Iran launches missiles on US airbases in Iraq at al-Asad and Erbil – live updates

By artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 7:28pm |

Our report on the Iraq attacks is here:https://t.co/95AQdvGhqE

and our liveblog is here:https://t.co/2fTo1lqejr
— Julian Borger (@julianborger) January 8, 2020

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jan/07/trump-news-today-live-impeachment-articles-iran-latest-updates-democrats

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NYTimes alternative: Iran Fires Missiles at Two U.S. Bases in Iraq: Live Updates

The Asad and Erbil bases were targeted by Iran in retaliation for the killing of a top Revolutionary Guards commander in Baghdad.

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 7:38pm

Reminder that as this crisis escalates, we have no Director of National Intelligence, no Dep Dir, no Homeland Security Secretary, no Dep Sec, no head of CBP or ICE, no State Dept Under Sec of Arms Control, no Asst Sec for Europe, and no Navy Sec.

TRUMP HATES THE TROOPS..!!!!!!!

by NCD on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 7:38pm

You beat me to it, I was just gonna post that, here's proof:

Reminder that as this crisis escalates, we have no Director of National Intelligence, no Dep Dir, no Homeland Security Secretary, no Dep Sec, no head of CBP or ICE, no State Dept Under Sec of Arms Control, no Asst Sec for Europe, and no Navy Sec.
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) January 8, 2020

adding this as pile on:

Things that any administration would want right now: a robust communications operation across the US government, including/especially the White House; a fully staffed diplomatic corps and civilian shop in the Pentagon; strong relationships with allies.
— Elizabeth Saunders (@ProfSaunders) January 7, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 7:49pm

Kinda on topic, interesting point: Deep State cool now at Fox & GOP:

The dispute over how to characterize the intelligence that led to Soliemani’s death is playing out on Fox News in a very public way https://t.co/FwvjhlCy5q
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 8:14pm

US military assets just added to the Middle East (past week):

• 3,500 paratroopers from 82nd Airborne
• An element of Army Rangers
• 26th MEU / USS Bataan: 2,200 Marines
• ~100 Marines deployed to protect US EMB Baghdad.
• 173 AB to defend USEMB Beirut
• 6 B-52s
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch_ALM) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 7:52pm

Oh joy, let's hope he follows the script (as he admittedly sometimes does when he's up shit creek):

Aides are making urgent preparations at this hour for Trump to address the nation, per @jeffzeleny. The specific timing TBD & could be delayed given we are still learning info but two officials say a speech is being prepared and plans are being made for Oval address.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 7:55pm

In this time Americans need inspiration. I just hope he can be patriotic and inspirational like Bush 2 and tell the people to go shopping.

by ocean-kat on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:21pm

As long as the shopping is not over at Bezo's place.

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:51pm

the wiser minions convince him to go with scripted traditional rational presidential statements, to which he might not be inclined, by including in the narrative an attack on past Obama policy? See

As Trump claims a win on Iran, he accuses Obama of funding its attacks by Aaron Blake @ WaPo, Jan. 8

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 6:00pm

TRUMP TO DECLARE WAR in address tonight. "I will not back down and will not pay taxes !!! "

"I will end the endless wars by ending the one that should have been ended before I will now end it!!!

by NCD on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 8:05pm

Trump's tweet wasn't written by him. Some one or some group of his advisors handed it to him to send or more likely he said " Ok Ok then you send it" and he turned on Fox.

It was far too rational to have been his work.

by Flavius on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:05pm

I hope you are aware you are baiting Peter Unverified to comment how you snowflakes (i.e., libtards) are totally blind to the stable genius who is always playing 11-dimensional chess.

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:49pm

this was an intriguing couple of comments to me, sounds so familiar as an old mideast trick, and apt here, let the crazy wingers believe they won something

There is a parallel here with #Hezbollah and #Israel's clashes over #Lebanon's border in Sept of last year. Hezb also disputed IDF reports of no casualties during its action, and I hope that both sides now, like then, will be satisfied with this outcome and won't escalate further https://t.co/VaDmtmyb2m
— Michał Kranz (@Michal_Kranz) January 8, 2020

it's almost like "fog of war" used as a weapon, where sunlight and truth about a battle is not a disinfectant but just causes more trouble for the powers that be who are trying to keep a damper on things....

Yes, I know that's totally contra what dagblogger types are all about, just sayin...

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:43pm

in the background, reality:

“Behind the sober public pronouncements from Brussels and national capitals about the need for ‘de-escalation,’ officials are seething.” https://t.co/GwTyo8FDRg
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 12:01am

It's like Facebook - 2 narratives can exist unknown to each other. Schrodinger universes on social media - except extending to "real" life.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 12:10am

Great example, Hezbollah fans all pumped up that Iran has finally begun the process of liberating the entire Mideast from the U.S. hegemon's grip:

“The great liberation battle begins” — front page of Lebanon’s @AlakhbarNews (close to Hezbollah) with map showing Iran and US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE pic.twitter.com/QymXvA87oI
— Mohamad Bazzi (@BazziNYU) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 1:44am

Much fuel for conspiracy theorists--I just heard this news as breaking on MSNBC, also that Iran is saying it was mechanical failure:

BREAKING: All 167 people on Ukrainian 737 plane that crashed near Tehran have died
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 12:07am

Except it''s Ukrainian - people can believe it was poorly maintained, sadly. Still in the middle of international games and intrigue.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 12:12am

Or maybe not...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iran-plane-crash-missile...

Plus Iran refuses to hand over black box. Who knows what intruge was afoot, but considering Iran fired at an *empty* part of a US base, don't think they were trying to prompt international condemnation. But I hear Russia's good at knocking out civilian airliners.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 5:24am

32 years ago...

Ruskies? Do you have a short memory?

~OGD~

by oldenGoldenDecoy on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 6:15am

Depending on how we count time, but yeah.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 10:26am

Daily Mail takes White House Correspondents' complaint, adds a dash or two of clickbait hyperbole, nonetheless interesting related:

White House accused of cover-up after Saudi crown prince's brother reveals he had Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump and Jared Kushner in wake of death of Qassem Soleimani

President Trump met with Saudi Arabia's Vice Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman in the Oval Office on Monday

The public became aware of the meeting because Prince Khalid tweeted three photos of it, which showed Jared Kushner was also in attendance

The White House Correspondents' Association scolded the Trump administration for keeping the meeting off the president's schedule

By NIKKI SCHWAB, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 14:09 EST, 7 January 2020 | UPDATED: 22:02 EST, 7 January 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 1:37am

This is Nawres Hamid. He is the American killed in the Dec. 27 attack in Iraq that spiked tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

He worked as an interpreter for U.S. forces. He was a dad and husband, born in Iraq and naturalized as a U.S. citizen.

RIP.https://t.co/eTobIMLkSd pic.twitter.com/sJG0bwjBpW
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 2:27am

I continue to say—here and via my book-published research—that war with Iran is something that will happen on MBS's, MBZ's, and Netanyahu's timeframe, and is intended to be part of the "grand bargain" Kurt Volker spoke of to Congress. Those actors and that bargain is *not ready*. https://t.co/jx88mcjIKZ
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 8, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 4:06am

GOP Senator Goes Off: Trump Admin Briefing on Iran Was ‘Insulting’ and ‘Demeaning’ to the Constitutionhttps://t.co/8jWh70mOZx pic.twitter.com/tQBjX6WMAl
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 6:23pm

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