The Glass House Where Keir Starmer Lives

They say people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. The obvious reason is that in return, someone will throw a stone at them. But sometimes, the reason is more simple - when you live in a glass house, everyone can see your foolishness and in some cases, as is the case with Keir Starmer, the glass allows the world to see your hypocrisy.

To explain, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom feels it is his moral obligation to chastise Israel for violating Qatar's sovereignty. The beauty of AI (artificial intelligence) is that in mere seconds it can scan the history of our world. Having a lot more than the vaguest of notions that perhaps Starmer was being rather hypocritical, I asked my friend, Claude, to do some quick research.

What "he" found was not surprising. And the clear lesson for Starmer is that it is best before you open your mouth, that you should think what would happen when you find yourself a million times more guilty of that which you accuse your enemies of.

So what did Claude (created by Anthropic) discover...

Indeed, it soon becomes as clear as glass that the United Kingdom has regularly violated the sovereignty of other nations. While that was obvious, what must be noted is also the reason. What prompted the British Empire to repeatedly violate the soverignty of nations on nearly every continent?

Unlike Israel, which is fighting a defensive war after being viciously attacked, the UK's goals were anything but altruistic or defensive. During their Colonial Expansion era, their goal was most definitely occupation.

In the 20th century, Britain turned towards regime change and interference in the internal affairs of other countries. More recently, they invaded Iraq, Libya, and on an ongoing basis, they violate the sovereignty of Syria.

One of the justifications, says Claude, for the UK's ongoing acts of aggression was counter-terrorism. There have been few more obvious examples of a terrorist organization than Hamas. And in Israel's case, it "violated" the sovereignty of Qatar NOT to attack Qatar interests, targets, or people, but to cut off the head of the snake - the Hamas leadership.

If there was any single nation in the world that should remain silent when speaking of occupation, colonization, and breaking the sovereignty of another country, that would be the UK. And if there were ever a leader who should understand the sand upon which he stands, that would be Starmer.

No nation carries more shame over the way it treated indigenous populations, and no other nation has a greater need to tell the head of its government that sometimes silence is the better option. Israel, the sole Jewish country in the world, has every right, even obligation, to protect itself, and that means destroying Hamas - no matter what country shields them.

Colonial Expansion Era

• India (1757-1858): Gradual takeover through East India Company, exploiting political divisions and using military force to establish control over princely states
• Ireland (1169-1921): Centuries of military occupation and political subjugation, justified as bringing order and civilization
• Egypt (1882): Military occupation ostensibly to protect British interests and restore order during nationalist uprising
• Burma (1824-1886): Three Anglo-Burmese Wars to secure trade routes and expand territorial control

20th Century Interventions

• Iran (1953): MI6 collaborated with CIA to orchestrate coup against democratically elected Prime Minister Mossadegh, motivated by oil nationalization concerns
• Suez Crisis (1956): Invaded Egypt alongside France and Israel after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, claiming to protect international waterway
• Oman (1957-1975): Military intervention in Dhofar Rebellion to support Sultan and protect oil interests
• Northern Ireland (1969-1998): Deployment of troops during "The Troubles," justified as peacekeeping but viewed by many as occupation

Recent Military Actions

• Iraq (2003): Invasion alongside US without UN authorization, citing WMD threats and terrorism links (later proven unfounded)
• Libya (2011): NATO intervention during civil war, officially for humanitarian protection but resulted in regime change
• Syria (2018-present): Airstrikes without Syrian government consent, justified as counter-terrorism and chemical weapons response

Common Justifications Used

• Protection of British nationals and interests
• Humanitarian intervention
• Counter-terrorism
• Restoring stability/order
• International law enforcement