The State Department approved the sale of four HIMARS launchers to Bahrain last August, but delivery takes some time, especially with it being in such demand after very public success in Ukraine. The U.S. maintains a military presence in Bahrain.
A US-made HIMARS launcher was filmed firing missiles at Iran from Bahrain. Most other Gulf states have denied that the US has launched attacks from its soil against Iran. Bahrain has remained silent on this question.
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An astounding statement from a federal judge about the executive branch, generally; the Justice Department, more particularly; and these subpoenas, specifically.
EXCLUSIVE | Kristi Noem awarded $1 billion in contracts to build the Mexican border wall to a company accused of smuggling illegal immigrants into the country, giving them guns, and allowing them to take part in a wild shootout.
BOASBERG: “.. the subpoenas’ dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell ..
“.. the Government has offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the President ..”
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What sort of monster would do such a thing?
Materializing nude from a bolt of lightning in 2005 to show my younger self this image
Hegseth says US military has designated officer to complete probe on Iran school strike reut.rs/414LImC
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Everyone loves estate agents so this was a great idea for a stunt.
The Strait of Hormuz is open for transit
WSJ: Pentagon Sends Marine Expeditionary Unit to Middle East
If the government really is worried about Iranian sleeper cells, then it was probably a mistake to systematically reorient the majority of US counterterror resources toward arresting immigrant grandmothers and five-year-olds in bunny hats
tired: harassing athletes for not covering the spread
wired: harassing journalists for not making things up
He's outright admitting Ellison bought CNN to turn it into a propaganda outlet for the regime.
Two things here.
One, you don't sit there and whine about media coverage and headlines if things are going well.
Two, the administration is just outright saying that they fully expect Ellison to use CNN to be a Trumpist propaganda organ.
Hegseth, discussing the deaths of four Americans, says "bad things can happen" in war.
It's only 8:30 am and we already have today's Quiet Part Outloud winner
Q: Can you provide guidance about strike on the girls' school? There's been reporting indicating the preliminary inquiry has determined the strike was carried out by US
HEGSETH: With an issue of such seriousness, we're not gonna let reporting lead us or force our hand into indicating what happened
Hegseth: "Some in the press can't stop. Allow me to make suggestions. People look at the TV and they see banners, 'Mideast War Intensifies.' What should it read instead? How about, 'Iran increasingly desperate.' More fake news from CNN. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better"
Bully No-Mates would be a better name.
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Jesus. Fucking. Christ. This kid wants to get out of detention in time for his school spelling bee. What the fuck are we doing.
Great article. I particularly liked(?) this part, about the way manosphere talking points were used to justify the shooting of Renée Good at the very highest levels of the US gov. Reactions that say "duh, the right was always misogynist!" while not untrue, miss the point. This is escalating
High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence zurl.co/0L00F
Covid
I will now be having lahmacun for dinner.
This is an actual post from the official White House account. We’re being trolled by fifteen-year-old boys playing computer games.
If you can get it made in a wood-fired brick oven then it's incredible.
