PJC Journal – Original

Today, North Korea announced that it is to be removed from the U.S. list of rogue states as reward for the decommissioning of its Nuclear weapons programme. How long our leaders describe Kim Jong-Il as a democrat and friend of freedom?

Rogue States are defined by the White House as States that:

• brutalize their own people and squander their national resources for the personal gain of the rulers;
• display
  no regard for international law, threaten their neighbors, and
  callously violate international treaties to which they are party;
• are
  determined to acquire weapons of mass destruction, along with other
  advanced military technology, to be used as threats or offensively to
  achieve the aggressive designs of these regimes;
• sponsor terrorism around the globe; and
• reject basic human values and hate the United States and everything for which it stands.

It's
worth testing Britain, the United States and all their allies against
these standards. I've noticed quite a few countries developing weapons
of mass destruction, disregarding international law and using threats
to achieve their designs. I've noticed quite a few people in public life getting rich from defence contracts.
Does that squander national resources for personal gain – at the cost
of human lives? Or aren't we supposed to consider ourselves? Perhaps
ethics are just for other people. Or perhaps ethical standards change
as fast as our history is rewritten.

At the end of 2001 the four main rogue states were listed as Iran, Iraq, Libya and North Korea. Now there's only one left – and the hawks are circling.

(source Areopagitica)

Global Research tells us:

The media is silent, Congress is absent, and Americans are distracted as George W. Bush openly prepares aggression against Iran.

5 US Navy aircraft carrier strike forces are deployed off Iran.

US Air Force jets and missile systems are deployed in bases in countries bordering or near to Iran.

US B-2 stealth bombers have been refitted to carry 30,000 pound “bunker buster” bombs.

The US government is financing separatist groups within Iran.

US Special Forces teams are conducting terrorist operations inside Iran.

US war doctrine has been altered to permit first strike nuclear attack on Iran and other non-nuclear countries.

Bush's
war threats against Iran have intensified during the course of this
year. The American people are being fed a repeat of the lies used to
justify naked aggression against Iraq.

Bush cannot see the dark humour in his denunciations of Iran for
threatening “the security of nations everywhere” and of the Iraqi
resistance for “a vision that rejects tolerance, crushes all dissent,
and justifies the murder of innocent men, women, and children in the
pursuit of political power”.

Those are precisely the words that most of
the world applies to Bush and his administration.

Bush has
discarded habeas corpus and the Geneva Conventions, justified torture
and secret trials, damned critics as anti-American, and is responsible,
according to Information Clearing House, for over one million deaths of
Iraqi civilians.

Has the commander-in-chief been to Iraq today to give his final orders.?

Are we really ready for more war !!

Today, North Korea announced that it is to be removed from the U.S. list of rogue states as reward for the decommissioning of its Nuclear weapons programme. How long our leaders describe Kim Jong-Il as a democrat and friend of freedom?

Rogue States are defined by the White House as States that:

• brutalize their own people and squander their national resources for the personal gain of the rulers;
• display
  no regard for international law, threaten their neighbors, and
  callously violate international treaties to which they are party;
• are
  determined to acquire weapons of mass destruction, along with other
  advanced military technology, to be used as threats or offensively to
  achieve the aggressive designs of these regimes;
• sponsor terrorism around the globe; and
• reject basic human values and hate the United States and everything for which it stands.

It's
worth testing Britain, the United States and all their allies against
these standards. I've noticed quite a few countries developing weapons
of mass destruction, disregarding international law and using threats
to achieve their designs. I've noticed quite a few people in public life getting rich from defence contracts.
Does that squander national resources for personal gain – at the cost
of human lives? Or aren't we supposed to consider ourselves? Perhaps
ethics are just for other people. Or perhaps ethical standards change
as fast as our history is rewritten.

At the end of 2001 the four main rogue states were listed as Iran, Iraq, Libya and North Korea. Now there's only one left – and the hawks are circling.

(source Areopagitica)

Global Research tells us:

The media is silent, Congress is absent, and Americans are distracted as George W. Bush openly prepares aggression against Iran.

5 US Navy aircraft carrier strike forces are deployed off Iran.

US Air Force jets and missile systems are deployed in bases in countries bordering or near to Iran.

US B-2 stealth bombers have been refitted to carry 30,000 pound “bunker buster” bombs.

The US government is financing separatist groups within Iran.

US Special Forces teams are conducting terrorist operations inside Iran.

US war doctrine has been altered to permit first strike nuclear attack on Iran and other non-nuclear countries.

Bush's
war threats against Iran have intensified during the course of this
year. The American people are being fed a repeat of the lies used to
justify naked aggression against Iraq.

Bush cannot see the dark humour in his denunciations of Iran for
threatening “the security of nations everywhere” and of the Iraqi
resistance for “a vision that rejects tolerance, crushes all dissent,
and justifies the murder of innocent men, women, and children in the
pursuit of political power”.

Those are precisely the words that most of
the world applies to Bush and his administration.

