Interesting article from last year about lessons (not) learnt from Britain's disastrous WW1 campaign in the Dardanelles against the Ottomans https://warontherocks.com/2025/06/a-strait-comparison… (View Post)

You have the correct interpretation. Two things can be true: it was stupid and illegal for the United States to bomb another country unprovoked and kill its head of state; it is legal and may be nece… (View Post)

On topic, as I have just discovered, it isn't just Ts &Cs. The bet is probably illegal. Under the 1774 Life Insurance Act, so before American independence, life insurance payments are only p… (View Post)

To be fair that's exactly what's happened AFAICS. Taking part in an unprovoked attack on another country to kill its head of state is a completely different circumstance under the law from … (View Post)

Run the advantages of First Past the Post by me again? (View Post)