pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--Iran Terror Supporter Pelosi moves to limit Trump’s actions in Iran with War Powers Resolution vote

“ They ’ re allowed to kill our people .
They ’ re allowed to torture and maim our people .
They ’ re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people , and we ’ re not allowed to touch their cultural sites ?
It doesn ’ t work that way.
” As far as Pelosi is concerned , we ’ re not allowed to respond at all .
“ Pelosi moves to limit Trump ’ s actions in Iran with War Powers Resolution vote , ” by Ronn Blitzer , Fox News , January 6 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overnight that she plans on taking measures to potentially curb President Trump ’ s ability to conduct military operations against Iran .
Pelosi and other Democrats have been critical of Trump ’ s decision to conduct an airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani , head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ’ elite Quds Force , claiming he did not properly notify Congress in advance and warning about the risk of escalation in the region .
Trump has also threatened additional action if Iran retaliates for Soleimani ’ s death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President ’ s military actions regarding Iran , ” Pelosi wrote in a letter to fellow Democrats , referring to a similar Senate resolution to be introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine , D-Va. “ It reasserts Congress ’ s long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken , the Administration ’ s military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days.
” The first War Powers Resolution was passed in 1973 in an effort to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congressional approval .
Since then , questions of presidential compliance have become common , with controversy stemming from President Bill Clinton ’ s actions in Kosovo and President Barack Obama ’ s operations in Libya .
On Saturday , the White House sent Congress formal notification of the drone strike under the War Powers Act , a senior administration official told The Associated Press .
The notification , required by law within 48 hours of the introduction of American forces into an armed conflict or a situation that could lead to war , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress… .
Trump had tweeted Saturday that even Iran ’ s cultural sites were potential targets for U.S. military action .
“ They ’ re allowed to kill our people .
They ’ re allowed to torture and maim our people .
They ’ re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people , and we ’ re not allowed to touch their cultural sites ?
It doesn ’ t work that way , ” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday… .

“They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people, and we’re not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn’t work that way.”
As far as Pelosi is concerned, we’re not allowed to respond at all.
“Pelosi moves to limit Trump’s actions in Iran with War Powers Resolution vote,” by Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, January 6, 2020:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced overnight that she plans on taking measures to potentially curb President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations against Iran.
Pelosi and other Democrats have been critical of Trump’s decision to conduct an airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, claiming he did not properly notify Congress in advance and warning about the risk of escalation in the region. Trump has also threatened additional action if Iran retaliates for Soleimani’s death.
“This week, the House will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to fellow Democrats, referring to a similar Senate resolution to be introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. “It reasserts Congress’s long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration’s military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days.”
The first War Powers Resolution was passed in 1973 in an effort to prevent presidents from using the military without congressional approval. Since then, questions of presidential compliance have become common, with controversy stemming from President Bill Clinton’s actions in Kosovo and President Barack Obama’s operations in Libya.
On Saturday, the White House sent Congress formal notification of the drone strike under the War Powers Act, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. The notification, required by law within 48 hours of the introduction of American forces into an armed conflict or a situation that could lead to war, had to be signed and sent to Congress….
Trump had tweeted Saturday that even Iran’s cultural sites were potential targets for U.S. military action. “They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people, and we’re not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn’t work that way,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday….


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--Michael Moore Sends Iran Leader a Direct Message: Let Me and Millions of Americans Remove Trump

The Ayatollah Khamenei is perhaps the worst human rights violator on the planet .
Khamenei ’ s government has led chants of “ Death to America ” at political rallies all over Iran .
Yet that did not prevent Michael Moore from sending the Ayatollah Khamenei a message of solidarity , against the President of the United States .
What a repulsive pig Michael Moore is .
Literally and figuratively .
Michael Moore is just another example of how just radical many in the “ entertainment ” industry really are .
Related : Patricia Arquette Addresses Trump ’ s Threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Golden Globes Michael Moore Sends Iran Leader a Direct Message : Let Me and Millions of Americans Remove Trump Far-left documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has begged the Iranian regime not to respond with violence to the drone strike that killed the country ’ s terror chief Major General Qasem Soleimani , promising that he and millions of Americans will get rid of President Donald Trump at the ballot box in November .
Soleimani and at least three other militiamen were killed by an American drone strike last week at Baghdad International Airport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran ’ s supreme leader , responded by pledging “ harsh vengeance ” against the United States , raising fears about a potential war between the two countries .
In an “ Emergency Podcast ” to his listeners and the Iranian people , Moore said that although he does not favor theocratic regimes , he sympathizes with Iran because of the way they have been treated by the United States .
“ I would like to ask you , as much as you have the right to and as much as you want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the leadership of the country of Iran , to not respond with violence to the United States , ” Moore said .
The 65-year-old filmmaker went on to urge the Iranian leadership to not play into Trump ’ s hands with violent retaliation , but instead wait for Congress or the American electorate to remove Trump through impeachment or an election .
“ I am asking you to try what Martin Luther King and Gandhi said requires the most amount of courage which is to respond with non-violence , ” he continued .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this up to me , give me all of 10 months and I and millions of Americans will remove Trump from the White House.
” Moore says he recorded the podcast episode and sent it in a direct message via social media to Iran ’ s leader .
“ I have just sent the Ayatollah of Iran a personal appeal asking him not to respond to our assassination of his top General with violence of any kind , but rather let me & millions of Americans fix this peacefully , ” Moore wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DM ’ d him a message on my podcast , ‘ RUMBLE.
’ You can hear it on any podcast platform like Apple or Spotify for free .
We need to prevent war , any war .
Now .
When the Ayatollah responds , I ’ ll post his reply.
” He later shared his message with his Twitter following , describing it as a “ personal appeal ” from him and the millions of Americans who do not seek conflict with Iran .
“ I have just sent the Ayatollah of Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond to our assassination of his top General with violence of any kind , but rather let me & millions of Americans fix this peacefully , ” Moore wrote .
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The Ayatollah Khamenei is perhaps the worst human rights violator on the planet. Khamenei’s government has led chants of “Death to America” at political rallies all over Iran. Yet that did not prevent Michael Moore from sending the Ayatollah Khamenei a message of solidarity, against the President of the United States. What a repulsive pig Michael Moore is. Literally and figuratively. Michael Moore is just another example of how just radical many in the “entertainment” industry really are.
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Michael Moore Sends Iran Leader a Direct Message: Let Me and Millions of Americans Remove Trump By Breitbart, January 5, 2019: Far-left documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has begged the Iranian regime not to respond with violence to the drone strike that killed the country’s terror chief Major General Qasem Soleimani, promising that he and millions of Americans will get rid of President Donald Trump at the ballot box in November. Soleimani and at least three other militiamen were killed by an American drone strike last week at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, responded by pledging “harsh vengeance” against the United States, raising fears about a potential war between the two countries. In an “Emergency Podcast” to his listeners and the Iranian people, Moore said that although he does not favor theocratic regimes, he sympathizes with Iran because of the way they have been treated by the United States. “I would like to ask you, as much as you have the right to and as much as you want to, I would like you, the leadership of the country of Iran, to not respond with violence to the United States,” Moore said. The 65-year-old filmmaker went on to urge the Iranian leadership to not play into Trump’s hands with violent retaliation, but instead wait for Congress or the American electorate to remove Trump through impeachment or an election. “I am asking you to try what Martin Luther King and Gandhi said requires the most amount of courage which is to respond with non-violence,” he continued. “I am asking you to leave this up to me, give me all of 10 months and I and millions of Americans will remove Trump from the White House.”
I have just sent the Ayatollah of Iran a personal appeal asking him not to respond to our assassination of his top General with violence of any kind, but rather let me & millions of Americans fix this peacefully. Apple:https://t.co/yQ7JTAHqw8 Spotify:https://t.co/a9vUxmWc50 — Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 5, 2020
Moore says he recorded the podcast episode and sent it in a direct message via social media to Iran’s leader. “I have just sent the Ayatollah of Iran a personal appeal asking him not to respond to our assassination of his top General with violence of any kind, but rather let me & millions of Americans fix this peacefully,” Moore wrote on Instagram. “I recorded and DM’d him a message on my podcast, ‘RUMBLE.’ You can hear it on any podcast platform like Apple or Spotify for free. We need to prevent war, any war. Now. When the Ayatollah responds, I’ll post his reply.”
He later shared his message with his Twitter following, describing it as a “personal appeal” from him and the millions of Americans who do not seek conflict with Iran. “I have just sent the Ayatollah of Iran a personal appeal asking him not to respond to our assassination of his top General with violence of any kind, but rather let me & millions of Americans fix this peacefully,” Moore wrote.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--President Trump warns Iran  that we will strike cultural sites if they attack

