Controversial

8 Jul 2014

Yes this will be controversial.
2 men charged in the UK for planning to commit acts of terrorism in a foreign country ie Syria.
I can see where this would be a "fair cop", sometimes clear, find evidence in the UK that residents of the UK were planning to commit an act of terrorism in the USA most would consider that a legal action.
But who is to decide what is an act of terrorism and what is an act of war/a mercenary, a freedom fighter.
British service personnel in Iraq or Afghanistan - in some eyes they are there illegally (not mine it was sanctioned by the UN)
British Civilian Nationals carrying out close personnel protection duties in Afghanistan, not so clear to some.
The SOE during WWII sent to carry out acts of sabotage (terrorism ?) in many countries including Germany)
British Nationals who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War or the American War of Independence.
There are many cases where British Nationals have entered a foreign Country to carry out aggressive actions, some call them freedom fighters, Mercenaries but some would call them terrorists.
The SAS has been going into foreign countries for decades carrying out what I would deem to be military duties but what others would class as terrorism, back in the 70s 8 SAS men were charged in the Irish Republic for violating their borders, the men in two cars were caught a hour apart armed to the teeth with non-regulation firearms and said it was a "map reading error" the British Government paid their fines for them.

10 Jul 2014

not as controversial as I thought then lol

10 Jul 2014

I'm not at all worried about the possible actions of 'terrorists'
I am extremely bothered by all the laws being shoe horned in under the guise of protection by the government, to monitor and check what we're up to while hiding their actions.