BRKG ***CONFIRMED... Iran's Qassem Soleimani killed in US airstrike*** (i.e. BUCKLE UP!) - Iran counterattacks

TxGal

Day by day
Thanks, AlfaMan, it is just too darn quiet. I kind of figured things will start popping soon - Intel Crab is showing 4 C-17s just about to begin crossing the Atlantic, and one C-17 and a C-5 coming across Europe. I know there is a lot more going on than is being posted. It would seem to make sense for Iran/her buddies to want to stir things up before all the US assets get into place. Although, that would mean daytime action. I always thought these things popped off right after nightfall.
 

Kayak

Adrenaline Junkie
Right now I've got 5 tabs open - Intel Crab, Aleph, IntelDoge, Aurora Intel, and Global: MilitaryInfo. And, it's getting very quiet out there.

You can make a list of those accounts and then follow that list on one tab. The latest from each will come up as they post.
 

TerryK

TB Fanatic
Israel is saying the letter was a draft and was released in error.
The likelihood of that happening is well..........
Yeah right. Probably designed as a feeler to judge reaction.




Jenan Moussa

@jenanmoussa

So the letter is genuine but sent by "mistake".

Make what you want out of it. @akhbar


Top US general says letter to Iraq on military pullout sent by ‘mistake’
Incident highlights confusion over US policy in Iraq; Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley calls letter ‘honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around’


By Maya Gebeily Today, 12:27 am 0


Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, right, listen as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, right, listen as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)



BAGHDAD, Iraq — The US military on Monday told the Iraqi government American troops were preparing to pull out of the country but a top US general in Washington said the message was sent by “mistake”.
It came after a deadly American drone strike on Baghdad on Friday that killed senior Iranian and Iraqi military commanders, sparking fury in both countries with Tehran vowing “revenge”.
The head of the US military’s Task Force Iraq, Brigadier General William Seely, informed his Iraqi counterparts in a letter dated Sunday that troops were preparing to leave.

“We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure,” said the letter, whose authenticity was confirmed to AFP by both Iraqi and US defense officials.

Seely said the US-led coalition would “be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks”.
“In order to conduct this task, Coalition Forces are required to take certain measures to ensure that the movement out of Iraq is conducted in a safe and efficient manner,” said the letter.
It said helicopters would be travelling in and around Baghdad’s Green Zone where the US embassy is located as part of the preparations.
AFP could hear helicopters flying low over Baghdad throughout the night on Monday.

But Pentagon Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said on Monday the letter was a mere “draft” and “should not have been sent”.

“This was a mistake,” Milley told reporters. “It was a mistake, an honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around,” he said.

“It shouldn’t have been sent,” Milley said.

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the letter was “inconsistent” with Washington’s position, denying there has been a decision to leave Iraq.

The latest developments came as a sea of black-clad mourners paid homage Monday in Tehran to Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force killed Friday in a US drone strike in Baghdad.

Following his death along with Iraqi military figure Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday urged the government to oust all foreign troops from Iraqi soil.
 

naegling62

Veteran Member
The rumor back in the day was that right after the break up of the USSR, Iran bought 3 nuclear warheads and the techs that went with them from Tajikistan (once a satellite state of the USSR). Tajikistan used to have a large number of nuke missiles, so it was always a "plausible" rumor.
Interesting, but I would imagine they would have tested one as to bring them into the nuclear club making them untouchable.
 

naegling62

Veteran Member
Israel is saying the letter was a draft and was released in error.
The likelihood of that happening is well..........
Yeah right. Probably designed as a feeler to judge reaction.




Jenan Moussa
@jenanmoussa

So the letter is genuine but sent by "mistake".

Make what you want out of it. @akhbar


Top US general says letter to Iraq on military pullout sent by ‘mistake’
Incident highlights confusion over US policy in Iraq; Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley calls letter ‘honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around’


By Maya Gebeily Today, 12:27 am 0


Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, right, listen as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)'s Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, right, listen as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)



BAGHDAD, Iraq — The US military on Monday told the Iraqi government American troops were preparing to pull out of the country but a top US general in Washington said the message was sent by “mistake”.
It came after a deadly American drone strike on Baghdad on Friday that killed senior Iranian and Iraqi military commanders, sparking fury in both countries with Tehran vowing “revenge”.
The head of the US military’s Task Force Iraq, Brigadier General William Seely, informed his Iraqi counterparts in a letter dated Sunday that troops were preparing to leave.