“ They ’ re allowed to kill our people .
They ’ re allowed to torture and maim our people .
They ’ re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people .
And we ’ re not allowed to touch their cultural sites ?
It doesn ’ t work that way , ” Trump said .
Finally , the first Western leader since 1979 not cowering in submission to jihad terrorism .
Trump doubles down on striking cultural sites in Iran WASHINGTON ( AP ) — President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law .
He also warned Iraq that he would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian official .
Trump ’ s comments came amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani , the head of Iran ’ s elite Quds force .
Iran has vowed to retaliate and Iraq ’ s parliament responded by voting Sunday to oust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump first raised the prospect of targeting Iranian cultural sites Saturday in a tweet .
Speaking with reporters Sunday as he returned to Washington from his holiday stay in Florida , he doubled down , despite international prohibitions .
“ They ’ re allowed to kill our people .
They ’ re allowed to torture and maim our people .
They ’ re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people .
And we ’ re not allowed to touch their cultural sites ?
It doesn ’ t work that way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing of Soleimani sparked outrage in the Middle East , including in Iraq , where more than 5,000 American troops are still on the ground 17 years after the U.S. invasion .
Iraq ’ s parliament voted Sunday in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling for the expulsion of the American forces .
Trump said the U.S. wouldn ’ t leave without being paid for its military investments in Iraq over the years — then said if the troops do have to withdraw , he would hit Baghdad with economic penalties .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve never seen before ever .
It ’ ll make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame , ” he said .
“ If there ’ s any hostility , that they do anything we think is inappropriate , we are going to put sanctions on Iraq , very big sanctions on Iraq.
” He added : “ We ’ re not leaving until they pay us back for it.
” The administration has scrambled to contend with the backlash to the killing of Soleimani .
Though he was responsible for the deaths of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strike marked a stark escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. military may well strike more Iranian leaders if the Islamic Republic retaliates .
He tip-toed around questions about Trump ’ s threat to attack Iranian cultural sites , a military action that likely would be illegal under the laws of armed conflict and the U.N. charter .
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“They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we’re not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn’t work that way,” Trump said.
Finally, the first Western leader since 1979 not cowering in submission to jihad terrorism.
Trump doubles down on striking cultural sites in Iran
AP News, January 6, 2019:
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned Iraq that he would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian official.
Trump’s comments came amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force. Iran has vowed to retaliate and Iraq’s parliament responded by voting Sunday to oust U.S. troops based in the country.
Trump first raised the prospect of targeting Iranian cultural sites Saturday in a tweet. Speaking with reporters Sunday as he returned to Washington from his holiday stay in Florida, he doubled down, despite international prohibitions.
“They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we’re not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn’t work that way,” Trump said.
The targeted killing of Soleimani sparked outrage in the Middle East, including in Iraq, where more than 5,000 American troops are still on the ground 17 years after the U.S. invasion. Iraq’s parliament voted Sunday in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling for the expulsion of the American forces.
Trump said the U.S. wouldn’t leave without being paid for its military investments in Iraq over the years — then said if the troops do have to withdraw, he would hit Baghdad with economic penalties.
“We will charge them sanctions like they’ve never seen before ever. It’ll make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame,” he said. “If there’s any hostility, that they do anything we think is inappropriate, we are going to put sanctions on Iraq, very big sanctions on Iraq.”
He added: “We’re not leaving until they pay us back for it.”
The administration has scrambled to contend with the backlash to the killing of Soleimani. Though he was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans, the targeted American strike marked a stark escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. military may well strike more Iranian leaders if the Islamic Republic retaliates. He tip-toed around questions about Trump’s threat to attack Iranian cultural sites, a military action that likely would be illegal under the laws of armed conflict and the U.N. charter.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--Muslim Shouting  ‘Allahu Akbar’ Attack Police Officers With Knife

Police in Germany have shot dead a jihadi who was trying to assail police officers with a knife in the west German city of Gelsenkirchen .
This is now a daily occurrence in the UK and Europe , the predictable consequence of the hijrah ( Muslim migration ) .
German police shot dead a Turkish citizen Sunday evening after he allegedly attempted to attack officers with a knife and other weapons in the western city of Gelsenkirchen .
Police officers came under attack Sunday night in Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia , when a man attacked officers standing with their patrol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an “ object ” .
When the officers noticed the man was also carrying a knife , they ordered him to drop his weapons but he continued to attempt to attack the police .
A police officer then shot the assailant , killing the man , Deutshe Welle reports .
German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports claims — classified as unproven “ rumours ” by a police spokesman — Monday that the attacker had shouted the Islamist battle cry “ Allahu Akbar ” [ God/Allah is greater ] as he attacked .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ motive , the assailant was already known to police , having been investigated for violent crimes in the past .
Although the dead suspect has not yet been named , he was identified as a Turkish citizen who had since come to reside in Gelsenkirchen .
The possible attack came just a day after the German security services reviewed the nation ’ s terror threat warning level , a response to the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq earlier in the week .
Revised guidelines were issued to police across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were being taken to protect American and Jewish targets within the country .
The attack also followed two similar knife attacks in France in the days prior .
On Friday , officers shot dead a man who allegedly shouted “ Allahu Akbar ” while stabbing members of the public in Villejuif city park , while on Sunday French police shot and wounded a knifeman shouting the same phrase in the city of Metz .
Police officers investigate inside a cordoned-off area in front of a police station in Gelsenkirchen , Germany , late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A 23-year-old police inspector candidate shot dead a man on Sunday evening as the man attempted to assault officers with an object and a knife .
( Stephan Witte/dpa via AP )

Police in Germany have shot dead a jihadi who was trying to assail police officers with a knife in the west German city of Gelsenkirchen. This is now a daily occurrence in the UK and Europe, the predictable consequence of the hijrah (Muslim migration).
‘Allahu Akbar’: Police Shoot Dead Turkish Citizen Who Attacked Officers With Knife
By Oliver JJ Lane, Breitbart, January 6, 2020:
German police shot dead a Turkish citizen Sunday evening after he allegedly attempted to attack officers with a knife and other weapons in the western city of Gelsenkirchen.
Police officers came under attack Sunday night in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, when a man attacked officers standing with their patrol car with what local reports described only as an “object”. When the officers noticed the man was also carrying a knife, they ordered him to drop his weapons but he continued to attempt to attack the police.
A police officer then shot the assailant, killing the man, Deutshe Welle reports.
German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports claims — classified as unproven “rumours” by a police spokesman — Monday that the attacker had shouted the Islamist battle cry “Allahu Akbar” [God/Allah is greater] as he attacked.
Whether or not there was a terror motive, the assailant was already known to police, having been investigated for violent crimes in the past. Although the dead suspect has not yet been named, he was identified as a Turkish citizen who had since come to reside in Gelsenkirchen.
The possible attack came just a day after the German security services reviewed the nation’s terror threat warning level, a response to the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq earlier in the week. Revised guidelines were issued to police across the country and “appropriate security measures” were being taken to protect American and Jewish targets within the country.
The attack also followed two similar knife attacks in France in the days prior. On Friday, officers shot dead a man who allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” while stabbing members of the public in Villejuif city park, while on Sunday French police shot and wounded a knifeman shouting the same phrase in the city of Metz.
Police officers investigate inside a cordoned-off area in front of a police station in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, late Sunday, Jan. 5, 20120. A 23-year-old police inspector candidate shot dead a man on Sunday evening as the man attempted to assault officers with an object and a knife. (Stephan Witte/dpa via AP)
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--British imam says Muslims should ‘aspire to be like’ barbaric terrorist Qassem Soleimani in tribute

British imam says Muslims should ‘aspire to be like’ barbaric terrorist Qassem Soleimani in tribute to ‘martyred’ general at London Mosque

