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reporter from The National

artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 23:19:46 +0000

In reply to Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Soleimani, Def. Sec. Esper says

reporter from The National made a nice clean update list of the chaos of the last few hours:

UPDATE #Iraq

• Trump threatens hitting 52 #Iran targets (inside Iran)
• US Mil. confirms 2 attacks today
• Kataib Hezbollah threatens > attacks
• US sending > Marines to region
• Iraq could vote tom. to expel US
• Germany mediates
• UK navy to accompany its in Gulf
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) January 4, 2020

Should help Bibi as well - he

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 21:04:47 +0000

In reply to Current NYTimes headline

Should help Bibi as well - he's got a new election coming up.

Current NYTimes headline

artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 21:01:05 +0000

In reply to Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Soleimani, Def. Sec. Esper says

Current NYTimes headline story: Iranians Close Ranks Behind Leaders After U.S. Kills Popular General

The death of Qassim Suleimani strengthened the hand of hard-liners, experts say, and undermined those who have tried to normalize relations with the West. For years, Iran has been a divided nation led by aged revolutionaries determined to impose their will on a predominantly young population. With the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, citizens have rallied behind their leaders, vowing revenge on the United States.
40m ago

and @ WaPo: Trump plunges toward the kind of Mideast conflict he pledged to avoid

A U.S. strike on an Iranian general and a new troop deployment cast President Trump as a pivotal figure in what could be America’s next military conflict with a foreign power.

At Baghdad funeral procession for Soleimani, calls for retaliation against U.S.

Thousands joined the ceremonies on Saturday for Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi militia leader.

Samantha Power retweeted this

artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:50:03 +0000

In reply to Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Soleimani, Def. Sec. Esper says

Samantha Power retweeted this long thread, which has tons of detailed information from the NYTimes' reporter (she's on the ISIS beat) from anonymous briefed sources:

1. I’ve had a chance to check in with sources, including two US officials who had intelligence briefings after the strike on Suleimani. Here is what I’ve learned. According to them, the evidence suggesting there was to be an imminent attack on American targets is “razor thin”.
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) January 4, 2020

Susan Rice op-ed in NYTimes

artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:39:40 +0000

In reply to Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Soleimani, Def. Sec. Esper says

Susan Rice op-ed in NYTimes uses the words "Dire Consequences":

New Op-Ed from @AmbassadorRice, the national security adviser from 2013 to 2017.

"Americans would be wise to brace for war with Iran.
Full-scale conflict is not a certainty, but the probability is higher than at any point in decades." https://t.co/GmRCW3oxXi
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) January 4, 2020

.@SenatorTomUdall on

artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:35:44 +0000

In reply to Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Soleimani, Def. Sec. Esper says

.@SenatorTomUdall on Soleimani strike: "I don't believe there was an imminent attack based on what I've been briefed on." pic.twitter.com/hp6eA5JUfF
— The Hill (@thehill) January 4, 2020

He's on both Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees

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artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 19:35:28 +0000

In reply to I learned to speak Gujurati

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artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 01:13:03 +0000

In reply to Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Soleimani, Def. Sec. Esper says

Perhaps all Schumer had to do to get a heads up on the Soleimani strike was to join Mar-a-Lago. https://t.co/mY6cKQT7Um
— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 4, 2020

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artappraiser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 00:02:17 +0000

In reply to Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Soleimani, Def. Sec. Esper says

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