“We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure,” said the letter, whose authenticity was confirmed to AFP by both Iraqi and US defense officials.

Seely said the US-led coalition would “be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks”.
“In order to conduct this task, Coalition Forces are required to take certain measures to ensure that the movement out of Iraq is conducted in a safe and efficient manner,” said the letter.
It said helicopters would be travelling in and around Baghdad’s Green Zone where the US embassy is located as part of the preparations.
AFP could hear helicopters flying low over Baghdad throughout the night on Monday.

But Pentagon Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said on Monday the letter was a mere “draft” and “should not have been sent”.

“This was a mistake,” Milley told reporters. “It was a mistake, an honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around,” he said.

“It shouldn’t have been sent,” Milley said.


US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the letter was “inconsistent” with Washington’s position, denying there has been a decision to leave Iraq.

The latest developments came as a sea of black-clad mourners paid homage Monday in Tehran to Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force killed Friday in a US drone strike in Baghdad.

Following his death along with Iraqi military figure Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday urged the government to oust all foreign troops from Iraqi soil.
Calculated disinformation for some reason I would bet.
 

vector7

Dot Collector
Part 1 Flashbacks: Southern Border Chessboard Involves Iran/Venezuela/Russia

Southern Border Chessboard Involves Iran/Venezuela/Russia

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Deleted local news story:

Hezbollah Setting Up Operations Near U.S. Border

Hezbollah Considered To Be More Advanced Than Al-Qaida

POSTED: 4:53 pm PDT May 4, 2011

SAN DIEGO -- A terrorist organization whose home base is in the Middle East has established another home base across the border in Mexico."They are recognized by many experts as the 'A' team of Muslim terrorist organizations," a former U.S. intelligence agent told 10News.The former agent, referring to Shi'a Muslim terrorist group Hezbollah, added, "They certainly have had successes in big-ticket bombings."

Some of the group's bombings include the U.S. embassy in Beirut and Israeli embassy in Argentina.However, the group is now active much closer to San Diego."We are looking at 15 or 20 years that Hezbollah has been setting up shop in Mexico," the agent told 10News.Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. policy has focused on al-Qaida and its offshoots."They are more shooters than thinkers … it's a lot of muscles, courage, desire but not a lot of training," the agent said, referring to al-Qaida.Hezbollah, he said, is far more advanced."Their operators are far more skilled … they are the equals of Russians, Chinese or Cubans," he said. "I consider Hezbollah much more dangerous in that sense because of strategic thinking; they think more long-term."Hezbolah has operated in South America for decades and then Central America, along with their sometime rival, sometime ally Hamas.Now, the group is blending into Shi'a Muslim communities in Mexico, including Tijuana.

Other pockets along the U.S.-Mexico border region remain largely unidentified as U.S. intelligence agencies are focused on the drug trade."They have had clandestine training in how to live in foreign hostile territories," the agent said.The agent, who has spent years deep undercover in Mexico, said Hezbollah is partnering with drug organizations, but which ones is not clear at this time.

He told 10News the group receives cartel cash and protection in exchange for Hezbollah expertise."From money laundering to firearms training and explosives training," the agent said.For example, he tracked, along with Mexican intelligence, two Hezbollah operatives in safe houses in Tijuana and Durango"I confirmed the participation of cartel members as well as other Hezbollah individuals living and operating out of there," he said.Tunnels the cartels have built that cross from Mexico into the U.S. have grown increasingly sophisticated.

It is a learned skill, the agent said points to Hezbollah's involvement."Where are the knowledgeable tunnel builders? Certainly in the Middle East," he said.

Why have Americans not heard more about Hezbollah's activities happening so close to the border?"If they really wanted to start blowing stuff up, they could do it," the agent said.According to the agent, the organization sees the U.S. as their "cash cow," with illegal drug and immigration operations. Many senior Hezbollah leaders are wealthy businessmen, the agent said."The money they are sending back to Lebanon is too important right now to jeopardize those operations," he said.

The agent said the real concern is the group's long-term goal of radicalizing Muslim communities."They're focusing on developing … infiltrating communities within North America," the agent told 10News.

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Who is who in the Iranian threat in Latin America

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Deleted article:

LAPD says Iranian and Hezbollah terrorists are active in California
Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michael Downing reportedly told members of the LAPD’s counter-terrorism unit on Wednesday that the LAPD is currently tracking local Iranian and Hezbollah agents that may initiate attacks in Southern California if war erupts between the U.S. and Iran.

