Reference :- Australia's position on the World Press Freedom Index might be in jeopardy .

Reference :-  The National Press Club in Canberra just cancelled an address by award winning journalist , war correspondent , and author of 17 books on geopolitics , Chris Hedges .  Then lied about it . 

 Dear Team at the National Press Club , 

 Here at The Sky Reply we greatly anticipated the advertised speech at the press club by world renowned journalist  , Chris Hedges .  After that embarrassing interview with international human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese , which revealed the shocking incompetence of the press club journalists , we figured you might have improved your act .   Clearly you did not , since you cancelled the presentation by Mr Hedges .  The cancellation itself was very disappointing , but not as disappointing as the lies you told about the cancellation .   Lies that were immediately obvious to anybody who did the most perfunctory research .     

That chap who has replaced Phillip Adams on the ABC wireless show , what's his name again ? David Marr ? ,  made a complete fool of himself trying to hide the lies and justify the cancellation .  

Anyway , boys and girls , when you tell lies you should make sure they are adequately concealed . At present Australia languishes at position 29 on the World Press Freedom Index ......below Namibia and South Africa .     This latest example of unjustifiable censorship ..... and did I mention blatant mendacity ?  ... may well push us further down the listing . 

Ken junior and the other lads at The Sky Reply are keen to know why Mr Hedges was cancelled . They quoted a line from a movie with Jack Nicholson  " You can't handle the truth ! " 

Is that true ?  Was Mr Hedges cancelled because it was felt that audiences would be unable to handle the truth ? 

Fortunately , other Australian media outlets did interview Mr Hedges , so the lads could hear his presentation and the interviews that followed .  They appeared to handle the truth quite well , and they are mere teenagers .  Sadly it has lowered their opinion of the National Press Club more than somewhat . 

Ken junior and the lads are of an age that predisposes them to concocting conspiracy theories . They reckon that some malignant lobbyists might have put the kibosh on Mr Hedge's appearance at the press club .   I tell them that they are being silly , there are no lobbyists like that in Australia . 

We look forward to hearing your apology , and perhaps there is still time to coax Mr Hedges back to your lectern before he departs the Antipodes .    It may help you recover at least  some degree of credibility . 

No need to thank me . 

Your comrade , 

Ken  

 

 

 

 

                                                     

Reference :- The Sky Reply seldom covers sporting news , but this is too amusing to overlook .

Reference :-  Normally the contributing editors at The Sky Reply are too busy covering actual real news to bother with sport . However , the  UK Prime Minister's  reaction to soccer violence control is a gift to irreverent journalism . 

Dear Mr Starmer , Sir , 

                                           You can't imagine how shocked we were to learn that the Birmingham Police ( those tools of the woke left ! ) had banned fans of that Israeli soccer team  , Maccabi  , from attending a match at Villa Park stadium . .  The cops claimed that there was a risk of violent hooliganism . For starters , sports fans are renowned for their restrained behaviour .  That is how the word " sportsmanship "  entered popular parlance .  And soccer fans are no exception .   Especially Israeli soccer fans . It is indeed a tragedy that following the recent inexplicable surge of anti-Zionism .... sorry , I mean antisemitism .... globally , protests have occasionally erupted at soccer stadiums .      The Maccabi fans can hardly be blamed for the cruel reception they encounter in foreign climes .   The appalling violence in Amsterdam and Paris coinciding with the arrival of the Maccabi soccer fans was not their fault . And it highlights the fact that other countries are fairly brimming with antisemites . We must not surrender to these extremists . 

Doubtless if their had been a minor scuffle or two at Villa Park in Birmingham , it would have been easily controlled by police , and any hateful antisemites arrested and taken to an interrogation facility .  But it seems that the Birmingham Police , infiltrated as they are by the woke left , took the opportunity to claim that they were only trying to preserve public order and mitigate " risk to life " .  They are a disgrace to their uniforms, and we applaud you for pointing that out and apologising for their behaviour. 

Anyway , Mr Starmer , Sir , did you see the more recent soccer news from Tel Aviv ?   The Tel Aviv police have  cancelled a soccer match between two Israeli teams on their home turf , claiming that their Bloomfield Stadium was impossible  to control when violence erupted . It certainly did look violent , what with the firebombs and all .    The match was between that very same Maccabi team , whose supporters were banned by Birmingham police , and another team , called Beitar Jerusalem . Personally I have never heard of either team . Ken junior tells me that Beitar Jerusalem is the most nationalist team in Israel .... but how would I know ?   

 The Tel Aviv police cancelled the match , claiming there was " a risk to life " .  Sound familiar Mr Starmer , Sir ?    That is no coincidence . I reckon those police in Tel Aviv are self - hating Jews , in cahoots with their confederates in Birmingham .   You should grasp the opportunity to inform MOSSAD of this , so they can launch a  ......I mean an investigation .   This will score you a goal in the eyes of Mr Netanyahu , who not only holds a public relations gun to your head , but is also very hard to please . ( the bastard ). 

We offer this advice gratis .  Stay chipper . 

Your comrade , 

Ken .  

 

 

 

 

Reference:- The term " ceasefire " must have a usage with which we are not familiar .

Reference :-  The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has already been broken . 

Dear Mr Netanyahu , 

                                    I see that the IDF is still shooting up Gaza , post ceasefire deal . And they have torched a sewerage treatment plant . I think the term "ceasefire " in your vocabulary must mean that the other side ceases fighting while you set fire to everything .   I understand that Hamas would have been hiding in the raw sewerage , so what can you do ?  They are human animals , and probably enjoy hiding in sewerage .....what a hard task you face . 

Anyway , stay chipper  . You have let your proxies keep attacking the hospitals , which is a smart move . Folk in the West view hospital attacks as despicable war crimes , but if you let others do that while you concentrate on the sewerage plants this will deflect criticism . 

The final phase of the " war " in Gaza is possibly the most difficult for you , but in a few weeks Israel will achieve final victory , and I imagine all those charges against you in the International  Criminal Court will be dropped , along with any of those charges you face in your own country ...ahem .  Soon you , and the country you have saved from destruction will be on the downhill run to the finish line .  

Well done ! 

Your comrade , Ken  

 

    

  

 

 

Reference :- Sky Anchor , young Sharri Markson , broke into tears , live on television .

Reference :-   Sharri Markson's display of emotion told us much about the kind of person she is . 

Dear Sharri , 

                      As an emotionally stunted male baby boomer , I envy you the ability to display your emotions openly .  Although I cannot do it myself , I admire those who have no inhibitions when it comes to sharing their most heartfelt feelings . 

As you say , Mr Netanyahu and your fellow Zionists have never relented in the struggle to make the world a safe place for Jews , no matter where they might reside .   I reckon that the 1.5 million Jews who have left Israel over the past two years will be clamouring to board the next flight  home .  And those who prefer to remain in the diaspora have been vindicated , and can expect to be welcome in other countries for years to come . 

It's a shame that the ( unfortunately huge ) cohort of self-hating Jews who have protested the genocide in Gaza   ( I am using the United Nations definition here , only to a avoid ambiguity ) will also benefit from Zionism's great victory . Those traitors deserve to be treated no better than the Palestinians they support . 

As a younger person , Sharri , I am sure that , despite otherwise worshiping the man , you can see that Mr Netanyahu has been somewhat blinded by his great victory .  It behoves a chap to remain humble and humane in victory,  or he might look like a monster . 

I refer to the fact that Israeli  authorities have declared that any Palestinian rejoicing upon the return of one of their family members from an Israeli prison will be immediately arrested . This does look a tad gestapo-like  and ungracious .   Although it has been standard Israeli policy for decades , perhaps on this occasion the rules could be relaxed .  Many Palestinian folk have found themselves in chains for smiling at the wrong moment . Fortunately you are in a position to soften the impact of Mr Netanyahu's  overenthusiastic " victory revelling" .

Here at The Sky Reply we reckon you should run a segment showing how pleased the Palestinians are to return to their homes .  Obviously there must be at least one or two homes in Gaza that were not entirely destroyed , and these could be used if camera angles are carefully chosen .    I would avoid the sobbing scenes as dead children are dug out of the rubble , and best to not include any emaciated children hobbling along sans a limb like something out of Dickens .  Don't forget to emphasize that Hamas had been using them as human shields . 

This would show you have a heart .  You do have one don't you ? So why not show it ? 

Your comrade , Ken 

PS .   Ken junior is quite surprised by the speed at which your features are beginning to resemble those of  the matron of Sky News , Peta Credlin .  He asked a strange question. 

" Does hatred age you ? " 

 He is a strange lad , God only knows why he asked that .  

 

 

 

Reference :- Favoured commentator on Sky News , young Douglas Murray , suffered another blow to his credibilty .

 Reference :-   Sometimes skeletons exit the closet at the least opportune time . 

Dear Douglas , 

                          You have wisely managed to avoid the limelight since your credibility was destroyed by that comedian chap , Dave Smith , on the Joe Rogan show . (At least  , I assume your absence  from the limelight has been intentional .)   Sadly , just as your humiliation was becoming forgotten , something else has emerged to sully your reputation .  Following it's revelation , everybody is gossiping about the 2014 speech you wrote for the Israeli Ambassador to the UN Security Council .  

It goes without saying that it is strongly pro-Israel , and why not ?   Apparently it also includes strong derogatory comments about European Muslims  .  And that is what the current scuttlebutt is all about . 

Personally , I reckon you are entitled to work as a shill for any rogue state you like . After all , a journalist needs  to make a few quid to feed himself .  And the speech in question was written ten years ago , long before the current genocide ... I mean war against Muslim terrorism ..... in Gaza .  I reckon the current  criticism is a storm in a teacup . 

However , you will suffer damage to your reputation for another reason .  As a supposed intellectual with an Oxbridge ... or is it Camford ? ..... accent , you have unfortunately embarrassed yourself by writing the controversial speech in disgracefully poor English . 

We are not finely educated here in Kooralya , but even though I left school at age 15 to drive tractors  , I do wince when I read that speech you wrote in 2014. 

For example :-    " It's possible I have put in more diplomatic things than needed.  But I think I have got in all the points discussed"    The syntax would be disappointing in an essay by a ten year old for whom English is a second language .   

 I only made it to grade 9 , but even I could do better . 

For example :-   " I may have overdone the diplomacy , but I believe I have included all the points we discussed " .  

 Forget about the millions  who have turned away from you already , they are never coming back . And your true supporters won't care that you have been an Israeli shill for years .   But you will lose supporters among the neocon elite for appearing to be semiliterate .   Not that I hold any prejudice against the semiliterate , but many folk do dislike those who pompously present themselves as intelligentsia , when in fact they are unable to write an elegant sentence . 

Sorry for the bad news Douglas , but feedback is important for those at the pinnacle of academic discourse. 

Your comrade , Ken  

PS . I was shocked to hear about the murder of young Charlie Kirk . If he had been under the protection of MOSSAD that would never have happened , don't you think ?  

 

Reference :- A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been signed .

Reference :-   The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has already been violated . 

Dear Mr Netanyahu , 

                                    Ceasefire deals are problematic at best . Through no fault of your own , Israel has already violated it's most recent ceasefire deal with Lebanon over 4000 times .  That's the trouble with ceasefire deals , it's almost impossible to make the other side agree to one unless you agree to stop killing people yourself . What sort of a deal is that ?   I see that you have already broken the recent deal with Hamas , by changing your mind about which Palestinian hostages ..... I mean criminals .... you are willing to release . Attempting to change the terms of a contract after it is signed by both parties is an invitation to conflict . Ken junior reckons that you are doing that deliberately to provoke Hamas, but personally I have always seen you as a man of peace . 

Anyway , as usual , when the Western press declares in disappointed tones that the destruction of Gaza  has resumed ( despite the fact that it had never paused for so much as a nanosecond )  you can blame Hamas for breaking the ceasefire " deal " .  But be aware that this time you may not be so readily believed by the great unwashed .  Ordinary folk , who had never heard of Zionism two years ago, and barely noticed whether or not there were Jewish folk in their community , have now become raving antisemites and tools of Hamas .  Your team in the Hasbara has been paying "  influencers " on the interweb  thousands of quid to post pro -Zionist propaganda , and it only seems to be making matters worse .  .    That Charlie Kirk chap ( may he rest in peace ) had been doing a good job on the campuses , convincing the young that Israel was fighting for good against evil  . Sadly , he has been assassinated .    Although , and perhaps I shouldn't say this , he had just changed his stance on the Gaza genocide ....I mean war .....  and become critical of Israel , so perhaps it is best that he is ...ahem , gone . 

One last thing .   It reeks of desperation when you try to convince the USA military that Iran will soon have an atomic bomb that they can launch as far as Florida  .  Nobody believes that . Try and stick to something more plausible . The "weapons of mass destruction " narrative has become cliched  . You are  cunning enough to have stayed out of an Israeli prison for years , so I reckon you can think of something that will restore your country's reputation . But you had better be quick , or the world will view Israel as a pariah state for decades to come . 

I hope you find this advice helpful . Keep a stiff upper lip . 

Your comrade , Ken . 

PS.   Doesn't your son live in Florida , to stay out of harms way ?   If you want folk to believe Florida could soon be obliterated in a nuclear attack by Iran , you had better find another villa for him ..... maybe in Tasmania ?  

 

Reference :- The Sky Reply returns from holidays .

Reference :-  It has been quite a shock to return to the daily news after a well -earned holiday . 

 The extent to which Sky News has deteriorated during our holiday has shocked the team here at the Sky Reply . It will require another post to explore this sorry state of affairs . The other shocking news we encountered upon our return has been the devastation of the State of Israel .  Mr Netanyahu has been making mistake after blunder after miscalculation , and pushed the Zionist project to the edge of extinction .  And his handling of the Global Sumud Flotilla is yet another boo boo . He needs help . 

Dear Mr Netanyahu , 

                                      Let me start by stating something positive . It was a brilliant move  for you to rename the Freedom Flotilla the Hamas Terrorist Flotilla .   And the beauty of that ploy is that it doesn't look like a hilariously puerile and transparent attempt to discredit a humanitarian mission at all .  You really are a public relations genius .   And who cares if boarding the boats of the flotilla in international waters is a criminal act ?   That young Hegseth chap in the USA has already told the world that there are no rules in warfare , so if the USA couldn't care a sailor's cuss for international law , why should you ? I reckon you should spray as much skunk oil on those stupid pacifists as you can . 

Anyway , now that I have spread praise where it is due , I wish , if I may , to offer some light criticism .  Prior to inventing the brilliant moniker   " Hamas  Terrorist Flotilla " you labelled freedom flotillas " Selfie Flotillas " .    Indeed this was an effective way to ridicule the actions of those self -absorbed fake humanitarians . ( That ploy also avoided looking hilariously puerile and transparent , I don't know how you do it . )   But you have just made a mistake .   Forcing folk aboard the flotilla to fling their mobile  phones overboard  was unwise . Firstly , those phones were evidence from a crime scene , and would no doubt reveal those connections with Hamas terrorists that you regularly claim .  Secondly , they would show how sensitively and humanely the IDF ( the most moral army in the world ) handled the arrests . 

You could always edit out the parts where the IDF sprayed skunk oil about or , God forbid , did something a bit nasty .  Furthermore , it does look a bit shifty when you conceal evidence . Rather like those dodgy cops in the USA who turn off their body cameras before beating someone to death .  

Hopefully it's not too late , and you can save some footage for editing .  And if you find no incriminating evidence , you can always just make it up .   Surely you can see that if you first tell everybody to throw their phones into the briny deep , and  later say that you have loads of evidence on phones proving Hamas involvement , or footage of the impeccable behaviour of your military , folk might suspect that you are lying . 

Hope this has been helpful . 

Your comrade , 

Ken .