{"id":1046,"date":"2020-01-26T17:22:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T17:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nonewwars.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:59:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T11:59:18","slug":"ducks-planes-horses-teacups-and-tanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nonewwars.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/01\/ducks-planes-horses-teacups-and-tanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks, planes, horses, teacups and tanks"},"content":{"rendered":"

You must have been on a fairground merry-go-round as a child.\u00a0 Was it a traditional carousel with horses that go up and down as it goes round?\u00a0 Or a toddlers’ one with teacups?\u00a0 Maybe it was zoo-themed with lions and zebras and elephants?\u00a0 Emergency service vehicles such as police cars and fire engines?\u00a0 Trains are quite common, such as a Thomas the Tank Engine themed ride.<\/p>\n

Talking of tanks, how about this?<\/p>\n

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Image taken from Children in Peace site https:\/\/www.childrenofpeace.org.uk\/news\/<\/em><\/p>\n

The campaigning body ForcesWatch<\/a> worries about the militarisation of society in the UK, with lengthy arguments as to why it is not right to encourage guns as playthings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But even they have not got started on the concept of toddlers in tanks.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did email Children of Peace and ask them via their contact form what that image was supposed to be.\u00a0 I got no response.\u00a0 Within a few hours they had changed the image on the news page.\u00a0 I presume they have realised there are links to it and removed it from the media section of their site – hence it appears broken above.\u00a0 This was the image:<\/p>\n

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This is the email I sent on 26th Jan 2020, as at 3rd Feb 2020 I have had no reply:<\/p>\n

——– Forwarded Message ——–
\nSubject: A query regarding an image on your site
\nDate: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:02:26 +0000
\nFrom: Simon Reed
\nTo: contact@childrenofpeace.org.uk<\/p>\n

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Can you tell me what is going on in this picture?<\/p>\n

I am referring to the headline photo for the news story “\/A new group joins us. The Palestinian group SHAMS joins us as an affiliate.\/”<\/p>\n

It appears to be small children on a merry-go-round of tanks. It looks like one of the most appalling images of child military indoctrination I’ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

What is the place and who are the children?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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