Britain’s Theresa May Plays Terror Card, But It Could Be a Joker by Finian Cunningham

Protesters

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by Finian Cunningham
Writer, Dandelion Salad
East Africa
Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation, June 6, 2017
June 7, 2017

Britain’s embattled Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May is shamelessly playing the “terror card” to bolster her “strong leader” posture, just days before the general election this week.

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London Bridge Attack – Hypocrisy, Double Standards and Double Dealing by Felicity Arbuthnot

Vigil After London Bridge Attack

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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
June 6, 2017

“Nothing justifies killing of innocent people.” — Tony Blair, CNN, 15th January 2015

Perhaps the attack which killed seven and injured forty-eight — twenty-one critically — on a balmy Saturday evening on London Bridge and nearby Borough Market, a popular area of cafes, bars and restaurants, could be described in one word: “blowback.”

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