An American newspaper warns of a catastrophic situation if Iraq’s exception to sanctions on Iran ends

[Floridian]

8 minutes ago, 3n1 said:

 

for Drone's .... no problem

 

8 minutes ago, DoD said:

Absolutely, a lot of them are in Florida...

 

6 minutes ago, Synopsis said:

 

      

 

 Pretty Sure The Command Center Is In Nevada, Floridian, AND The Very Best Of Your 2020 To You, TOO!!! 

 

Likely, the Command Center in Nevada has satellite communications links to the local drone that delivered the Hell Fire Missile.

 

 

 

Very interesting!  Well, you learn something new every day.

Thanks, guys.  😊

[nannab]

Damn!!!!  

3 minutes ago, 3n1 said:

 

for Drone's .... no problem

 

3 minutes ago, DoD said:

Absolutely, a lot of them are in Florida...

 

10 minutes ago, Floridian said:

Is this true?  Can you launch a missile from Nevada and kill somebody in Baghdad with such precision?

 

"Soleimani's assassin threw a missile from "Nevada" in America"

 

 

[Pitcher]

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/443706/China-calls-for-respecting-sovereignty-territorial-integrity
 

China calls for respecting sovereignty, territorial integrity of Iraq

TEHRAN– People’s Republic of China in its reaction to the US airstrikes on Friday in Iraq, which led to the martyrdom of IRGC Commander of Quds Force General Ghasem Soleimani, called for respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq.

Geng Shuang, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said at a daily briefing: “we attach high importance to the recent incidents. China has always opposed the use of forces in the international relations, and advocates that all parties should practically abide by the purpose and principle of UN Charter and basic norm of international relations."

"The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq should be respected, and the peace and stability in the Middle East and Gulf area should be maintained," he added.

"We urge all the relevant parties, especially the US, to exercise restraint and prevent the escalation of the tensions.”

[Pitcher]

China can kiss someone’s AZZ.   Again no condemnation of our Bases being attacked, our Embassy being attacked and Iran sponsoring terrorism and trying to take over Iraq.  Sides are being drawn for WWIII.  .  

[cranman]

I would like to think that Iraq knew this was going to happen. They can't come out and support as it would make them look weak due to the fact they couldn't take him out themselves. 

I've said it before and I'll say it again. We know only what they want us to know. Backroom agreements happen all the time IMO. We will never know the agreements made between governments that allow certain acts to happen on their sovereign grounds. But I'd bet my dinar this was agreed to by the prime minister at the very least.

[Pitcher]

Donald Trump threatens to strike 52 Iranian sites if the regime strikes any US targets after the Islamic Republic unfurled its red flag of war and the White House says it expects retaliation soon

• Trump tweeted the threat on Saturday night in response to Tehran's threat to hit 35 American targets  
• Iran's threat was raised by General Gholamali Abuhamzeh, a Revolutionary Guards commander
• Some of the potential Iranian targets include US military ships in the Gulf, as well as Tel Aviv
• Abuhamzeh threatened to blockade the Strait of Hormuz calling it 'a vital point for the West'
• Iranian officials and Qassem Soleimani's supporters have vowed vengeance for his death in US strike
• A congressional staffer said the White House expects Iran to retaliate 'within weeks'
• Lebanon's Hezbollah has told Iraqi soldiers to stay away from U.S. military bases starting Sunday 
• Thousands of U.S. paratroopers from the 82 Airborne Division continue to deploy to the Middle East

The only President Donald Trump has threatened to hit 52 critical targets in Iran in retaliation if Tehran strikes any American interests in the region, upping the stakes after Iran said it had identified 35 targets for potential strikes.

'Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, 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 & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!' Trump tweeted on Saturday from Mar-a-Lago, after spending the day at his nearby golf course.

 'Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters,' Trump said.

'He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years,' he continued.

Earlier on Saturday, an Iranian official said at least 35 U.S. targets, including warships and Tel Aviv, have been identified for retaliatory strikes.

 

President Donald Trump flashed a smile and gave a thumbs up after playing a round of golf at Mar-a-Lago as an Iranian official warned that the country has already identified 35 U.S. targets to hit in retaliation for Qassem Soleimani's death

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7851623/Iranian-identifies-35-targets-retaliatory-strikes-General-Soleimanis-death.html

[Pitcher]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7851747/Ex-Marine-Benghazi-survivor-slams-Susan-Rice-accusing-Trump-lying-Soleimani-strike.html
 

Ex-Marine and Benghazi survivor slams Susan Rice for accusing Trump of lying about Soleimani strike

A former US Marine who was part of the security detail during the 2012 US embassy attacks that left four dead in Bengazi lashed out at former National Security Advisor Susan Rice for saying she can't trust President Donald Trump's reasons for the attack on an Iran general.

