David Miliband: "Terrorism is OK - if I Support the Cause"

David Miliband has caused a bit of a stir - not by going on national radio to defend, no, exalt, radical Marxist and murdering terrorist Joe Slovo, a member of the militray wing of the ANC (Umkhonto we Sizwe), but by letting slip something we might have known anyway:

Miliband stated:

“Yes, there are circumstances in which it is justifiable, and yes, there are circumstances in which it is effective.”
“The importance for me is that the South African example proved something remarkable: it looked like a regime that would last forever, and it was blown down.”
“It is hard to argue that, on its own, a political struggle would have delivered. The striking at the heart of a regime’s claim on a monopoly of power, which the ANC’s armed wing represented, was very significant.”

This statement has rightly sparked some condemnation from the conservative newspapers, but this does not surprise me in the slightest.

These are the true colours of the government which Miliband, himself a Fabian, serves in:

Why is it so hard for us to see what is right in front of our noses? Last week, the one-time Trotskyist and perpetual student Alan Milburn (he still hasn’t finished his PhD), in a ‘commission’ set up by Gordon Brown (a student hard Leftist himself), launched an apparently bone-headed assault on the professions and the great universities.

Can Mr Milburn really be as stupid as he sounds? Or is there another motive here? What sort of Government is this really?

Just days ago we learned that the latest Defence Secretary, in his 30s, attended an unknown number of meetings of the secretive, pro-IRA International Marxist Group, an episode he flatly refuses to discuss further.

Given that this Government did in fact grant ‘Victory to the IRA’, as the IMG demanded, it seems relevant to me. One of his forerunners, the menacing ‘Doctor’ John Reid, was an adult member of the pro-Soviet Communist Party.

The most powerful Minister in the Government is Peter Mandelson, once a member of the Young Communist League. Tony Benn, who ought to know, maintains that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, was also an active Trotskyist and levels a similar allegation against Stephen Byers, once a prominent member of the Blairite inner circle.

We all know that such radicals do believe in terrorism and violence - as long as it is in their cause, ever further 'progress'. This is the only moral compass which such Leftists have; will their twisted, perverted utopian ideals be served by bloodshed?

If so, then it is permitted, as it was in South Africa. But it's OK - everything has turned out so well there since!

The Leftist has his own moral compass, as Miliband demonstrates; clearly he is qualified to judge whether or not a cause is worthy of killing civilians for (just as his colleagues were qualified to judge that Britain should give away all its nuclear weapons whilst the Soviets kept theirs, through the KGB shills at the CND).

The only thing I'm not sure about is whether or not Miliband meant to be quite so honest about this.

Two British Hostages Killed in Iraq

The bodies of two British hostages murdered by Islamists in Iraq will be returned to British soil today.

The men were part of a group of 'forgotten' hostages which included IT consultant Peter Moore and his four security guards, seized by Shi'ite fanatics from outside the Iraqi Ministry of Finance in 2007.

The case had been subjected to a news blackout, as Foreign Secretary David Miliband felt that would be the best way forward. Today, however, he was admitting his failures and his competence has been called into question.

From the Mail:

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has had his competence called into question after two British hostages in Iraq were handed back dead.

The devastated families of Jason Swindlehurst and Jason Creswell were told their bodies had been identified two years after they were abducted with three other Britons in Baghdad.

As Mr Miliband confessed he had 'failed', the father of one of the other captives dismissed him as a 'waste of space' and angrily accused the Foreign Office of 'completely mishandling' the case.

In the wake of the attack, Gordon Brown was today claimed the government had 'left no stone unturned' in attempts to secure the released of the hostages.

'We looked at all possible means by which we could free them,' he said.

The five Britons were seized by Shi'ite fanatics in May 2007, and their plight has been shrouded in a news blackout as the Foreign Office assured the anxious families it was the best way of getting their loved ones home alive. The fate of the remaining three men is still not known.

Their ordeal began when 40 gunmen grabbed 35-year-old bachelor Peter Moore, an IT specialist from Lincoln, and his four British bodyguards at the Finance Ministry in Baghdad.

They paraded their haggard-looking captives on video and demanded freedom for several Iraqi prisoners.

In one chilling video clip, released in December 2007, Mr Swindlehurst, 38, told the camera: 'My name is Jason. Today is November 18 ... I have been here now for 173 days and I feel we have been forgotten.'

Late last Friday, his remains and those of 39-year-old Mr Creswell were handed over to authorities in Iraq and passed on to British diplomats.

The condition of the bodies suggested they had been dead for some weeks, and all five families endured 36 hours of unimaginable anguish over the weekend as they waited to learn their identities from DNA tests.

