Loundro Wicin

Not clever enough to actively Tweet so just repost YIMBY stuff tbh

[Loundro Wicin @BDealingo63085]

@Dominic2306 Generally appreciate your view, but carrying water for the CIA's rendition and torture program is unbelievable in 2026. Even the CIA themselves now admit that Abu Zubaydah was very unlikely to have been AQ No. 3!

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@BoydsArchitect @freddiesayers If it's a question of gov *secrets* i.e. classified information, then prosecute under the Official Secrets Act. If it was unclassified 'Official Sensitive' information, then he's done nothing worse than every government minister for the last 50 years, even though Epstein is vile.

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@BoydsArchitect @freddiesayers If I'm so idiotic, why are they trying him under an undefined common law offence, which multiple eminent KCs have said is risky because there's no precedent for it being used in such a case, instead of a more specific offence?
https://t.co/s7UoedvCYD

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@BoydsArchitect @freddiesayers No, it isn't clearly breaking the law, which is why Mandelson is being prosecuted under an extremely ambiguous common-law offence!

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@gregbagwell Fascinatingly contradictory article. Says we need to do the deal for British interests, not international law, then admits they scuppered the deal by denying use of the base to the US recently, because of international law! Out of the frying pan, into the fire

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Hilariously contradictory. Argues they are giving up Chagos out of realpolitik, not international law. Then immediately says that they had to block US use of the base to bomb Iran, thus scuppering the deal, due to international law!

[Ben Judah @b_judah]

The truth about Chagos.

My essay for @thetimes on the deal I worked on in government and what it says about Britain, America and the great game for the Indian Ocean. https://t.co/hcbdP0kstF

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@Gabriel_Pogrund If only someone had warned us about the vast power and potential for abuse that had been handed to the PET back in 2014...

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@FennellJW @DAL10203040 Can you explain simply how British security would be in a better place after the deal? That's what I genuinely don't get

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@FennellJW Genuinely, in what day would the security situation be better for Britain after the deal than before? The article's only justification relies on the idea that the ICJ could issue a binding judgement on this case, which is the exact point of contention

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@UtilityMonster2 @arthistorynews @theobertram Genuinely interested - how do you think this deal offers more of a block on Chinese activity in the area than the current status quo does?

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@UtilityMonster2 @arthistorynews @theobertram Risks that arise only if you take an extremely idealistic view of the world, like the idea there's some world police that will arrest you if you defy a binding ICJ judgement (which the ICJ itself says it can't issue in this case)

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@gregbagwell @SAshworthHayes A genuine question - why does the deal lock Mauritius to the West? It's entirely feasible that 20 years down the line, the Chinese could offer them them even more money, and have them pursue further legal action to rip up the deal they signed with us?

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@Discoplomacy It's an essentially a lamentation that 'Anglo-America' is now bad at realpolitik, which to Ben Judah means FCO types can't just do as they please without any reference to the British public. As he rightly says, we don't live in that world any more!

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@JohnAlty1 @s8mb If you read about the development of the cabinet office and the cabinet secretary, it was explicitly recognised at the outset that it would be a disaster for the position to evolve into occupying the hybrid role it now does

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@Tom_King_Boss @tomhfh Yes, you're missing the point. Clever opened negotiations, Cameron shut them down, Labour reopened them. Do you dispute that?

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@CWOneZero @admcollingwood Honestly and earnestly, would you feel the same way if the early resignation were to allow a far-right incumbent to wield influence over the succession?

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@Ninawildflower @daisychristo @greeborunner Because like all politicians, she'll pretty soon be asking for votes!

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@yuanyi_z Do you have a link to this in Hansard? Not that I doubt you, just would be useful to see

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@adamfc2000 @tomhfh Yes, but Parliaments cannot bind their successors, that is an absolutely core constitutional principle

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@labandebleue @BovrilG There are actual war crimes I would look down upon less than stiffing a girl on money you owe her because she didn't put out