@ComicDaveSmith@philthatremains@ComicDaveSmith I take my wins where I can get them, even with a president that defied his campaign promises and common sense on behalf of a foreign nation that steals and spies on the US well above their weight.
@infantrydort@CynicalPublius I find it is healthy to hate the ruling parties of Iran and Israel and feel they deserve each other, while also empathizing for their people. Except Quds force and Revolutionary Guard, fuck those guys.
@GBNT1952 The technology merger does not address the fact that Israel spies on the US more than any other nation. Our 'ally" steals nuclear and other technologies and sells them to our enemies.
Joe, you know you are a very precious friend to me and I have no intention of misleading you. I fully understand your position and your eagerness to avoid "forever wars" and prevent a repeat of the Shannon tragedy. However, let me remind you of the terrorist acts launched by the Iranian regime against the United States since the 1980s inside the U.S., not to mention its hostile actions against American interests in the Middle East:
* 1980: Assassination of Ali Akbar Tabatabaei, a former Iranian diplomat was gunned down at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, by an assassin acting on behalf of the Iranian government.
* 1983: Beirut Barracks Bombing an Iranian-backed suicide attack killed 241 U.S. service members in Lebanon, one of the deadliest days in Marine Corps history.
* 1996: Khobar Towers Bombing โ Iranian-supported militants targeted a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia, killing 19 U.S. Air Force personnel.
* 2003โ2011: IED Attacks in Iraq โ The Iranian regime supplied "Explosively Formed Penetrators" (EFPs) to militias, which were responsible for the deaths of over 600 American soldiers.
* 2011: The Manssor Arbabsiar Plot โ An Iranian-led conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador in Washington, D.C., by bombing a high-profile restaurant frequented by U.S. officials.
* 2013: Bowman Avenue Dam Cyberattack โ Iranian hackers breached the control systems of a dam in New York, proving their intent to strike U.S. critical infrastructure.
* 2019: Downing of Global Hawk โ Iran shot down a U.S. Navy surveillance drone over international waters, bringing the two nations to the brink of war.
* 2021โ2024: Targeting Dissidents and Officials โ Repeated FBI-thwarted plots to kidnap activist Masih Alinejad in New York and assassinate former high-ranking U.S. officials like John Bolton and Mike Pompeo.
* January 2024: Tower 22 Attack โ A drone strike by an Iranian-backed militia killed three U.S. soldiers at a base in Jordan, a major escalation prior to the 2026 conflict.
* March 2026: Asif Merchant Conviction โ The conviction of a Pakistani national with ties to Iran for plotting "political assassinations" on American soil just before the outbreak of the war.
@JohnToole1 I'm surprised that Bennet has the stomach for dirty leftist politics. He always seemed like a nice enough milk toast teachers union guy when I met him.
The DOJ's deadline to charge Fauci for lying under oath about funding gain-of-function research in Wuhan is in 6 days. We canโt allow the statute of limitations to run out. He MUST be charged!
Agree? RT.
@ggreenwald Conflicts are one thing. Holding senior State Department people on a pedestal is another. They have fucked up every military success for the last 25 years. Smart outsiders with experience and no conflicts are the unicorns we seek.
@infantrydort@BaumanReal As an attorney who frequently practices Administrative Law and carries a US Constitution, it is easy to see the conflicts between the two. IE, the state cannot be held liable for the actions of its agents but private parties must obey strict rules when dealing with the state.
Dan, in your first call, which I think is the first and last occasion you and I ever spoke:
(1) you seemed upset that I had received and had released FBI whistleblower information about the pipe bomb investigation.
(2) I informed you that your staff had threatened to criminally investigate my staff as retribution against me (for pipe bomb or Epstein activity?)
(3) you threatened to personally finance a defamation suit against reporters on behalf of a suspect. Perhaps it was also a veiled threat to sue me. You said โthose depositions arenโt going to fun for the people involvedโ or something like that. In any case, Deputy FBI Director shouldnโt be financing civil lawsuits against reporters covering cases the FBI is working on.
(4) you said you were going to call every agent in and get to the bottom of the whistleblower issue.
(5) you offered me a briefing but I was going to be tied up until at least 6pm on the Epstein files transparency act, so I asked how late i could get the briefing and you said you were going to leave the office at 5pm.
(6) I asked you a few questions on the call and your answers indicated to me that you were perhaps less informed than me on some of the issues, or you were going to be less than forthcoming.
A few hours after the call, I received and released new FBI whistleblower information regarding the all-hands meeting (which matched what you told me in #4 above), related to concern that the meeting was called to โoutโ the whistelblowers.
Your second (attempted) call was the evening I achieved 218 signatures on the Epstein discharge petition and I had been busy thwarting Mike Johnsonโs last ditch effort to derail the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Not sure why your call log shows 1:36am. You called me in the evening, maybe 8ish?
note - my staff also had the unfortunate pleasure of receiving numerous late night calls on Signal from FBI staff telling them there was absolutely nothing in the Epstein case and that I should back off.