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Please watch Tony Benn talking about Iran and Palestine....

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smurnun · 03/03/2026 20:28

...sorry, I mean Iraq though it might as well have been Iran and Palestine

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6jEs-QezInA

I wonder what Tony would think of what the US and Israel are doing at the moment. Will the international community continue to insist that Israel and the US stop bombing Iran and prevent the conflict widening?

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smurnun · 04/03/2026 16:12

mellongoose · 03/03/2026 20:46

I respect the late Tony Benn a great deal. I wonder what his thoughts would have been on a regime that murdered 30k of its own citizens, simply for wanting the same freedoms that his generation fought so hard to achieve?

The watchdog group used by the UK govmt came up with a figure of under 4K and this included security personnel and accidental deaths. The 30K came from external groups who refused to give sources or details of where their information came from. Either way, not a reason or an excuse to bomb, and I would imagine that Benn would have been absolutely aware of the real reasons why the bombing was happening and also realise the utter danger it all poses to everyone in the world

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MrThorpeHazell · 04/03/2026 11:54

I had a low opinion of Benn when he was alive. I see no need to review his comments now he isn't.

LlynTegid · 03/03/2026 21:02

I did not agree with many of the things Tony Benn stood for, and his six month deputy leadership campaign in 1981 was a gift to the Tories. He was however a man who stood by his principles and consistent, so the people who voted him in as their MP knew who they were voting for.

Cparrot · 03/03/2026 20:55

You know he would have a Brexit supporter don’t you.

OhDear111 · 03/03/2026 20:53

The international community has no sway with Trump whatsoever. Neither does the uk. We just have to sit and watch and take his nasty comments. I think what Tony Benn thought isn’t relevant in 2026. Times have changed.

mellongoose · 03/03/2026 20:46

I respect the late Tony Benn a great deal. I wonder what his thoughts would have been on a regime that murdered 30k of its own citizens, simply for wanting the same freedoms that his generation fought so hard to achieve?