War crimes committed by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan - exposed after 20 years

Australia announced the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan on Thursday after media uncovered evidence of civilians and prisoners being killed....appointed the prosecutor to deal with the issue domestically and forestall any move by the International Criminal Court.

Since then, a series of often-harrowing reports have emerged about the conduct of Australia's elite special forces units -- ranging from a prisoner being shot dead to save space in a helicopter to the killing of a six-year-old child in a house raid....

That probe identified 55 separate incidents, most relating to the unlawful killings of "persons who were non-combatants or were no longer combatants" as well as "cruel treatment"....

The matter first came to public attention in 2017 when public broadcaster ABC published the so-called "Afghan files", which alleged Australian troops had killed unarmed men and children in Afghanistan. Yahoo News

These reported crimes were only skimming the surface of many more war crimes that went unreported. And these were committed by the Australians.  How many more were committed by the 'angelic' American soldiers that went unreported while Pompeo threatened to sanction and blacklist anyone that dared to investigate and persecute American war crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria or anywhere else.

The hypocrisy and cruelties of the white men in the conduct of their illegal wars against the Muslims and Arabs have always gone unreported or under reported by the western media. They only report war crimes of other countries and painted themselves as angels, flawless and clean to a fault.

Would anyone in the UN dare to breathe a word about American war crimes in all the theatres of wars where American and allied soldiers were fighting? Only a few righteous and guilt conscious Americans would dare to stand up to make a case but mostly would be thumped down and silenced.

When the curtain falls on the evil Empire, one by one would be taken to task in the International Criminal Court to face their crimes against humanity. Let's start with the Australians and see how they whitewash this exercise to cover up the crimes of their Special Forces by going through the motion.

Singapore Today: The Faultless Human Errors

It has been proudly, gloriously and openly reported in the news that about 3,000 public service officers, both past and present, have been short-changed for a total of about $10 million because of HUMAN ERRORS.

"About 3,000 public service officers past and present will be compensated with a total of around S$10 million after errors were found in the Civil Service’s human resource (HR) records, the Public Service Division (PSD) said on Wednesday (Nov 18).

“The errors arose primarily because of human errors in data entry and coding of the HR and payroll IT systems,” PSD said. “The IT systems also had inadequate error detection capabilities.”



Isn't this is a clear, distinct and outstanding example of carelessness, incompetence and complacency?

Some top people are very fond of saying, "If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys." According Mrs Goh Chok Tong's standard, one peanut is equivalent to $60,000. Then what we get when ministers and top civil servants are paid 20 to 30 peanuts?

You are bound to get very lazy monkeys, because they have been too well fed. They over-eat the peanuts and grow so fat until they become huge orang-utans. So much so they can't move easily, become not agile anymore. Ultimately, complacency and incompetence set in, over the long years of service, and long years in power.

In the past, especially during the very strict, no-nonsense LKY-GKS Administration, we very seldom heard of HUMAN ERRORS being glorified as an excuse for big cock-ups like this one. Why?

Because heads would roll the moment the slightest display of complacency or incompetence
is uncovered. Not the lower rungs' heads. But the head who sits right at the top of the ministry or statutory board.

Basically, what does Human Errors mean? Isn't it as good as saying some human beings have been careless?

What causes carelessness? Isn't it caused by complacency?

What causes complacency? Isn't it due to incompetence?

What causes incompetence? Is it because of having been promoted to the level of incompetence, coupled with too much pay? Too-good-to-be-true type of pay? Instant millionaire pay? Out-of-this-world pay? Unconscionable pay?

Nobody is to be blamed. Cannot blame the humans who have HUMAN ERRORS because nobody is perfect. Everyone is bound to make mistakes. Everyone is entitled to make mistakes, especially when you are part of the Elite Entitlement Culture (EEC). So now blame who/what?

Hey, presto! Blame it on the IT system! Machines cannot fight back. So easy and convenient. Who don't know? But, but, but wait a minute. WHO approved the lousy, cock-up, blame-worthy IT system in the first place?

The IT System is not good enough because the person or committee that approved the IT System is not good enough. Simple as that. He/she/they are prone to HUMAN ERRORS. He/she/they have HUMAN ERRORS!

