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2020-01-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Johnson and the Queen try to politicize Iran plane crash
[PRESSTV] Prime Minister Boris Johnson
...pro-Brexit British prime minister, succeeding no-Brexit Theresa May. BoJo is noted as much for his sparkling personality and his hair as for his Conservative policies....
is trying to politically capitalize on the accidental shooting down of the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752.

In a statement, the PM has called for an "independent investigation" and the "repatriation of bodies", apparently oblivious to the fact that Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
is already committed to both.

The tone of Johnson’s statement appears to indicate that he wants to carve out a leadership role on the matter and to somehow use the tragedy to increase pressure on Iran.

Adopting a condescending tone, Johnson’s statement calls for a "comprehensive, transparent and independent" investigation, before adding that the UK would work with other "affected nations", notably Canada and Ukraine.

Critics might accuse Johnson of overreach considering the fact that only four people on the doomed flight had connections to the UK.

Besides the PM, the British royal family has also seen fit to comment about the tragedy. In a statement the Queen said "our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Canada, which has suffered such a devastating loss".

Strangely, the Queen didn’t mention Iran, considering the fact that all of the people listed as "Canadians" were in fact people of Iranian descent.

The British state’s politicization of this human tragedy is expected to further complicate already strained Anglo-Iranian relations.

Posted by Fred 2020-01-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Almost Bee material.
Posted by gorb 2020-01-12 01:31||   2020-01-12 01:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Tehran Tee-Bone speaks.
Posted by Lex 2020-01-12 02:02||   2020-01-12 02:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Cause shooting down a passenger liner is NOT political.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-01-12 03:23||   2020-01-12 03:23|| Front Page Top

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