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2024-02-16 International-UN-NGOs

‘Hamas is not a terrorist group,' says UN Relief Chief Martin Griffiths

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Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-02-16 00:32|| || Front Page|| [35 views ] Top

#1 And people say I'm an extremist for not considering Martin & his friends humans.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-02-16 00:53|| 2024-02-16 00:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Mr. Griffiths, your pants is on fire!

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2024-02-16 06:34|| 2024-02-16 06:34|| Front Page Top

#3 "I cannot think of an example offhand of a place where a victory through warfare has succeeded against a well-entrenched group, terrorist or otherwise."

Given that the UN came out of the ashes of the League of Nations after the destruction of Hitler's Germany and Tojo's Japan.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-02-16 07:10|| 2024-02-16 07:10|| Front Page Top

#4 "I cannot think of an example offhand of a place where a victory through warfare has succeeded against a well-entrenched group, terrorist or otherwise."

Here's just one case study for Martin - Iwo Jima.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana

Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-02-16 07:20|| 2024-02-16 07:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Martin has a very punchable face.

Posted by EMSArtifact 2024-02-16 08:15|| 2024-02-16 08:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I've declared the UN a terrorist organization.

Posted by Chris 2024-02-16 08:18|| 2024-02-16 08:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Griffiths was a career diplomat at the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is an experienced conflict mediator. Griffiths previously served as the first executive director of the European Institute of Peace from 2016 to September 2018. In 1999, he helped launch the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva. He has also worked for Save The Children, Action Aid and UNICEF and has worked as an advisor to multiple United Nations Syria envoys.

Posted by Huputle Cherelet4131 2024-02-16 09:20|| 2024-02-16 09:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Political movements don't take hostages. As aptly noted above, he has a very punchable face

Posted by Frank G 2024-02-16 09:52|| 2024-02-16 09:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Because if it is declared so, no funds so no relief graft.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-02-16 11:16|| 2024-02-16 11:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Israel UN ambassador blasts UN official as 'terror collaborator' for calling Hamas a political organization

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-16 11:54|| 2024-02-16 11:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Hamas says 'many' Israeli hostages have died and the remaining are living in 'difficult conditions'

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-16 12:12|| 2024-02-16 12:12|| Front Page Top

#12 I've declared the UN a terrorist organization.

Seconded

Posted by DarthVader 2024-02-16 12:57|| 2024-02-16 12:57|| Front Page Top

#13 the un helped in 1950's korea but it is of no value now. ditto 'turkie'