8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (8)
#14066526 at 2021-07-06 17:32:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17799: 99 Ebakes Edition
'Fully-fledged' British force training Saudi troops in Yemen, report says, hinting at extent of UK involvement in civil war
A shadowy unit of British troops has reportedly been providing on-site training and support to Saudi forces in Yemen, bringing fresh scrutiny to the official UK stance of not being "party" to the ongoing conflict in the country.
For months, some 30 soldiers have been stationed at the coalition-occupied Al-Ghaydah airport in the restive eastern province of Mahra, according to news outlet Declassified UK. A number of human-rights groups have alleged torture of detainees at a prison located in the airport.
"The tasks assigned to them so far are military training and logistical support, either for Saudi forces or Saudi-backed militia that are elements from the Southern Transitional Council (a Yemeni secessionist group)," said Hameed Zaabnoot, a tribal leader who has organised ongoing mass sit-in protests against Saudi presence in Mahra.
Relaying that British forces were located in specially designated areas of the airport, Zaabnoot told the publication that they numbered "between 20 and 30 instructors, 10 of (whom) are permanent." He added that the soldiers arrive aboard Saudi military aircraft and are not bound by visa checks.
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- hameed zaabnoot (@hameed1zabnoot2) June 26, 2021
"Saudi forces carry out strict security measures against civilian or military personnel inside the airport," he said, claiming that mobile phones were prohibited, which made it difficult to photograph the British troops.
According to Naser Hakem Abdullah Awidh, a local journalist embedded with Saudi forces at the airport who has seen the soldiers on site, this is no "minor" unit but a "fully-fledged force."
The outlet said the soldiers have been there for months and reportedly even conduct tourist trips in mufti.
Claiming that it seeks a "sustainable political solution," Whitehall has repeatedly denied any active involvement - former UK minister of state for the Middle East Alistair Burt told Parliament in 2019 that it was "not a party to" the war - in the coalition, which seeks to reinstate the Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi government that was toppled by the Houthi rebellion in 2015.
Despite such disavowals, the British military and its defence industries are widely understood to be key actors in sustaining the war effort. They are particularly involved in the training, advising and supplying of Saudi air force operations that bomb Houthi strongholds.
https://www.rt.com/uk/528493-british-soldiers-training-saudi-troops-yemen/
https://www.rt.com/uk/528493-british-soldiers-training-saudi-troops-yemen/
#6158004 at 2019-04-13 01:54:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7874: Winning Into The Weekend Edition
UK Government Defends Arming Saudi Arabia: Secret Court Hearing. Are British Forces in Yemen?
The government refuses to confirm or deny the presence of British special forces in Yemen.
Its missions are exempt from freedom of information and even Parliament's defence committee.
This wall of secrecy cracked slightly after five SBS members were injured in Yemen, causing an insider to speak out anonymously last month.
The insider's allegations were then raised in Parliament, just hours after Foreign Office Middle East minister Alistair Burt resigned over Brexit.
At the Court of Appeal - The government will defend its arms sales to Saudi Arabia at a secret court hearing in London tomorrow in a bid to obscure sensitive details about Britain's covert role in the Yemen war.
The Court of Appeal went into closed session this afternoon with journalists, campaigners and some lawyers forced to leave court room 72 until later today.
Only security-vetted judges and special advocates remained to discuss "a large quantity" of evidence behind locked doors.
The government said the secrecy was required to "protect national security" and avoid divulging highly sensitive aspects of its relationship with Saudi Arabia and the ongoing war in Yemen.
It comes amid incendiary allegations in the press that British special forces are directing Saudi bombing raids in Yemen.
The Mail on Sunday has claimed that members of the Royal Navy's elite Special Boat Service (SBS) have "forward air controllers" on the ground in Yemen. These are specially trained commandos who guide fighter jet pilots on bombing runs to ensure they hit targets.
