio …That’s good to hear …
unfortunately I have a Vietnamese niece and when the Irish go to Vietnam the Vietnamese are more open to us and we hear the truth … but such is life ..
have a lovely day it is after all Sunday – the gloriful day of Osiris and Our Christian lord and my own God – DIA !
Dia dhuit …. a Scipio agus go nEirigh an bothar leat agus go mbeidh an gaoth ar do dhroim !
Dermot, we might spot them in this crowd.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152648920954515&id=323613229514
Scipio you are very niaive if you believe that. My girlfriend is asian and believe me none of them forgive or forget american involvement in asia. The only american friendly country in asia is south korea
Scipio, you must be deluded if you actually believe that re Vietnam. You must be monstrously deluded. One of the attractions in Vietnamese tourism is the interrogation huts – US ones – where they bring you to show how Americans tortured and mutilated their ‘prisoners’ even while they were still alive.
I could go on and on about Agent Orange etc. …. but to be honest, suffice it to say, not a single Vietnamese is anything but proud of the fact that they drove the US out of their country. A clear and undisputed win. Go Vietnam!
You are right in one thing however, the Vietnamese are more present and future-oriented. They are that way because they have spent decades undoing the social and political divisions artificially created by the US in their country.
They do not dwell on it; yet they do not forget.
Now go back to watching ’24′ or some such deluded twaddle.
Well done Journal for expanding the discussion !
Second that. Makes a change to the Anti Israel stories. Syria is suffering more than we can imagine, now a few stories on Iraqi Christians please.
Now all we need is the Seanad to be recalled to discuss this and Iraq. I’m waiting…
Why is that Wesole – do you completely control the Dail ? How wesole have you information on the secret lives of some perverted politicians in Government or the Dail ?
In the irish accent Wesole sounds like weasel !
the UN needs to grow some teeth and some feckin balls and start being proactive about this stuff, where children and civilians are being subjected to these crimes we need international protectorates set up, massive reservations protected by international troops with all medical and education needs provided, so these people can have some sort of normality and safety. says it all that we have to rely on charities to get things done because governments are so useless
The UN lost all credibility years ago by failing to remain strictly neutral. The Red Cross and Red Crescent would do the job of looking after children for example with out the fuss and at a fraction of the cost.
You’re right Fog about he U.N. and it’s credibility …finally a point that makes sense …have you turned to the Messiah ?
Syria was once the jewel in the Middle East, beautiful cities and buildings a land steeped in culture with a proud hardworking people, the images above are of a lost generation and will cause lost generations to come. Kids are always the losers in conflict and for too long now nothing has been done.
War is all about business, America thrives on war it keeps it’s economy afloat and it allows it to justify its budget deficits year on year. Israelis wealth is why currently nothing is being done to protect people in Gaza as they have so much influence in America. History will not been kind to messers Obama Putin and co and no doubt this is all leading to something far bigger. The entire world needs to stand together to protect its most vulnerable citizens the children.. The future of tomorrow, and as of now the future can be seen in each of this kids faces and it’s not a pretty sight.
The grieved faces of the next terrorist generation. ….and which of you can blame them?
And before the soapboxes are lined up….one mans terrorist..another mans freedom fighter
Terrorism breeds terrorists.
And a child is a child.
Until their childhood is stolen..
Surely calling what is happening in Syria a civil war is incorrect? Surely a proxy war is the correct term?
To people who see past the corporate media agenda of lies yes it is the correct term. Full spectrum Dominance:
1. Groom new Local Elites through civil society programs like MEPI, NED and USAID.
2. Delegitimise independent Sovereign States through embedded watchdogs and fake NGOs like HRW, HRF and Amnesty.
3. Constant threat of missile and air strikes and drone strikes.
4. Control public debate through corporate media lies ie CNN FOX BBC AL-JAZEERA etc.
5. Economic ‘good governance’ to ensure corporate privilege, the World Bank, IMF and World Economic Forum.
6. Vicious proxy armies at arms length, through proxy client states like Svoboda Militia, Al-Qaeda, Jabhat Al Nusrah and ISIL.