British imam says Muslims should ‘ aspire to be like ’ Qassem Soleimani in tribute to ‘ martyred ’ general at London Islamic Centre • Muslims gathered at the Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale , London • Paid tribute to General Qassem Soleimani who was killed during an air strike • The service was held 25 minutes after a man was arrested outside the centre • Imam said Soleimani was a martyr and said people should aspire to be like him By Luke Andres and Phoebe Eckersley for Mail Online , 6 January 2020 An imam paid a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soleimani outside the Islamic Centre of England yesterday , describing him as a martyr and saying that people should ‘ aspire to be like him ’ .
Dozens of Muslims attended a memorial service held at the religious hub in Maida Vale , London .
The imam , speaking in front of the building , addressed mourners and heaped praise on the slain general .
The crowds had squeezed into the building and sat beneath a painting of the Islamic Republic ’ s second-in-command and Iraqi military commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the US airstrikes .
Muslims in London mourn the death of Qassem Soleimani The imam , speaking in front of the building , addressed mourners and heaped praise on the slain general The crowds had squeezed into the building and sat beneath a painting of the Islamic Republic ’ s second-in-command and Iraqi military commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis The imam said : ‘ I would like to give you all my condolences but I would also like to congratulate you .
‘ We are lucky enough to live in a time where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a man like Qassem Soleimani and we hope and we pray and we work hard to make sure that there will be many many more Qassem Soleimanis .
‘ We aspire to become like him , we are jealous and we want the same thing for ourselves and our loved ones .
‘ The beauty of Islam is that we can turn around to our enemy and say ” do your worst ” because the worst is the best that can happen to me.
’ Mourners sit beneath a picture of Soleimani and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of England at Maida Vale in Kilburn , at around 5.15pm yesterday .
Soleimani and al-Muhandis ’ convoy decimated by three missiles from an MQ-9 Reaper Drone in the early hours of Friday outside Baghdad ’ s International Airport The Muslim community pay tribute to the Quds commander ( pictured ) who helped the Shia militias kill hundreds of American troops during the US invasion of Iraq Crowds gather outside the centre in Greater London ahead of the memorial on Saturday evening .
The killing of the country ’ s highest ranking official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] opening a war against Iran ’ , according to Tehran ’ s UN ambassador A large group of men , with some young boys , was seen gathering at the Islamic Centre in Maida Vale , London , following the assassination .
The memorial service was held 25 minutes after a man was arrested outside the centre to prevent the breach of peace and for obstructing officers .
The Islamic Centre ’ s director has reportedly referred to Soleimani as an ‘ honourable Islamic commander ’ in a message of condolence .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tehran yesterday in memory of the dead commanders , while protests against the attack took place across the US , Middle East and outside 10 Downing Street , London .
Soleimani , who died with five other men in the strike outside Baghdad airport , has been accused of helping Shia militias murder hundreds of American troops during the Invasion of Iraq .
US President Donald Trump said the strike was carried out to save the lives of hundreds in America and Europe .
Demonstrators took to the streets of New York , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence and call on Trump to de-escalate the conflict .
Outside Downing Street protesters chanted against the war while British-Iranians arrived holding placards that read ‘ Down with Khamenei ’ and others raised the pre-Islamic flag of Iran .
Palestinians also burned American flags in Gaza City , while an angry mob set fire to US flags in Pakistan , and around 150 pro-Iranian demonstrators held Iraqi militia flags and condemned the US as an aggressor .
The ceremony came 25 minutes after a man was detained by police outside the Islamic Centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that turday +14he incident is not connected to the memorial event The incident took place before the centre was due to hold a memorial community meeting in memory of Soleimani , at around 4.50pm on Saturday However , the assassination was also met with celebrations by some groups in Iraq and in Canada , where people were pictured dancing in the street .
Three missiles from an MQ-9 Reaper drone hit the convoy Soleimani was travelling in outside Baghdad International Airport , killing the architect of the country ’ s regional security strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angrily to the attack , saying the US ’ s move is tantamount to a ‘ declaration of war ’ and promising a ‘ severe revenge ’ .
Iraq ’ s prime minister has also threatened to expel all US troops from the country after the ‘ brazen violation of Iraq ’ s sovereignty ’ .
The Islamic Republic was previously accused of masterminding a bomb attack on Pan Am Flight 103 as it flew over Lockerbie , Scotland , killing all 243 passengers .
The attack took place less than five months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran Air passenger jet as it flew over the Persian Gulf , killing all 290 people on board .
Libya has also been blamed , although at the time Iran ’ s allies and proxy forces promised to take revenge .

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British imam says Muslims should ‘aspire to be like’ Qassem Soleimani in tribute to ‘martyred’ general at London Islamic Centre
Muslims gathered at the Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale, London
Paid tribute to General Qassem Soleimani who was killed during an air strike
The service was held 25 minutes after a man was arrested outside the centre
Imam said Soleimani was a martyr and said people should aspire to be like him
By Luke Andres and Phoebe Eckersley for Mail Online, 6 January 2020
An imam paid a passionate tribute to assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani outside the Islamic Centre of England yesterday, describing him as a martyr and saying that people should ‘aspire to be like him’.
Dozens of Muslims attended a memorial service held at the religious hub in Maida Vale, London.
The imam, speaking in front of the building, addressed mourners and heaped praise on the slain general.
The crowds had squeezed into the building and sat beneath a painting of the Islamic Republic’s second-in-command and Iraqi military commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, as they paid their respects to those massacred in the US airstrikes.
Muslims in London mourn the death of Qassem Soleimani
The imam, speaking in front of the building, addressed mourners and heaped praise on the slain general
The crowds had squeezed into the building and sat beneath a painting of the Islamic Republic’s second-in-command and Iraqi military commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis
The imam said: ‘I would like to give you all my condolences but I would also like to congratulate you.
‘We are lucky enough to live in a time where we can see, touch and feel a man like Qassem Soleimani and we hope and we pray and we work hard to make sure that there will be many many more Qassem Soleimanis.
‘We aspire to become like him, we are jealous and we want the same thing for ourselves and our loved ones.
‘The beauty of Islam is that we can turn around to our enemy and say ”do your worst” because the worst is the best that can happen to me.’
Mourners sit beneath a picture of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the Islamic Centre of England at Maida Vale in Kilburn, at around 5.15pm yesterday. Soleimani and al-Muhandis’ convoy decimated by three missiles from an MQ-9 Reaper Drone in the early hours of Friday outside Baghdad’s International Airport
The Muslim community pay tribute to the Quds commander (pictured) who helped the Shia militias kill hundreds of American troops during the US invasion of Iraq
Crowds gather outside the centre in Greater London ahead of the memorial on Saturday evening. The killing of the country’s highest ranking official is ‘tantamount to [the US] opening a war against Iran’, according to Tehran’s UN ambassador
A large group of men, with some young boys, was seen gathering at the Islamic Centre in Maida Vale, London, following the assassination.
The memorial service was held 25 minutes after a man was arrested outside the centre to prevent the breach of peace and for obstructing officers.
The Islamic Centre’s director has reportedly referred to Soleimani as an ‘honourable Islamic commander’ in a message of condolence.
Thousands lined the streets of Baghdad and Tehran yesterday in memory of the dead commanders, while protests against the attack took place across the US, Middle East and outside 10 Downing Street, London.
Soleimani, who died with five other men in the strike outside Baghdad airport, has been accused of helping Shia militias murder hundreds of American troops during the Invasion of Iraq.
US President Donald Trump said the strike was carried out to save the lives of hundreds in America and Europe.
Demonstrators took to the streets of New York, Washington DC and London to denounce the violence and call on Trump to de-escalate the conflict.
Outside Downing Street protesters chanted against the war while British-Iranians arrived holding placards that read ‘Down with Khamenei’ and others raised the pre-Islamic flag of Iran.
Palestinians also burned American flags in Gaza City, while an angry mob set fire to US flags in Pakistan, and around 150 pro-Iranian demonstrators held Iraqi militia flags and condemned the US as an aggressor.
The ceremony came 25 minutes after a man was detained by police outside the Islamic Centre, this evening. It is understood that turday
+14he incident is not connected to the memorial event
The incident took place before the centre was due to hold a memorial community meeting in memory of Soleimani, at around 4.50pm on Saturday
However, the assassination was also met with celebrations by some groups in Iraq and in Canada, where people were pictured dancing in the street.
Three missiles from an MQ-9 Reaper drone hit the convoy Soleimani was travelling in outside Baghdad International Airport, killing the architect of the country’s regional security strategy and five others.
Tehran has reacted angrily to the attack, saying the US’s move is tantamount to a ‘declaration of war’ and promising a ‘severe revenge’.
Iraq’s prime minister has also threatened to expel all US troops from the country after the ‘brazen violation of Iraq’s sovereignty’.
The Islamic Republic was previously accused of masterminding a bomb attack on Pan Am Flight 103 as it flew over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers.
The attack took place less than five months after a US battleship shot down an Iran Air passenger jet as it flew over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people on board.
Libya has also been blamed, although at the time Iran’s allies and proxy forces promised to take revenge.