Bush has
discarded habeas corpus and the Geneva Conventions, justified torture
and secret trials, damned critics as anti-American, and is responsible,
according to Information Clearing House, for over one million deaths of
Iraqi civilians.

Has the commander-in-chief been to Iraq today to give his final orders.?

Are we really ready for more war !!

When a nation goes to War, not only does it display its might by way of brute force, but it also takes on responsibilities.

Responsibilities
to those who fight in its name, responsibilities to those it conquers,
and responsibilities to those who work for the forces whilst they are
in the field, and when they leave.

It seems that the UK government is prepared to ignore all of those responsibilities.

Pic The First Post

This morning we saw pictures of our troops pulling back from Basra Palace and handing over to Iraqi Army units, so now the UK's
immediate responsibility as we prepare to withdraw from Iraq, is to
those men and their families who have worked in one of the most
dangerous jobs in the world, to interpret for our troops, to ensure
that our orders and requests are clearly understood by the population,
and the voices of those same people are interpreted so that we do not
inadvertently commit outrages through misunderstanding, and to help with the safety and well-being of our fighting men and women.

These
people have put their lives on the line for us, who believed in us
and our mission, but had the misfortune to believe our government, are
seen as collaborators by those who oppose our being there. Not only the
interpreters themselves, but their families, wives, children, brothers
and sisters are all in the firing line of the militias.

The UK
government has reneged on that responsibility. It is happy to open the
immigration doors to millions of people who want a better life, to
migrants from around the globe. It is happy to plead for the release of
terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay who are not even British, but it
seems it is not happy to protect the lives of those who have served us.

As
with the Gurkhas who have served this country for the past 100 years,
the Iraqi interpreters are told that they do not have strong enough
ties to this country and are abandoned to whatever fate may befall
them. We ask what tie could be stronger than ones life, and the
willingness to fight for this country. Something that more than most of
our politicians are prepared to do.

Following on from the Danish
government who granted asylum to its interpreters when they pulled
their troops out of Iraq, it is now time for the UK
government to show its responsibilities and ensure the well being and
safety of these brave people. Grant the interpreters and any other
employees and their families asylum in the UK.

The campaign has a petition on the No.10 site http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Iraqi-Employees/

Please sign the petition and then write directly to your MP (You can use the excellent website ‘Write to Them‘ or post a letter yourself.), please add more pressure to our politicians to fulfil at least one promise in their lives.

Please be courteous when writing to your MP. It would be a good idea
to read the reports above, and cite relevant facts. We would suggest
that your letter could contain the following points:

• It is morally unacceptable that Britain should abandon people who
  are at risk because they worked for British soldiers and diplomats.
• This country will be shamed if any more Iraqis are murdered for the ‘crime’ of having supported UK forces.
• Iraqis who worked for British forces should not be told to leave
  Iraq and throw themselves on the mercy of United Nations relief
  agencies in Arab countries: these agencies are already being
  overwhelmed by the outflow of Iraqi refugees, and Iraqi refugees who
  have worked for British diplomats or troops may well be targeted by
  local jihadists.
• There is plentiful evidence that armed groups in Iraq kill the
  families of those they consider ‘enemies’: for this reason we must
  extend the right of asylum to the families of those who worked for us.
• It is entirely practical for this country’s troops in Iraq, and its
  embassies in neighbouring countries, to take in Iraqis who have worked
  for us and fly them to the UK. Indeed, there is already considerable
  anger among British servicemen that Iraqis are being abandoned in this
  way.
• This country is large enough and rich enough to accommodate several
  thousand Iraqi refugees. Denmark has already given asylum to all 200
  Iraqis who worked for its smaller occupying force.
• It does not matter what your MP’s views (or what your views) are on
  the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. People who risked their
  lives for this country’s soldiers are now being abandoned by the
  British Government. Their lives can and must be saved by their being
  granted the right of asylum in this country.
• This policy should be implemented regardless of whether British
  soldiers stay in Iraq or are soon withdrawn. But it must be introduced
  soon: applications for asylum cannot be processed in a lengthy fashion,
  as the security situation in Basra is deteriorating rapidly, and delay
  is likely to lead to further killings of Iraqis who worked for British
  troops.

To get your blog banner and show your support for the campaign to get
the Iraqi Interpreters and their families out of harms way as British
forces leave Iraq, visit the Ministry of Truth:

For background info, go to Dan Hardie.

How you can help:

1. Watch the video.
2. Write to your MP.
3. Let us know if you get a response.
4. Sign the petition*.
5. Join the list of supporters.

We cannot leave them behind.

When a nation goes to War, not only does it display its might by way of brute force, but it also takes on responsibilities.

Responsibilities
to those who fight in its name, responsibilities to those it conquers,
and responsibilities to those who work for the forces whilst they are
in the field, and when they leave.

It seems that the UK government is prepared to ignore all of those responsibilities.

