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Bibi once again trying to push US into disastrous war, this time with Iran

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Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on a little song and dance about Iran and WMDs intended to provide cover for Trump's upcoming decision on whether or not to scrap the Iran deal (JCPOA) on May 12th.

Of course, this isn't the first time Netanyahu aggressively pitched the U.S. on war in the Middle East. He did the exact same thing, using the exact same playbook, in the run up to the Iraq war.

Fortunately, we have video evidence of his 2002 testimony to Congress, during which he hyperventilated and exaggerated about Iraq's grave threat to the world as a result of its non-existsent WMDs. The guy was so incredibly wrong on Iraq, to such a disastrous degree, it's amazing anyone listens to him at all anymore.

What follows are two must watch video clips from Netanyahu's 2002 testimony. One of the more memorable - and spectacularly wrong - claims he made back then was when he proclaimed:

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Vader

Interview with Deep State actor John Brennan - Lies, distortions and attacks on Trump

John Brennan

CIA director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill, June 16, 2016.
Former CIA Director John Brennan is out of the agency but not the public eye. He's made a point of attacking President Trump ever since his Inauguration. Critics say that can sow discord, but Brennan says he's doing what he thinks is right.

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

When former CIA Director John Brennan stopped by our newsroom yesterday, he was wearing jeans, which was a visible nod to his role now as a private citizen. He is now free from decades of reporting for work in a suit. Brennan was here to speak with our co-host Mary Louise Kelly, who's here with us now. Hey there.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa. Yeah, I have interviewed John Brennan a few times over the years both when he was running CIA and before, starting back during the George W. Bush administration. And he has always struck me as tough. This is a guy who has negotiated with the KGB and its successors.

CHANG: Yeah.

KELLY: Also struck me as serious - definitely a dark suit kind of guy. This is a man who considers his words before speaking. So I have watched with interest these last 15 months as he has gone out of his way to criticize and attack President Trump. That is unusual, even unprecedented, I would say...

CHANG: Yeah.

KELLY: ...For a former head of the CIA to do so. So I asked him about it.

Comment: Brennan is beyond livid at Trump. Every now and then he bellows something at him on Twitter.

Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!




Green Light

What lies ahead after Trump's likely decision to withdraw from nuclear deal with Iran

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We have recently witnessed an increasing effort by America's European partners, specifically France and Germany, aimed at convincing US President Donald Trump to not abandon ship on the Iran nuclear deal.

Debate over the accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), there has been a neglect - playing into Tehran's interests - of how the international community can bring the Iranian regime to its knees, benefiting the Iranian people significantly.

While pressuring Tehran over the JCPOA is necessary, the West can impose even further pressure on the oppressive regime by placing its crosshairs on the country's political situation, its ailing economy and how to support the protesting Iranian population.


Comment: "Oppressive regime", "protesting Iranian population". This sounds like propaganda. See:

Iran Protests Through the Prism of Geopolitics


Attention

Rep. Mo Brooks suggests Republicans retiring because of assassination fears

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala.
© Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks to reporters at the Republican baseball team's first practice of the year at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday.


Pointed at the large number of GOP members on baseball team who are leaving Congress


Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks suggested in a radio interview that Republicans are retiring en masse because of assassination fears.

Brooks was speaking on "The Dale Jackson Show" about the first Republican practice the Congressional Baseball Game after last year's shooting that left Majority Whip Steve Scalise severely injured.

"We have multiple rings of security, plainclothes, uniform, Capitol Police, other police," he said. "There was a medical vehicle nearby just in case there was a copycat."

Comment: You can also add Paul Ryan to the list of retiring Republicans.


Info

With Paul Ryan's exit, November just got cloudier for House Republicans

NRCC Chairman Steve Stivers
© Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
NRCC Chairman Steve Stivers says Speaker Paul D. Ryan will continue to be a fundraising juggernaut this cycle, but some GOP operatives aren’t so sure.


'You don't want the captain leaving the ship,' ex-NRCC chairman says


House Republicans' most prolific fundraiser is vowing to continue to do all he can to help them keep the majority in the midterms.

But Speaker Paul D. Ryan's announcement Wednesday that he doesn't want to be a part of that majority next year has only crystalized the perception that the House GOP is in for a drubbing in November.