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--A fully veiled woman carrying a knife stopped at Paris Austerlitz train station

“ See something , say something.
” A 37-year-old woman was reported by an intrigued traveler on Sunday because she didn ’ t seem to want to take a train .
Since a propaganda video was posted in French on Twitter , on January 1st , 2020 , showing an ISIS jihadist explaining how to attack “ miscreants ” in France with a “ simple blade ” when one can not travel to Syria for the “ jihad ” , knife attacks seem to be on the rise .
In Villejuif and Metz , the two recent attacks can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media obviously speak of the psychiatric condition of the suspects ) .
It is still too early to qualify as terrorist the 37-year-old woman dressed in a niqab who was arrested this Sunday in the early evening at the Paris-Austerlitz train station with a knife and a Koran in an open bag .
But the whole story looks fishy… When the police came to apprehend her , she said she lived in Seine-Saint-Denis , a heavily predominantly Muslim suburb of Paris , and she had no ID .
She couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , although she stated that she did not want to “ hurt herself or others ” .
On the basis of her declared identity , the law enforcement was able to verify that this woman was wanted by the judicial police and listed as a “ missing person.
” Here we are , with a 37-year-old runaway , wearing gloves and a niqab .
When the police asked her to remove her full veil , she complied without incident .
She was searched to make sure that she did not have an explosive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a sniffing dog from an anti-terrorist unit .
It was her behavior at the station that intrigued a young man waiting in the passenger lounge .
Completely veiled , her face hidden despite the law in force since 2011 prohibiting covering in public spaces , she was going back and forth , talking to herself and watching videos on her mobile phone .
According to this witness , she was at the train station but she did not seem to intend to take the train , she never looked at the billboards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not seem to be waiting for anyone either .
After observing her for about 40 minutes and noticing that she was talking out loud , with her index finger in the air , he went to the station police station and reported her .
And he probably saved lives .
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“See something, say something.” A 37-year-old woman was reported by an intrigued traveler on Sunday because she didn’t seem to want to take a train.
Since a propaganda video was posted in French on Twitter, on January 1st, 2020, showing an ISIS jihadist explaining how to attack “miscreants” in France with a “simple blade” when one cannot travel to Syria for the “jihad”, knife attacks seem to be on the rise.
In Villejuif and Metz, the two recent attacks can be linked to radical Islamism (even if the media obviously speak of the psychiatric condition of the suspects).
It is still too early to qualify as terrorist the 37-year-old woman dressed in a niqab who was arrested this Sunday in the early evening at the Paris-Austerlitz train station with a knife and a Koran in an open bag.
But the whole story looks fishy…
When the police came to apprehend her, she said she lived in Seine-Saint-Denis, a heavily predominantly Muslim suburb of Paris, and she had no ID. She couldn’t explain why she had a weapon either, although she stated that she did not want to “hurt herself or others”.
On the basis of her declared identity, the law enforcement was able to verify that this woman was wanted by the judicial police and listed as a “missing person.”
Here we are, with a 37-year-old runaway, wearing gloves and a niqab.
When the police asked her to remove her full veil, she complied without incident. She was searched to make sure that she did not have an explosive belt, and her belongings were checked by a sniffing dog from an anti-terrorist unit.
It was her behavior at the station that intrigued a young man waiting in the passenger lounge.
Completely veiled, her face hidden despite the law in force since 2011 prohibiting covering in public spaces, she was going back and forth, talking to herself and watching videos on her mobile phone.
According to this witness, she was at the train station but she did not seem to intend to take the train, she never looked at the billboards, among other things, and she did not seem to be waiting for anyone either.
After observing her for about 40 minutes and noticing that she was talking out loud, with her index finger in the air, he went to the station police station and reported her.
And he probably saved lives.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--WATCH: ‘Anti-War’ Protests In New York City, Washington Quickly Turned Antisemitic, Anti-U.S.

This is the Left in the United States .
They are not pro-peace .
They are anti-Semitic , and anti-American , and pro-jihad .
They have also taken over the Democrat Party .
ANSWER Coalition ( Act Now to Stop War and End Racism ) , a partner of the World Worker ’ s Party , organized and held several large “ anti-war ” rallies Saturday in a handful of major cities , including New York City and Washington , D.C. , and dozens of smaller rallies in at least 70 locations across the United States .
But what began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent further action against Iran quickly — and predictably — evolved into a group tirade against one of ANSWER ’ s perennial bogeymen , the state of Israel .
Around 250 people marched on Times Square in New York City and a similar-sized group appeared on the lawn across the street from the White House ( and in front of the Trump International hotel ) , carrying signs that read , “ US out of Iraq , ” and “ No War in Iran ” and chanted slogans like , “ No justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Middle East , ” and “ Donald J. how many kids have you killed today ?
” , a re-hashed anti-Vietnam war chant .
In Los Angeles , the gathered group accused President Donald Trump of unspecified “ war crimes.
” One protester even carried a memorial to slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani .
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This is the Left in the United States. They are not pro-peace. They are anti-Semitic, and anti-American, and pro-jihad. They have also taken over the Democrat Party.
WATCH: ‘Anti-War’ Protests In New York City, Washington Quickly Turned Anti-Semitic, Anti-U.S. By Daily Wire, January 5, 2019: ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), a partner of the World Worker’s Party, organized and held several large “anti-war” rallies Saturday in a handful of major cities, including New York City and Washington, D.C., and dozens of smaller rallies in at least 70 locations across the United States. But what began, ostensibly, as a march to prevent further action against Iran quickly — and predictably — evolved into a group tirade against one of ANSWER’s perennial bogeymen, the state of Israel. Around 250 people marched on Times Square in New York City and a similar-sized group appeared on the lawn across the street from the White House (and in front of the Trump International hotel), carrying signs that read, “US out of Iraq,” and “No War in Iran” and chanted slogans like, “No justice, no peace. U.S. out of the Middle East,” and “Donald J. how many kids have you killed today?”, a re-hashed anti-Vietnam war chant.
Oh look! The sleeping anti-war movement has decided to exist again right before an election! How convenient after silence through an entire administration of drone enthusiasts. pic.twitter.com/ojp57W11HR — Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) January 4, 2020
In Los Angeles, the gathered group accused President Donald Trump of unspecified “war crimes.”
An activist at the anti-war protest in Los Angeles asks the crowd if they think the Soleimani strike Trump authorized was a war crime. The crowd cheers. He then asks if Trump should be impeached, removed from office, and jailed for the strike. The crowd cheers again. pic.twitter.com/iK7hmipZ34 — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 4, 2020
One protester even carried a memorial to slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
A L.A. anti-war protester memorializing Qasem Soleimani. pic.twitter.com/S1nNhdmLrC — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 4, 2020
The amassed group in Washington, D.C., was treated to a eulogy for Soleimani, whom one speaker described as a “hero” to the region because he opposed “US imperial aggression.”
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--WATCH: Iranian lawmakers chant, ‘death to America,’ in parliament following Soleimani killing

