Thoroughly good egg. Ex soldier. Interests: colour; decoration; music; the military & 20th British art (especially Robert Bevan and Stanisława de Karłowska)
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Patrick Baty retweeted
Thankyou @ShippersUnbound and @spectator for the chance to discuss : SAS witch hunt: is Britain betraying its own special forces? shows.acast.com/68359028e1ab… via @acast
Those that willingly conduct and direct this damaging witch hunt against the SAS are acting in the interest of our many enemies. They weaken not just the Special Forces, but the whole of the national defence system and its essential ability to execute or threaten lethal force against those that seek to destroy or damage us.
It represents an act of national self-harm as damaging and serious as the suicidal act of unilateral disarmament would be in the face of actual military invasion. Utter madness….
Patrick Baty retweeted
A country cannot survive if it targets the leader of its bravest defenders.
We don’t know how lucky we are to have the SAS - because they don’t tell us how many lives they save or how dangerous the work they do.
The rot runs very deep.
EXCLUSIVE: The commanding officer of the SAS was placed under criminal investigation and referred to prosecutors over anti-ISIS mission in Syria.
Unprecedented move concerned police request for classified evidence, but effort to charge him collapsed thetimes.com/uk/defence/arti…
Patrick Baty retweeted
As we go into the weekend, we reflect on our past, our present and our future. Always a little further.
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OTD 1939 Count Stanisław Karłowski was shot by the Germans in a public execution in Gostyń.
A pioneer of organic farming in Poland he was shot as part of the mass murder of the Polish intelligentsia (teachers, priests, physicians, and other prominent members of Polish society) .
Patrick Baty retweeted
The Association in the press: Our President, Brig Ed Butler warns "lawfare" is damaging national security!
Patrick Baty retweeted
On 19 October 1984, the "Solidarity" priest Jerzy Popiełuszko was brutally murdered by communist security agents.
Jerzy was a priest who stood for the faith & welfare of his people in the face of the tyranny of communism.
"Do not be overcome by evil, overcome evil with good".
R. I. P.
Patrick Baty retweeted
Powerful, damning words from former Commander of the SAS 👇
Is this really a good time to undermine our bravest, most brilliant fighting unit?
The SAS are viewed with awe by our friends and our enemies. Allies cannot believe they are being treated in this appalling manner.
Read this powerful article by @thetimes , and reflect on what has been shared..
This is not just “persecution by (extremely clumsy) process” imposed upon active-duty SAS operators fighting to detain vicious ISIS thugs in an active war zone, but also an example of performative self-immolation initiated by the most senior UK Special Forces officer at the time (G Jenkins) as self-serving exercise in what HE calls ‘transparency’……
So, if someone, anyone (quite possibly an enemy) within an active war zone says the SAS killed an unarmed man, then the so-called ‘senior leaders’ (some, as in this case, with near-zero combat experience) within the Whitehall-based ‘UK system’ desperate to demonstrate something that they call ‘transparency’ (or whatever else floats the MOD’s boat), will automatically launch an aggressive RMP operation to detain the SAS men involved….
Not on the basis of any hard evidence (there is no crime scene, no bodies, no bullets etc), but purely on distant, uncorroborated hearsay and remote, delayed analysis of operational reports; all supported by desk-bound, chinless leaders that seemingly care more about how they will (personally) look in an MOD promotion board than trying to properly understand the circumstances faced by the SAS men and defend them accordingly.
What a gift this utterly pathetic weakness, low threshold investigative process and twisted self-defeating system gives to our many enemies….and what an awful message it sends to those that still volunteer to fight on our all of our behalves….
Patrick Baty retweeted
An excerpt from SAS: Shadow War. Our members talking for the first time about operations and how lawfare means they're still fighting, some 40 years on. Listen on open.spotify.com/show/4euKwY… or search Apple Podcasts. #specialforces @Independent #opnimrod @DavidDavisMP
Patrick Baty retweeted
Dame Edna casually tells Conan she travels with a gynecologist instead of bodyguards, then explains she hired Julio Iglesias’s father for the job after interviewing him.
She adds that his hand shakes a little, but “that’s not necessarily a disadvantage,” and that he’s currently in the green room going through the gift basket. Conan just sits there trying to stay professional while the story keeps getting worse.
The best part is how completely unbothered she is about the whole thing. She drops the line like it’s a normal detail about her staff, then moves on.
