David Lott, Further Thoughts

by Glenn N. Holliman

David Lott, no stranger to these pages, provides some thoughts this morning on the reaction of the British political establishment to the recent vote to exit the European Union. He further argues that the Chilcot Report, a damning indictment just issued by the British government investigating the initiating of the 2003 Iraq War, proves the conflict was fostered on the 'little people' by this 'establishment'.  Interestingly David has a provocative take  (certain to cause a difficult moment for thoughtful Americans) on Putin's actions in the Crimea that compares such to U.S. actions in the Middle East. - GNH

No dust settling yet

by David Lott, Englishman

The woes of the political establishment grow by the day not just in the UK but in the West as a whole. The instincts of the backbone of Britain, whose triumph at Brexit are faced with the same tired out of date figures in politics, business and media, doing all they can to delay the activation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to kick start the process for to leave the EU. 

The dirty tricks department of the Murdoch media are doing what they can to undermine the Leave Candidate for the Conservative Party leadership as she wishes to activate the article as soon as possible. The mass establishment has joined in the back stabbing and viciousness.

Their problem is that they STILL do not understand that propaganda, PR and spin have lost their ability sway the minds of the ‘little’ people who are described as ‘uneducated’, but have the sense to know when they are being conned. Because of the refusal to face this fact, they continue to digging their own graves; they will destroy themselves with self deception.

David Lott, retired RAF and commercial airline pilot, and founding member of the United Kingdom Independent Party,  sharing thoughts on European events.

The Chilcot report upon the decision to enforce regime change in Iraq has revealed a web of incompetence, spin and lies in the run up to the war, during the war and the aftermath. Politicians, Civil Servants and the military are castigated and the families of the British forces casualties are considering civil action against Tony Blair. Once again the Establishment suffers a grievous blow and reputations are shot to pieces.

Now we have President Obama lecturing Europe upon the dangers posed by President Putin to the West and Europe in particular. Many people here in Europe are not buying this, with the Netherlands having had a referendum opposing visa free travel for Ukrainians – once more the ‘little’ people speak.

Of what does Putin’s aggression consist? Opposition to the Iraq and Libyan fiascos coupled with the defence of Assad’s Government? A defence that recognises that only Assad’s people have the knowledge and ability to run a post war system with efficiency.

For how many changes of regime has the US been responsible compared with Russia? I can think of five recently and many in years past. It is credible that the failed Arab spring was strongly financed by the US amongst others. 

We do know for sure that the US provided opposition groups in the Ukraine with $5Bn before the uprising to overthrow a legal government that the people could have kicked out the following year at the next planned general election. How can Obama not know the Crimea was vital to Russia with its only ice free port for their Navy? Putin strategically would never allow that to happen. Was the Russian Bear provoked deliberately? It seems there is one law for Kosovo and another for the Crimea.

Why do I tack such things to a note about the people versus the Establishment? It because the people, once again those of us held in contempt by our arrogant rulers, can work all this out for themselves so you find growing opposition to US policies in the field of regime change and they link it with pictures of those fleeing the Middle East and Africa. Such links are valid and these events touch our lives in a detrimental way. Terrorism and divisions in society spring to mind.

Glenn asked me once what advice I would give my grandchildren and I replied, “question everything”. There is more and more of that going on even as I write this. 

Comments welcome as always.....