All civil servants are ENTITLED TO HAVE HUMAN ERRORS. So cannot fault them. It is not their fault that they have become so complacent, so careless, so incompetent that they now possess full of HUMAN ERRORS. It is because they have been paid out of this world unconscionable $million salaries to reach Multi-millionaire Status easily that they now take things easy so that they have so many Human Errors. It is not their fault that they are paid such obscene salary. Somebody else volunteered to pay them such obscene salary, plus even more obscene annual bonuses.

HUMAN ERRORS are faultless. It is honest mistakes because there is no such thing as dishonest mistake. If it is dishonest, the it cannot be mistakes; it would be deliberate, premeditated manipulations. Simple as that.

Is that loud and clear?

 SSO

White devils, go mind your own business - China said

 China threatens to 'poke the eyes' of Five Eyes nations over HK

China has hit back at a joint statement from Five Eyes partners condemning its actions in Hong Kong, accusing the security alliance of threatening its internal affairs.

The Five Eyes foreign ministers from Australia, Canada, the US, Britain and New Zealand on Thursday said opposition MPs who were disqualified by Beijing from Hong Kong's legislature for not being patriotic enough should be immediately reinstated.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Thursday night said China would not flinch if trouble came its way.

"No matter how many eyes they have, five or 10 or whatever, should anyone dare to undermine China's sovereignty, security and development interests, be careful not to get poked in the eye," he said.

November 20, 2020 6:58 pm

 

The above comment by Anon 6:58pm is the latest change in China's policy towards the 5 white trouble makers. For too long, China has been on the receiving end from the poisonous vibes of these white devils. After invading China and waging the Opium War against China, impoverishing China, humiliated China, bankrupted China through Unequal Treaties, war indemnities, seizure of Hong Kong as a prize of war, today they are still trying to interfere in China's internal affairs as if Hong Kong is their territory. They incited, agitated, supported and financed street demonstrations against the Hong Kong govt and China and now got the cheek to tell China what to do in Hong Kong and to release the Hong Kong traitors as if they are British subjects, protected by the British or American Empire.China has yet to settle the scores for a century of humiliation and impoverishment.

 

China is saying enough is enough and there is no need for any restraint or politeness against evil white men out to commit mischief against China. China will poke your eyes if you dare to poke your fingers into China's internal affairs. China will kick your asses if you dare to violate Chinese sovereignty and territorial integrity. China is putting its foot down and will return every aggression and interference in as aggressive and robust way as it can. There is no need to be nice to white devils and trouble makers.

 

The message is directed clearly at the 5 eyes countries without mincing any words, with no attempt to hide or play down the intent, with diplomatic niceties thrown out of the window. It is China's declaration of war against the evil white men from the 5 eyes countries. Let there be no doubt that China is now ready to give a black eye if the 5 eyes evil white men were to behave badly against China. China is not going to tolerate their attacks and animosities lying down anymore. There will be no turning the other cheek.

 

China is now on a war footing and not going to take anymore nonsense from the Americans or any of the 5 eyes countries. Australia will be the first sacrificial lamb to be slaughtered. The PLA will be ready to face the white devils squarely if confronted or provoked. You want war, China will go take you on. You want trade wars, China will return you with trade wars. Every anti China move taken by the 5 eyes countries will henceforth be returned with equal force. 

 

The glove is off.

Covid19 vaccines - The Great White Hopes

When the manufacturer of a car claimed that it could run 18km on 1 litre of petrol the buyer could say, wow, damn fantastic claim, but never believe that it could be achieved on the road when the car is used normally. The 18km per litre may be achieveable under very special conditions, and driven specifically just for that purpose. It may not have been achieved at all but just a sales claim for all you know.

Such claims are very common even in medicine or health supplements. The producers of the products would make all the claims they wanted, often never to be met by the users. The users are also realistic, not to expect too much, as long as it works somewhat, has some positive effects. 

My car initially gave me 14.1km per litre and now hovering about 13.5km. I never expect to get 18km and would be very happy to get anything more than 14km per litre of petrol.

