I don’t know who you regard as “savages”, or what is your definition of the term?
Here is the AI Overview definition of the term:
“Savages refers to people perceived as primitive, uncivilized, or brutal, but it is often used as a derogatory, offensive, and colonialist term for Indigenous or tribal peoples. It can also describe fierce, cruel, or untamed individuals”
If you are referring to the Iranian (Persians) as “savages” you are very wrong. They have a very old culture (ca. 5000 years), seen as the cradle of modern civilisation. The Persian Empire (ca. 550–330 BC) covering much of Middle East and beyond:
As to who to believe of the parties in war, I think it is wise to assume that both sides are favouring their side of the story and check neutral sources for the more realistic and factual version of any statement.
PS: If the competition of truthfulness is between BBC and Donald Trump, I have NO problem of picking the winner. Do you?
To claim your right to “innocent passage” / “freedom of navigation” under UNCLOS, you need ratify the convention, not just cherry pick which and when a clause apply to you.
Not at all. I know Trump has a way with words and sometimes over-eggs the pudding, but the lying, deceitful, slaves of the Deep State (and a whole bunch of pedophiles) of the BBC are never to be trusted.
If you don’t consume the BBC you will be uninformed, but if you do, you will be misinformed.
If you vary your source of news a bit more, you will be able to assess what is facts and what is propaganda, attempting to deliberate deceive you.
You should try it, it is refreshing to see, read and hear other opinions than your own.
You MAY even realize that there are more than one side to most cases.
So the US was all bent out of shape about Iran interfering with ‘freedom of navigation’ right of free passage blah, blah even though some ships were getting thru now decides the USA not Iran will now block ALL traffic. Makes sense if you’re king of the world or a moron. But then there may be a method to the mad king’s plan. He told the US Navy to stop all ships that had paid the toll to Iran. Maybe he is angling for Iran to share the tolls with him personally. Kinda like the 747 Qatar gave Trump personally, not the USA, but US tax dollars are now being used to modify it to his liking. He’s always up for a deal.
Pick your “savage”:
Wasn’t it Trump that said that U.S. might bomb Iran’s Kharg Island again “just for fun”?.
Or that he would be “bombing Iran out of existence in one day”, if they didn’t meet all his demands? (Presumably by dropping atomic bombs?)
PS: Public beheading happens in Saudi Arabia, not in Iran.
Yes two of my sons were serving in Afghanistan because USA triggered NATO’s Article 5. (They did not claim “bone spurs”)
They did not go to Iraq, because no NATO country was attacked by Iraq. (Nor by Iran)
OK. Are you planning to visit in Ålesund next Tuesday?