Their presence in Yemen could explain the British government's insistence that Saudi air strikes are not causing civilian casualties.
Sir James Eadie QC, a lawyer who represents the Department for International Trade, has repeatedly cast doubt on reports by Amnesty International, Medecins Sans Frontieres and even a UN panel of experts who say Saudi Arabia is bombing Yemeni schools, mosques and hospitals.
Mr Eadie said in open court yesterday that International Trade Secretary Liam Fox is privy to more information than charities and the UN about the Saudi military's decision-making process.
He refused to explain how this was possible in public session and promised to reveal more in secret court.
He only hinted that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) "is able to base its analysis on a wide range of information including sensitive MoD-sourced imagery."
Mr Eadie said this "secures a more comprehensive and immediate picture than that provided by third party commercial imagery" which is used by the UN.
Burt's shoes were filled at short notice by Mark Field, who went off script and promised to hold an internal investigation - into an issue he could neither confirm nor deny existed.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/government-defends-arming-saudi-arabia-secret-court-hearing/5674279
#5889431 at 2019-03-25 22:51:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7534: Q Did Say Avalanche Edition
>>5889037
Brexit: British MPs seize control of process from Theresa May
In the latest ignominy for Theresa May, the Conservative party has lost control of Brexit after backbenchers seized control of the parliamentary order paper and demanded a series of indicative votes.
The new humiliation inflicted on the hapless Prime Minister continued unabated as several Tories crossed the floor, including three Cabinet ministers, one of whom resigned to support the amendment.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/world/brexit-british-mps-prepare-to-take-control-from-theresa-may/news-story/95cb226dab572fd57de2617135c8e10a?nk=fe9783b021d8859dd2d5587b76419477-1553553799
http://archive.fo/Ng6YV
Business minister Richard Harrington resigned his post on the way to the lobbies to vote against the government.
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A Remainer Tory and foreign office minister, Alistair Burt also voted against the government and resigned.
MAYday
The third minister to resign was health minister Steve Brine. Other Tories were expected to follow suit.
MAYday
https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/5686781.html#5853007
#4283194 at 2018-12-13 00:54:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5457: Detention Center Prep Edition
UK Commitment to UN Migration Pact 'All But Violates' Govt Immigration Pledge: Think Tank
A leading immigration think tank has said that the United Kingdom's adoption of the UN's migration pact "all but violates" the government's pledge to cut immigration.
On Monday, the UK and 163 other nations committed themselves to the United Nations' Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration - the first attempt at the "global governance" and institutionalisation of migration.
The UK's delegate at the UN conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the Foreign Office's minister of state Alistair Burt heralded the compact, claiming it "tackles" illegal immigration.
Migration Watch UK fired back at the assertion, saying, "This is the wrong move. The word 'control' does not appear in the final text of the Compact."
"The Government committed, 3 times in election manifestos, to reduce immigration by a lot (a goal supported by 73% of the public according to one poll).
"How is signing a Compact which binds the UK into 'enhanc[ing] the availability... of [migration] pathways' compatible with that?"
Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, told Breitbart London, "This Compact is misguided and one that the UK should not have signed.
"No government serious about reducing migration should be committing to it. As for our government, by signing up to the Compact, they are all but violating a manifesto promise to reduce immigration substantially."
Migration Watch UK outlined in a briefing document published late November that the UN's pledge "would stand in direct contradiction to the government's three election manifesto commitments to reduce the level of net migration from the current 270,000 per year to less than 100,000."
The document added, "The Compact appears to have been drafted by diplomats whose aim seems to be to 'normalise' mass immigration from the developing world to the West at a time when the public are very clear that they find the scale and pace of such flows to be unsustainable and unacceptable.
"The Government needs to reconnect with voters and demonstrate that they are serious about honouring their election promise."
The think tank also urged the Government to debate a petition calling for the UK to not sign the controversial document, which has gained more than 125,000 signatures.
