Parliament to be recalled re: Taliban in Afghanistan

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Hugh

The point being that two out of the three things you said were incorrect, so your method of ID’ing a terrorist was someone wearing a backpack on the London Underground might return a very high number of false positives…

You're only interested in tripping me up. Whether the person in question is mumbling in Urdu or Arabic (and prolly holding a copy of the Koran in his hand - I've seen it myself) is of little importance. To go over it again with greater clarity:

1. A person with a backpack on the Underground etc;

2. That person being bearded and evidently Pakistani, Arabic or some other Muslim affiliated origin;

3 That person mumbling something that might be in Arabic or Urdu.

Everyone else in this thread will have understood the minimum words I used to describe the issue. To remind, I said:

They used to wear backpacks on the London underground, long beards and mumbling in Arabic. Been a few years, though.

You weren’t outlining an issue, you were offering a stereotype of precisely the same sort that resulted in the Metropolitan Police executing a young, entirely innocent Brazilian man on the London Underground.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Chris

You weren’t outlining an issue, you were offering a stereotype of precisely the same sort that resulted in the Metropolitan Police executing a young, entirely innocent Brazilian man on the London Underground.

You're picking on a single word "issue". Everyone knows what I mean. On the occasion I described, I exited the tube carriage as soon as I could. As I said, this was some time ago.

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

You're picking on a single word "issue". Everyone knows what I mean. On the occasion I described, I exited the tube carriage as soon as I could. As I said, this was some time ago.

You know, I’ve been known to read the Bible in public. It comes with the job in my case though plenty of people I know do it anyway. I hope you don’t likewise categorise them as dangerous religious nutters to be run away from…

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

Do terrorists stand out in a crowd in any country? If they did, they wouldn’t be very good at being terrorists?

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

They used to wear backpacks on the London underground, long beards and mumbling in Arabic. Been a few years, though.

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

You're only interested in tripping me up. Whether the person in question is mumbling in Urdu or Arabic (and prolly holding a copy of the Koran in his hand - I've seen it myself) is of little importance. To go over it again with greater clarity:

1. A person with a backpack on the Underground etc;

2. That person being bearded and evidently Pakistani, Arabic or some other Muslim affiliated origin;

3 That person mumbling something that might be in Arabic or Urdu.

Everyone else in this thread will have understood the minimum words I used to describe the issue. To remind, I said:

You were specifically responding to a question - your response was inaccurate, and now you’re trying to move the goalposts by stating that anyone on the underground with dusky skin reading a book, wearing a backpack, and mumbling, is a potential terrorist?

Pointing out glaring inaccuracies in your statement is not "catching you out"…

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Chris

You know, I’ve been known to read the Bible in public. It comes with the job in my case though plenty of people I know do it anyway. I hope you don’t likewise categorise them as dangerous religious nutters to be run away from…

Uncharacteristically for you, Chris, you're being silly.

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Originally Posted by Hugh

You were specifically responding to a question - your response was inaccurate, and now you’re trying to move the goalposts by stating that anyone on the underground with dusky skin reading a book, wearing a backpack, and mumbling, is a potential terrorist?

Pointing out glaring inaccuracies in your statement is not "catching you out"…

Whatever. Nearly everyone else (Chris piped up on your side) knows exactly what I mean are rolling their eyes when you nit-pick like you are doing.

I think I know what you were driving at, and yes, I’m being silly but there’s a serious point behind it. I think you’re making generalisations that are unhelpful at best, and in extreme situations could be dangerous.

Hmm! I think this thread should be re titled as it's not got much to do with the heading at the moment.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Maggy

Hmm! I think this thread should be re titled as it's not got much to do with the heading at the moment.

Agreed. What title do you suggest?

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Agreed. What title do you suggest?

Or we could just get back to the topic.. or just make it about the Taliban in Afghanistan.

[Carth]

I remember Topic . . . a nutcase in every soundbite . . or sumfink

[Itshim]

How about what waste of time and money . Just a load of hot air .

[1andrew1]

No - the Taliban haven't changed.

Yes - the bumbling duo of Johnson and Biden have blood on their hands.

Taliban hang dead bodies in Afghan city

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsl...?ocid=msedgntp

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

No - the Taliban haven't changed.

Yes - the bumbling duo of Johnson and Biden have blood on their hands.


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsl...?ocid=msedgntp

I'd be interested to know what the UK or other allies would have been able to do once the US "pulled the plug"?

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

No - the Taliban haven't changed.

Nobody expected them to.