You will notice that since the Iraq War, it has been common place to insert the word “illegal” as an adjective to describe any war that is opposed. As it happens, I am waiting for a court ruling to determine that war to have been unlawful (which is probably the better term as “illegal”… Continue reading Just calling something illegal does not make it illegal
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The ethics of war – USA/Israel v Iran a case study
Martyn Whittock has written for Evangelicals Now engaging with the question of whether the Iran-USA war is a just war. As he explains: “Christian Just War theory represents one of the most influential ethical traditions for evaluating the moral legitimacy of warfare. Developed within Christian theology but later influencing secular international ethics and law, the… Continue reading The ethics of war – USA/Israel v Iran a case study
Iran what next?
On Saturday evening, reports were coming in that the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameni was dead. However, we still had to await official confirmation, alert to the possibility of body doubles among his security . On Sunday, it was confirmed by the Iranian news agency that Khameni’s body had been removed from the rubble after… Continue reading Iran what next?
NATO forces … Why Trunp is both right and wrong
There is a lot of outcry at the moment, understandably, following comments Donald Trump made in an interview with Fox News at Davos. Trump claimed that NATO were unlikely to come to the US’ aid and in any case, the help of other countries was not needed. He also claimed that those countries, implicitly including… Continue reading NATO forces … Why Trunp is both right and wrong
Choosing the wrong side? Why Christians need to be careful about not playing to Trump and Putin’s talking points
I saw this video the other day. I was struck by a comment that Chris Wickland makes in it. He warns that people may find that they have been taking the wrong side. It’s easy to do this, not out of malicious intent but out of naievity. In fact in a sermon just a few… Continue reading Choosing the wrong side? Why Christians need to be careful about not playing to Trump and Putin’s talking points
Peace for prizes
Last week, Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader presented Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize. This caused a lot of outrage. It was very clear that she could do what she pleased with the medal but this would make Donald Trump no more the winner of the Prize than my dad is a boxing… Continue reading Peace for prizes
Trump’s bluff: NATO, Greenland and Ukraine
President Trump has announced tariffs to both punish countries that have resisted his attempts to acquire Greenland and to pressure them end to pressure them into agreeing the US takeover. Additionally he has indicated a willingness to break the NATO alliance over Greenland. A couple of thoughts here. First, if I were American I would… Continue reading Trump’s bluff: NATO, Greenland and Ukraine
Venezuela, Greenland, Trump, Badenoch and legality v morality
At the weekend, Donald Trump sent troops into Venezuela in order to extract the president, Nicolas Maduro and have him arrested and tried for Narco-Terrorism in New York. I wrote in response to the actions and also with reference to Nigel Farage’s comments here. I see that Kemi Badenoch has now given her view of… Continue reading Venezuela, Greenland, Trump, Badenoch and legality v morality
Donald Trump, Venezuela, Nigel Farage and bad ethical arguments
Overnight, the US launched a military attack on Venezuela and seized the president and his wife. They have now been indicted in a New York court on charges related to narco-terrorism (flooding a country with drugs in order to attack it). For background, President Maduro succeeded Hugo Chavez but has never been recognized as legitimate. … Continue reading Donald Trump, Venezuela, Nigel Farage and bad ethical arguments
1938 and 2025: Trump’s latest plan for Ukraine
There is perhaps a little more logic behind the suggestion that Donald Trump might recognise those areas of Ukraine occupied by Putin as Russian territory than there was to Keir Starmer’s recognition of a Palestinian State. At least in this case, there is a clear identification of what territory and who is the Government. However,… Continue reading 1938 and 2025: Trump’s latest plan for Ukraine
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