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Jeremy Corbyn says US killing of Qassem Soleimani was 'illegal' and refuses FOUR TIMES to call the Iranian general a terrorist
Daily Mail (UK) ^
| 10:33 EST, 8 January 2020
| Daniel Martin
Posted on 01/08/2020 6:29:08 PM PST by Olog-hai
Jeremy Corbyn last night refused four times to say Qassem Soleimani was a terrorist and described his killing by the US as illegal.
The Labour leader also criticized the killing in the House of Commons after previously writing a letter to Boris Johnson asking for an urgent Privy Council briefing about the US assassination of top Iranian General Soleimani last Friday.
He asked for evidence and clarification that proved Soleimani was a threat but the Prime Minister rejected his request yesterday.
Speaking to Sky News last night, Mr. Corbyn was asked four times whether he believed Soleimani had engaged in terrorism.
He did not say yes, and also added that it would be a good idea if all foreign troops were pulled out of Iraq.
Discussing Soleimani, he said: He was in Iraq, for reasons of contact, I assume, with the Iraqi government Ive no idea what his actual meetings were. All Im saying is that to assassinate an official of a foreign government in a third country, in this case Iraq, is illegal under any law and the US if it wants the world to stand by international law must stand by international law itself.
Asked a second time, he added: Im not here to defend the special forces of Iran; Im not here to defend any of those actions that have happened or been planned for the future.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; corbyn; iran; iraq; jeremycorbyn; rop; soleimani; terroristlover
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:29:08 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Add another one to the list
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:31:17 PM PST
by
A_Former_Democrat
(Guns up . . . We cominÂ’ PS: Eric The Blower Ciaramella. PASS IT ON)
To: Olog-hai
We came. We saw. He died.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:31:33 PM PST
by
TornadoAlley3
( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:34:23 PM PST
by
chris37
(Where's Hunter?)
To: Olog-hai
This should not surprise anyone!
To: Olog-hai
Isn’t this guy sort of a ‘never-was’/’has-been’ ?
(I don’t really follow Brit stuff...)
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:35:51 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it")
To: Olog-hai
Welp, he’s just proved he’s not ready for prime time.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:36:17 PM PST
by
onona
To: Olog-hai
Perhaps he would be more comfortable with the description as top Democrat general
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:39:00 PM PST
by
datricker
(Cut Taxes Repeal ACA Deport DACA - Americans First, Build the Wall, Lock her up MAGA!)
To: Jamestown1630
Yes; after losing big(ly) to Johnson and the Tories, he announced that he would step down as Labour leader (but not when).
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:39:03 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
Brit equivalent of a Dim. Pound sand, limey schmuck.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:39:53 PM PST
by
bk1000
(Banned from Breitbart)
To: onona
Jeremy Corbyn is now as relevant as Qassem Soleimani.
To: Olog-hai
Four? Even Peter stopped at three.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:40:51 PM PST
by
Dr.Deth
To: Olog-hai
The late general was probably one of the former PM’s sugar daddies.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:41:15 PM PST
by
Bratch
(IF YOU HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT CITIZENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT LEADERS-George Carlin)
To: Olog-hai
If an active enemy General with very bloody hands is not a legitimate target, then who is?
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:41:32 PM PST
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: Olog-hai
He was not a terrorist.
He was an enemy soldier.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:42:11 PM PST
by
Jim Noble
(There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
To: Dr.Deth
At least Peter felt terrible remorse after the third.
If Corbyn were asked ten or twenty times (or more), he would hold his terrorist-loving ground.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:42:39 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
"He was in Iraq, for reasons of contact, I assume"
Instead of assuming, he could actually try to find out. But in doing so, would discover the real reason. So I guess that's out of the question.
To: Jim Noble
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:43:35 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
Evidently, the jackass embraces Irans attacks on US troops and civilians.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:45:16 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: Olog-hai
Jeremy Corbyn... who’s he?!
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:45:16 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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