The compact aims to protect the "human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants", and combat "xenophobia, racism and discrimination" towards migrants.
Critics have said that the compact will lead to media criticism of mass or illegal migration being made illegal, and while proponents claim the terms are not legally binding, European lawyers warn the wording exists in a "legal grey area" that could be used to interpret national laws.
Several eastern European countries as well as Israel and Australia pulled out of backing the compact in recent months following the lead of President Donald Trump who rejected the compact in December 2017, saying,"The global approach in the [UN] declaration is simply not compatible with U.S. sovereignty."
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/12/uk-commitment-un-migration-compact-violates-govt-pledge-cut-immigration-think-tank/
#2986783 at 2018-09-12 05:51:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3779: A Lot Of Panic In DC Edition
'Don't rely on intelligence from terrorists': Thornberry warns govt over any Syria chemical attacks
Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry implored the UK government not to rely on "open source intelligence provided by proscribed terrorist groups" in the event of a reported chemical attack on Syria.
Thornberry, speaking in parliament during a debate on the Syrian war, asked the government to hold any response to reports of chemical weapons attacks in areas controlled by the Al-Qaeda proxy, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a US-proscribed terrorist organisation.
HTS are thought to have some 10,000 fighters in the last rebel stronghold; Idlib province, a region in Syria's north-west along the Turkish border.
Upon reports of a potential chemical attack, Thornberry urged the UK to wait "until the chemical weapons inspectors, the OPCW [Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons], have visited those sites under the protection of the Turkish government, independently verified those reports and attributed responsibility for any chemical weapons used.
"Relying on so-called open source intelligence provided by proscribed terrorist groups is not an acceptable alternative," she said.
In turn, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt refused to be drawn on the UK's response to any reported chemical attack in Idlib. "I'm not prepared to say what the United Kingdom's detailed reaction might be or give any timescale."
Later clarifying her position in a tweet, Thornberry wrote: "…if there are reports of a chemical weapons attack in Idlib over the coming weeks - the government must ensure the reports are independently verified and that Parliament has given its approval, before escalating British involvement in the war."
https://www.rt.com/uk/438161-idlib-syria-thornberry-chemical/
#2571329 at 2018-08-12 18:49:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3244: "Do they feel protected? Who do they report to?" Edition
Back US on Iran sanctions or face 'serious consequences' for business - ambassador to UK
In the latest threat to the US-UK special relationship, the US' top diplomat in Britain has called on London to back its pressure on Iran, warning of "serious consequences" for businesses who flaunt Washington's sanctions.
Accusing Iran of "squandering its money on proxy wars and malign activities abroad," US Ambassador Woody Johnson's op-ed in the Sunday Telegraph asked the UK to "use its considerable diplomatic power and influence" to join the US "as a united front" in its effort to secure "a genuinely comprehensive agreement" on Iran ending its nuclear program.
Reiterating a threat made by his boss, US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, Johnson added that: "The President has been explicit: any businesses that put their commercial interests in Iran ahead of the global good will risk serious consequences for their trade with the US."
Earlier this week, British Minister for Middle East Affairs Alistair Burt backed the current deal negotiated with Iran, rejecting the idea that the UK would "go along with" the US.
"We made it clear that we regard the nuclear deal as an important part of the region's security. We think this is really important, sticking to a deal a number of partners have agreed to," he said.
The US position was further undermined by an unnamed UK minister who accused Trump of simply throwing "red meat" to his support base, calling the sanctions strategy counter-productive, according to the Telegraph.
Johnson's plea comes days after US President Donald Trump upped sanctions on Iran after the US withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, in May. The historic deal, backed by the US, Russia, and China, and negotiated by the EU, saw the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran for ditching its nuclear program.
Calling the renewed sanctions "the most biting ever imposed," Trump also threatened via Twitter that "anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States."
