Going after the head of the snake
Link to quote: Netanyahu: Israel's surprise opening strike on Iran was 'very successful' | The Times of Israel
Israel launched a massive attack last night. The targets were nuclear sites, command centers and individuals. The strikes may have killed senior Iranian scientists as well as top military officials. More than 200 jets were involved in multiple waves of attacks. The strikes killed Iran’s top three generals, according to Iranian state media, and targeted military bases and nuclear sites across the country. Natanz, Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility was hit.
Soon after the strikes, Iran launched more than 100 drones towards Israel, Israeli Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said. The Israeli Air Force began intercepting drones fired by Iran within minutes of their launch. Sadly, for Iran, Israeli leaders have confirmed that is only the beginning.
US Secretary of State Rubio released a statement saying:
"Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region. "Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel," he added.
Rubio calls Israeli strikes against Iran 'unilateral,' says US not involved | Reuters
Despite the statement and the attempts by the US to reach a deal, Iran blames the US for the attack. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the attack could not have happened “ without the coordination and approval of the United States.” The Iranians somehow believe that the US should have controlled Israel. I wonder who gives them those ideas? At any rate Iran may rue the day it refused to give up its nuclear enrichment program in the deal offered by President Trump. Trump's words may be the Iranian regime's final epitaph: “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal."
In other news:
Hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return control of the California National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, an appeals Court paused the ruling so the administration could appeal.
Federal agents had to handcuff and remove Senator Alex Padilla of California after he interrupted a news conference in Los Angeles held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary. The video of it is on social media for all to see.
The Trump administration sued the state of New York over a state law that blocks ICE agents from arresting people in state or local courthouses.
The House voted to roll back $9.4 billion that lawmakers had already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The proposal’s fate in the Senate is becoming more uncertain.
Emergency crews recovered more than 260 bodies from the wreckage of a London-bound Air India flight that crashed moments after takeoff from an airport in India.
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Good morning and welcome to the news. It is about 2:30 PM in Israel right now and we go to Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst:
Trey what have you got for us
Good morning Mr Murrow, right now Iran has been hit fairly hard. It has lost three top military leaders, and it is yet unknown as to the damage caused to its nuclear enrichment sites. I will flag you when I have updates.
Thank you, Trey.
Ask your Fox News correspondent why no one in the international community respects the president of the United States.
Israel acts in its own best interests.
Be sure to tell Barack and Joe. I'm not sure Joe will understand.
Today you will hear Trump taking credit for the attack. In fact he already has , so to speak.
Now that the attack appears successful he will say it was all his idea. This is all so predictable.
You see John, the word was out that Iran was very close to having nuclear weapons.
Do you really want Iran to have nuclear weapons?
I am talking about Trump. Early in the day yesterday he posted that he wanted to resolve it diplomatically. He "truthed" about it on his site. Earlier in the week he told Netanyahu not to do it, according to news reports.
Now that it was successful he is saying he approved of the strike.
He adapts his thinking, always, in a way to make himself look better. It is completely obvious yet he has his supporters in thrall.
He gave Iran a peaceful way out. All they had to do was give up on nuclear enrichment. They dug in.
Again, they will regret not dealing with Trump.
It was misdirection move by BeBe and Trump, do you think Iran should have been warned? The strategy was brilliant and what great leaders do,
You Thought the Pager Attack Was Amazing? Israel Outdid Itself This Time – HotAir
Of course you are. That's all you talk about.
Nothing wrong with that.
You don't understand how deception works in combat do you?
or Chris Murphy got played as badly as his pals in Tehran.
So in other words Trumps words are meaningless and not to be relied on.
Everyone already knew that.
Had this attack last night failed, there isnt the SLIGHTEST doubt Trump would be saying this morning "I told them not to do it". No doubt of that at all.
lol. You really are taking the decapitation of the Iranian nuclear program badly. I can’t even imagine the anger if this leads to the fall of the regime.
I have no love for the Iranian regime. All I am pointing out is that no one listens to Trump. The world is on fire, remember that MAGA rallying cry against Biden?
He gave Iran sixty days to reach a deal. They didn’t. On the 61st israel acted.
other counties better well pay attention. They’d be fools not to.
He gave them 60 days. On the 61st day Israel attacked. Maybe Iran should have taken him seriously. Then again the rest of the world is used to ignoring American presidents that talk about a red line.
On one hand you Iran hopefully losing its ability to make a nuke. On the other hand you have the ability to make a twisted claim about Trump. Seems the choice is easy for Chris Murphy and like minded folks.
Clearly you are listening.
You are one of my most consistent sources on the topic of what Trump says.
That's what happens when something that is done legally is blocked by a partisan hack judge.
It is actually a slam dunk. These cherry-picked activist judges like to slow the President down.
Try as they may, the end result is still the same.
I have high hopes that the SCOTUS will end the practice of cherry-picking judges and limiting the authority of district court judges. I expect that ruling sometime this month.
There is no way that approx. 400 non-elected judges should be the most powerful men in the country.
The cherry pickiing / shopping for judges should be prohibited. If their case has any merit then any judge would work to render a verdict.