The Great White Hopes of Covid19 are two vaccines, one by Pfizer and one by Moderna. Pfizer initially claimed that it was 90% effective. Moderna claimed to be 95% effective. Now Pfizer is reported to have changed its claim to be also 95% effective in producing antibodies against Covid19 when vaccinated. 

As these are manufacturers' claims, let's take it with a pinch of salt and wish them well. If they are really as good as they claimed to be, it would be good for everyone and we can say goodbye to Covid19 and the discomfort of so many restraints in our daily life.

What is unusual or expected is that these two vaccines are the Great White Hopes, to be out earlier than other countries, especially to beat Chinese vaccines in approval for public use. For being the Great White Hopes, they must be good, no need to question or challenge their claims. So far no one is posing any question or doubt about the claims and the efficacy of the two vaccines. Fauci also accepted the claims at face value, no need to verify like Gov Cuomo wanted to do. This is how the white men have been telling the world about their products for donkey years as the best. They only tell the truth, just like men landing on the moon until 5 years ago when they knew that they could not do it and decided to close down the moon landing programme in NASA, to produce rockets to put man on the moon. Now they are so pleased and excited that Elon Musk, a private entrepreneur, could save them the embarrassment of having to pay for a ride to the International Space Station on board Russian built rockets because they don't have the technology to do so.

The Americans have made great strides, backward, in their space programme, from claiming that going to the moon, landing on the moon, were cake walks, to paying a private rocket taxi just to get to the ISS. Ok, I digress. The two Great White Hopes are all they are banking on to save themselves, saving a lot of embarrassment, and a lucky few coloured people that are able to pay for them and are on their good books. In their state of desperation and delirium, they chose to believe and accept all the claims of the two vaccines, totally, completely, as the elixirs they have been waiting for, just like remdesivir, hydrochloroqine and disinfectants that were once their Great White Hopes. Not a single white man or scientist has raised a word of doubt or caution about the claims of the 2 Great White Hopes.

They have totally ignored and written off the vaccines that the Chinese and other non white countries are developing and well ahead of them in the final third stage of public trials and going on smoothly without major hiccups. It is silence all the way. In a way it is good that the two Great White Hopes appeared at this time to take their attention off and heat away from the Chinese vaccines.  Otherwise they would be smearing and ridiculing the Chinese vaccines in every word they spout to discredit them. They may even sabotaged their trials and testings. They have been casting aspersion and doubts everyday since the Chinese started to test their vaccines and nothing good has been said. That is only to be expected. How can the Chinese do better than the great white men? The low number of infections in China must be fake. How could there be barely 85,000 cases in China? The 11m and shooting to the sky numbers in the US must be real, no under reporting, no under testing, no bluff. 

It is good to question and have doubts and a bit of reservations about a new vaccine that has yet to be approved for use for the public. Science is built on this foundation.  It is another thing to blindly believe in what the manufacturers claimed wholesale and taking them as the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and willing not only to pay millions or billions for them, but to throw caution to the winds, and rushing to approve and apply them with no hesitation and apprehension. The price is death if the claims turn out bad.

All Great White Hopes are always well received by the white believers like believing in their white God, must be good, until they fell flat one after another. Thanks to Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson and many other great black fighters that stubbornly would not allow a Great White Hope to stand up tall and the Hope turning into reality.

Maybe these 2 Great White Hopes are different and will be the real things, or at least one of them will be. Even if they would not be 95% effective as claimed, 80% would be good, even 70% or 50% would be good enough a reason to celebrate. At least there is a Great White Hope standing and money to be made.

Chinese vaccines, a no no, a non starter to the whites. Never trust the Chinese! OK, OK, just stick to your Great White Hopes. Please don't come back. Please don't call Xi.

PS. The latest report, the Sinopharm vaccine has been tested on 60,000 volunteers and the result, 100% success. And the vaccine can be stored at temp between 2C to 8C, temperature in a home fridge. How's that for a start? Bear in mind that the Chinese vaccines were tested and put on trials in Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia and several other countries, some with very strong anti China elements waiting to discredit the Chinese. These countries also have vested interest to want to make sure the tests and trials are done correctly, no rigging, no faking, no fixing as they are using them on their own population.  