"It's over," one GOP operative who's worked on House and Senate races said.

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Propaganda

NYT publishes more fake news about Russian lawyer Veselnitskaya

Veselnitskaya
© Associated Press/Dmitry Serebryakov
Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 22, 2018.
The NYT jumps on every chance to bash Russia, operating as a virtual press agent for dark forces running America.

It publishes disinformation, Big Lies and fake news they want published - suppressing what's most important to report on major issues, notably geopolitical ones.

Natalia Veselnitskaya is a private Russian attorney, unconnected to the Kremlin.

Last summer, disinformation about her circulated for days, making much ado about nothing over her meeting with Donald Trump, Jr.

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Bizarro Earth

Pro-zionist envoy Nikki Haley voted most 'popular' US politician

Nikki Haley
© Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency
Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations,
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is America's most popular politician according to a study by Quinnipiac University, CNN reported yesterday.

Haley is viewed positively by some 63 per cent of US voters, while only 39 per cent gave their approval of US President Donald Trump. Haley's popularity also stretched to both sides of the political spectrum, with 75 per cent of Republicans, 55 per cent of Democrats and 63 per cent of Independents supporting the former South Carolina governor. She was only exceeded by former president Barack Obama, who was still held in high regard by some 66 per cent of voters.

The UN envoy has taken strong stands in favour of Israel, particularly in the aftermath of the US' recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital in December. When the UN General Assembly voted to condemn the Trump administration's decision, Haley slammed the global forum as ungrateful for US contributions to the organisation.

"No vote in the UN will make any difference to that [the decision]. But this vote will make a difference to how the Americans see the UN. This vote will be remembered," she concluded, echoing her previous comments that the delegation would be taking names of those who voted against the recognition.

Comment: See full poll here. What this poll really tells us is that 63% of people who took part in the survey don't actually know who Nikki Haley is: a lying warmongering weasel who represents Israel.


Road Cone

EU foreign policy chief Mogherini: IAEA, not Netanyahu, in charge of verifying Iran's nuclear activities

Bushehr nuclear power plant
© Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Bushehr nuclear power plant
The 2015 nuclear deal with Iran remains a pinnacle of international peace and stability, and it is up to the IAEA to assess whether Tehran violated it, several signatories to the agreement said in response to Israel's claims.

The allegations about Iran's nuclear program made by the Israeli prime minister during his televised address from Tel Aviv might, in fact, be an argument in favor of the 2015 nuclear accord and not against it, officials from several countries said, reacting to Benjamin Netanyahu's presentation.

"It is clear that the international community had doubts that Iran was carrying out an exclusively peaceful nuclear program," Steffen Seibert, the spokesman of the German government, told journalists, commenting on the Israeli prime minister's speech. "It was for this reason the nuclear accord was signed in 2015, including the implementation of an unprecedented, thorough and robust surveillance system by the International Atomic Energy Agency."

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Chalkboard

Recapping the Skripal Affair: A Lie Too Far?

Theresa May
© Unknown
On 4 March 2018 it was a foggy day in southern England, and the MI6 Russian spy Sergei Viktorovich Skripal and his daughter Yulia stepped out for a stroll, stopped at the local pub in Salisbury, went to lunch at a nearby restaurant, and then took a walk in the park where they collapsed on a park bench. What had happened to them? Did they suffer from food poisoning? Or was Sergei Skripal involved in some dark affaire and the object of a hit by persons unknown, his daughter being an accidental victim?

Rocket

Details of failed French missiles during Syria strikes

The is post is based on the text released by Imperia-MIR blog
Failed Missile Launch
Technical failures and "missed interval" disrupted two-thirds of еру French cruise missiles launches during the April 14 US-led coalition operation in Syria.

Following the April 14 missile strike on Syria, some French media outlets and military blogs claimed that two of three French Navy vessels deployed for the strike had failed to launch Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN) cruise missiles.
MdCN is a longer-range sea-launched variant of the Storm Shadow/SCALP EG air-launched cruise missile developed for the French Navy.
On April 18, spokesman for the French Joint Chief of Staff, Army Colonel Patrick Steiger told Defense News on April 18 that "The first salvo did not fire."

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