Robin B Harris

Walkie, Talkie - Boom Boom!

Instead of Hezbollah leaders moaning about the pager/walkie-talkie explosions, one would think a certain level of admiration is called for. Instead of blustering about 'declarations of war' and 'red lines being crossed' how about a bow towards Mossad expertise. The stealth, technology and timing of

Muslim - heal thyself

Based on the Muslim community's disquiet about reduced anti-terrorism funding, it is worth noting the following: Based on the number of events, there is a three-to-one likelihood that our next terrorist will in fact be Muslim. Asha Abillie attempted to crash an Air NZ plane in 2000 and

Democrat leaders. ODT letter published.

Kevin Burke 'A simple explanation' (Letters 23 August), berates Trump for multiple failings in his private life. Has Mr Burke forgotten that we have had four years of Trump as president and nary a Brownshirt to be seen? If dodgy personal behaviour is an impediment to high political

Zuckerberg's 'mea culpa'

I find it extraordinary that the bombshell admission by Mark Zuckerberg that his Meta group suppressed information about Biden family corruption, has received no coverage in New Zealand's daily papers. Having made it their policy to malign President Trump whenever he raises issues of election fairness, the papers

Olympic joke

Two tourists are visiting Paris for the Olympics. Inspecting the display of national flags, Tourist One remarks: 'The Australian flag has one more star than the New Zealand flag. Why is that?' Tourist Two responds: 'Better food'.

Those thuggish British

What an extraordinarily biased editorial 'A tale of three countries' (ODT 8 August). To state that: 'There is an ugly side to the British', is to ignore their forbearance over decades in the face of sustained Muslim terror. Have you forgotten Pan Am 103, Central London

Those UK racist thugs

I'm bemused at the 'race thuggery' outbursts by British PM Sir Keir Starmer. Has he forgotten that it was his Labour predecessors, Bair and Brown who scoured Pakistan for migrants to settle in the Red Wall constituencies in the north - particularly around Rotherham? These newcomers

What's Green for schadenfreude?

After decades of presenting List candidates with almost Vestal-like qualities, the Greens are now facing an embarrassing reality. One of their parliamentarians has anger management issues, another is a kleptomaniac and another seems to be an exploiter of powerless migrants. I recall their holier-than-thou attitude to the Whaka-jumping legislation by

Cheap shots

Forget the motivations of the deranged young man who fired at Donald Trump on Saturday. His rifle was simply the tip of a spear that has been fashioned by the US Left for all of the ten years since Trump entered national politics. From Obama's sneering 'guns

Beware the Trump

With a new Trump Administration becoming more likely by the day, some politicians may rue their past utterances about The Donald. One such is David Lammy the UK Foreign Secretary in Keir Starmer's cabinet line- up. A recent edition of The Spectator records this massive Lammy 'howler&

The real 'Public Interest Journalism'

I find it extraordinary that the Ardern Labour Government found the money to pay newspapers for ‘Public Interest Journalism’, but at the same time didn’t care that newspapers steadily reduced the space devoted to reader correspondence. As a lifetime newspaper reader, I have watched as space devoted to what

We're too nice to criticise Islam

While Western Europe with the exception of the UK, is steadily moving to the political Right and openly declaring a halt to migration from Islamic countries, New Zealand just can't quite bring itself to drink the Kool-aide and arm itself against the creeping tide. The US also, given

Why us?

A lengthy Opinion Piece on Gaza refugees was printed as follows: https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350239007/how-new-zealand-blocking-one-few-avenues-escape-gaza Interesting that the last sentence refers to a reply not received from the responsible minister. I wrote an innocuous and brief response to the article as follows: Matt Hayes: 'How

Proportionality in armed conflict.

As we await Israel's response to the Iranian attack over the weekend, the question of 'proportionality' comes to the fore. Given the readiness and effectiveness of Israel's rocket defences, it is not surprising that few of the rockets (cruise and ballistic) actually landed and

More pro-Palestinian rubbish rebutted. My letter to Sunday Star-Times.

Your correspondent Terri Brown (letters 7 April) states: 'Since 1948 the Palestinians have lived under military occupation (by Israel)'. Not so. Between 1948 and 1967, Gaza and the contiguous territory of Sinai, was under the military governorship (occupation) of Egypt. Similarly for the same period, Judea and Samaria

Winston needs a history lesson (or two)

Letter to Herald The report: 'Peters tells UN civilians must not pay the price of war in Gaza' (9 April), is so ahistorical that one wonders at the level of education of his MFAT speechwriters. It is a basic tenet of warfare (as opposed to terrorism), that its

National's reforming zeal on transport.

Given the National government's reforming zeal and the introduction of Road User Charges (RUC), for electric vehicles, might I suggest another transport inequity in need of a remedy. The ACC account for motorcyclist injuries nowhere near covers the cost. ACC collects $27 Million from motorcyclists, which is a

No tears for TV3

I can't summon up much sorrow at the closure of TV3. I recall the vox pop of its London reporter Lissette Raymer at the coronation of King Charles. It was snide and insulting for two nights running. 'Don't you think Charles is a clown?'

Usman Khawaja needs a gratitude implant, followed by one for humility.

For those who don't recognise the name, Usman Khawaja is an Australian test cricketer. He migrated with his family from Pakistan when he was a boy and has flourished there by virtue of his cricketing expertise. He even has a Caucasian wife and presents himself to the world

Chloe the Untouchable

This letter sent to the Herald NZ yesterday. Not published of course. Noteworthy that US Congresswoman Rashida Talib was censured by Congress yesterday. 'Media darling and MP Chloe Swarbrick, has issued a grudging apology for using the slogan 'From the River to the Sea'. If she looks

Maire Leadbetter and other protected species.

Auckland activist Maire Leadbetter wrote to the Herald on 2 November pleading for hospital patients in Gaza being put in danger by Israeli military operations in Gaza. Her opening sentence 'I struggle to imagine what it must be like to be a dialysis patient or a patient on a

Hamas in Israel

Another missed opportunity

The news that Kim and Putin are meeting to discuss military cooperation, underlines the foolishness of abandoning Trump-era policies towards the Hermit Kingdom.Ever the deal-maker, Trump identified Kim as a millennial, totally sick of propping up the catastrophic and unsustainable 'Juche' (self reliance) policies bequeathed to him

A letter to Sir Stephen Tindall

“Dear Sir Stephen I am taking the liberty of writing to you at the Tindall Foundation. My reason is that if this letter, which is about a serious matter, was sent ‘C/- The Warehouse’, it would be unlikely to reach you. My concern is about the gender grooming present

A Sri Lankan migrant walked into Westpac...

A Sri Lankan migrant walked into Westpac and asked to see a loans officer. Once in the loans office she asked for an overdraft or line of credit. The bank officer then asked if she was a customer of Westpac, to which the young woman stated that she was indeed