Lefty MSNBC host pours cold water on leaked report minimizing US strikes on Iran: ‘being played’
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Via: vic-eldred • last year • 32 commentsBy: Story by Taylor Herzlich, Patrick Reilly
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Even lefty MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough is pouring cold water on reports suggesting the US airstrikes on Iran only set its nuclear facilities back by a few months — suggesting that the mainstream media might be getting “played” by the intelligence community.
“We … have to be cautious about being played by people inside the intel community who want to get their message out,” Scarborough said on “Morning Joe.”
Scarborough’s comments follow a preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment leaked to CNN and the New York Times claiming the damage done to Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend was less than what President Trump touted as a resounding success.
The report also alleged that much of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile was moved from the facilities before the attacks.
Scarborough nodded to several past reports based on leaks that were blown out of proportion, noting a bombshell New York Times report during Trump’s first term that claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin was paying Taliban-associated militants to kill US troops in Afghanistan.
“That’s happened an awful lot, happened a lot in Iraq. It happened a lot in Afghanistan,” Scarborough said. “I’m not saying that’s happening here, but I remember in the last Trump term, the New York Times runs a story on the front page, somebody from the intel community said Vladimir Putin was paying for hits against US troops in Afghanistan. Everybody ran with it,” said the former Republican.
“That’s why waiting to see what happens, actually, and not drawing too many conclusions makes sense. And that, of course, not only is the best practice for the White House and for the president, that’s the best practice for the media as well.”
Trump administration officials also railed against the report.
“This alleged ‘assessment’ is flat-out wrong and was classified as ‘top secret’ but was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community,” White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in response to the leak .
“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” she added.
Trump claimed that Israel had sent agents to Iran’s bombed nuclear sites to confirm their “total obliteration” — and compared the attack to the US nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan at the end of World War II.
Trump reaffirmed Wednesday his previous claims that the attacks were a massive success.
At a NATO summit at The Hague, he said the strikes led to the “virtual obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities and set its program back “by decades.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was also at the summit, added that the preliminary report was made with “low confidence” and that the leak was under FBI investigation.
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Yes, that's right Joe. As soon as you hear the words "unnamed sources" watch out.
How would anyone know that so quick?
Why won't they say it openly?
The leaked DIA assessment proved that we have been lied to about the need for on site inspection and verification. There was never a need for IAEA monitoring. The DIA could ensure Iranian compliance with any sort of agreement. Those implications do suggest that the leak came from a lower level in the organization.
So what was the intent of publicizing a premature, low confidence assessment? Was it to hide past intel assessments that allowed Obama to fund Iran's nuclear program? Was it to deliberately force regime change through military means and destabilize the entire Middle East? Was the intent to score cheap political points against a disliked President?
Or was this leak motivated by petty intra-agency rivalries and jealousies? The DIA serves the military; not the national security interests of the United States in the same manner as the FBI, CIA, NSA, and other civilian intelligence agencies. The Pentagon's intelligence branch has been considered a red-haired step child among the US civilian intelligence agencies. The influence of ego driven rivalry shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
That is the lefts favorite source.
‘That is the lefts favorite source.’
ie, nonexistent
At least one "source" has been identified as a CNN blogger. That alone shows how fictional the reports are.
Maybe the UN can help with doing away with the fake nonsense pushed by the left:
Vic
Do you think that Mr. Trump would leak a report or information about something sensitive, if it would benefit him or advance his agenda?
Just wondering?
No, TDS would say yes because they have no grasp on reality, but he was President for 4 years already and never did it, and past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior.
No one knows for sure what he did or did not do behind the scenes, who he told what or what the outcome of any of these back room meetings may have led to.
An abundance of caution is a far cry from TDS which likely comes from the same disease carrying parasite as ODS (Obama), BDS (Biden), BDS (Bush) etc etc
Is this a "they all do it" defense?
Not at all
It is merely suggestive that no one knows for sure what people in power do and based on the weasels listed above and Trump it is difficult to prove if any of them did this or would do this if they thought they would benefit enough.
It is no defense at all because the idea is pitiful, without honor, illegal and deceitful to the American people.
And even if someone else did it in the past, the act would be no less despicable
The subject is journalism. It is an important institution.
And you are right in saying that those abusing their roles as part of such an institution to put forward an ideology or target public officials is without honor and above all deceitful. Tragically, it isn't the few, it is the majority of the msm.
Fox News, the paragon of right wing media, was found liable of defamation to the tune of 800 million dollars and now face another 800 million dollar defamation suit.