They’re in our Universities for years and in particular the U.S.I. …It seems to me that that Joseph O’Connor the U.S.I. president is the latest recruit to C.I.A. boot-camp …
Green as a goose – but building his media profile unimpeded…
Its Obama’s two pronged proxy war lead on by funding jihad militants.
One goal is to overthrow Bassar Al Assad and replace it with a pro Z.i.o.n.i.s.t… Rothschild puppet regime.
The other is to annihilate Christianity from the country.. Obama is a true blooded Satanist.
The removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq has shifted the balance of power in the Middle East. Hussein’s regime (despotic as it was) provided a bulwark against Iran and the expansion of Shia power in the region.
With the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq Sunni populations were left exposed. With the backing of Arabian gulf wealth they have aggressively taken on those powers they believe threaten them (Damascus and Baghdad regimes). For the US relations with Saudi Arabia are extremely important. Traditionally the US opted, mostly, for appeasement, but more recently relations have been more frosty. China has also been courting the Saudis. The US appears to be permitting some expansion of Shia power to expose the Saudis vulnerability and increase their reliance on Washington.
In this environment the disintegration of Syria was inevitable.
Looks like things are getting worse as the fighting spreads wider.
“ARSAL, Lebanon: At least 11 Lebanese Army soldiers were killed and 13 were taken hostage in Arsal, during clashes between the Army and Syrian armed groups that have so far killed 30 militants.
According to a security source, in addition to the 16 Internal Security Force members, 13 Army soldiers were taken hostage by extremist armed groups controlling many parts of Arsal, who also assaulted Army vehicles and seized soldiers.”
Hi..I’m foggy …I SUPPORT THE POISONS THAT ARE FRACKING AND INDISCRIMINATE MURDER OF CHILDREN WHILE OPPOSING CLEAN WIND ENERGY !
It’s highly likely that political instability will spread in the region with Lebanon and Jordan getting sucked in and Iran becoming more directly involved.
@Reagan Smash, your chum Dermot appears to be rabid, best left alone.
With nothing left the simple propagandist turns to character assassination and thus unknowingly turns the metaphorical gun upon themselves ! …..
In Ireland it is an honour to be called a hound..he was one of greatest heroes… you honour and humble me … unfortunately he did make one massive mistake – he listened to a crooked king and killed his best friend in a duel … but each forgave the other for there was honour in their battle ..
The king died screaming as was his self- appointed destiny !
Daily Star …. for when you run out of toilet roll !
Build a monument to them fog. and have a commemoration for them ; I am sure Michael D. and his redcoats and black and tans will attend and Charlie “Wilson” Flanagan as well !
Daily Star Lebannon you stupid troll.
Fog one of the first signs of madness is talking to yourself -
you should get yourself checked out ..
.I mean anti wind power and pro fracking , pro Israel and the words “Thou shalt not kill ” while children , innocent children are being murdered by that State and its 67 politicians who voted for conscription !
Do you wish me to pray to Jesus Christ the Messiah for your salvation Fog ?
@ Dermot Ryan Well said, don’t worry there are plenty of trolls here that will make this welcome thread all about the ” I” word or “US” and here, is as far as the concern will go.
yeah Taxi ..but now we will see the wood from the trees – there was no sign of the usual Israeli bots on the Gordon Darcy article last night because they know that The irish know that you don’t mess with the likes of Gordon Darcy …
ISIS has taken the town of Sinjar and a massacre looms.
There’s a massacre in Gaza you can do something about – stop that first then come back to us !
When u try and force democracy into a country chaos and instability reign.proven in iraq, Afghanistan, libya, Syria. Western foreign policy is one of the major contributors to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of ppl in middle east
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