CBS in Los Angeles reports that Deputy Chief Michael Downing told the LAPD counter-terrorism unit:
“In this region we have active terrorist plots, in this region, right now,” said Deputy Chief Michael Downing, commanding officer of the LAPD’s counter-terrorism unit.
The remarks come on the heels of controversial new guidelines approved by the Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday regarding when LAPD officers can document suspicious behavior they believe could be linked to terrorism.

The new policy, LAPD officials argue will help protect the public from what they said was the very real threat of terrorism. However, civil liberties groups fear that the policy violates protected privacy rights.

"We ought to be ashamed of ourselves," said attorney Jim Lafferty of the National Lawyers Guild. He said the program, which also encourages residents to contact police about suspicions, would encourage neighbors to spy on neighbors.
Not to worry, Deputy Downing assured members of the commission that no one would be targeted because of race, creed or religion.
"It has nothing to do with profiling people, it is about behavior," he said.
In addition to members of Iranian and Hezbollah terrorist organizations, Downing said LAPD is also currently eyeing members of sovereign citizen, homegrown violent extremists, animal rights groups and others.

Peter Bibring, a Senior Staff Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California accused the LAPD of breaking a promise to make an additional change that would require officers to have a "reasonable suspicion" of an illegal act before they documented the activity.

"It does not reflect our most fundamental concern," Bibring said. "It targets lawful activity."

Downing said no such promise was made. LAPD officials said officers need to be vigilant for activity that might be lawful but also might be a sign of an impending terrorist attack. Huh?

The LAPD said its suspicious activity reporting standards meet those adopted by the federal government.

Federal suspicious activity reporting (SAR) program standards for identifying precursors to terrorism include commonplace activities such as using binoculars, taking pictures, drawing diagrams and taking notes.

Federal SAR programs have been highly controversial for targeting innocent people, stopped by police for minor traffic infractions end up having their personal information collected for inclusion in fusion centers.

The United States Department of Homeland Security funded Fusion centers have been criticized for the massive amount of personal information secretly collected and shared. Without oversight, members of the public that pose no threat to national security unknowingly are entered into a database as terrorist threats.

One example of a non-criminal, constitutionally protected activity, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California website says, is taking a photograph.

The ACLU argues:"Taking photographs of things that are plainly visible from public spaces is a constitutional right – and that includes federal buildings, transportation facilities, and police and other government officials carrying out their duties. Unfortunately, there is a widespread, continuing pattern of law enforcement officers ordering people to stop taking photographs from public places, and harassing, detaining and arresting those who fail to comply."



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vector7

Dot Collector
Part 2 Flashbacks: Southern Border Chessboard Involves Iran/Venezuela/Russia

Suriname forge ties with Muslim Nations


Raymond Chickrie

Born in Guyana, RAYMOND CHICKRIE was a teacher in the New York City public school system, New York, currently teaching in the Middle East.

Since taking office in August 2010, Suriname’s new President, Desi Bouterse is set to expand ties with the Islamic world via the forum of the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Conference) and through bilaterally ties. At people to people level, strong ties have always existed with the larger Muslim World. In spite of geographical disadvantages and limited financial resources of an uprooted society from Asia to South America, the Muslims of Suriname have maintained strong ties with the Muslim World since 1873. Naturally, strong bonds exist between the local Muslims and Indonesia and with India and Pakistan because it is from these countries that Surinamese Muslims originated from.

It was Bouterse, the shadow President during the presidency of Jules Wijdenbosh in the 1990s who oversaw Suriname joining the OIC. The two-time coup leader and now democratically elected President of Suriname, Bouterse, in the early 1990s looked East in an effort to attract investors and tap capital after ties with the Netherlands became severely strained. The Bouterse Foreign Policy Initiative emphasis strong ties with India, Indonesia, and Arab nations, Turkey, Brazil and the Caribbean.

Today under the Bouterse government, Suriname for the first time has a Muslim Vice President, Robert Ameerali. More striking was the presence of President Bouterse at the recent Eid- ul- Fitr prayer where he joined local Muslims. It’s a serious indication that he is going to engage the Muslim world and more importantly, his government is looking to forge strong ties with the local Muslims of Suriname.

