A very foolish endeavour in a ****ing horrible country.
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[News] Briton jailed for life in UAE.
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Brian Parsons
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Tribalism isn't restricted to the middle east. We have it here, we hate the Scots and they hate us.[emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]
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Tokyohands
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I agree with the sentiment but unfortunately we ain't currently in our strongest position to pick and choose who we trade with!
B-right-on
Living the dream
This.
What an utter plonker.
Surprised he didn't nip off to Syria first to investigate Daesh's excution strategy.
This. Class A twit, where next if he gets release North Korea to investigate Kim Jung Un's security detail?
sydney
tinky ****in winky
i love scotts......whiskey , deep fried mars bars and the square sausage .......gastronomic icons....!!
joking aside we have moved on from trying to annihilate the scotts unlike numerous situations in Eastern Asia , Persia and Africa.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Jeez that's quite horrific!
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Back on the subject of the naive academic, can't help but think of the case of the plane spotters in Greece jailed for espionage for taking photos of a military airfield. You can't just go crashing around the world without having some sense of awareness of what might land you in deep shit in the country you're visiting.
KZNSeagull
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Yes, I realise that. This is not just about a naive academic, but also his naive supervisors at Durham University who today have said 'there would now have to be "some kind of moratorium" on sending students to do field work in the UAE and the wider Gulf region'. No Sh*t, Sherlock.
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HellBilly
Maybe because the naive supervisors at Durham University think we live in a happy clappy world.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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KZNSeagull
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Maybe. I wonder why his interviews could not have been conducted via Skype? I suspect that is what the UAE authorities are wondering too.
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
I’m wondering why he would sign a confession written in Arabic when he couldn’t read Arabic so was unaware what he was signing?
I imagine the was some sort of “persuasion” was given
I read about that case recently - Jonathan Nash ?
bomber130
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- Jun 10, 2011
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It’s outrageous..........
I once got arrested near Pittsburgh for suspected industrial espionage when I was taking a photo of the smoking steel mills at night. The Police took me to the police station but I was released when the police officer knew the people I was staying with who verified my story. I was innocently taking an atmospheric nightscape. The thought that I might be mistaken for an industrial spy didn't even enter my head.
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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Durham - apparently - is a uni renown for producing spies.
The language of the Foreign security and PM is interesting. They are "concerned" and will have "frank conversations" (bbc) but I haven't seen anyone from those circles protesting his innocence. My money is on a random Arab guy being released from prison over here early soon.
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HellBilly
Yeah who uses cheques these days......
Oh yeah people with no money in their accounts, that’s who....