Iraq, Afghanistan, MP's expenses, - the Paradox.

It is paradoxical that while claiming unjustified Parliamentary expenses for themselves, British Members of Parliament were voting for sending British soldiers to fight in foreign countries without proper equipment, having to buy their own safety gear.

Nuclear proliferation. Iran

"Iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow," said Mr Obama, He added that Iran was endangering the global non-proliferation regime and threatening the stability and security of the world.

Israel, the region's sole if undeclared nuclear-armed state, has long accused Iran of pursuing atomic weapons under the guise of a peaceful energy programme.

Britain, the US and France have insisted that Iran must allow visits to the nuclear site.

No one insists that Israel must allow visits to its nuclear sites. Israel shall be the only favoured nuclear State in the Middle East.