Pic The First Post

This morning we saw pictures of our troops pulling back from Basra Palace and handing over to Iraqi Army units, so now the UK's
immediate responsibility as we prepare to withdraw from Iraq, is to
those men and their families who have worked in one of the most
dangerous jobs in the world, to interpret for our troops, to ensure
that our orders and requests are clearly understood by the population,
and the voices of those same people are interpreted so that we do not
inadvertently commit outrages through misunderstanding, and to help with the safety and well-being of our fighting men and women.

These
people have put their lives on the line for us, who believed in us
and our mission, but had the misfortune to believe our government, are
seen as collaborators by those who oppose our being there. Not only the
interpreters themselves, but their families, wives, children, brothers
and sisters are all in the firing line of the militias.

The UK
government has reneged on that responsibility. It is happy to open the
immigration doors to millions of people who want a better life, to
migrants from around the globe. It is happy to plead for the release of
terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay who are not even British, but it
seems it is not happy to protect the lives of those who have served us.

As
with the Gurkhas who have served this country for the past 100 years,
the Iraqi interpreters are told that they do not have strong enough
ties to this country and are abandoned to whatever fate may befall
them. We ask what tie could be stronger than ones life, and the
willingness to fight for this country. Something that more than most of
our politicians are prepared to do.

Following on from the Danish
government who granted asylum to its interpreters when they pulled
their troops out of Iraq, it is now time for the UK
government to show its responsibilities and ensure the well being and
safety of these brave people. Grant the interpreters and any other
employees and their families asylum in the UK.

The campaign has a petition on the No.10 site http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Iraqi-Employees/

Please sign the petition and then write directly to your MP (You can use the excellent website ‘Write to Them‘ or post a letter yourself.), please add more pressure to our politicians to fulfil at least one promise in their lives.

Please be courteous when writing to your MP. It would be a good idea
to read the reports above, and cite relevant facts. We would suggest
that your letter could contain the following points:

• It is morally unacceptable that Britain should abandon people who
  are at risk because they worked for British soldiers and diplomats.
• This country will be shamed if any more Iraqis are murdered for the ‘crime’ of having supported UK forces.
• Iraqis who worked for British forces should not be told to leave
  Iraq and throw themselves on the mercy of United Nations relief
  agencies in Arab countries: these agencies are already being
  overwhelmed by the outflow of Iraqi refugees, and Iraqi refugees who
  have worked for British diplomats or troops may well be targeted by
  local jihadists.
• There is plentiful evidence that armed groups in Iraq kill the
  families of those they consider ‘enemies’: for this reason we must
  extend the right of asylum to the families of those who worked for us.
• It is entirely practical for this country’s troops in Iraq, and its
  embassies in neighbouring countries, to take in Iraqis who have worked
  for us and fly them to the UK. Indeed, there is already considerable
  anger among British servicemen that Iraqis are being abandoned in this
  way.
• This country is large enough and rich enough to accommodate several
  thousand Iraqi refugees. Denmark has already given asylum to all 200
  Iraqis who worked for its smaller occupying force.
• It does not matter what your MP’s views (or what your views) are on
  the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. People who risked their
  lives for this country’s soldiers are now being abandoned by the
  British Government. Their lives can and must be saved by their being
  granted the right of asylum in this country.
• This policy should be implemented regardless of whether British
  soldiers stay in Iraq or are soon withdrawn. But it must be introduced
  soon: applications for asylum cannot be processed in a lengthy fashion,
  as the security situation in Basra is deteriorating rapidly, and delay
  is likely to lead to further killings of Iraqis who worked for British
  troops.

To get your blog banner and show your support for the campaign to get
the Iraqi Interpreters and their families out of harms way as British
forces leave Iraq, visit the Ministry of Truth:

For background info, go to Dan Hardie.

How you can help:

1. Watch the video.
2. Write to your MP.
3. Let us know if you get a response.
4. Sign the petition*.
5. Join the list of supporters.

We cannot leave them behind.

Two faced Gordon Brown has condemned the crackdown on protesters in Burma and called on the authorities to release those detained, according to the No.10 website.

But I want the police in the UK to detain Britons for 90 days.

In
a Downing Street statement, the Prime Minister defended the actions of
people who have taken to the streets to protest against rising prices
and backed calls for the United Nations to examine developments in the
country.

He said:

“I call upon the Burmese authorities to release
immediately all those detained merely for protesting at the hardship
imposed on them by the government's economic mismanagement and failure
to uphold fundamental human rights.” (source)

We hope Mr Brown remembers those words when his own economic policies unravel and the people of Britain take to the streets as the burden of taxes, fines, surcharges, safety camera taxes, increases in council taxes, Green Taxes, Fixed Penalty Notices, and the other thousands of stealth taxes paid for by middle England in support of the welfare state and Scotland becomes too much for them to bear, and the level of corruption and sleaze in Westminster overtakes acceptable public decency.

NuLab – Destroying Britain from the inside out.