Rice was on CNN Friday saying she couldn't trust the Trump administration for why it decided to take out Iranian General Qassem Soleimani this week

Trump said he ordered the Thursday attack on Baghdad because Soleimani was plotting 'imminent and sinister attacks.' 

Former US National Security Advisor Susan Rice was on CNN Friday saying she couldn't trust the Trump administration for why it decided to take out Iranian General Qassem Soleimani this week

When asked for his reaction to Rice's statement, ex-Marine and Bengazi veteran Mark said the former national security advisor 'pretty much has zero integrity in my book', and that her comment was partisan

Rice told Wolf Blitzer on his 'Situation Room' broadcast the following day that she had her reasons to doubt the explanation. 

'This administration sadly, tragically, has a record of almost-daily misrepresenting the facts - telling falsehoods about issues big and very small. So, it's hard to have confidence on the face at their representation,' she said.

When asked for his reaction to Rice's statement, ex-Marine and Benghazi veteran Mark said the former national security adviser 'pretty much has zero integrity in my book', and that her comment was partisan.

'It's typical tactics from the Democrats. They're going to bring out their standard bearer, who's going to come out just like they did in Benghazi. She's the one who's going to come out and say what they want to say, which goes against her credibility completely.'

Rice went on Sunday morning talk shows following the embassy attack and stuck to an Obama administration narrative that an offensive video online triggered protests that unleashed the deadly violence. 

Among those killed was Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other US officials. 

Among those killed during the 2012 attack in Bengazi was Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other US officials

'They knew it when she went out on the speaking circuit on Sunday,' Giest told Fox's Pete Hegseth on Saturday. 'But, instead of telling the truth she wanted to tell lies because she had to say what the administration -- at the time -- wanted.' 

Critics of the drone strike have suggested the move played into war mongers who have long wanted to topple Iran's leadership, and that the drone assault may now mean that war with Iran is a certainty, especially with many of its citizens calling for revenge.

Head of Iran's elite Quds Force assassinated in US airstrike

 

'I am doubtful that ultimately it will prove to be the right thing,' Rice told CNN's Blitzer, about the decision to order the air strike that killed Soleimani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force.

She said that while the opportunity had not come up during the ten years she was national security adviser, but suggested if it had, that President Obama might have approached it differently.

'We would have given it obviously very careful consideration, weighing the pros and the cons,' she said. 'Frankly, as then as it does now, it's not clear that when you look at the strategic landscape whether the benefits outweigh the real risks.' 

Rice told Wolf Blitzer on his 'Situation Room' broadcast the following day that she had her reasons to doubt the explanation. Pictured is a tweet from the show

She noted that under George W. Bush's administration there was an opportunity, and that serious consideration had been given to an attack that was not carried out.

She said without a doubt, Soleimani had 'extraordinary blood on his hands.'

'He was a murderer and a terrorist of the first order,' she explained, but questions whether Americans are safer for it, when there may have been other options to explore.

She said she was 'quite concerned' that there are few ways to deescalate that doesn't lead to 'wider conflict.' 

Of the Iranians response, she said, 'There's no question in my mind that they will retaliate in a very serious way in a time and place of their choosing. And maybe multiple times and multiple places. And the question is what will President Trump do?'

Iran unfurls red flag at Mosque signalling severe battle to come

 

Backing down will be viewed as an opportunity for Iran to push further, she added. 

Geist, in his remarks to Fox, was critical of Blitzer, because he was 'letting her skate' one more time talking about 'integrity.'

Going back to her 'protest' explanation for the embassy attacks, Geist pointed out that 'most protests they don't typically bring AK-47s, belt-fed machine guns, and RPGs. 

'That's somebody planning an attack and they knew it,' Geist told Hegseth.

[Pitcher]

Pathetic Dems.  Very Pathetic 

 

Susan Rice should be in jail for her part in Benghazi.

[DinarThug]

LINK

Member of the Victory Coalition: Halbusi and the Kurds will block the law to remove US forces
 

 

17:44 - 04/01/2020

 

 

Al-Nasr coalition member Ahmed Al- Hamdani warned, on Saturday, that Arab and Kurdish political parties will obstruct the law of removing American forces from Iraq , in order to preserve their interests with the United States.

Al-Hamdani said to the "information", that "the Iraqi parliament in front of an important historical detail after the martyrdom of the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Committee Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and General Qasim Soleimani at the hands of the American aggression to legislate the law to remove foreign forces from Iraq."

He added, “Legislation will face complications and obstacles from Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi due to the latter’s proximity to the United States of America,” adding that “Kurdish political forces also have ties to the Americans and the law’s legislation will face political rejection from these parties.”

On Saturday, the deputy of the Al-Fath Alliance, Muhammad Karim, affirmed that all response options will be open to the Islamic resistance factions and the popular crowd if the United States of America does not abide by the forthcoming House of Representatives decision to remove the American forces from the country. Foreign forces from the country and the bill to repeal the strategic agreement with the United States of America.

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[Pitcher]

Colin Kaepernick tweets about 'American terrorist attacks against black and brown people' and 'US imperialism' in the wake of Soleimani's death

• Coline Kaepernick tweeted about 'American terrorist attacks' Saturday
• He said that the 'attacks against Black and Brown people for the expansion of American imperialism' were nothing new
• He also tweeted that America has always 'besieged black and brown' in the US and abroad while 'plundering the non white world'
• The tweets came a day after Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike while he was in Baghdad

 

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick tweeted that 'There is nothing new about American terrorist attacks' just a day after it was revealed that a US airstrike had killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.  

 

'There is nothing new about American terrorist attacks against Black and Brown people for the expansion of American imperialism,' Kaepernick tweeted Saturday. 

In a separate tweet, he wrote: 'America has always sanctioned and besieged Black and Brown bodies both at home and abroad. America militarism is the weapon wielded by American imperialism, to enforce its policing and plundering of the non white world.'

 

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter Saturday with a bold statement that appears to have been inspired by the US airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

Kaepernick posted these two tweets on Saturday, a day after Soleimani's death

 

Although he didn't specifically refer to Soleimani's death early Friday morning in Baghdad, it's assumed that the incident is what prompted him to tweet for the first time in 2020. 

His last tweets, from December 2019, were about the release of his sold out sneaker collaboration with Nike. 

Soleimani - the architect of Iran's global military strategy - and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Kataeb Hezbollah chief, were killed while riding in a two-vehicle convoy which was decimated by three missiles from an American MQ-9 Reaper Drone in the early hours of Friday outside Baghdad International Airport. 

Funeral processions in Baghdad Saturday drew thousands of mourners. 

 

President Trump (left) said that he ordered the airstrike against Soleimani (right) to prevent war and that Soleimani was plotting 'imminent and sinister' attacks against AmericaThe strike - which also killed four more Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards and five members of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary network - infuriated Tehran, who vowed jihad on America.

Meanwhile Iraq, whose prime minister attended the funerals Saturday, threatened to order the expulsion of all US troops from the country after what it called 'a brazen violation of Iraq's sovereignty.'

President Donald Trump has said that he ordered the killing of Soleimani to prevent war, adding that the commander was plotting 'imminent and sinister' attacks against Americans.

'We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war,' the president said in brief remarks at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touted the administration's freedom argument when he went on the morning shows to talk about the airstrike.

'We have every expectation that people not only in Iraq but in Iran will view the American action last night as giving them freedom,' Pompeo told CNN Friday morning.

 

'Freedom to have the opportunity for success and prosperity for their nations and while the political leadership may not want that, the people in these nations will demand it.'

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7852349/Colin-Kaepernick-tweets-American-terrorist-attacks-wake-Soleimanis-death.html

[Pitcher]

This has nothing to do with Race and everything to do with an ungrateful, sad soul, trying to sell some sneakers.  I’ll never ever buy another pair of nikes for giving this Anti American Racist a forum to spew his hate.

[Pitcher]

One thing is for sure.  All the Anti American, hateful people in this country are being exposed.  Like Omar.  

[jmartin1145]

3 minutes ago, Pitcher said:

This has nothing to do with Race and everything to do with an ungrateful, sad soul, trying to sell some sneakers.  I’ll never ever buy another pair of nikes for giving this Anti American Racist a forum to spew his hate.

I agree Pitcher. This motivates me. This 57 year old body will be ready for anything. I have all the tools.

[horsesoldier]

6 minutes ago, Pitcher said:

This has nothing to do with Race and everything to do with an ungrateful, sad soul, trying to sell some sneakers.  I’ll never ever buy another pair of nikes for giving this Anti American Racist a forum to spew his hate.

 

       

[cranman]

Are we bad American people denying his right to live somewhere else? I haven't heard him denounce his citizenship yet.

[horsesoldier]

2 minutes ago, cranman said:

Are we bad American people denying his right to live somewhere else? I haven't heard him denounce his citizenship yet.

 

Would like to see him relocate to some other part of the world; perhaps Iran might be more to his liking. 

