British IS female wants to come back to UK…

Or send someone in a Taxi? 

If it had been a family member of mine that’s exactly what I’d have done. Turn up in a taxi, pockets full of cash for bribes there’s a good chance you’d have got the baby out at least.

there’s a good chance you’d have got the baby out at least.

… or murdered to death, of course.

“Excuse me, mister Western-hating extremist terrorist, would you mind awfully if I take this baby to the UK, potentially against the wishes of its parents?”

“By all means good sir, would you like a cup of tea before you go?”

Maybe that’s what would happen cougar, but perhaps not. Sometimes the most obvious straight forward solution is what works. It’s not instant death for westerners to enter these camps as evidenced by aid workers and journalists.
Personally I’ve had a fantastic fulfilling life, but I wouldn’t hesitate to risk it to try and give my grandchild the chance of doing the same. Wouldn’t you ??

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Or send someone in a Taxi?

If it had been a family member of mine that’s exactly what I’d have done. Turn up in a taxi, pockets full of cash for bribes there’s a good chance you’d have got the baby out at least

I think there would be a higher chance of you having you pockets full of cash emptied long before you had arrived at the camp.

Would make for a good script for a Hollywood film though. Who would you have play you Col?

there’s a good chance you’d have got the baby out at least.

Given that there are now western journalists in the camps and they’ve reported that the security services of many western countries(including the UK) are present and interviewing their citizens, whilst clearly not the least dangerous place in the world, it puts a lie to the notion (Given b Hunt and Javid et al) that it’s too dangerous for  the British state  to make attempts to repatriate it’s citizens

Would make for a good script for a Hollywood film though. Who would you have play you Col?

Liam Neeson of course, who else 🙄🙄

Liam Neeson was the obvious choice of course; and with his dislike of dark skinned people … he’d be well up for it too!

But I think for realistic value (the script possibly stretching the imagination even for Hollywood a tad far) then Ricky Gervais?

Given that there are now western journalists in the camps and they’ve reported that the security services of many western countries(including the UK) are present and interviewing their citizens, whilst clearly not the least dangerous place in the world, it puts a lie to the notion (Given b Hunt and Javid et al) that it’s too dangerous for the British state to make attempts to repatriate it’s citizens

Well don’t be shy, specifically say how you think this baby should have been retrieved by Holland or the Uk. Who should have gone to do it? A volunteer member of the public? A paid Social Worker? The Dutch/UK military? If the latter should they have been armed? Should they return fire if Russian or Syrian soldiers fired on them? Should they return fire if local militias fired on them? I’m not saying you’re wrong, although I probably will once you provide the detail. 🙂

Assuming you do have a cunning plan, and are working on the basis that the Home Sec decided not to do it (why the home sec? Wouldn’t it be Hunt or Williamson’s remit) can you explain why Holland didn’t do it? The Baby was as much their citizen as he was ours.

Well, Hunt (as of yesterday when he changed his mind) appears to also think that the UK Government should try and get the kids out via the DID, so you can ask him I suppose

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/10/two-more-isis-women-reema-and-zara-iqbal-syrian-camps-stripped-of-british-citizenship

specifically say how you think this baby should have been retrieved by Holland or the Uk

Well, Hunt (as of yesterday when he changed his mind) appears to also think that the UK Government should try and get the kids out via the DID, so you can ask him I suppose

I’ll take that as an admission that you haven’t got a clue how you would have got the Baby out, you’ve just been watching too many action films.

I’m sure in the medium term a lot (all?) European Isis children and fighters will return to Europe but that’s very different to getting them out today, or last week: https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/07/what-is-europe-s-approach-to-repatriating-isis-members-euronews-answers

I’ll take that as an admission that you haven’t got a clue how you would have got the Baby out, you’ve just been watching too many action films.

Of course I’ve got no idea, why would I? As for action films, sorry, it’s not my thing. Perhaps you’re projecting?  My point wasn’t about that, it was about the fact that the Gov had said it was too dangerous, when clearly it isn’t ( as the place is crawling with journos and civil servants.) which they’ve now pretty much had to tacitly admit.

Personally I’ve had a fantastic fulfilling life, but I wouldn’t hesitate to risk it to try and give my grandchild the chance of doing the same. Wouldn’t you ??

No, because I chose never to have the responsibility of reproducing in the first place.

Hypothetically, I guess I’d want to weigh up exactly how safe or dangerous it was likely to be before “jumping in a taxi.” There’s little point in doing the noble thing only to wind up with two corpses instead of one.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-middle-east-47764792/is-defeat-british-fighters-emerge-after-fall-of-baghuz

Didn’t one guy say he wants to come back as he misses KFC…

Good gob, what must the food have been like in the Caliphate cafe?

Good god, what must the food have been like in the Caliphate cafe?

Loving the idea of the ISIS canteen, brings Eddie Izzard’s Death star routine to mind: