"What sources are you quoting?"
He is quoting 'The Urban Dictionary', "which is a crowdsourced online dictionary of slang words" assembled by blogged definitions contributed by ..... whoever!
A blogger's "dictionary"
It has no authoritative grounding, no history of research, no credibility - nothing in the way of a reputation - if you are looking for an off-the cuff quote on anything, from politics - to stand-up-comedy - to the most satisfying porn channel - it's in U.D.
The level of reliability of the dictionary can be found in the last line of that particular definition, which is entitled entitled "Labour", from the contributor
"You stupid Labourite! Go munch some lentils, ya hippie.
by TGPEG April 18, 2010"
The "Independant' doesn't stand a chance next to such erudition, does it!!!
My first encounter with Ians was when he called me naive for believing everything I read - unfortunately, he failed to introduce me to The Urban Dictionary - it would have saved me making all the mistakes I have!!
Within a week of the start of the Arab Spring protests, David Cameron lauunched a massive ARMS FAIR in London aimed at such 'Democracies' as Saudi Arania and Bahrain
Britain supplied sniper ammunition to Syria which was possibly used to train the snipers who cut down the citizens of Homs and riot control equipment (tear gas, batons, body armour and armoured cars) which allowed the protesters to be rounded up and herded into Assad's prisons where they were tortured in their many thousands, and later 'disappeared'
Five days ago The Daily Telegraph reported that 13,000 people were executed in just one of Assad's prisons in Damascus over the last five years.
Britain was condemned internationally during the period when the Assad regime was using chemical weapons on its own people, when it was revealed that we had sold chemicals to Syria which were capable of being used in the manufacture of those weapons.
The rise of Isis can be traced back directly to the failure of the UN to act on the Homs massacres and the support given by Western countries to regimes such as Assad's
Wonder if The Urban Dictionary carried any of that information!!
Jim Carroll