At the government to government level, Suriname since 1975 has maintained friendly ties with major Muslim countries. There has been forever a natural fraternal relationship with Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, since 18% of Suriname population is made of people of Indonesian decent. Libya is the only Arab-Muslim nation to maintain an embassy in Suriname, but in the 1990’s this relationship was further enhanced when Suriname joined the OIC in 1996. Since the 1990’s Suriname has established diplomatic ties with Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. In 1997 Suriname also became a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Also, in 1996, Suriname made a pragmatic move to establish diplomatic ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This relationship Suriname hopes will facilitate trade and investments the two countries. Suriname is keen in attracting capital investors for the different economic sectors. Saudi Arabia is also a member of the OIC, and is one of the largest shareholders of the IsDB. These developments took place when Bouterse party was in power.

Since becoming a member of the OIC and especially during the presidency of Jules Wijdenbosh relationship with Iran also developed rapidly. In Tehran, the Foreign Minister of Suriname met his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharazi on the sidelines of the 8th summit of the OIC in 1997.

Praising Iran, the Foreign Minister of Suriname expressed pleasure for attending the OIC Summit in Tehran. Briefing Kharazi on economic conditions in Suriname, the Suriname Foreign Minister expressed hope that his country will begin cooperation in industrial and oil sectors with Iran. He also asked for expansion of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Welcoming the proposal Kharazi expressed Iran’s readiness in cooperation with Suriname in the fields of interests of both countries.

Iran then appointed an Ambassador to Suriname.








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Maryh

Veteran Member
They wouldn’t, unless the Israelis claimed it. That’s what I meant when I said they might “kick this off”. If they hit Iranian targets in Syria like they do all the time, I think the shit could hit the fan region wide.
I bet they can tell. My daughter's forensic people could tell who fired the rockets and from what location by examining the fragments after they landed. Each one has a "signature." I know this as a fact when she was at Bagram they did it.
 

TerryK

TB Fanatic
Sec Def and Generals need to be quiet and quit playing to the press, and busy themselves with preparations.
To be fair the Sec def didn't say they will reject Trumps orders. That is something the reporter did when he twisted the actual words of the Sec Def.


Pentagon says it will reject Trump threats to bomb Iranian cultural sites
After president repeats his warning: Defense Secretary Mark Esper says US will ‘follow the laws of armed conflict,’ which prohibit such acts


By Lolita C. Baldor Today, 3:53 am 0


This Oct. 27, 1960 file photo, shows a partial view of the Throne Hall of the Royal Golestan Palace, in Tehran, Iran. Iran's ancient and rich cultural landscape has become a potential US military target as Washington and Tehran lob threats and take high-stakes steps toward a possible open conflict. (AP Photo/Jim Pringle, File)
This Oct. 27, 1960 file photo, shows a partial view of the Throne Hall of the Royal Golestan Palace, in Tehran, Iran. Iran's ancient and rich cultural landscape has become a potential US military target as Washington and Tehran lob threats and take high-stakes steps toward a possible open conflict. (AP Photo/Jim Pringle, File)



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from US President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US will “follow the laws of armed conflict.” When asked if that ruled out targeting cultural sites, Esper said pointedly, “That’s the laws of armed conflict.”

The split between the president and his Pentagon chief came amid heightened tensions with Tehran following a US drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. Trump had twice warned that he would hit Iranian cultural sites if Tehran retaliates against the US.
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Esper’s public comments reflected the private concerns of other defense and military officials, who cited legal prohibitions on attacks on civilian, cultural and religious sites, except under certain, threatening circumstances.
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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump first raised the prospect of targeting cultural sites in a tweet on Saturday and reiterated that view to reporters the next day.
“We have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD,” he tweeted.
His Twitter message caught administration officials off-guard and prompted an immediate outcry from legal scholars, national security experts and Democratic lawmakers. But the president stood by his threat the following day.
“They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people,” he told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One. “And we’re not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn’t work that way.”
By international law, however, it does.
Specifically, the 1954 Hague Convention says nations must “take all possible steps” to protect cultural property and shall refrain “from any act of hostility, directed against such property.” It also says nations must not use cultural sites for any threatening purposes that would make such locations a military target.
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In this Jan. 19, 2019 file photo the shrine of Iran’s revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini is seen, just outside of Tehran, Iran. The ancient and rich cultural landscape of Iran has become a potential US military target as Washington and Tehran stumble toward a possible open conflict. Iran, home to 24 UNESCO World Heritage sites, has in the past reportedly guarded the sprawling tomb complex of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, with surface-to-air missiles. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

