Comments on: Syrians call for RAF food drops on Madaya, where people are starving to death https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: AlexisWolf https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/comment-page-2/#comment-727002 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:44:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-727002 Was this article written by the US state Dept?

]]> By: septicisle https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/#comment-726829 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:19:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-726829 No mention of Kafraya and Fua, the towns besieged by the rebels, and part of the reason as to why Madaya and Zabadani have been subject to the same treatment.

To quote from an activist in the Independent:

“I can’t stress enough that the people of Madaya do not want that
equation of Kafrraya and Fua versus Madaya he said. “Just leave us
alone.”

I agree with him, but partisan groups like Syria Solidarity UK should make clear it is not only Madaya being subject to this treatment, and it is not only the regime or Hizbullah using these tactics.

]]> By: CGR https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/#comment-726821 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 07:14:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-726821 But Hezbollah are ‘friends’ of Jeremy Corbyn.

]]> By: JAMES MCGIBBON https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/#comment-726814 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:16:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-726814 In reply to Stay Puft.

It is war and no one is wearing a uniform just various Isamists fighting for their nonsense religion. The UN could end it if they wanted to. However there are too many interests now. Food could be dropped in but will that extend the war! Full bellies can extend the conflict. Looks like Assad is winning.

]]> By: daijohn https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/#comment-726812 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:31:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-726812 Never mind you is friends with who lets get food to 40,000 starving people. Where there’s a will there’s a way

]]> By: Stay Puft https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/#comment-726810 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:32:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-726810 “Assad and Hezbollah are deliberately starving civilians”

This would be the same Hezbollah that Mr Corbyn called his friends, right?

]]> By: Brad JJ https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/#comment-726808 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:25:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-726808 In reply to David T.

If only we had 2000 heavy bombers. We do not. We have a few heavy transport aircraft.

]]> By: David T https://leftfootforward.org/2016/01/syrians-call-for-raf-food-drops-on-madaya-where-people-are-starving-to-death/#comment-726806 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:39:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=109382#comment-726806 We need a new Operation Manna:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-32572810

]]>