The tests and trials of Sinopharm vaccine were done by third parties and under careful scrutiny and came out with flying colours. Who did the trials for Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines?

Why is DBS India coughing money to save a failing Indian bank and not the govt of India?

Anon 2:10 pm posted this comment.

'India CECA News:

Is Singapore's DBS Being Forced by India to Inject Capital Into Troubled Indian Bank?....

Given the “ absence of any credible plan for infusion of capital ”, therefore, the amalgamation with DBS Bank India is necessary in the name of “(Indian) public interest and particularly in the interest of the (Indian)depositors,” RBI notes.

According to DBS, it will inject INR 2,500 crore ($463 million) into DBS Bank India if the scheme goes through. This will be fully funded from DBS’ existing resources.

“The proposed amalgamation will provide stability and better prospects to Lakshmi Vilas Bank’s depositors, customers and employees following a time of uncertainty,” says DBS. November 18, 2020 2:10 pm '

 

Below is from The Economic Times of India

'DBS is well-known for its culture of efficiency. We can keep our fingers crossed on how that will fit in with the culture of the old private sector bank, says R Gandhi, Former Deputy Governor, RBI.

It was expected that a public sector bank would step in down and save Lakshmi Vilas Bank NSE -19.94 %. The RBI has put out a draft amalgamation scheme with DBS India as the possible bank that will take over. Any comments on the choice of DBS India?
 

First of all, there has been a long standing expectation from the market and others that whenever there is a problem in a bank, the public sector should come to the rescue. It is good that the premise is gone. Whether the market likes this arrangement, whether it is a public sector or a private sector or a foreign bank that should not be the criteria. The bank which will be able to take over the failing bank and which can bring in additional capital should be the primary consideration. That has been demonstrated and that is good for the future. The normal expectation that a PSU bank should always come to the rescue whenever a bank fails is gone and that is a first. Number two, whether there will be a cultural fit or not is a natural question people will entertain because DBS is well-known for its culture of efficiency. We can keep our fingers crossed on how that will fit in with the culture of the old private sector bank but that would also have been factored in by DBS. This is a local bank now, it is a subsidiary of DBS, it is not DBS per se.'

 

A few pertinent questions. Why is DBS India bailing out a failing Indian bank. 2. What is it in for DBS? 3. Is DBS doing charity? 4. What is the return for the $463m paid? 5. Who is this $463m paid to? 6. In addition DBS India would have to pay the depositors what they deposited. How much would this be and is it in addition to the $463m? 7. What would be the full sum that DBS India would have to pay eventually? 8. Does DBS has a choice to say no? 9. Presumably the Singapore govt was consulted and agreed to it?

In the last sentence above in bold was added by me. What does it mean that DBS is a local bank now and not DBS per se? 

What is going on? Anyone able to clarify what is going on? Is DBS India now own by the Indian govt and the Indian govt can order DBS India, a bank owned by Singapore, to bail out failing Indian bank?

As an analogy, supposing a local Singapore bank is failing, can the Singapore govt order a foreign bank like an American or European bank to bail out the bank?

livemint.com reported this,

'The equity holders of Lakshmi Vilas Bank will find their value written down to nil. “On and from the Appointed date, the entire amount of the paid-up share capital and reserves and surplus, including the balances in the share/securities premium account of the transferor bank, shall stand written off," the RBI said. The fact that the bank had a negative networth would mean that shareholders do not stand a chance to make money.

DBS India will pay depositors of Lakshmi Vilas Bank fully if they do not wish to continue to remain with the lender post merger. Employees too are expected to be swallowed completely by DBS Bank India without big layoffs.'

Is DBS India doing national service for India or is this a commercial decision whereby DBS will gain or benefit somewhat in the long run? Or is it money down the drain?

Is it Christmas in India?

Anon 2:53pm said, 'Effectively, the India government is getting a foreign investor to bail out a local financial institution which is in trouble - to protect Indian depositors - instead of using taxpayers' money as was done in Western countries.

Why not save Hyflux and protect the uncles and aunties minority shareholders who would have lost their life savings or a big chunk of their little savings?