New Events

International

no events posted in last week

Blog Feeds

Anti-Empire

Anti-Empire

offsite link North Korea Increases Aid to Russia, Mos... Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Trump Assembles a War Cabinet Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Slavgrinder Ramps Up Into Overdrive Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link ?Existential? Culling to Continue on Com... Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:28 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link US to Deploy Military Contractors to Ukr... Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:37 | Field Empty

Anti-Empire >>

The Saker
A bird's eye view of the vineyard

offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
Alternative site: https://thesaker.si/saker-a... Site was created using the downloads provided Regards Herb

offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

The Saker >>

Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

Public Inquiry >>

Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Sun: "Our Boys face more missions after Mali success"

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Wednesday May 22, 2013 11:19author by Stasia Report this post to the editors

Irish soldiers under British command in Africa: "It's been a pleasure!"

Sun newspaper, Wed May 22 2013:
There is still [a British] appetite to influence world affairs.
UK troops are supporting operations in Mali and Somalia and are on stand-by to aid the government in Libya.
During his two-day trip, Mr Hammond congratulated Brits at Koulikoro base, who are deployed with Irish troops for the first time since 1922. He said the Queen’s 2011 trip to Ireland brought a change in Anglo-Irish relations.
Sgt Gerry Setright, 49, of the Irish Defence Forces, said of working with the Brits: “It’s been a pleasure. We are closer than people think.”

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our...aRMDs

Sun article, by David Willets, Deputy Defence Editor:

BRITISH troops were put on red alert for more military strikes in Africa last night — in a bid to prevent another Afghan nightmare.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced the move on a visit to Mali.
In a daring intervention there, French troops routed al-Qaeda terrorists threatening to overrun the West African nation.
They were aided by UK spy plane expertise and British soldiers training Mali troops.
The successful mission, which is now winding up, will be a blueprint for rapid strikes on militants in other shaky states.
By going in early with fewer men, Mr Hammond believes we won’t be dragged into another Afghan war lasting years.

He said: “We should be — and are — prepared to intervene upstream to stabilize countries at risk of failing.
“We can protect our national security that way, rather than waiting for them to fail and having to go in mob-handed.” Our troops may have to engage on MULTIPLE fronts to halt the spread of terror to Europe. Mr Hammond warned: “We might have to do these small-scale interventions in more than one location at once.
“Using small specialist interventions, normally working with allies, to support and shape governments in areas at risk of failure avoids having to make much bigger military interventions later.”
His admission is a sign that despite our Forces’ dwindling numbers there is still an appetite to influence world affairs.
UK troops are supporting operations in Mali and Somalia and are on stand-by to aid the government in Libya.
During his two-day trip, Mr Hammond congratulated Brits at Koulikoro base, who are deployed with Irish troops for the first time since 1922. He said the Queen’s 2011 trip to Ireland brought a change in Anglo-Irish relations.
Sgt Gerry Setright, 49, of the Irish Defence Forces, said of working with the Brits: “It’s been a pleasure.
“We are closer than people think.”

Related Link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/4937174/British-troops-put-on-red-alert-for-more-military-strikes-in-Africa-after-Mali-success.html

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   No Other Law     Dan Breen    Wed May 22, 2013 13:31 
   plus ca change     lefty    Wed May 22, 2013 14:45 
   No conscription in the Irish Defence Forces     Retired soldier    Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:52 
   Economic conscription and "altruism" in central Africa     fred    Thu Nov 28, 2013 13:19 
   Suck on what?     Retired Soldier    Thu Nov 28, 2013 17:27 
   cynical apologists for the military make me sick     fred    Thu Nov 28, 2013 19:17 
   You are a fundamentalist Fred     Retired soldier    Thu Nov 28, 2013 19:36 
   army dreamers     fred    Thu Nov 28, 2013 20:35 
   Laughable?     Retired Soldier    Thu Nov 28, 2013 21:47 
 10   UN service record is good     non-soldier    Fri Nov 29, 2013 07:02 
 11   Retired hired killer talks of honour. Funny!     truth    Fri Nov 29, 2013 07:53 
 12   Again with the insults.     Retired Soldier    Fri Nov 29, 2013 08:46 
 13   propanda from a paid attack dog for our faux democracy     truth    Fri Nov 29, 2013 14:16 
 14   big Ifs     non-soldier    Fri Nov 29, 2013 14:46 
 15   mushrooms...     truth    Fri Nov 29, 2013 15:17 
 16   Mushrooms     Retired soldier    Fri Nov 29, 2013 15:54 
 17   state attack dogs..     truth    Fri Nov 29, 2013 17:32 
 18   Mouthpiece.     Retired Soldier    Fri Nov 29, 2013 17:46 
 19   Codpiece     truth    Fri Nov 29, 2013 18:16 
 20   Cods wallop.     Retired Soldier    Fri Nov 29, 2013 23:02 
 21   ever shot anyone?     truth    Sat Nov 30, 2013 06:19 
 22   Ever shot anyone?     Retired soldier    Sat Nov 30, 2013 08:23 
 23   ok then ...     truth    Sun Dec 01, 2013 17:05 
 24   More the same     Returned Soldier    Sun Dec 01, 2013 18:24 
 25   Irish Military casualties     Actually    Mon Dec 02, 2013 15:04 
 26   hired killers - good, questioning the status quo - bad     truth    Mon Dec 02, 2013 15:36 
 27   Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn     Mad Jack McMadd    Sun Dec 08, 2013 19:00 
 28   here socky socky...     truth    Sun Dec 08, 2013 19:20 


Number of comments per page
  
 
© 2001-2024 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy