…and Bingo was Trump's name-O.
This is why we’ll have a new POTUS in three weeks, x So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. … Read More
Category: Suleimani
War Powers vote: 224 to 194
x BREAKING: The House passed a war powers resolution that limits President Trump's ability to wage war in Iran. It blocks U.S. military force against Iran without Congress's approval or … Read More
Impeachment Deux: Pelosi should hold the Articles because the “Merrick Garland rule” was fair?
Could there be a second impeachment: Impeachment2 The interlocked role of trials, evidence, and witnesses seems pretty clear, and no amount of GOP illogical reasoning can finesse it. Since the M.O. of the GOP … Read More
Mike Lee (R-UT) rants “The worst briefing on a military issue I've seen in 9 years”
Mike Lee (R-UT) doesn’t want to be told by the WH to “shut up and dribble” on discussing War Powers issues. As if no discussion by Congress was relevant to the … Read More
WH briefing: “sophomoric and utterly unconvincing” about reasons for assassinating Suleimani
Pompeo, Esper, Milley, and Haspel did the classified briefing to the House and are now making the same presentation to the Senate. Responses broke along party lines. Rep Gerry Connolly, … Read More
All is well! “You can't remove me with an impeachment trial, I'm (still) the Commander-in-Chief”
The dog wagged once. Did the WH dodge a ballistic missile since apparently there were no casualties in the several Iranian missile strikes in Iraq. Message sent, but will Trump’s … Read More
Trump's Deutsche Bank loans may have been underwritten by “Putin's piggy-bank”
The financial data continues to close in on IMPOTUS as a whistleblower with knowledge of the underwriting has informed the FBI about the Russian VTB bank’s support of Deutsche Bank loans. … Read More
Trumpian military end-games before the November election are about nukes
Threats against 52 Iranian “cultural sites” are more Trumpian gaslighting and a projection of hope that Iran will reciprocate by attacking the US in a way that galvanizes national support … Read More
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Why is Bolton Willing to Testify Now? [Update: Bolton Warned McConnell This Was Coming]
Yes, there are several other diaries on this topic, including one that just got posted on the front page, but I want to focus on Bolton’s actions and timing. First, … Read More
Pompeo: Iraqi People Want Us to Stay. Iraqi People: Get Out!
SoS Pompeo claimed on the Sunday shows this morning that the Iraqi people want our troops to stay and help them fight terrorism: Pompeo dismisses Iraqi leader’s call for all … Read More
Trump cannot assassinate his way into a trial dismissal
Trump was unhinged in his tweeting on 29 December, and was ready for something to divert public attention, as the Arms for Dirt evidence continued to close in him in … Read More
Putin is Not Happy With His Puppet
It seems Russia is not pleased that Trump took out Suleimani. Newsweek: Russia Says U.S. Soleimani Strike Will Damage Regional Stability, Impact Millions of People Russia's Foreign Ministry has condemned … Read More
NYT reporter: Evidence of imminent attack involving Suleimani was 'razor thin'
The Raging War Boner Party is at it again. They just can’t stop getting us involved in Middle Eastern wars based on false pretenses, the little rascals. For the past three … Read More
Defense Secretary Mark Esper was a defense industry lobbyist; guess whose stock just jumped
With his nomination of former Raytheon vice president and lobbyist Mark Esper for secretary of defense, Donald Trump essentially chummed the swamp with alligator feed. Of course, it was kind … Read More
Lt. General of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps does bxt shxt crazy teevee. M Bachmann has a cousin?
No question, Iran has a number of very good generals. Their officers learned war fighting Saddam Hussein's army in the long war 1981-1989. The head of their Jerusalem/Quds Force, Major … Read More
Wall St J: The Pentagon advises Iraq to adopt a ground strategy from '07/'08. AKA: Last War Syndrome
Welcome to Iraq. America's military experts advise Iraq to push ISIS back into Syria. Here's the conversation in Wall Street Journal: Iraqi security forces and their U.S. partners are divided … Read More
M198 rules !! Coalition occupies Tikrit for a dozen casualties. 200 ISIS dead, no in-city prisoners
Of course the Department of Defense claimed this is “with American help.” A handful of smart missiles hit targets, but the big help was the old M198 155mm field guns. … Read More
Tikrit artillery barrages augmented with U.S. air strikes
The southwest section of Tikrit is a burning ruin. After a week of artillery the residences have been leveled and bombs left by the ISIS and allied Sunni fighters have … Read More
Bad Week for the Black Flags in Syria and Iraq
All in all this looks to have been the worst week for the Islamists since May of 2011 when Osama bin Laden was killed and his files and computers were … Read More
Alrighty, then. What is happening at Tikrit ??? ::UPDATE
Back in September we had a telephone conversation with two men in Tikrit related to observance of Eid al-Adha. This holiday involves obtaining a meat animal, sacrifice/butchering, and distribution of … Read More
Susan Rice went on the Charlie Rose show for an hour. Supports the MIC like Bushies in 2003
Charlie could have been interviewing Condi just prior to invading Iraq. Everything National Security Advisor Susan Rice said about Iraq and Syria appeared to be either a political sham or … Read More
Israel kills more anti-Islamists in Syria. Boehner: “Thanks, Bibi. Come by for drinks.”
This is crazy stuff. The United States and Israel are on opposite sides in the ISIS War. Same time Jordan sends its Air Force in to pummel the Islamists, Israel … Read More
