"Politics and bureaucracy are arenas of personal power that are nearly irresistible to mediocre persons. Mediocrities in power regard the world as unsafe as long as persons of originality and creativity are allowed freedom."
- Otto Scott
@HibaNasr Well his fears will manifest and his legacy will become worse than Carters if he doesn't find some humility and repentance like Reagan did in Lebanon and cut the losses.
@BucsLife99@selinawangtv The US own lie-into-wars-constantly intelligence agencies reported last year that Iran ceased all nuclear weapons development in 2003.
**Yes, accurate on the key facts.**
Section 622 of S. 4615 (Senate Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2027, passed committee May 2026 on bipartisan vote) adds requirements to the National Security Act:
Intelligence sharing with Israel “shall not be suspended, reduced, or otherwise materially limited” except for a “specific and identifiable national security concern” determined by the President. Any such decision must be documented with rationale and notified to congressional intelligence committees within 15 days (with required elements).
It also directs the President to expand/enhance sharing in specified areas.
The bill is on the Senate calendar—not yet law. Similar oversight language exists in other statutes; it adds procedural hurdles and reporting, not an absolute bar.
The clause that matters: intelligence sharing with Israel "shall not be suspended, reduced, or otherwise materially limited" unless the president names a specific national-security reason and reports it to Congress.
The default is bolted to on. Reversal is the exception.
Pentagon Sees Growing
Espionage Threat From Israel:
The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
https://t.co/Q7GfYWG2JZ
@2catsanddog@Osint613 That poll used 1,048 participants, so 608 people supported a biased poll question.
Using that logic, only 16% of Americans can place Ukraine on a map of world.
25% of Americans can't place Russia on a map of Europe.
Some context for the qualifier 'many':
"The United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Court of Justice and the High Contracting Parties to the Convention have all affirmed that the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to the Israeli-occupied territories.
Numerous UN resolutions and prevailing international opinion hold that Israeli settlements are a violation of international law, including UN Security Council resolutions 446 in 1979, 478 in 1980, and 2334 in 2016. In 2014, 126 Representatives at the reconvened Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions declared the settlements illegal,[12] as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross."
https://t.co/sHG7u1tUL1