Your concentration on the "other side" is pitiful.
I'm always against reporters misrepresenting news. There is a place to editorialize, and it must be labeled as such. Publishing stories with unnamed sources or unverified is a cardinal sin of Journalism.
Your concentration on the "other side" is pitiful.
When the vast majority of the mainstream media has a leftwing slant, it is justified.
You consider criticism of Trump to be "bias".
Which is ridiculous.
That seems to be your opinion. I read the New York Times every morning. It is one of more serious offenders. Case in point: Have you ever noticed what they do when quoting President Trump? Almost always the quote is followed by "which is not true." That is not journalism John. That is activism. The Times has plenty of editorial space to try and refute what the President says. The news section is not the place.
You listen to Morning Joe, I've noticed. What did he tell the American people about the cognitive health of Joe Biden? Is Morning Joe a news anchor or a pundit?
LOL. What do you expect them to say about a pathological liar?
But you, as a member of a news discussion site have never been able to prove that. As a matter of fact, I would say you have on many occasions proved my point, such as when you repeat the fine people lie that the left-wing media created.
The subject is journalism. It is an important institution.
The "subject" I spoke to (and you are well aware) s that Mr. Trump and others POTUS's from the past and people in other governmental positions have likely often let out information that they shouldn't have in order to further their position.
an institution to put forward an ideology or target public officials is without honor and above all deceitful
Funny I do not remember many complaints from you when Fox Entertainment (sorry I meant Fox News) was doing the exact same thing to Obama and then Biden
You just said Trump and others. Tell me what information let out?
Funny I do not remember many complaints from you when Fox Entertainment (sorry I meant Fox News) was doing the exact same thing to Obama and then Biden
You need to post examples and links. As I recall Obama was untouchable and Joe Biden went uncharged for something because he was an "elderly man with a poor memory."
I got that far and then realized the article would be worthless and stopped reading. Also, the article is literally yesterdays news. Joe Scarborough wasnt on the air today.
Why don't you like reading?
So it is looking like one of these " anonymous, low-level losers" is Natasha Bertrand, one of CNN's vloggers. Not that I'm surprised CNN pushing false information.
No radiation leaks. No obvious damage. No armchair assessments. It pays to be patient.
US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme, says intelligence assessment
US strikes set Iran's nuclear program back by months: Pentagon report
U.S. damage report: Iran nuclear program set back by months, not obliterated - The Washington Post
Is Iran's concrete unbreakable? Scientists believe even 'mother of all bombs' cannot shatter it
US military Iran attack: US unleashes 30,000-pound bunker-busters on Iran — but scientists say Tehran’s concrete may have won the day - The Economic Times
40,000 psi concrete... most nuclear power plants are only built with concrete that is 30,000psi
Yeah, you can keep your blogger sites.
yeah....the BBC is a blogger site? Amazing.
The same source for all of them. It is called a hoax.
The BBC?
I will stick to the facts. No surface evidence at Fordow, no change in radiation levels at any of the targets.
Visual evidence of vehicles emptying said facilities the prior week at Fordow.
No conclusive evidence except the verbal confirmations from Trump and Netanyahu and their sycophants.
It's called making adult decisions when all of the evidence is in. Thanks to Benny and Daddy, the IEAE will never be allowed into Iran to investigate objectively, and Iran will say they have no choice but to develop a dirty bomb asap, if in fact they cannot buy one from Russia or North Korea.
great state craft /s
You have evidence that they were removing something?
WE NEED A LINK.
PROVE IT.
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Here's a bit of friendly advice; if you don't want to be continually embarrassed, ask your computer yourself.
What we know about satellite image showing trucks lined up at Iran nuclear facility before US strikes | Snopes.com
Satellite Images: Trucks Spotted at Fordow Before US Strikes
Satellite images show trucks lined up at Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility before US airstrikes
Satellite images show activity at Iran's Fordo before U.S. air strikes
Still no increase in background radiation.
The trucks, parked about one click away initially have been moved wile the tunnel entrances are repaired.
If you read quality sources and follow the BBC you will be much better informed.
By the way, Israel bombed the same three sites again, after the US strike.
Why do you think that was?
Israel Just Struck Fordow Again (Even After B-2 Bomber Strike)
Morning... until I see what the Israelis have to say and confirm I take any other comments with a pinch of salt..
The US and Iran leaders have their own interests at stake and neither could lie straight in bed....
One idiot is delusional and claimed victory over Israel?? and the other doesn't seem to know if he is coming or going...
I will just sit on my rock and wait and watch the world go by...