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The battle of Idlib is not going to be a walkover since it is the last significant battle in Syria. Al-Qaeda and other jihadists and the thousands of foreign fighters are not expected to surrender. Russia vows to eliminate al-Qaeda unless Turkey finishes these off.
131. We note that we have not seen the minutes of these meetings either: this causes us great concern. Policy discussions on such an important issue should have been minuted. We support Mr Murray's own conclusion that were it not for his actions these matters may never have come to light.The people doing these things were not ordinarily bad people; they were just trying to keep their jobs, comforting themselves with the thought that they were only civil servants obeying orders. Many were also actuated by the nasty "patriotism" that grips in time of war, as we invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. Almost nobody in the FCO stood up against the torture or against the illegal war - Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Carne Ross and I were the only ones to leave over it.
"All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state",but the fact that the mainstream media decided not to hold these dangerous actions to account is concerning (though not surprising).
Comment: The Ethiopian PM is merely stating the facts, who would want to be taught anything moral from a group with such an appalling record as the UAE? Saudi Arabia in particular is responsible for some of the worst human rights abuses at home and then abroad its crimes against humanity are legion; from its support for terrorists groups like ISIS, its funding of militant forms of Islam across the globe, and in its barbaric war on Yemen: