Dr David W 💙

Professor of military ethics, trombone player, husband, dad, and eater of cake. Views expressed are own but RT/likes ≠ endorsement

[Dr David W 💙 @davidwhetham]

It was a privilege to be appointed as an Assistant Inspector-General of the ADF in order to be able to contribute to the vital work carried out by Justice Brereton and his team, investigating allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan https://t.co/r0WkAlLu7v

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

During talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistan, the topic of Ukraine unexpectedly came up.
While discussing U.S. guarantees in the event that Iran halts uranium enrichment and abandons the development of nuclear weapons, the Iranian side asked how the United States is fulfilling the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which it pledged to respect and protect Ukraine’s sovereignty.
The U.S. delegation left the question unanswered.

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

Hello, there 👋

Have you heard David Lammy MP and Sarah Sackman MP talking about people stealing bottles of whisky and swiping mobile telephones as examples of people who should not get jury trials?

Well. I’d like to tell you a story.

🪡 🧵

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Over the years I’ve been in many towns and cities when they were being bombed — in a few cases (Baghdad, Belgrade etc) by my own country. No matter what the justification, most of the victims have been entirely innocent. I’ve come to loathe the very thought of aerial bombardment.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by US analytics software company Palantir.

A coalition of human rights, health and patient organisations, and unions sent out the plea to NHS trusts by email
https://t.co/nk89qLEiWp

[Megatron @Megatron_ron]

BREAKING:

🇬🇧🇺🇳🇮🇱 ICC prosecutor Karim Khan says the UK threatened to defund the court and withdraw from its founding treaty if it pursued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant - The Guardian

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

No. It isn’t. Even though you and your friends are eagerly trying to make your prediction come true. The Britain you see on your phone and that you are making other people see on their phones is not Britain. Come and visit.

[Sangita Myska @SangitaMyska]

Things that are simultaneously true:

Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end

Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction

U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years

PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Palestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, the man most capable of leading negotiations for a Palestinian state, was beaten unconscious by eight Israeli prison guards on September 14 as he was being transferred between prisons. https://t.co/HlSID1uSRx

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty & this tweet has been doing rounds today.

Now imagine my investigation into Russian interference hadn’t been crushed by lawfare, my news org had doubled down & carried on & govt had opened an inquiry as MPs demanded.

😢

[Stormageddon @lawks1]

Somebody at the publicly funded @BBC has made an editorial decision to ignore the issue of the Welsh leader of a party they constantly tell us will form the next govt taking bribes from Russia to spread propaganda.

I think we have a right to know who that somebody is. #BBCNews

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Another day another news blackout from most of our media on the story of a Farage ally in European Parliament and leader of his party in Wales taking bribes from Russia to spout their lies and BS … Nathan Gill should be a household name by now. But the media that gave you phone hacking and helped give you Brexit are making sure he remains under the radar in case it demands their new pal Nigel …

[Local Team @localteamit]

LIVE La Flotilla in navigazione verso Gaza: diretta video https://t.co/wnP8EcOLbF

[Dr David W 💙 @davidwhetham]

@dan_howl53709 Thanks Dan. But i must give credit for this to Andrew Tidmarsh and his fascinating PhD research

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

The defense starts with awareness.
Disinformation doesn’t win by persuading you. It wins when we fight against each other. 12/

[Kyle Keegan @realKyleKeegan]

Whoever that guy was who forged Trump’s name on the Epstein card in 1995 and patiently waited 30 years for a leak was a next-level strategist. It’s almost unbelievable.

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

This is top-level trolling. Where can I buy this?

[Charlie Herbert @Charlie533080]

Fascinating thread 👇. Please read.

Chris was Mentioned in Despatches for his courage, professionalism and judgement as a young Captain during the Falklands War 1982. Today arrested for calling out Israeli war crimes. What a tragic indictment of this government’s moral collapse

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

These problems require considered, intelligent solutions.

Any “tough on crime” policy which does not have this as its centrepiece is a distraction.

A con.

Don’t let con artists and hatemongers distract from the real issues.

[Security & Defence PLuS @SecDefencePLuS]

We've added four new online short courses to our growing learning portfolio. Delivered by renowned experts from @KingsCollegeLon, @MartinBricknell & @davidwhetham, through @edXOnline, these courses explore key ethical challenges in defence and security. https://t.co/1vf27IZL8h