The Dems want to give these savages money and nukes !
Madness .
# Trump2020 !
WATCH : Iranian lawmakers chant , ‘ death to America , ’ in parliament following Soleimani killing Members of the Iranian parliament are incensed in the wake of top Gen. Qassem Soleimani ’ s death at the hands of the United States .
U.S. forces killed Soleimani during a drone strike in Baghdad on Thursday following what President Trump called “ very serious ” and credible intelligence that Soleimani was plotting to kill American diplomats and military personnel in the Middle East .
Soleimani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths of hundreds of American service members , and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been deemed an official terrorist organization by the U.S. government .
“ Death to America , ” almost all of the 290 members of the Iranian parliament chanted over the weekend .
“ Mr .
Trump !
This is the voice of the Iranian nation .
Listen !
” Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said as lawmakers chanted .
Iran ’ s foreign ministry and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed to avenge the Soleimani killing .
One lawmaker even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House directly .
“ With his departure and with God ’ s power , his work and path will not cease , and severe revenge awaits those criminals who have tainted their filthy hands with his blood and the blood of the other martyrs of last night ’ s incident , ” Khamenei said .
Trump said on Friday , the American military is ready to neutralize any threat from Iran that puts American lives in danger and threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites if the country seeks revenge on Saturday .
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The Dems want to give these savages money and nukes! Madness. #Trump2020!
WATCH: Iranian lawmakers chant, ‘death to America,’ in parliament following Soleimani killing By Washington Examiner, January 5, 2019: Members of the Iranian parliament are incensed in the wake of top Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s death at the hands of the United States. U.S. forces killed Soleimani during a drone strike in Baghdad on Thursday following what President Trump called “very serious” and credible intelligence that Soleimani was plotting to kill American diplomats and military personnel in the Middle East. Soleimani is believed to be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American service members, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been deemed an official terrorist organization by the U.S. government. “Death to America,” almost all of the 290 members of the Iranian parliament chanted over the weekend. “Mr. Trump! This is the voice of the Iranian nation. Listen!” Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said as lawmakers chanted.
Iran’s foreign ministry and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed to avenge the Soleimani killing. One lawmaker even suggested Iranian military forces attack the White House directly. “With his departure and with God’s power, his work and path will not cease, and severe revenge awaits those criminals who have tainted their filthy hands with his blood and the blood of the other martyrs of last night’s incident,” Khamenei said. Trump said on Friday, the American military is ready to neutralize any threat from Iran that puts American lives in danger and threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites if the country seeks revenge on Saturday.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-06--Netanyahu: Trump ‘Worthy of All Appreciation’ for Killing Iranian Terror General

Netanyahu : Trump ‘ Worthy of All Appreciation ’ for Killing Iranian General Netanyahu offered Trump high praise for taking out an Iranian general who terrorized the region for decades .
By United with Israel Staff and AP , Janaury 5 , 2020 : On Sunday , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented that President Donald Trump is “ worthy of all appreciation ” for ordering the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani .
At a Cabinet meeting on Sunday , Netanyahu noted that Soleimani “ initiated , planned and carried out many terror attacks ” in the Middle East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remained the mastermind of Iran ’ s belligerence in the region , supporting terror groups that threaten Israel , Syria , Lebanon , and Yemen .
Netanyahu said Israel stood alongside the United States in its current campaign against Iran .
Netanyahu has been among the strongest voices against Iran ’ s Islamic rulers in recent years .
The Israeli leader pushed hard against the nuclear deal Western powers signed with Tehran in 2015 and which Trump later reversed .
In recent years , Israel has presented to the world proof that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including a massive trove of documents that Israeli spies spirited out of the heart of Tehran .
The United States killed Soleimani in a drone airstrike at Baghdad ’ s international airport early Friday .
The Iranian commander was the architect of Tehran ’ s proxy wars in the Middle East .
Meanwhile , deputy leader of Lebanese terror group Hezbollah says the United States carried out a “ very stupid act ” by killing Qassem Soleimani .
Sheikh Naim Kassem made his comments on Sunday after paying a visit to the Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He said the attack will make Tehran and its allies stronger .
Kassem told reporters “ now we have more responsibilities ” adding that the United States will discover that “ its calculations ” were wrong .
Hezbollah is a close ally of Iran ’ s and considered part of a regional Iranian-backed alliance of terror proxies that threaten host countries and brutalize local populations .

Netanyahu: Trump ‘Worthy of All Appreciation’ for Killing Iranian General
Netanyahu offered Trump high praise for taking out an Iranian general who terrorized the region for decades.
By United with Israel Staff and AP, Janaury 5, 2020:
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented that President Donald Trump is “worthy of all appreciation” for ordering the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
At a Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu noted that Soleimani “initiated, planned and carried out many terror attacks” in the Middle East and beyond.
For decades, Soleimani remained the mastermind of Iran’s belligerence in the region, supporting terror groups that threaten Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.
Netanyahu said Israel stood alongside the United States in its current campaign against Iran.
Netanyahu has been among the strongest voices against Iran’s Islamic rulers in recent years. The Israeli leader pushed hard against the nuclear deal Western powers signed with Tehran in 2015 and which Trump later reversed.
In recent years, Israel has presented to the world proof that the Iranian regime is pursuing nuclear weapons, including a massive trove of documents that Israeli spies spirited out of the heart of Tehran.
The United States killed Soleimani in a drone airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport early Friday. The Iranian commander was the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, deputy leader of Lebanese terror group Hezbollah says the United States carried out a “very stupid act” by killing Qassem Soleimani.
Sheikh Naim Kassem made his comments on Sunday after paying a visit to the Iranian embassy in Beirut where he paid condolences. He said the attack will make Tehran and its allies stronger.
Kassem told reporters “now we have more responsibilities” adding that the United States will discover that “its calculations” were wrong.
Hezbollah is a close ally of Iran’s and considered part of a regional Iranian-backed alliance of terror proxies that threaten host countries and brutalize local populations.


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-05--Iranian terrorist kingpin Qassem Soleimani’s Top 10 Atrocities

As creeps like Rep. Ilhan Omar denounce the rubout of Iranian terrorist kingpin Qassem Soleimani as the killing of a “ foreign official , ” the press calls him “ a farm boy ” or “ icon , ” and stupid Hollywood celebrities send their condolences to “ the Iranian people , ” ( who are celebrating , actually ) the ugly hard reality remains that Qassem Soleimani , leader of the terrorist Quds force , was a monster , a stone-cold killer of innocents , the driving force behind Iran as a state sponsor of terror .
His funeral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He stunk of death all around him and liked the stench .
According to the Washington Post : But this isn ’ t stopping the left from lionizing the beast .
Here ’ s a list , in no particular order , of the worst of what he did : 1 .
Assassination .
The left may rail about the targeted killing of Soleimani as an ‘ assassination ’ but killing heads of state was Soleimani ’ s stock in trade .
He was behind the 2005 bomb murder of Lebanon ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Filkins , writing in the New Yorker , in 2013 , explained what and why : “ Hariri , a Sunni , had been trying to take Lebanon out of the Iranian-Syrian orbit .
On Valentine ’ s Day , he was killed by a suicide truck bomb whose payload weighed more than five thousand pounds.
” Harire death left a cold chill throughout the Middle East .
2 .
Mass killings of American military targets .
In 1983 , Soleiman was involved in the Beirut barracks bombing .
Acting in the mullah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was to drive U.S. forces out through use of Iran ’ s little pawn , Hezb ’ allah , which grew in power after the mass attack while Iran itself succeeded in getting the Iran ’ s aims enacted .
Soleimani ’ s Quds force was the actual creator of Hezb ’ allah , which was always happy to be Iran ’ s little pawn .
After the attacks , all were emboldened .
I recall that the late great Herbert Meyer , at the time a Reagan administration national security official , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to take troops out , given the growing power of the terrorists that came of it .
3 .
Mass killings of more American military targets .
In 1996 , Soleimani and his buddies sent in a truck bomb to blow up the Khobar Towers in naked warfare to advance Iran ’ s interests .
Iran had a problem with the U.S. teaming up with the Saudis to fortify the nation from extremist attacks .
Twenty mostly American troops were killed and nearly 500 were injured and he got away with it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Part I : Soleimani went after American civilians , too , and anyone associated with them in his twin bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 , killing 224 innocents , mostly Africans who either worked at the facilities or were passers by .
4,000 more were injured .
Al Qaida got most of the blame , but Soleimani was the state sponsor for al-Qaida , giving it its start : 5 .
Actual war on U.S. troops during the Iraq war .
Andrew McCarthy writes : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the killing of more than 600 U.S. troops during the fighting in Iraq — and that represents just some of his anti-American operations , coordinating the networks that target Americans and our interests throughout the region.
” He wasn ’ t satisfied with the passive-aggressive kind of warfare on civilians , he moved into full frontal warfare with the Americans .
6 .
Sadistic innovations in war-crime warfare , 2005-2019 : Most of the world agrees that land mines and chemical warfare are out of bounds .
Not Soleiman , who saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battlefield edge through innovations in war crime technology others wouldn ’ t touch .
According to the Washington Post , his sick legacy was the EFP , a more gruesome version of the IED , to target U.S. troops .
Some people innovate to make the world a better place .
Soleimani only got creative in order to advance evil .
The Post writes : “ EFPs killed at least 196 U.S. troops and wounded nearly 900 between 2005 and 2011 , defense officials revealed in 2015 , and Castner said a high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the direct result of the weapons .
In the 2006 attack , slugs took both legs off a soldier and one from a gunner , he wrote in his memoir , ‘ The Long Walk . '
” 7 .
Unprovoked rocket assaults on Israel .
When one speaks of attacks on Israel , one is tempted to ask ‘ which one ’ and Soleimani was certainly responsible for nearly all of them .
However , Soleimani ’ s 2018 barrage , halted mostly by the Iron Dome , but nevertheless open warfare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hezb ’ allah , called for a response .
Israel wanted to take him out , according to citations in the Jerusalem Post , but was halted by the Obama administration , which warned the mullahs of the plan .
8 .
Brutal attacks on democracy at home : Soleimani wasn ’ t just a foreign-ops guy , he was also the chief thug back home in Iran , urging vicious crushing of student protests , according to the Guardian , presumably beginning in at least 2009 and certainly carrying on in earnest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power was the only thing that animated him .
The Guardian writes : Soon after taking control of the Quds force , he was part of a group of Revolutionary Guard commanders who in a letter warned reformist President Mohammad Khatami to put down student protests , or risk them stepping in .
Police moved in to crush protests , as they would a decade later .
“ He was more important than the president , spoke to all factions in Iran , had a direct line to the supreme leader and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy , ” said Dina Esfandiary , a fellow at the Century Foundation think tank .
“ It doesn ’ t get more important and influential than that.
” 9 .
His Houthi War in Yemen .
Yemen ’ s a miserable place with massive demographic and resource problems .
Soleimani used that as the perfect launch pad to attack Saudi Arabia .
Untold miseries of warfare followed , mostly blamed on President Trump in the mass media .
It was actually Soleimani ’ s doing .
10 .
The first 9/11s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Israeli embassy in 1992 and the even bigger AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires in 1994 , which killed more than 100 people .
Up until then , mass casualty murder of civilians was not a terrorist ‘ thing.
’ After that , it was .
AMIA was said to be the first 9/11 , the model for this sick new mode of terror which culminated in 9/11 .
Soleimani wasn ’ t the chief of the Quds force at the time but the Guardian reports he was thought to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he got promoted not too long after .
This list is just a little list .
The beast ’ s terrorism career extended across the world , with his involvement in attacks in India , in Thailand , in France .
He ’ s the creep who gave Hugo Chavez all that protection and entrenchment in Venezuela .
Remember the bizarre assassination bid against the Saudi ambassador that originated in Texas ?
Him again .
He never stopped aiming for the big atrocities .
Let him explain them now as he meets his @ @