Puts their integrity into question.
There isn't much question that democrat lawyers were ready to pounce with all these lawsuits by the time Trump was sworn in.
In many cases they had "solutions" for problems they, themselves haven't created yet.
I'm sure Marc Elias has been in overdrive.
That's what happens when you burst into something acting the ass.
The idea was to interrupt the briefing so that restraint was needed and then claim that we have an authoritarian regime.
Only the indoctrinated believe it.
Only an idiot would actually believe that claim. And it appears there are many idiots among them.
Most had to go to college to become indoctrinated. A few did it to themselves.
For our readers:
You decide
Pinpoint where he "lunged" at Noem.
First show me where I said he lunged at Noem.
[✘] If you want to quote me, quote this:
He was pushing back on security while yelling at the Secretary. When he moved toward the Secretary, security stopped him. They had no idea who he was.
She said it. You mean you dont believe her.
According to Padilla he was awaiting a briefing in another room in the building when he heard Noem was doing a press conference close by. He walked down there escorted by building security, and sat in the back for a few minutes. When she said something he wanted to question he stood up and went towards the front. While he was attempting to shout out his question Noems security grabbed him.
The real issue comes when they took him into another hall, pinned him to the floor and handcuffed him. For what?
It appears you need to take that up with HER.
That's what happens when you are an adult and start acting like a child.
I think that is an understated account of what happened. Security said they had no idea who he was. When you look at the tape, you can easily see how threatening it looked.
To confirm his identity and that he was no threat. Just like they would have done to anyone acting like a jackass without an ID.
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“The real issue comes when they took him into another hall, pinned him to the floor and handcuffed him.”
That was the best part of the video. I just wish secret service would’ve body slammed his dumb ass before pinning him.
For those interested congressman Padilla attempted to ask "his question" while the Secretary of Homeland Security was in the middle of her speech. That is why he was asked to leave. His refusal and his pushing back against security is why he had to be handcuffed. When he left the building he held his own press conference. He fooled no one.
utter nonsense.
Imagine Gov Newsom giving a press conference and someone shouts out "you are a socialist".
Would that person be thrown to the ground and handcuffed? Of course not. AT best, or worst if you prefer, Padilla should have been escorted from the room, period. They threw him to the floor and handcuffed him, and that was after he had said he is a senator. There is no excuse for that sort of thuggery.
If an unidentified person starts shouting things while walking towards a governor and pushes security when stopped, of course he’s going to be subdued until his story is checked out.
If the situation warranted it, yes
He was escorted from the room, period
So what. People say all sorts of things. Why do you think Padilla did not have his ID or Senator pin on him? Happy coincidence?
Of course there is a valid reason for placing him on the ground. He was resisting. If he allowed himself to be escorted from the room without resisting he would not have found himself face down on the floor, period. Of course that would not have gotten him on cable news and given the opportunity for dem politicians to claim victimhood. That seems to be the new dem go to. Critical thinkers see right through it.
He would be told you have to leave. And if he began pushing security around, he would be handcuffed, just like Padilla was. And of course there is the threat mentioned in post 5.1.10.
Things are getting dangerous out there.
Israel deployed a new tactic last night. When Iranian air defenses activated to stop the attack, they simply declared “ I’m a senator” and Iranian security immediately backed down.
I love it!
Pure genius.
Sean, I bet every country in the middle east is secretly saying to themselves thank God Israel is going to take out the monster.
Ya, he was only trying to ask a question.
There was no question to be ask. It's was a pathetic set up.
Nobody is falling for their BS. Don't they get it?
Let's start with this clown
Bet he has a Liberal Arts degree.
And lived in mommy's bedroom.
Now we go out to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Madam Secretary, what happened yesterday?
Good morning Mr Murrow. I was simply trying to speak
this "news" column is getting stranger and stranger and lurching into cosplay
Going after the head of the snake
And I thought this was going to be an editorial about the moderate Republicans in Congress deciding to impeach Trump (and maybe Vance with him as fruit of the poisonous tree - in lawyer talk)
I guess you came to the wrong place. There are a few group sites that do that 24/7.
Next, we go to Fox News' Aishah Hasnie
Can you give us any updates on casualties?
Good morning Mr Murrow. The security of its top commanders has been a recurring problem from Iran, with the head of the Revolutionary Guards Gen. Hossein Salami and Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, among those who killed in Friday's strikes in Tehran. Take a look at the precise bombing that enables Israel to hit the target's bedroom and not much else.
Has anyone seen this man?
$20 he's hiding in a cave.
And he probably shit himself.
The United States has now become Iran's life line. Will they sink or swim?
Gavin Newsom bears a striking resemblance to Joe Biden. Is Newsom trying to beat another dead horse?
Alex Padilla tried to stage an insurrection. Now security has become the bad guys again. Democrats are having difficulty controlling the story this time.
House Republicans are determined to shoot their dicks off over Big Bird. Can money buy culture? Greed is going to lose this war in the end.
Who is Harvey Weinstein and why should I give a shit?
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