reddogblitz Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Trump should reassure Angela M. By promising not to hack her cell phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 The ‘Mistaken’ US Airstrike on Syrian Troops The report, released by U.S. Central Command on Nov. 29, shows that senior U.S. Air Force officers at the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar, who were responsible for the decision to carry out the September airstrike at Deir Ezzor: –misled the Russians about where the U.S. intended to strike so Russia could not warn that it was targeting Syrian troops; –ignored information and intelligence analysis warning that the positions to be struck were Syrian government rather than Islamic State; and –shifted abruptly from a deliberate targeting process to an immediate strike in violation of normal Air Force procedures https://consortiumnews.com/2016/12/07/the-mistaken-us-airstrike-on-syrian-troops/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Tulsi telling it like it is, admits US is indirectly and directly arming and funding groups that work with ISIS and AQ in Syria in a regime change war. (The whole five minutes is worth it, but the relevant bit is 1:49-4:20... Love Tapper trying his best to spin what she's saying mid answer too. Gotta toe that line, Jake, facts be damned.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Tulsi telling it like it is, admits US is indirectly and directly arming and funding groups that work with ISIS and AQ in Syria in a regime change war. (The whole five minutes is worth it, but the relevant bit is 1:49-4:20... Love Tapper trying his best to spin what she's saying mid answer too. Gotta toe that line, Jake, facts be damned.) Yes, worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Yes, worth watching. I'm glad you clarified, because when you said "yes" I was certain you were talking about Poojer/Tulsi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I'm glad you clarified, because when you said "yes" I was certain you were talking about Poojer/Tulsi. That's a given, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I'm glad you clarified, because when you said "yes" I was certain you were talking about Poojer/Tulsi. She'd be a "yes" for anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 She'd be a "yes" for anyone. See, you and Hillary do agree on some things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Refreshing to hear a sane, articulate Democrat discuss an important issue with a complete absence of histrionics. Oh, and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Refreshing to hear a sane, articulate Democrat discuss an important issue with a complete absence of histrionics. Oh, and yes. Agreed. That's why she was my write-in choice. See, you and Hillary do agree on some things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 See, you and Hillary do agree on some things. True, Hilly would count as "anyone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 The Need to Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable From the “successful” Afghan experience, the Saudi intelligence agency recognized the value of using Sunni fundamentalist fanatics as the tip of the spear in wars against Middle East secularists and Shiites, including Shia Islam’s spinoffs, such as Alawites and Houthis. The Saudis also recognized the value of influencing Official Washington, which the kingdom had tried to do by creating its own lobby based on spreading around lots of money. But that Saudi effort was blunted by Israel and its lobby, which didn’t want to share its unmatched influence over the U.S. government. So, the Saudis found it easier to “rent” the Israel Lobby by developing covert ties with Israel and quietly paying Israel billions of dollars. The Saudi dollars, in effect, replaced the money that Israel had been getting from Iran during the 1980s when Israel brokered Iran’s arms sales. As part of the Israeli-Saudi under-the-table alliance, the two countries agreed that Iran and the so-called “Shiite crescent” – stretching from Tehran through Damascus to Hezbollah neighborhoods of Beirut – were their joint strategic enemies. Behind the combined clout of politically influential Israel and financially powerful Saudi Arabia, the script was written for U.S. politicians, pundits and officials to recite: “Iran is the chief sponsor of terrorism.” This dogma is repeated again and again, including by retired Generals James Mattis and Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for Defense Secretary and National Security Advisor, respectively. But the terror groups that Americans fear most, such as Al Qaeda and Islamic State, are supported by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States, not by Iran. And this reality is well known to senior U.S. officials even though it is never openly acknowledged. For instance, classified documents provided to WikiLeaks included diplomatic cables from then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and top advisers recognizing that violent jihadist groups were raising millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, an inconvenient truth that even The New York Times has finally recognized. (snip) “The greatest danger to Israel is by the strategic arc that extends from Tehran, to Damascus to Beirut. And we saw the Assad regime as the keystone in that arc,” Oren told the Jerusalem Post in an interview. “We always wanted Bashar Assad to go, we always preferred the bad guys who weren’t backed by Iran to the bad guys who were backed by Iran.” He said this was the case even if the “bad guys” were affiliated with Al Qaeda. And, if you might have thought that Oren had misspoken, he reiterated his position in June 2014 at an Aspen Institute conference. Then, speaking as a former ambassador, Oren said Israel would even prefer a victory by Islamic State, which was massacring captured Iraqi soldiers and beheading Westerners, than the continuation of the Iranian-backed Assad in Syria. https://consortiumnews.com/2016/12/08/the-need-to-hold-saudi-arabia-accountable/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 White House: We’re probably not going to empty out Gitmo before January 20th “We’re going to continue to pursue those transfers, just as many as we can before Jan. 20th.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 White House: We’re probably not going to empty out Gitmo before January 20th “We’re going to continue to pursue those transfers, just as many as we can before Jan. 20th.” Well, Obama doesn't want to release them, he just wants to transfer them so what's the big deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 He wants to transfer them to the torture cells in the White House basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I'm old enough to remember when the press cheered a new president's (reckless) effort to play nice with Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandius Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUhe87r5bEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) Omri Ceren@cerenomri Periodic reminder that for last 8 years Obama admin elevated clowns like Max Fisher with leaks and access to drown out adult reporters and experts That's what you call "fake news" . Edited December 14, 2016 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 PROFILES IN COURAGE: The Associated PressVerified account @AP 10h10 hours ago BREAKING: In a reversal, Obama declines to sign renewal of Iran sanctions, but lets it become law without his signature. Retweets 443 Likes 309 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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