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Middle East conflict is 'assault on international law' - President [of Ireland]
RTÉ News ^ | Sunday, 8 Mar 2026 15:47

Posted on 03/08/2026 12:03:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai

President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a “deliberate assault on international law”.

President Connolly’s comments come after the US and Israel’s conflict with Iran entered its second week.

She said that “violations of the UN Charter cannot be ignored” and described what is being witnessed as “shocking and numbing”.

In a statement marking International Women’s Day, President Connolly said: “What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for 80 years. We must name them as such, without euphemism and without equivocation.” …

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1 posted on 03/08/2026 12:03:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Typical LIB nitwit. What an absolute self-loathing putz.


2 posted on 03/08/2026 12:05:44 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Olog-hai

In WWI and WWII, the Irish seemed to prefer the German side each time.


3 posted on 03/08/2026 12:06:49 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Olog-hai

The United States IS international law. Who does he think enforces international law?


4 posted on 03/08/2026 12:08:19 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud. Sorry. )
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To: Olog-hai

I looked up the picture....no comment lol


5 posted on 03/08/2026 12:09:47 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: ClearCase_guy

Well, in WWI there were very many Irish fighting in the British armed forces against the Germans. Not even the 1916 “rising” was popular among the people nor their declaration of a “republic” (what the majority of Irish wanted back then was home rule, similar to what Canada has today), until the separatists managed to turn public opinion via a propaganda campaign stemming from how quickly the “rising” participants were executed.

Later on, the Irish who fought in the British military in WWI were ostracized and vilified. There have been recent campaigns to make up for that mistreatment, but so far they have not gained too much traction.


6 posted on 03/08/2026 12:11:44 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is goings to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

An Irish AWFL....


7 posted on 03/08/2026 12:12:21 PM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: Olog-hai
All the smart Irish emigrated years ago. What was left was the dregs of the barrel.

8 posted on 03/08/2026 12:12:22 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Olog-hai

Go suck a boiled potato and drink your six guinness, Mr. President.


9 posted on 03/08/2026 12:12:48 PM PDT by Mouton (There is a new sheriff and deputy in town now!)
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To: Olog-hai

Turning your country of but 5 million over to the muzzies should be illegal.


10 posted on 03/08/2026 12:13:37 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Olog-hai

The very idea of “international law” as applies to all nations is an appeal to global government, having ultimate authority with no demographic legitimacy or accountability. With a global government there is no alternative and no place to run.


11 posted on 03/08/2026 12:14:58 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Olog-hai

No such thing as ‘international law’ when it comes to the USA, Irish ahole.


12 posted on 03/08/2026 12:15:08 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Olog-hai

Go back to drinking green beer and eating Lucky Charms, nitwit!


13 posted on 03/08/2026 12:16:15 PM PDT by Trump_Triumphant (“They recognized Him in the breaking of the Bread”)
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To: Olog-hai; dfwgator
(President Catherine Connolly)

Did she HAVE to steal the Royal Purple Drapes from the Living Room?



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When the Deep Purple falls...🎳🎳🎳

BTW, he needs a new tailor...
14 posted on 03/08/2026 12:18:31 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Olog-hai

… but international terrorism is A-OK, right?


15 posted on 03/08/2026 12:19:07 PM PDT by Ken Regis (I concur )
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To: Olog-hai

International Women’s Day,
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International communist women’s day.

This day was created by Communist International commemorating some communist women uprising in Russia.
It used to celebrated (heavily) in communist block, but, except for some extreme leftists, it was virtually unknown and never celebrated anywhere else.
It is creeping on us now!
Good indication of increasing communist influence and indoctrination on West!


16 posted on 03/08/2026 12:19:54 PM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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To: Olog-hai

President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a “deliberate assault on international law”. Where is Braveheart president?


17 posted on 03/08/2026 12:20:13 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: Olog-hai

Waited a whole week to say all that? Next!


18 posted on 03/08/2026 12:21:37 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Olog-hai
...the international laws that have underpinned global peace for 80 years...

I think this bozo needs a refresher course in World history.

19 posted on 03/08/2026 12:22:39 PM PDT by econjack
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To: Olog-hai
Ireland,once a proud and decent nation,has descended into the depths of depravity in the last 30 years or so. And that decent is largely...if not entirely...due to its membership in the European Union.

Ireland is my ancestral homeland but I can say today that I see it as a thoroughly despicable nation.

20 posted on 03/08/2026 12:23:25 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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