Most hosts would have steered the conversation somewhere safer. Conan doesn’t quite manage it, and the bit is better for it.
The Young Sheldon cast is getting roasted over their birth years, and some of these answers make you realize how much time has passed! 😂😭
We watched these characters grow up on screen, but seeing their real ages puts everything into perspective. Some of them look exactly how you’d expect, while others might genuinely surprise you. 👀
Patrick Baty retweeted
A farm which runs an egg honesty box in Maynooth in Co. Kildare, have taken to social media to upload a video of thieves taking a number of trays of eggs without paying for them.
Dunne's Farm Pastured Eggs took to social media to make people aware of the thieves and post said the following:
"This week on
“People pretending to be honest”
"2 more vermin who have been hitting us quite regularly. But this time we have the proof.
"We know you live in Clonee and only we are to busy to call and on you and collect either the money or claim the produce back…..
"I bet your husband will be mortified when he sees this🤭
"We think ah good shaming is in order!
"In fact the daughters egg carrying ability is worthy of a job!
We would be thankful if you shared so we could get a name for these two.
"They aren’t welcome back at Dunne’s farm and be sure to remind them if you see them🕵️
"For the record…
When we post these videos,
"We’re not looking for pity, sympathy or anything of the sort.
"We run a farm, we work hard, and unfortunately there will always be a certain type of people who think it’s perfectly acceptable to take what doesn’t belong to them.
"We just happen to believe that in a fair and honest world, dishonest behaviour should have consequences — and sometimes a little public embarrassment is one of them".
📹 @Dunnesfarmeggs
Patrick Baty retweeted
How the Polish Broke Enigma | From Poznań to Pyry
One of the questions we’re asked most often is: “Why don’t you talk about the Polish role in breaking Enigma?”
The story of Enigma codebreaking did not begin at Bletchley Park and it’s a story we tell across our site.
Polish mathematicians Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski made the first breakthroughs against Enigma, laying the foundations for the Allied codebreaking effort that followed.
In this video, we explore the remarkable story of how Polish intelligence and cryptanalysts helped crack one of the most secure cipher systems of its time, from Poznań to the Pyry meeting.
Full video on YouTube: ow.ly/jOOG50ZUXWQ
Patrick Baty retweeted
Almost all of these joyful young women were so savagely butchered on October 7th by Hamas devils they were not in a fit state to be shown to their parents.
A nose ring the only thing left in a face without a face.
A knife all the way through a head.
Genitals … you don’t want to know.
If we can’t name evil when it so clearly identifies itself then who are we?
Go on, march for that.
Strongly recommended. It's an excellent listen.
This podcast series on the SAS in Northern Ireland by @Independent and @samkileynews is an SAS Association endorsed, groundbreaking first hand account of the successful campaign of counter-terrorist special operations there.
For all those that want to know what was a major factor in bringing the brutal and unconstrained terrorists of the IRA to their knees, forcing them and their southern allies to choose the path of political negotiation with London, this is a vital, fascinating account…
…and a story that has never been made public before; and from that time when the UK was resolved and able to defeat domestic terrorism in all its forms, and when its vital NATO allies felt completely safe to operate from its shores.
What a bargain. Act quickly.
Wait! What? The Power and the Glory on promotion at 99p for the Kindle edition? Impossibly good value. I must be dreaming! :)
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Patrick Baty retweeted
Herbert Gunn's picture is titled 'The Eve of the Battle of the Somme,' which dates it to 30 June 1916. At the outbreak of WW1, Gunn initially joined the Artists Rifles before receiving a commission in the 10th Scottish Rifles.
Patrick Baty retweeted
Another Pole who gave his life trying to save Jews during the Holocaust.
Witold Zacharewicz, a Polish film actor, was arrested by the Gestapo on 1 October 1942 for helping Jews, including by producing false documents for those hiding in Warsaw.
He was deported to the German concentration camp at Auschwitz in November 1942 and murdered a couple of months later, reportedly by an injection of phenol into the heart.
R.I.P.
britishpoles.uk/the-last-rol…
I hope that you enjoy it David.
Received my copy of The Regimental Identity, insignia and Traditions of the Special Air Service. What a well put together book, lots of info & pictures for those with an interest, the best thing is the size, it will fit nicely in any bookcase #specialairservice
