So yeah. Reported chemical weapons attack in Syria overnight. Jesus Christ, it's just getting worse and worse over there. Reading comments on news articles and facebook and the like of people who sound shocked and surprised by the news that Syria has 'finally' used Chemical Weapons against it's own people. Anybody who has been keeping tabs on the war over there will probably know that Assad's forces have been using chemical weapons in small amounts for the last 6-months or so. This new attack comes as no real surprise - the surprising and horrifying thing about this latest use and offensive, is the large scale of chemical weapons used. Hearing reports of up to 20 shells/Missiles of sarin gas were used. Pretty large scale - and explains the reports of up to 1,600 people killed.

The situation over there is completely out of control. Syria has admitted to owning chemical weapons - they were one of a handful of countries who refused to destroy them/give them up a while ago. Syria's justifcation process is fucked too - Yes Assad has come out previously and stated that he would neve use chemical weapons against his own people, however what he'll claim if/when the UN find proof that this was a chemical weapons attack, is that the Civilians killed were 'hiding and sheltering' the 'terroists' (which has been a commen excuse throughout the civil war whenever there has been a high civilian casualty count during battles).

I dont know the technicalities of all the laws and everything in them, i do know that there are laws with regards to stoning and cutting off of hands and stuff, but i dont know them in depth or in full to be able to elaborate on them. The little knowledge i know of them, makes me know that they need to be changed or are outdated.



Then they not abiding by Shariah. I bet those that rebel Australian Law are the ones who are calling for Shariah Law, but dont actually realise their double standards.

Suspected killer of Chris Lane posted violent anti-white tweets

http://topconservativenews.com/2013/08/suspected-killer-of-chris-lane-bragged-about-attacking-white-people-to-get-revenge-for-trayvon-martin/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

It's a shame that minors can't get the death penalty. In this circumstance it's entirely deserved.

There's nothing to be gained from this from the Wests point of view - just pull out and let them sort it out for themselves.

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Oh wait, it's impossible to be racist to white people, or if you are a minority.

Direct your anger at Russia, they're the ones keeping Assad's regime afloat. Not that the other side are any better - they're more like the Taliban. They just don't have chemical weapons at their disposal.

Exactly, the opposition are just as bad.

So, I don't care who wins this war, as long is it is over soon and the West does not get involved.

There's no allginment with the Taliban. They're 'Mujahideen', which is pretty much just the islam equivalent of 'rebels'.

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Never said they were aligned, what I said was that they are much like the Taliban. No good sides here.

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Climate "experts" can't workout if sea levels are rising or falling

Stop upsetting Ozboy. He is sensitive.

People of Syria want their freedom. Government oppresses and kills its citizens.

People assume that both sides are evil and quite frankly its not a humanitarian or world issue and to let the two sides sort it out themselves.

When you're using chemical weapons, it most definitely is a humanitarian issue.

Show me a source for that.

-PB

Reports have been bandied about for months. This is the reason why UN weapons inspectors are in the country in the first place.

This. And I agree it's a humanitarian issue.

I wonder how Bush would've dealt with it. Couldn't have done worse than what Obama is doing.

Syria's economy was built off oil, but oil reserves have become severely depleted over recent years. Syria has already become a net oil importer. Hence the global super-powers' reluctance to become involved first-hand.

My point exactly. The question is, what is the world doing about it?

Yeah reports that they had them, not that they were using them.

-PB

Two thirds of fk all. It's disgusting while people are dying.

Nothing to do with oil though, and everything to do with an entrenched relationship Russia's had with Syria since cold war days.

There have been reports of small scale usage since late May.

I listen to ABC every morning for the past year and a bit and can confirm this, chemical weapons were claimed to have been used by government forces. These claims came from the FSA.

I read BBC every evening on my way to work so I see pretty much the same global news.

President Mugabe uses inauguration speech to say: ‘Homosexuality a filthy, filthy disease’

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has launched a new attack on the West and Zimbabwe’s LGBT community.

Mr Mugabe made the remarks at his inauguration after his party, ZANU-PF, won the country’s election earlier this month. It is the seventh consequtive win for his party after a series of elections that were heavily criticised by the international community. The most recent election results have been met with accusations of vote rigging and fraud.

The president reserved part of his inauguration speech for attacking gay people within in the country. In a rambling speech, he urged young Zimbabweans to “damn” homosexuality. He added: “That [homosexuality] destroys nations, apart from it being a filthy, filthy disease,” he said. Ahead of the election, he said that gays should be castrated.

He attacked Western countries as “the vile ones whose moral turpitude we must mourn.”

Throughout his election campaign vocal attacks on the country’s gay population were a prominent feature, in one attack he urged for the heads of gay men to be chopped off and described them as being worse than pigs. He described homosexuals as worse than animals because “they know who to mate with.”

In a speech during his campaign Mugabe attacked President Obama for linking foreign aid to the protection of gay rights and called on the US to keep out of Zimbabwe’s affairs.

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) – the country’s domestic monitoring agency as well as several Western nations have expressed concern about the outcome of the elections after irregularities on polling day.

Homosexuality is illegal in Zimbabwe and Mugabe has been a staunch promoter of homophobic persecution since he became President in 1987.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/23/president-mugabe-uses-inauguration-speech-to-say-homosexuality-a-filthy-filthy-disease/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29

I'm confused. I've never drunk turpentine in my life.

That's ok. It's moral turpentine.

Is that harder to drink than regular turpentine?

Muslim Woman Told To Remove Burka In Court, Because Judge Must Confirm Identity

The Huffington Post UK | By Jessica Elgot   
Posted: 23/08/2013 13:13 BST | Updated: 23/08/2013 13:19

A young Muslim woman in a burka was told by the judge to take off her face veil, as she took to the dock to enter her plea, because someone could impersonate her.

Judge Peter Murphy at Blackfriars Crown Court said the principle of open justice overrode the woman’s right to her religious beliefs, but the woman, 21, from Hackney, refused to remove the covering in front of men in the court room, Court News UK reported.

The woman is accused of allegedly intimidating a witness, involved in a separate case, in June this year.

Judge Murphy told the woman, who had only her eyes uncovered, that she must remove the veil, saying : "It is necessary for this court to be satisfied that they can recognise the defendant.

"While I obviously respect the right to dress in any way she wishes, certainly while outside the court, the interests of justice are paramount.

"I can’t, as a circuit judge, accept a plea from a person whose identity I am unable to ascertain.

"It would be easy for someone on a later occasion to appear and claim to be the defendant. The court would have no way to check on that."

Official guidelines from the Ministry of Justice for the wearing of the niqab in court were published in 2007. It states: "A sensitive request to remove a veil may be appropriate, but should follow careful thought as attending court itself is a daunting prospect for witnesses, and may affect the quality of evidence given.

"Where identification is an issue, it must be dealt with appropriately and may require the witness to make a choice between showing her face or not giving evidence.

Prosecutor Sarah Counsell said the police officer in charge of the case was content that he recognised the defendant while she was in the burka, and the defendant had agreed to have a female police officer verify her identity.

But Judge Murphy said: "There is the principle of open justice and it can’t be subject to the religion of the defendant whether the principle is observed or not.

"I am not saying this because of the particular form of dress by this defendant, I apply that to any form of dress that had the same issues."

The case was adjourned, and will reopen on 12 September.

Canada's top court ruled on Thursday that Muslim women wearing the niqab can be forced to remove their veils when testifying, but only if absolutely necessary and after any objections have been considered.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/23/muslim-women-told-to-remo_n_3803464.html?utm_hp_ref=uk?ncid=GEP