Recent content by Spitfire9

IIRC the few estimates I have read talk of 2.5k-6k killed in the demonstrations. Exactly how many thousand is not so important to me. That the internal security forces were ordered/allowed to kill the demonstrators is what matters to me.

Curious. Where did you find the tens of thousands number? I spent a couple of years working as a journalist for a number of UK publications (not news). Had I come up with a number as you have done, I think the editor concerned would have asked me the question I'm asking you.

What was I saying? Independent journalists seek to present the whole picture, not just what one side or another in a conflict would like to be seen... or not seen. Members of the press are not routinely executed because they do not report things with a strong bias one way or other. Agreed, more...

You are still being ridiculous. You are saying that there is no need for events to be reported by independent journalists. There is a need if the world is to know what is happening in a conflict rather than the fragments of the story that suit the belligerents involved. Correspondents report on...

I am sorry but you are being ridiculous. You do not get reliable or full information about a conflict by limiting access to that conflict to reporters acceptable to one of the belligerents.

Sad, isn't it? Non-Israeli lies. Israeli lies. Suppression of observation of events by independent reporters in Gaza, Iran, Russia etc

اقرأ المزيد: https://www.aljarida.com/article/126099 There is also talk that the Supreme Leader is in Russia receiving treatment for injuries. Is Iran currently leaderless?

Trump has created a rift between the US and the European countries that were once US allies. In any event, just as Russia thought it could quickly overwhelm Ukraine, the US and Israel got it wrong with Iran. Trying to provide safe passage through Hormuz for a few cargo/tanker ships a day would...

Not sure that is the whole story. I think that Israel wants to be in a position to threaten Iran's existence with nukes but does not want Iran to be in a position to threaten Israel's existence with nukes. Agreed, Iran has long expressed intent to destroy Israel. At the same time Israel has the...

2 very dangerous countries. I wonder if a change of leadership would make Iran less dangerous or whether the end of the Islamic Republic would be required. Loads of countries are Muslim and present no problem to peace. Could a post-Islamic Republic Iran become more benign or is Shia Islam...

Can 60% enriched uranium be used to make a fission bomb? I thought 90% was needed. Of course, Iran may still have the equipment to enrich to 90% somewhere underground. I think that enriching to weapons grade would be an extremely foolish thing to do, resulting in measures being taken in a...

Israel is guilty of this in Gaza. The 'frivolous' targetting and killing by IDF soldiers of people trying to get food from distribution centres for the apparent entertainment of some soldiers was more murder than genocide, wasn't it? A bit like the camp commander in 'Schindler's List' taking...

1 Can naval craft escorting tankers prevent drone attacks on those tankers? 2 If tankers are attacked by drone swarms can escort vessels neutralise them all? 3 If escort vessels are attacked by drone swarms can those escort vessels neutralise them all? I don't see the idea of escorting tankers...

Both belligerents have manpower problems, I think. The big rise in crude price with a US waiver on restrictions on Russian sales will be increasing Russia's revenue enormously. Some of that could be used to raise the premium paid to volunteers signing up. Bad news for Ukraine, at least in the...

I think there is truth in what you say - Iran regime is getting weaker day by day. Unfortunately not weak enough to fall with no opposition group apparently strong enough to defeat the IRGC. Israel should have thought through how this would go before attacking Iran. US is led by a man who is...