Government sources said neither of the bodies had been mutilated.

British forensic scientists were continuing in their efforts to establish the cause of death.

As Gordon Brown sent his condolences to the bereaved families, Mr Moore's father Graeme hit out at the Government's efforts to resolve the kidnapping saga.

He said: 'David Miliband is a total waste of space - how he can run the Foreign Office drifting along not doing anything, I just don't know.' At his home near Leicester, divorcee Mr Moore, 59, a delivery van driver, added: 'They have done damn all for Peter.'

A grim-faced Mr Miliband described the developments as 'distressing' and said the British authorities had worked hard behind the scenes with the Iraqi authorities to try to secure the captives' freedom. But he said: 'In this case we, all of us, have clearly failed to achieve that goal.'

Mr Swindlehurst and Mr Creswell, who both had young children, worked as security guards for the Canadian security firm GardaWorld, which last night paid tribute to them as ' outstanding individuals'.

The rest of the article describes the anguish of the families - including how Gordon Brown would regularly ask after singer Susan Boyle, but not the hostages or their loved ones.

This tragic case highlights what most of us know - we are run by a government full of incompetent non-entities. Miliband is seen as one of the best hopes the Labour Party has for the future - but in light of his performance over this incident, he should be sacked.

Sincere condolences to the families of the men killed - let's hope the other three make it home alive.

David Miliband Calls for 'Coalition of Consent' with Muslim World

A week ago today, Foreign Secretary David Miliband took it upon himself to 'reach out' to the Muslim world.

Having already apologised profusely for the etymology and execution of the 'War on Terror', Miliband points out 'a list of prejudices which British history generates', including the Crusades, colonialism and the war in Iraq.

In his view the latter did much damage to Britain's reputation and standing in the world - but he won't apologise for voting for it.

Here is what he said:

“Decisions taken many years ago in [the Foreign Office] are still felt on the landscape of the Middle East,” he said. “Ruined Crusader castles remain as poignant monuments to the religious violence of the Middle Ages. Lines drawn on maps by colonial powers were succeeded, among other things, by the failure to establish two states in Palestine.”

Completing the list with a reference to Iraq, Mr Miliband said: “When people hear about Britain, too often they think of these things.”

Mr Miliband was echoing Barack Obama’s demand that Israel recommit itself to the creation of a Palestinian state as he appeals to the Islamic world for a “new coaltion of consent”. Only days after President Obama told Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, to abide by previous peace commitments, including a freeze on new settlements on the West Bank, the Foreign Secretary has reinforced the message.

Urgent action on progress towards a two-state solution is needed to prevent “a fatal and final blow to the scope for compromise”, Mr Miliband said. “It requires the new Israeli Government to freeze settlements and accept a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders.”

Mr Miliband believes that the only pre-condition for co-operation should be a rejection of state-sponsored violence.

The Israeli Government was dismayed when Mr Miliband made no more than a passing reference to Iran’s nuclear programme. During a visit to Washington this week Mr Netanyahu insisted that thwarting Iran’s nuclear ambitions must take precedence over efforts to create a Palestinian state.

Abject Dhimmitude.

Grovel at their feet and maybe they will hate us a little less. Completely ignore facts and history, or take them out of context as and when it suits.

After all, we, the (formerly) Christian nations of the West, are the only force on earth ever capable of evil. Never mind that the Crusades, for better or worse, were attempts to reverse Islamic conquests.

For more information, I highly recommend Occidental Soapbox and his 'Islamic Crusades' series.

David Miliband Marks Ramadan not Christmas

On Friday it was reported that the Foreign Office has ordered a review of which religious services to mark after staff complained about the methods of Foreign Secretary David Miliband with regard to which greetings are sent out to embassy staff.

These civil servants are now spending taxpayers' cash on a 'consultation on whether or not to mark Christmas'.

Apparently Miliband, who rather fancies himself as the next leader of the Labour party despite making Barack Obama look experienced, sent out a Ramadan greeting to embassy staff around the world - but neglected to send one for Easter or Christmas.

He also failed to mark St. George's Day, despite giving First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond ample FCO resources to broadcast greetings for St. Andrew's Day.

It has now been suggested that embassy staff nominate occasions to be celebrated, 'to avoid upsetting other faiths and nationalities'. However, only last month a human resources research company found that political correctness was 'crushing the spirit' of those working for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, with 'commitments to race and gender equality, along with poor leadership, causing the organisation to sink into stagnation and decay'.

Well, if that's really the case it will be truly representative of modern Britain - mission accomplished.