 

I doubt that will happen as long as he can still pull as much money from Nike all the while continuing to run his mouth about the vile and evil Capitalist & Imperialist USA that gives him his cushy lifestyle.

 

 Hypocrisy at it's finest. He's a damned cry baby too.

[siberian_shaddow]

This guy is a flimsy nut sack, we just rid the world of a man that killed black, white, brown, woman and children. And he wants to apply the racist card. 

Edited January 5, 2020 by siberian_shaddow

[CSM (R) Thack]

45 minutes ago, Pitcher said:

This has nothing to do with Race and everything to do with an ungrateful, sad soul, trying to sell some sneakers.  I’ll never ever buy another pair of nikes for giving this Anti American Racist a forum to spew his hate.

That’s for damn sure!!!👍🇺🇸

[cranman]

He fails to see the irony in his statements. He could never get away with criticizing the government and saying bad things about Iran if he lived there. He would be jailed, tortured or stoned to death. 

 

Words escape me to describe his mentality. 

[DinarThug]

28 minutes ago, cranman said:

Words escape me to describe his mentality. 

That’s Also Kaepernick’s Problem - He Needs To Cover His Mouth In Duct Tape To Keep The Words From Escaping Him !  

 

     

[yota691]

Iran vows revenge as it unfurls red flag of WAR after America executed General Soleimani
286,013 views•Jan 4, 2020

 

[TexasMike1958]

12 hours ago, Pitcher said:

Colin Kaepernick tweets about 'American terrorist attacks against black and brown people' and 'US imperialism' in the wake of Soleimani's death

• Coline Kaepernick tweeted about 'American terrorist attacks' Saturday
• He said that the 'attacks against Black and Brown people for the expansion of American imperialism' were nothing new
• He also tweeted that America has always 'besieged black and brown' in the US and abroad while 'plundering the non white world'
• The tweets came a day after Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike while he was in Baghdad

 

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick tweeted that 'There is nothing new about American terrorist attacks' just a day after it was revealed that a US airstrike had killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.  

 

'There is nothing new about American terrorist attacks against Black and Brown people for the expansion of American imperialism,' Kaepernick tweeted Saturday. 

In a separate tweet, he wrote: 'America has always sanctioned and besieged Black and Brown bodies both at home and abroad. America militarism is the weapon wielded by American imperialism, to enforce its policing and plundering of the non white world.'

 

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter Saturday with a bold statement that appears to have been inspired by the US airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

Kaepernick posted these two tweets on Saturday, a day after Soleimani's death

 

Although he didn't specifically refer to Soleimani's death early Friday morning in Baghdad, it's assumed that the incident is what prompted him to tweet for the first time in 2020. 

His last tweets, from December 2019, were about the release of his sold out sneaker collaboration with Nike. 

Soleimani - the architect of Iran's global military strategy - and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Kataeb Hezbollah chief, were killed while riding in a two-vehicle convoy which was decimated by three missiles from an American MQ-9 Reaper Drone in the early hours of Friday outside Baghdad International Airport. 

Funeral processions in Baghdad Saturday drew thousands of mourners. 

 

President Trump (left) said that he ordered the airstrike against Soleimani (right) to prevent war and that Soleimani was plotting 'imminent and sinister' attacks against AmericaThe strike - which also killed four more Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards and five members of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary network - infuriated Tehran, who vowed jihad on America.

Meanwhile Iraq, whose prime minister attended the funerals Saturday, threatened to order the expulsion of all US troops from the country after what it called 'a brazen violation of Iraq's sovereignty.'

President Donald Trump has said that he ordered the killing of Soleimani to prevent war, adding that the commander was plotting 'imminent and sinister' attacks against Americans.

'We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war,' the president said in brief remarks at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touted the administration's freedom argument when he went on the morning shows to talk about the airstrike.

'We have every expectation that people not only in Iraq but in Iran will view the American action last night as giving them freedom,' Pompeo told CNN Friday morning.

 

'Freedom to have the opportunity for success and prosperity for their nations and while the political leadership may not want that, the people in these nations will demand it.'

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7852349/Colin-Kaepernick-tweets-American-terrorist-attacks-wake-Soleimanis-death.html

 

He needs to put a sock in it and go back to selling tennis shoes

[new york kevin]

1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

This has nothing to do with Race and everything to do with an ungrateful, sad soul, trying to sell some sneakers.  I’ll never ever buy another pair of nikes for giving this Anti American Racist a forum to spew his hate.

Yea and amen Pitcher. I could not have said that better. I appreciate what you have said . 

[Pitcher]

27 minutes ago, TexasMike1958 said:

He needs to put a sock in it and go back to selling tennis shoes

 

In Iran