As creeps like Rep. Ilhan Omar denounce the rubout of Iranian terrorist kingpin Qassem Soleimani as the killing of a “foreign official,” the press calls him “a farm boy” or “icon,” and stupid Hollywood celebrities send their condolences to “the Iranian people,” (who are celebrating, actually) the ugly hard reality remains that Qassem Soleimani, leader of the terrorist Quds force, was a monster, a stone-cold killer of innocents, the driving force behind Iran as a state sponsor of terror. His funeral song should be “That Smell.” He stunk of death all around him and liked the stench. According to the Washington Post:
“The warfront is mankind’s lost paradise,” Soleimani said in a 2009 interview. “One type of paradise that is portrayed for mankind is streams, beautiful nymphs and greeneries. But there is another kind of paradise. … The warfront was the lost paradise of the human beings, indeed.”
But this isn’t stopping the left from lionizing the beast. Here’s a list, in no particular order, of the worst of what he did:
1. Assassination. The left may rail about the targeted killing of Soleimani as an ‘assassination’ but killing heads of state was Soleimani’s stock in trade. He was behind the 2005 bomb murder of Lebanon’s beloved president, Rafik Hariri. Dexter Filkins, writing in the New Yorker, in 2013, explained what and why: “Hariri, a Sunni, had been trying to take Lebanon out of the Iranian-Syrian orbit. On Valentine’s Day, he was killed by a suicide truck bomb whose payload weighed more than five thousand pounds.” Harire death left a cold chill throughout the Middle East.
Hariri assassination memorial // Image credit: St1ke, via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 2.0
2. Mass killings of American military targets. In 1983, Soleiman was involved in the Beirut barracks bombing. Acting in the mullah regime’s interests, his idea was to drive U.S. forces out through use of Iran’s little pawn, Hezb’allah, which grew in power after the mass attack while Iran itself succeeded in getting the Iran’s aims enacted. Soleimani’s Quds force was the actual creator of Hezb’allah, which was always happy to be Iran’s little pawn. After the attacks, all were emboldened. I recall that the late great Herbert Meyer, at the time a Reagan administration national security official, later said the Reagan administration rued the decision to take troops out, given the growing power of the terrorists that came of it.
Beirut U.S. barracks bombing // USMC public domain
3. Mass killings of more American military targets. In 1996, Soleimani and his buddies sent in a truck bomb to blow up the Khobar Towers in naked warfare to advance Iran’s interests. Iran had a problem with the U.S. teaming up with the Saudis to fortify the nation from extremist attacks. Twenty mostly American troops were killed and nearly 500 were injured and he got away with it.
Khobar Towers bombing / U.S. Department of Defense / public domain
4. Targeting of diplomatic compounds, Part I: Soleimani went after American civilians, too, and anyone associated with them in his twin bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, killing 224 innocents, mostly Africans who either worked at the facilities or were passers by. 4,000 more were injured. Al Qaida got most of the blame, but Soleimani was the state sponsor for al-Qaida, giving it its start:
Kenya bombing aftermath // FBI public domain
5. Actual war on U.S. troops during the Iraq war. Andrew McCarthy writes: “Our government estimates that he was responsible for the killing of more than 600 U.S. troops during the fighting in Iraq — and that represents just some of his anti-American operations, coordinating the networks that target Americans and our interests throughout the region.” He wasn’t satisfied with the passive-aggressive kind of warfare on civilians, he moved into full frontal warfare with the Americans.
Image Credit: Javad Hadi, via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Sadistic innovations in war-crime warfare, 2005-2019: Most of the world agrees that land mines and chemical warfare are out of bounds. Not Soleiman, who saw that as his opportunity to get a battlefield edge through innovations in war crime technology others wouldn’t touch. According to the Washington Post, his sick legacy was the EFP, a more gruesome version of the IED, to target U.S. troops. Some people innovate to make the world a better place. Soleimani only got creative in order to advance evil. The Post writes: “EFPs killed at least 196 U.S. troops and wounded nearly 900 between 2005 and 2011, defense officials revealed in 2015, and Castner said a high number of amputations throughout the war were the direct result of the weapons. In the 2006 attack, slugs took both legs off a soldier and one from a gunner, he wrote in his memoir, ‘The Long Walk.'”
Image credit: Bryan Price, via Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Unprovoked rocket assaults on Israel. When one speaks of attacks on Israel, one is tempted to ask ‘which one’ and Soleimani was certainly responsible for nearly all of them. However, Soleimani’s 2018 barrage, halted mostly by the Iron Dome, but nevertheless open warfare of raining rocket attacks through use of Hezb’allah, called for a response. Israel wanted to take him out, according to citations in the Jerusalem Post, but was halted by the Obama administration, which warned the mullahs of the plan.
Image credit: IDF and Nehemiya Gershuni-Aylho // CC BY-SA 3.0
8. Brutal attacks on democracy at home: Soleimani wasn’t just a foreign-ops guy, he was also the chief thug back home in Iran, urging vicious crushing of student protests, according to the Guardian, presumably beginning in at least 2009 and certainly carrying on in earnest since 2017. The mailed fist of power was the only thing that animated him. The Guardian writes: Soon after taking control of the Quds force, he was part of a group of Revolutionary Guard commanders who in a letter warned reformist President Mohammad Khatami to put down student protests, or risk them stepping in. Police moved in to crush protests, as they would a decade later. “He was more important than the president, spoke to all factions in Iran, had a direct line to the supreme leader and was in charge of Iran’s regional policy,” said Dina Esfandiary, a fellow at the Century Foundation think tank. “It doesn’t get more important and influential than that.”
Image credit: Harrison Staab via Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0
9. His Houthi War in Yemen. Yemen’s a miserable place with massive demographic and resource problems. Soleimani used that as the perfect launch pad to attack Saudi Arabia. Untold miseries of warfare followed, mostly blamed on President Trump in the mass media. It was actually Soleimani’s doing.
Image credit: VOA public domain
10. The first 9/11s. Soleimani was involved in the still-unpunished bombing of the Israeli embassy in 1992 and the even bigger AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires in 1994, which killed more than 100 people. Up until then, mass casualty murder of civilians was not a terrorist ‘thing.’ After that, it was. AMIA was said to be the first 9/11, the model for this sick new mode of terror which culminated in 9/11. Soleimani wasn’t the chief of the Quds force at the time but the Guardian reports he was thought to have been in on it. We know he got promoted not too long after.
AMIA attack aftermath // public domain
This list is just a little list. The beast’s terrorism career extended across the world, with his involvement in attacks in India, in Thailand, in France. He’s the creep who gave Hugo Chavez all that protection and entrenchment in Venezuela. Remember the bizarre assassination bid against the Saudi ambassador that originated in Texas? Him again. He never stopped aiming for the big atrocities. Let him explain them now as he meets his Maker.
Image credit, Soleimani picture: Khameini.ir, via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.0