READ MORE: 'Americans lack honesty': No meetings planned with US at UNGA, Iranian FM Zarif says
The US pullout has been met with disbelief by European allies, who issued a statement on Monday committing to the 2015 deal and encouraged investors to maintain business ties with Iran. UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was among the signatories.
On Saturday, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper that "we don't let Washington dictate [their will] on trade relations with other countries," labeling the US sanctions as one instance in which America's neglect of its partners was clearly shown.
The latest US-EU disagreement comes at a diplomatic low point between Washington and the bloc, who are already locked in a dispute over tariffs on steel, aluminum, and automobiles. A tense NATO summit in July also saw Trump beat up on allies over their defense spending and accused Germany of being a "captive" of Russia.
https://www.rt.com/news/435784-woody-johnson-iran-deal-uk/
#870094 at 2018-04-02 18:53:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1080: Autistic AND Awesome Edition
UK funding 33,000 teachers promoting jihad & martyrdom in Palestine schools, minister admits
https:// www.rt.com/uk/422968-britain-palestinian-schools-jihad/
Millions in UK taxpayer money being spent on helping Palestinians is also funding schools teaching a curriculum that promotes martyrdom and jihad against Israel, a government minister has confirmed.
In his answers
https:// www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-03-19/133178/
given to the UK Parliament, Minister of State for International Development Alistair Burt confirmed that British taxpayers' money is funding the wages of some 33,000 teachers who use the new curriculum.
#453143 at 2018-02-21 19:28:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #557: #TwitterLockout Edition
UKfags - Here's a list of all MPs who voted against protecting Child Abuse Whistleblowers. Why?
Conservative: 254
Nigel Adams
Adam Afriyie
Peter Aldous
Sir David Amess
Stuart Andrew
James Arbuthnot
Richard Bacon
Steve Baker
Sir Tony Baldry
Harriett Baldwin
Stephen Barclay
Gregory Barker
Gavin Barwell
Henry Bellingham
Richard Benyon
Sir Paul Beresford
Jake Berry
Andrew Bingham
Bob Blackman
Nicola Blackwood
Crispin Blunt
Nick Boles
Karen Bradley
Graham Brady
Julian Brazier
Andrew Bridgen
Steve Brine
James Brokenshire
Fiona Bruce
Robert Buckland
Aidan Burley
Conor Burns
Simon Burns
David Burrowes
Alistair Burt
Dan Byles
Alun Cairns
Neil Carmichael
Sir William Cash
Rehman Chishti
Christopher Chope
Greg Clark
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Therese Coffey
Damian Collins
Oliver Colvile
Geoffrey Cox
Stephen Crabb
Tracey Crouch
David T. C. Davies
Glyn Davies
Nick de Bois
Caroline Dinenage
Nadine Dorries
Jackie Doyle-Price
Richard Drax
Sir Alan Duncan
Iain Duncan Smith
Philip Dunne
Michael Ellis
Jane Ellison
Tobias Ellwood
Charlie Elphicke
George Eustice
Graham Evans
Jonathan Evans
Nigel Evans
David Evennett
Michael Fabricant
Michael Fallon
Mark Field
Liam Fox
Mr Mark Francois
Mike Freer
Richard Fuller
Sir Roger Gale
Sir Edward Garnier
Mark Garnier
Mr David Gauke