The Pentagon has long had a list of potential targets both inside Iran as well as those associated with Iran throughout the Middle East. Those targets and war plans are routinely updated, including during the recent uptick in hostilities.
Officials won’t discuss the list, but it is certain to include an array of Iranian military sites and capabilities, including missile, air defense and command and control locations.
Any targets would go through a lengthy vetting process within the military and the Pentagon to determine that they are legal, appropriate and proportionate to any Iranian action. Only after that process is complete would a list of potential sites go before the president for approval.
Outside the Pentagon, Trump’s threats were met with condemnation.
“It shows that he is somewhat deranged about this,” said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. “The pledge to attack cultural sites, likely, is a violation of international law.”
Kaine said that all Trump is doing “is escalating tensions and he seems to believe, ‘I can strike you, but you can’t strike me.’ That’s not the way the world works.” He added that Trump needs to confer with Congress.
The threats also drew reaction from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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In this May 22, 2002 file photo, a group of Japanese tourists visit Persepolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, northeast of the Iranian city of Shiraz. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi,File)

“The targeting of sites of global cultural heritage is abhorrent to the collective values of our society,” museum leaders said in a statement. “At this challenging time, we must remind ourselves of the global importance of protecting cultural sites – the objects and places by which individuals, communities, and nations connect to their history and heritage.
Ahead of Esper’s comments, other administration officials tried to make clear that the US would follow the law without directly contradicting the president.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said that any US military strikes inside Iran would be legal.
“We’ll behave inside the system,” Pompeo said. “We always have and we always will.”
 

Ragnarok

On and On, South of Heaven
Israel is saying the letter was a draft and was released in error.


You will notice no signature on the letter...

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Top US general says letter to Iraq on military pullout sent by ‘mistake’
Incident highlights confusion over US policy in Iraq; Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley calls letter ‘honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around’

US Defense Secretary: There has been no decision to leave Iraq
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper denies reports that the US-led international coalition fighting ISIS has decided to withdraw from Iraq

On another note, the date format is the same as I used when in the Air Force, only difference is we only used the last two digits of the year and always two digits for the date ( so alterations could not be made ), so when I was in, it would have looked like:

06JAN20
 

Millwright

Knuckle Dragger
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Looks like that move indicates decision made, no need to let them make their case. War is pending.

That was an interesting move.

It denied Iran a presence at the UN.

I think even more important, it was a kick in the balls to the commie & musloid fecks at the UN.
 

Millwright

Knuckle Dragger
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I'm looking at the date on that letter.

It just looks like a chop job.

Not really on line with the rest of the header and noticeably clearer that the rest of the text.
 

Ozarkian

Veteran Member
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from US President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US will “follow the laws of armed conflict.” When asked if that ruled out targeting cultural sites, Esper said pointedly, “That’s the laws of armed conflict.”
If I were Trump I would be calling Mr Esper into my office. He doesn't need to be saying stuff like this! IMHO
 

Macgyver

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Isn't it quite common for the goat humpers to destroy cultural sites, like everything not muzzie related.
 

summerthyme

Administrator
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If I were Trump I would be calling Mr Esper into my office. He doesn't need to be saying stuff like this! IMHO
Agree completely! You absolutely may disagree with something your boss has said. But you DON'T take it to the media, and if you can't in good conscience follow your orders, and your reasoning doesn't change his mind, you have onky one honorable course of action... submit your resignation.

Summerthyme
 

straightstreet

Life is better in flip flops
Slow as a herd of snails here, too, so we're moving into a definite event window.
...i totally forgot this site i put together as an emergency relay station in case moving to the new site ran into problem...
...if this crashes again, and nukes are flying, please drop by and tell me bout it LOL... in the meantime, guess we have time enough to go to dinner, eh?
I bookmarked the site :)
 
Esper's deputy resigned today. I wonder if it was in connection with this. Letter leaked on purpose or by mistake? Or is this the excuse being used to cover for a complete cluserf*&k at DOD. ? It was a good letter to explain the helicopter traffic. But if we're not withdrawing our troops, could cause all sorts of problems down the road, so of course they had to deny. Someone's head is going to roll, maybe it was the deputy. Either way, this is really bad form when our military is needed to be at the top of their game.
Esper's deputy, Eric Chewning, is SES, and was selected by James Mattis - he is not military personnel.

SES is infested with deep state players and traitors.


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