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-05--TERROR KISS: ‘Last pictures’ of Soleimani kissing, hugging, praying with Hezb’Allah top dog

Anyone siding with these savages are savage themselves and declared enemies of freedom .
‘ Last pictures ’ of Soleimani : Iranian media release photos of killed general hugging and praying with Hezbollah leader in Beirut just days before fatal US drone strike in Iraq • The photographs see Soleimani meeting Hezbollah ’ s Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut • The chief of Hezbollah said the US army will ‘ pay the price ’ for killing Soleimani • He was taken out in a drone strike near by Baghdad International Airport Friday These are the last known photographs taken of Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up in a US drone strike on Friday .
The pictures show the head of the elite Quds Force meeting Hezbollah ’ s secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut .
Iranian media released the images , which are understood to have been taken last week , showing the friendship between the two as Soleimani prayed behind Nasrallah .
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‘ The American army killed them and it will pay the price , ’ the head of the Lebanese Shiite group warned in a televised speech .
‘ The only just punishment is ( to target ) American military presence in the region : US military bases , US warships , each and every officer and soldier in the region , ’ Nasrallah said .
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Pictured : Supporters of Hezbollah Lebanon ’ s Hezbollah supporters attend a funeral ceremony rally to mourn Soleimani , head of the elite Quds Force But he added American civilians such as ‘ businessmen , engineers , journalists and doctors ’ should be spared .
‘ When the coffins of American soldiers and officers… start to return to the United States , ( US President Donald ) Trump and his administration will realise they have lost the region , ’ he said .
Soleimani and top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed in a US drone strike Friday near Baghdad airport , sparking fury in Iran and Iraq .
Nasrallah ’ s speech was beamed to black-clad supporters gathered in southern Beirut , who waved Hezbollah ’ s yellow flag or held up portraits of Soleimani and Muhandis .
Nasrallah also called on Iraq to free itself of the American ‘ occupation ’ .
A supporter of Hezbollah carries a placard during a mass rally to pay tribute to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps ( IRGC ) Lieutenant general and commander of the Quds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beirut ‘ Our demand , our hope from our brothers in the Iraqi parliament is… to adopt a law that demands American forces withdraw from Iraq , ’ he said .
Iraq ’ s parliament urged the government on Sunday to end the presence of US-led coalition forces in the country , outraged by the American strike .
Some 5,200 US soldiers are stationed across Iraqi bases to support local troops preventing a resurgence of the Islamic State jihadist group .
They are deployed as part of the broader international coalition , invited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help fight IS .
Hezbollah is the only side not to have disarmed after Lebanon ’ s 1975-1990 civil war .
The United States has designated it a ‘ terrorist ’ group and several of its figures are under sanctions , but the party is also a key player in Lebanese politics .

Anyone siding with these savages are savage themselves and declared enemies of freedom.
‘Last pictures’ of Soleimani: Iranian media release photos of killed general hugging and praying with Hezbollah leader in Beirut just days before fatal US drone strike in Iraq
The photographs see Soleimani meeting Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut
Iranian media released images of Soleimani praying behind Nasrallah ‘last week’
The chief of Hezbollah said the US army will ‘pay the price’ for killing Soleimani
He was taken out in a drone strike near by Baghdad International Airport Friday
By James Gant For Mailonlin, 5 January 2020
These are the last known photographs taken of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani before he was blown up in a US drone strike on Friday.
The pictures show the head of the elite Quds Force meeting Hezbollah’s secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
Iranian media released the images, which are understood to have been taken last week, showing the friendship between the two as Soleimani prayed behind Nasrallah.
The pictures show the head of the elite Quds Force (right) meeting Hezbollah’s secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah (left) in Beirut
Iranian media released the images, which are understood to have been taken last week, showing the friendship between the two as Soleimani (right) prayed behind Nasrallah (left)
The chief of Hezbollah (left) today said the US army will ‘pay the price’ for killing Soleimani (right) and a senior Iraqi commander in the drone strike near by Baghdad International Airport
Nasrallah is pictured talking to Soleimani – believed to be in Beirut – last week, just days before the latter was killed
The chief of Hezbollah today said the US army will ‘pay the price’ for killing Soleimani and a senior Iraqi commander in the drone strike near by Baghdad International Airport.
‘The American army killed them and it will pay the price,’ the head of the Lebanese Shiite group warned in a televised speech.
‘The only just punishment is (to target) American military presence in the region: US military bases, US warships, each and every officer and soldier in the region,’ Nasrallah said.
The chief of Hezbollah today said the US army will ‘pay the price’ for killing Soleimani and a senior Iraqi commander in the drone strike near by Baghdad International Airport. Pictured: Supporters of Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Hezbollah supporters attend a funeral ceremony rally to mourn Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force
But he added American civilians such as ‘businessmen, engineers, journalists and doctors’ should be spared.
‘When the coffins of American soldiers and officers… start to return to the United States, (US President Donald) Trump and his administration will realise they have lost the region,’ he said.
Soleimani and top Iraqi military figure Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a US drone strike Friday near Baghdad airport, sparking fury in Iran and Iraq.
Nasrallah’s speech was beamed to black-clad supporters gathered in southern Beirut, who waved Hezbollah’s yellow flag or held up portraits of Soleimani and Muhandis.
Nasrallah also called on Iraq to free itself of the American ‘occupation’.
A supporter of Hezbollah carries a placard during a mass rally to pay tribute to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant general and commander of the Quds Force Soleimani in a southern suburb of Beirut
‘Our demand, our hope from our brothers in the Iraqi parliament is… to adopt a law that demands American forces withdraw from Iraq,’ he said.
Iraq’s parliament urged the government on Sunday to end the presence of US-led coalition forces in the country, outraged by the American strike.
Some 5,200 US soldiers are stationed across Iraqi bases to support local troops preventing a resurgence of the Islamic State jihadist group.
They are deployed as part of the broader international coalition, invited by the Iraqi government in 2014 to help fight IS.
Hezbollah is the only side not to have disarmed after Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war.
The United States has designated it a ‘terrorist’ group and several of its figures are under sanctions, but the party is also a key player in Lebanese politics.