Mr Nick Gibb
Cheryl Gillan
John Glen
Robert Goodwill
Richard Graham
Helen Grant
James Gray
Damian Green
Justine Greening
Dominic Grieve
Ben Gummer
Sam Gyimah
Robert Halfon
Stephen Hammond
Matthew Hancock
Greg Hands
Mark Harper
Richard Harrington
Rebecca Harris
Simon Hart
Sir Alan Haselhurst
John Hayes
Sir Oliver Heald
Chris Heaton-Harris
Gordon Henderson
Charles Hendry
Nick Herbert
Damian Hinds
Mark Hoban
George Hollingbery
Sir Gerald Howarth
John Howell
Jeremy Hunt
Nick Hurd
Stewart Jackson
Margot James
Sajid Javid
Bernard Jenkin
Robert Jenrick
Gareth Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Andrew Jones
David Jones
Marcus Jones
Chris Kelly
Simon Kirby
Sir Greg Knight
Kwasi Kwarteng
Mark Lancaster
Pauline Latham
Andrea Leadsom
Jessica Lee
Phillip Lee
Oliver Letwin
Brandon Lewis
Julian Lewis
Ian Liddell-Grainger
David Lidington
Peter Lilley
Jack Lopresti
Tim Loughton
Sir Peter Luff
Karen Lumley
Theresa May
Jason McCartney
Karl McCartney
Anne McIntosh
Patrick McLoughlin
Stephen McPartland
Mark Menzies
Stephen Metcalfe
Maria Miller
Nigel Mills
Anne Milton
Andrew Mitchell
Penny Mordaunt
Nicky Morgan
Anne Marie Morris
David Morris
James Morris
Stephen Mosley
David Mowat
David Mundell
Sheryll Murray
Andrew Murrison
Robert Neill
Brooks Newmark
Sarah Newton
Caroline Nokes
Jesse Norman
David Nuttall
Stephen O'Brien
Matthew Offord
Eric Ollerenshaw
Guy Opperman
Sir Richard Ottaway
Sir James Paice
Neil Parish
Priti Patel
Mark Pawsey
Mike Penning
John Penrose
Andrew Percy
Claire Perry
Stephen Phillips
Eric Pickles
Christopher Pincher
Daniel Poulter
Mark Prisk
Mark Pritchard
Dominic Raab
Sir John Randall
John Redwood
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Simon Reevell
Andrew Robathan
Sir Hugh Robertson
Andrew Rosindell
Amber Rudd
David Ruffley
David Rutley
Laura Sandys
Lee Scott
Andrew Selous
Grant Shapps
Alok Sharma
Alec Shelbrooke
Mark Simmonds
Keith Simpson
Chris Skidmore
Chloe Smith
Henry Smith
Julian Smith
Sir Nicholas Soames
Anna Soubry
Caroline Spelman
Andrew Stephenson
Bob Stewart
Iain Stewart
Rory Stewart
Gary Streeter
Mel Stride
Graham Stuart
Julian Sturdy
Desmond Swayne
Hugo Swire
Robert Syms
Edward Timpson
Justin Tomlinson
David Tredinnick
Andrew Turner
Andrew Tyrie
Paul Uppal
Edward Vaizey
Shailesh Vara
Martin Vickers
Theresa Villiers
Charles Walker
Robin Walker
Dame Angela Watkinson
Mike Weatherley
James Wharton
Heather Wheeler
Chris White
Craig Whittaker
John Whittingdale
Bill Wiggin
David Willetts
Gavin Williamson
Rob Wilson
Sarah Wollaston
Jeremy Wright
Tim Yeo
Sir George Young
Nadhim Zahawi
Liberal Democrats: 40
Norman Baker
Sir Alan Beith
Gordon Birtwistle
Annette Brooke
Jeremy Browne
Sir Malcolm Bruce
Lorely Burt
Alistair Carmichael
Mike Crockart
Mr Edward Davey
Lynne Featherstone
Don Foster
Andrew George
Stephen Gilbert
Sir Nick Harvey
Martin Horwood
Simon Hughes
Julian Huppert
Charles Kennedy
David Laws
John Leech
Stephen Lloyd
Michael Moore
Greg Mulholland
John Pugh
Alan Reid
Dan Rogerson
Sir Bob Russell
Adrian Sanders
Sir Robert Smith
Sir Andrew Stunell
Ian Swales
Jo Swinson
John Thurso
David Ward
Steve Webb
Mark Williams
Stephen Williams
Jenny Willott
Simon Wright
Independent: 1
Mike Hancock