Peter Hitchens

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

2/3 This is matched on the other side by the weird inability of intelligence honchos and old Cold WAr media warhorses to reralise that the USSR is dead, and that Russia is not a Communist country. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

1/3 Looking at the line-up for the 'No to NATO' demonstration, I am struck by the almost total dominance (among planned speakers) by what might be called the 'pariah left', basically Corbynites and their equivalents. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@Speak21891638 Perhaps not. Even so, if you say one thing and act as if you thought another, misunderstanding is the politest explanation. And I like to be polite where possible. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

2/2 .@richjackson99 . The US bumbled into Vietnam, persuading itself (absurdly) that an NLF victory would be a global triumph for the USSR, and then couldn't easily stop. The nearest parallel to that is the USSR's equally barmy intervention in Afghanistan. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

1/2 @rich_jackson99 . I think it is just you. Most of these crises are entirely unique. It actually makes them *harder to understand if you see them as repeats of Munich, Yalta, Vietnam, Iraq etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

'Yet when it comes to Russia, the United States and its NATO allies have acted for decades in disregard of this same [Monroe Doctrine] principle. They have progressively advanced the placement of their military forces toward Russia, even to its borders.' https://t.co/suGTXqDTyI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

'U.S. policy embodies a conviction that *where* a potential opponent places its forces is crucially important. In fact, this conviction is the cornerstone of American foreign and military policy, and its violation is considered reason for war.' https://t.co/suGTXqDTyI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

'America’s new military objective places the United States into a posture of direct confrontation with Russia. Now the goal is to cripple a part of the Russian state, its military.' https://t.co/suGTXqDTyI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

'In the months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the explanation offered for America’s involvement has changed. What had been pitched as a limited, humanitarian effort to help Ukraine defend itself has morphed to include an additional aim': https://t.co/suGTXqDTyI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

'Having misunderstood why Russia invaded Ukraine, the West is now basing existential decisions on false premises. In doing so, it is deepening the crisis and may be sleepwalking toward nuclear war.' https://t.co/suGTXqDTyI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Quite — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@kynohy The British Humourlessness Institute, which had its head office in Harlow New Town, was closed during the Thatcher years, because of the cuts. This is why I now need to go to Germany for certification. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Yes .@janinethechef1, there is a backlog or ruckstand. Once you hit 70 it's the reverse of what happens with your driving licence. You need to be tested *less* frequently. There are terrible tears when people fail, and have to be told they do, after all, have a sense of humour. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Cool — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

@curtainsilicon.Please quote examples of the faults you allege, or it is impossible for I or anyone to answer you. I have no idea what you mean by 'one-dimensional'. Were you expecting a pop-up book? Or is it another way of saying you don't like reading stuff you disagree with? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@thelivingvote. Thank you. I think any fair-minded person, confronted with this, will at least be caused to reflect, and that is never a bad thing https://t.co/suGTXqDTyI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@andersostlund Oh, and on which side of history was Sweden when it permitted passage of Hitler's troops through its territory during WW2? https://t.co/WSful81jqU . Less bombast. More thought. Always good. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@andersostlund Just a small reflection. On which side of 'history' were the people of Hungary when they rose (with, I have to say, astonishng courage) against Soviet tyranny in 1956? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@andersostlund Curious how the Marxist belief in 'history' as a judge of actions has now spread into supposedly free western minds.The point about history is that it's written long afterwards, by people unaffected by our current fashions and emotions. Who knows what it will say? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

@DominikShill I have no idea what goes on in Kremlin corridors. The last time I was in a Kremlin corridor was when I accompanied Neil Kinnock and Denis Healey on a visit to Konstantin Chernenko in 1984. Chernenko, who wheezed a lot, died soon afterwards. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@energybillhigh. Well, what a shock that the BBC may not be completely impartial on a major issue of public importance! But it *is* brief compared with Richard Sakwa's book 'Frontline Ukraine', which I also recommend and is a more detailed account from a similar perspective. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Are you a regurgitator, or a thinker? Until you have read this: https://t.co/suGTXqDTyI you don't really have an opinion on Ukraine . Those who are unaware of this (whether they accept its case or not) are just regurgitating what they have been told by authority. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@samcoiusins93. Thanks I wish more people would take this wise view on a very complex and difficult issue, with huge implications. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Well worth a read :,Ukraine is shaping up as a forever war https://t.co/rRnziJKv3U — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

I regret the title, an ill-conceived attempt (in another. era) to increase the audience. But the lecture itself, and the discussion afterwards, hold up well. Apart from the idiot who won’t stop coughing. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

It is indeed a must read .@rhydy1945 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

RT @unherd: “If it turns to internal monitoring, that’s a wholly different matter.” | Journalist @ClarkeMicah explains why the government's… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

The criminal justice system is indeed in chaos. But who thinks Labour (or the Useless Tories) can or will fix it? ‘Offenders on probation kill or commit sex attacks three times a week’ https://t.co/vHPVmYnYuE via @MailOnline — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@duncangarwell Because so many of my detractors have no actual arguments, and because they hero-worshipped Christopher so much that they find my actual existence hard to bear. It’s very strange, but quite funny. Humans are seldom rational. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

RT @ClarkeMicah: .@theseusofdillon. Did your admiration of my late brother extend to agreeing with his enthusiastic support for the America… — PolitiTweet.org