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LobeLog
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Investigative journalism and expert takes on US foreign policy, especially regarding Iran and the greater Middle East. Occasional tweets by founder Jim Lobe.
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This is one reason why Pompeo is such a awful SecState. Haig made stuff up occasionally, and then State Dep't spokesman would walk it back. But Pompeo asserts a lot of garbage, and then spokesperson just shuts up when questioned. Shameful. washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/… pic.twitter.com/zRB1nZDUJH
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LobeLog
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This is one reason why Pompeo is such a awful SecState. Haig made stuff up occasionally, and then State Dep't spokesman would walk it back. But Pompeo asserts a lot of garbage, and then spokesperson just shuts up when questioned. Shameful. washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/… pic.twitter.com/zRB1nZDUJH
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LobeLog
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Risible. i guess Mark didn't get a lot of U.S. history growing up in South Africa and Canada, although there have been ample examples since he arrived in the U.S.
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LobeLog
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Remarkable. The Trump administration actually made a pragmatic, rational decision. Of course, if they hadn't, the Iraqis, especially in the power-starved South, would have reacted very, very badly. twitter.com/EllieGeranmaye…
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LobeLog
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President Trump May have violated the Constitution (again), this time by exposing an alleged covert US-North Korean agent buff.ly/2XPE8dp.
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LobeLog
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President Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on #Iran is destroying one of the more effective nuclear nonproliferation achievements in recent years and is provoking reactions that, in places like the Gulf of Oman, make a new war more likely than before buff.ly/2WLpTd0.
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LobeLog
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Former top US intelligence official for Near East and South Asia, Paul Pillar, questions Pompeo's credibility and accusations against Iran. A must-read on the subject. lobelog.com/the-maximum-pr… via @lobelog
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Robert Wright
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From 2000 to 2005 Paul Pillar, as national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia, was in charge of analyzing those regions for the CIA and all other US intelligence agencies. It's very much worth reading his take on Iran in @lobelog : lobelog.com/the-maximum-pr…
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LobeLog
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Saudi Arabia is using a Houthi rebel attack on one of its international ports to justify and prolong its war on Yemen and empower it’s preferred candidate for leadership there buff.ly/2XiJxMW.
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Two months ago, Saudi Arabia executed 37 citizens with barely a peep from the Trump administration. Now, it’s poised to execute three religious scholars in a move that would cause serious friction in the kingdom’s relations with Turkey buff.ly/2WJVL1O.
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LobeLog
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“Democracy faces a global crisis,” writes @johnfeffer. “And the crisis couldn’t be coming at a worse time.” buff.ly/31zIcAX
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Shibley Telhami
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"The suicide rate among veterans and, now, among active-duty GIs is at an historic high." lobelog.com/gi-suicide-may… via @lobelog
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Marc Owen Jones
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What I dont understand is why the military say the Iranians removed a mine and then they release a photo saying there is likely a mine still on it? Wasn't it meant to be removed? What's the sequence of events? Why did the other mine not explode? #GulfofOman twitter.com/nypost/status/…
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Robert Wright
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We haven't seen the evidence, but it wouldn't shock me if Iran is indeed responsible for this. If you subject a country to economic strangulation, you should expect it to fight back with the tools at its disposal. twitter.com/NPR/status/113…
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LobeLog
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Pompeo routinely makes Bolton look diplomatic. Worst secretary of state in living memory at least. And given his penchant for sweeping accusations without evidence (really, Iran is responsible for a car bomb in Kabul?), he must have been terrific as CIA director, too. twitter.com/AliVaez/status…
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Suzanne DiMaggio
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Conflicting reports & murky circumstances. At times like this, I wish we had:
- A direct, official channel of communication b/w Washington & Tehran
- An incidents at sea agreement
- A US president/administration that could speak with credibility
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Eli Clifton
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"Mr. Pompeo did not present any evidence of Iran’s involvement when announcing the findings at a news conference in Washington. " nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/…
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LobeLog
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Did Sudan's military council start a coup against dictator Omar al-Bashir, pushed by the protesters, for the sake of Sudan or for the sake of saving itself? buff.ly/2Zhx9dE
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Rafik Hariri Center
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In his new @LobeLog article, Nonresident Senior Fellow Mark Katz discusses the possible outcomes of the upcoming meeting between national security advisors from the United States, Russia, and Israel. buff.ly/2KNxGA9 @AtlanticCouncil
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Colin Kahl
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2 more tankers were hit in the Gulf of Oman despite US warships nearby. It's unclear who is responsible, but all eyes will turn to Iran. Meanwhile, Khamenei told Abe he has no interest in talking to Trump. "Maximum pressure" is producing minimum dividends. washingtonpost.com/world/oil-tank…
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