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-05--It was time for an administration to break foreign-policy ‘rules’ of appeasement

It was time for an administration to break foreign-policy ‘ rules ’ What follows next is unclear , but by killing Iranian arch-terrorist Qassem Soleimani , Trump has broken the wheel of appeasement that enabled Tehran ’ s ongoing aggression .
For 20 years , he had sowed terror and confusion throughout the Middle East with impunity .
As head of Iran ’ s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , Qassem Soleimani was the mastermind of the world ’ s leading state sponsor of terrorism , as well as the second most powerful person within that oppressive Islamist theocracy .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he believed that he was untouchable .
And three American administrations run by both Democrats and Republicans validated that belief , forgoing opportunities to kill the man who had the blood of many Americans and countless Syrians , Lebanese , Israelis and others on his hands .
But following the orchestration of attacks on American forces in Iraq and the staging of an assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad , Soleimani ’ s get-out-of-jail free card that he had been given by the international community and successive American presidents expired .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the leader of Iran ’ s Iraqi terrorist auxiliaries , what happened was more than a settling of scores .
It proclaimed to the world that the old rules by which Iran had been able to do its worst against the United States , Israel and the West—never to face any consequences—were no longer valid .
Much like his moves to recognize Jerusalem as Israel ’ s capital and move the U.S. embassy there , Trump ’ s authorization of the attack on Soleimani proclaims that he has thrown out the foreign-policy rulebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that wound up shielding bad actors like Soleimani .
There ’ s no way of knowing how far the Iranian regime will go in order to retaliate for the major blow they have received .
American citizens and assets are now at risk .
Yet it is also possible that , as was the case with Trump ’ s pro-Israel policies , predictions of the world blowing up over this will be exaggerated .
What we do know is that this is likely to prove a crucial moment in the history of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the Islamic Revolution took place in Iran , the regime has been able to go on pursuing its agenda of regional hegemony via terror and subversion with the West acting as if it could not or would not try to do much about it .
Indeed , the guiding principle of the Obama administration ’ s foreign policy was an effort to appease and accommodate the Iranians , no matter what they did .
While President Barack Obama said he hoped that the nuclear deal he negotiated with Tehran in 2015 would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the world.
” But the ayatollahs didn ’ t want that opportunity .
What it wanted was the West ’ s seal of approval for their nuclear program and access to foreign markets to sell the oil that would finance their pet terrorists like the IRGC .
It bluffed Obama into conceding point after point in the negotiations to where the pact actually guaranteed that Iran would eventually get a nuclear weapon , while at the same time enriching and empowering the regime .
And after that , it doubled down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consolidating control in Lebanon and attempting to do the same in Iraq .
*The premise of much of the criticism of Trump ’ s decision on Soleimani rests on a false assumption .
Those who lament the president ’ s trashing of conventional wisdom act as if he has upset a tradition that safeguarded American interests and lives .
But it did nothing of the kind .
* What happened in Syria as Iran and its ally , President Bashar Assad , lay waste to that country was the direct consequence of American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran ’ s ability to essentially take over Lebanon through its Hezbollah henchmen .
And in recent weeks , Tehran ’ s efforts to do the same in Iraq involved direct attacks on Americans , culminating in the assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad ringing up troubling memories of both the 2012 Benghazi debacle and the seizure of American hostages during the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 .
The argument against Trump ’ s foreign policy is that his actions are ill-considered , disregarding the advice of both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace of the region and the world .
Obama administration alumni , in particular , are saying that Trump is squandering chances for peace that the nuclear pact created .
No matter ; the opposite is true .
Killing Soleimani won ’ t start a war ; Iran has been waging a hot war against America and its allies for years .
Like Trump ’ s much-needed action in pulling out of a dangerous nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on Iran—and even adding some new ones—the Soleimani operation makes it clear to Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time , that the costs of their provocations are now going to be borne by them , and not only their foes or the helpless population that groans under their despotic rule .
Playing by the rules—rules that served the interests of a rogue regime—is what endangered American lives and interests by making Iran stronger and feeling less constrained about employing its brutal and bloody tactics .
It is to be hoped that Iran ’ s remaining leaders are chastened , as well as angered by what has happened to their indispensable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprehend that the tables are turned , and it ’ s now time for them to start backing down , lest they find themselves embroiled in a conflict in which they will have far more to lose than the United States .
Whether or not happens , it ’ s also time for the chattering classes to stop pretending that Trump is the problem .
It was high time that someone had the nerve to break the wheel that perpetuated Iran ’ s power and violence .
Whatever happens next , a world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state sponsor of terror is afraid of the United States can ’ t be much worse than one in which the ayatollahs have nothing but contempt for the Washington ’ s resolve to defend American interests .

It was time for an administration to break foreign-policy ‘rules’
by Jonathan S. Tobin, editor-in-chief, JNS.org, January 3, 2020
What follows next is unclear, but by killing Iranian arch-terrorist Qassem Soleimani, Trump has broken the wheel of appeasement that enabled Tehran’s ongoing aggression.
For 20 years, he had sowed terror and confusion throughout the Middle East with impunity. As head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani was the mastermind of the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, as well as the second most powerful person within that oppressive Islamist theocracy. No matter how much mayhem he spread, he believed that he was untouchable. And three American administrations run by both Democrats and Republicans validated that belief, forgoing opportunities to kill the man who had the blood of many Americans and countless Syrians, Lebanese, Israelis and others on his hands.
But following the orchestration of attacks on American forces in Iraq and the staging of an assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Soleimani’s get-out-of-jail free card that he had been given by the international community and successive American presidents expired.
When an American drone killed him along with the leader of Iran’s Iraqi terrorist auxiliaries, what happened was more than a settling of scores. It proclaimed to the world that the old rules by which Iran had been able to do its worst against the United States, Israel and the West—never to face any consequences—were no longer valid.
Much like his moves to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the U.S. embassy there, Trump’s authorization of the attack on Soleimani proclaims that he has thrown out the foreign-policy rulebook that had restrained America in the past—rules that wound up shielding bad actors like Soleimani.
There’s no way of knowing how far the Iranian regime will go in order to retaliate for the major blow they have received. American citizens and assets are now at risk. Yet it is also possible that, as was the case with Trump’s pro-Israel policies, predictions of the world blowing up over this will be exaggerated.
What we do know is that this is likely to prove a crucial moment in the history of the modern Middle East. For 40 years since the Islamic Revolution took place in Iran, the regime has been able to go on pursuing its agenda of regional hegemony via terror and subversion with the West acting as if it could not or would not try to do much about it.
Indeed, the guiding principle of the Obama administration’s foreign policy was an effort to appease and accommodate the Iranians, no matter what they did. While President Barack Obama said he hoped that the nuclear deal he negotiated with Tehran in 2015 would enable the regime to “get right with the world.”
But the ayatollahs didn’t want that opportunity. What it wanted was the West’s seal of approval for their nuclear program and access to foreign markets to sell the oil that would finance their pet terrorists like the IRGC. It bluffed Obama into conceding point after point in the negotiations to where the pact actually guaranteed that Iran would eventually get a nuclear weapon, while at the same time enriching and empowering the regime. And after that, it doubled down on its adventurism laying waste to Syria while consolidating control in Lebanon and attempting to do the same in Iraq.
*The premise of much of the criticism of Trump’s decision on Soleimani rests on a false assumption. Those who lament the president’s trashing of conventional wisdom act as if he has upset a tradition that safeguarded American interests and lives. But it did nothing of the kind.*
What happened in Syria as Iran and its ally, President Bashar Assad, lay waste to that country was the direct consequence of American appeasement. The same is true of Iran’s ability to essentially take over Lebanon through its Hezbollah henchmen. And in recent weeks, Tehran’s efforts to do the same in Iraq involved direct attacks on Americans, culminating in the assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad ringing up troubling memories of both the 2012 Benghazi debacle and the seizure of American hostages during the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979.
The argument against Trump’s foreign policy is that his actions are ill-considered, disregarding the advice of both experts and allies, and endangering the peace of the region and the world. Obama administration alumni, in particular, are saying that Trump is squandering chances for peace that the nuclear pact created.
No matter; the opposite is true. Killing Soleimani won’t start a war; Iran has been waging a hot war against America and its allies for years. Like Trump’s much-needed action in pulling out of a dangerous nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on Iran—and even adding some new ones—the Soleimani operation makes it clear to Iran’s leaders, perhaps for the first time, that the costs of their provocations are now going to be borne by them, and not only their foes or the helpless population that groans under their despotic rule.
Playing by the rules—rules that served the interests of a rogue regime—is what endangered American lives and interests by making Iran stronger and feeling less constrained about employing its brutal and bloody tactics.
It is to be hoped that Iran’s remaining leaders are chastened, as well as angered by what has happened to their indispensable man of terror. Perhaps they will comprehend that the tables are turned, and it’s now time for them to start backing down, lest they find themselves embroiled in a conflict in which they will have far more to lose than the United States.
Whether or not happens, it’s also time for the chattering classes to stop pretending that Trump is the problem. It was high time that someone had the nerve to break the wheel that perpetuated Iran’s power and violence. Whatever happens next, a world in which the world’s leading state sponsor of terror is afraid of the United States can’t be much worse than one in which the ayatollahs have nothing but contempt for the Washington’s resolve to defend American interests.