Professor of military ethics, trombone player, husband, dad, and eater of cake. Views expressed are own but RT/likes ≠ endorsement profdavidw.bsky.social
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It was a privilege to be appointed as an Assistant Inspector-General of the ADF in order to be able to contribute to the vital work carried out by Justice Brereton and his team, investigating allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan afghanistaninquiry.defence.g…
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Apr 20
During talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistan, the topic of Ukraine unexpectedly came up.
While discussing U.S. guarantees in the event that Iran halts uranium enrichment and abandons the development of nuclear weapons, the Iranian side asked how the United States is fulfilling the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which it pledged to respect and protect Ukraine’s sovereignty.
The U.S. delegation left the question unanswered.
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Hello, there 👋
Have you heard David Lammy MP and Sarah Sackman MP talking about people stealing bottles of whisky and swiping mobile telephones as examples of people who should not get jury trials?
Well. I’d like to tell you a story.
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Mar 13
Over the years I’ve been in many towns and cities when they were being bombed — in a few cases (Baghdad, Belgrade etc) by my own country. No matter what the justification, most of the victims have been entirely innocent. I’ve come to loathe the very thought of aerial bombardment.
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Mar 12
Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by US analytics software company Palantir.
A coalition of human rights, health and patient organisations, and unions sent out the plea to NHS trusts by email
bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s481…
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12 Dec 2025
BREAKING:
🇬🇧🇺🇳🇮🇱 ICC prosecutor Karim Khan says the UK threatened to defund the court and withdraw from its founding treaty if it pursued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant - The Guardian
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21 Nov 2025
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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30 Oct 2025
No. It isn’t. Even though you and your friends are eagerly trying to make your prediction come true. The Britain you see on your phone and that you are making other people see on their phones is not Britain. Come and visit.
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17 Oct 2025
Things that are simultaneously true:
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
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16 Oct 2025
Palestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, the man most capable of leading negotiations for a Palestinian state, was beaten unconscious by eight Israeli prison guards on September 14 as he was being transferred between prisons. theguardian.com/world/2025/o…
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27 Sep 2025
Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty & this tweet has been doing rounds today.
Now imagine my investigation into Russian interference hadn’t been crushed by lawfare, my news org had doubled down & carried on & govt had opened an inquiry as MPs demanded.
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24 Feb 2025
Former Brexit Party MEP, Nathan Gill has been arrested for taking ‘Russian-linked bribes’ from Oleg Voloshyn. Here’s Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife
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12 Oct 2025
Somebody at the publicly funded @BBC has made an editorial decision to ignore the issue of the Welsh leader of a party they constantly tell us will form the next govt taking bribes from Russia to spread propaganda.
I think we have a right to know who that somebody is. #BBCNews
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5 Oct 2025
Another day another news blackout from most of our media on the story of a Farage ally in European Parliament and leader of his party in Wales taking bribes from Russia to spout their lies and BS … Nathan Gill should be a household name by now. But the media that gave you phone hacking and helped give you Brexit are making sure he remains under the radar in case it demands their new pal Nigel …
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30 Sep 2025
LIVE La Flotilla in navigazione verso Gaza: diretta video x.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgRDbV…
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12 Sep 2025
The defense starts with awareness.
Disinformation doesn’t win by persuading you. It wins when we fight against each other. 12/
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9 Sep 2025
Whoever that guy was who forged Trump’s name on the Epstein card in 1995 and patiently waited 30 years for a leak was a next-level strategist. It’s almost unbelievable.
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12 Aug 2025
This is top-level trolling. Where can I buy this?
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9 Aug 2025
Fascinating thread 👇. Please read.
Chris was Mentioned in Despatches for his courage, professionalism and judgement as a young Captain during the Falklands War 1982. Today arrested for calling out Israeli war crimes. What a tragic indictment of this government’s moral collapse
Meet Colonel (ret.) Chris Romberg, former British army officer (29 Commando Regiment), military attache at UK embassies in Egypt and Jordan, and son of a Holocaust survivor.
Chris was arrested today for supporting a terrorist organisation.
A quick thread >
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4 Aug 2025
These problems require considered, intelligent solutions.
Any “tough on crime” policy which does not have this as its centrepiece is a distraction.
A con.
Don’t let con artists and hatemongers distract from the real issues.
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28 Jul 2025
We've added four new online short courses to our growing learning portfolio. Delivered by renowned experts from @KingsCollegeLon, @MartinBricknell & @davidwhetham, through @edXOnline, these courses explore key ethical challenges in defence and security. securityanddefenceplus.plusa…
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6 Jun 2025
So Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a flunkie goes "Deport!" and Elon goes "Impeach!"
And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.
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