Not quite, however. Brace yourself for the following:

In response, Nicola Bowles, FCO head of corporate communications wrote: 'As you say, the current system for celebrating British (and FCO) diversity with messages from the Foreign Secretary and others on significant dates could maybe be improved.

'We are now consulting with private offices, stakeholder managers and the diversity strategy unit to draw up guidelines that strike the right balance.

'The aim is to find a way to celebrate our diversity - and offer reassurances to groups who may feel marginalised - without falling into the trap of diminishing impact (or indeed overloading our communications system) through an unnecessary plethora of messages.'

Well, let's get this straight. If the article is to be believed, the only group being neglected are English Christians. Nearly everyone in Britain celebrates Christmas in one form or another, so how is that going to lead to 'an unnecessary plethora of messages'?

Here's a suggestion - stop 'celebrating' diversity. If staff want to send Ramadan or Diwali cards to each other, that's their business - but there's no need for management or the government to follow suit.

This is an historically Christian country, and it is perfectly acceptable that government ministers only send greetings at Christmas. That follows the actions of most of the population. It is unacceptable, however, for a British government minister who is not a Muslim to only mark Ramadan - because this is an open political statement rather than a general act.

But no. Obviously, what's needed here is an expensive study and the pretence that by neglecting Christmas, Mr Miliband is neglecting the cult of diversity rather than the values and beliefs upon which the nation he purports to serve were founded.

Sadly this falls into the growing 'should be astounding, but isn't' category.

Weekly News Round Up: 11th-17th January 2009

Some telling titbits from this week's UK newspapers.

Tony Blair awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom:
This is a little irksome, and has been called 'bad timing' by some. I think the timing could never be quite right; as the rest of the world seems to despise Bush, I reserve my vitriol for Tony Blair. Bush was pushed into a very difficult corner after the 11th of September 2001 attacks, and Iraq was the culmination of his attempt to show he was doing something.

It turned out to be a mistake, and they happen. But Blair lied to Parliament, was largely responsible for the flawed 'weapons of mass destruction' evidence, and continued to lie even after being caught out. He has never shown an ounce of remorse for the lives lost in Iraq, never apologised, never been held to account. In my opinion he is a crook who puts Nixon in the shade, but now he struts around the world with his £12 million bank balance, playing the 'peace envoy', protected by the British taxpayer.

Demonstrating the judgment he's world famous for, Mr Bush said: 'Tony's the kind of guy who looks you straight in the eye and tells the truth'. Yep, and with his other hand he's feeling for your wallet.

The man symbolises everything that's wrong with modern Britain and politics in this country. The joke is, he's being touted as the first 'President of Europe', when the constitution finally gets pushed though. Who says crime doesn't pay?

I'll Never Forgive My Son's Killer:
Schoolboy David Idowu was 14 years old when a recent immigrant from the Congo, Elijah Dayoni, stabbed him through the heart. Apparently during his short stay in the UK, this individual had racked up quite a criminal record. Not to worry though - after committing and being convicted for this callous murder, he's been jailed for life.
Except, in the United Kingdom, life has apparently become synonymous with '12 years'.
That means he'll be out of prison by 28. No wonder he was smiling as he was sent down.

Muslim Civil Servant Advocates Killing British Soldiers:
Well, the article says it all really. He's been suspended, but not sacked, obviously. That might be racist or contravene his human rights or something. When will this country wake up?

David Miliband Says War on Terror 'A Mistake':
I think he has 'War on Terror' confused with 'David Miliband's appointment as Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom'.
I prefer The Telegraph's rebuttal.

In all seriousness, that trite term was probably only thought up in the first place to appease people like him. However whilst condemning the war in Iraq (massively unpopular, pushed through by his party), he advocates a surge for Afghanistan.

What are we achieving there, exactly? If we had an objective, it would be one thing. I personally feel taking back control of our borders from the European Union and actually controlling immigration, whilst at the same time being tough on Islamic extremists already here might do more for our internal security than letting the Taliban take free shots at our troops.
In any case, Miliband is increasingly evolving from a non-entity into a very dangerous individual. Co-operate with terrorists, not fight them?

Right. And what common ground do we have to do that exactly? Comparing them to the IRA entirely misses the point; the IRA had one overall objective which was not beyond the realms of fantasy.

Islamic extremism not only has one uniting ideology in Jihad, but wants to take the world back to some point before the 14th Century, whilst wiping out an entire race and nation along with anyone else who dares resist or disagree along the way.
Perhaps if Mr Miliband wishes to negotiate, we could arrange for him to be air dropped over a destination of his choice (Somalia, Gaza, maybe Sudan or Afghanistan), and he can keep us updated on just what he's achieved.

Next week should be good, we have the anointing of The One to look forward to.
All comments welcome.