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US Department of Defense confirms it targeted/killed Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, outside Baghdad Airport

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NewYorker is saying Trump's family has taken money from Suleimani's camp as recently as after the 2016 election. Apparently his Org was the only ones interested in taking money from a team looking to develop WMDs through Western business ties.

Basically seems like Trump used the military to kill a former business partner in a money laundering scheme from 4 years ago.

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Donald Trump’s Worst Deal

The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
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Xando said:
Going full steam ahead making nukes is probably the best option they have
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It doesn't sound like that's what they're doing.

"Iran will set their limits based on their technical needs," the statement reads. "Iran will continue to work with international nuclear agencies and will return to JCPOA limits once all sanctions are removed from the country."
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Caspah said:
NewYorker is saying Trump's family has taken money from Suleimani's camp as recently as after the 2016 election. Apparently his Org was the only ones interested in taking money from a team looking to develop WMDs through Western business ties.

Basically seems like Trump used the military to kill a former business partner in a money laundering scheme from 4 years ago.

www.newyorker.com

Donald Trump’s Worst Deal

The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
www.newyorker.com www.newyorker.com
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if Republicans had any kind of spine, which they do not, they could easily use this to work with dems, remove Trump, and mollify some of Iran's anger by saying this wasn't an act by the US, but a corrupt President covering up business dealings.

It won't happen, but it's such an easy out.
 
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The logic is clear: the US in its irrational aggression will attack Iran no matter what, so it's foolish to limit one's defenses in any way.
 

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DavidDesu said:
Fuck America. As usual "my" country the UK will tag along into the cesspit which trump will create and we will suffer hundreds of deaths in future both abroad and at home as a result of the incendiary repurcussion of all this bullshit. More people blown up at concerts etc. Fuck America. I'm sick of you fucking twats and fuck us following you merrily along. .
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The Britons are just as much responsible for a brunt of the world's problems as the Americans. I'd argue more so.

Would you like to discuss the 1953 Iranian coup and who was involved?

They were fucked for a British oil company for fucks sakes.
 

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The Britons are just as much responsible for a brunt of the world's problems as the Americans. I'd argue more so.

Would you like to discuss the 1953 Iranian coup and who was involved?

They were fucked for a British oil company for fucks sakes.
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British colonialism, what is it?

Seriously though, you are 100% correct on this, particularly in regards to Iran.
 
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Has anybody else reported this? I'm worried because I'm travelling back to the US tomorrow and I've been put aside for questioning just because of the colour of my skin. Though to be fair, I'm Hispanic and not middle eastern.
 
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Tahnit said:
sorry but i dont give a shit anymore. There comes a time where you realize that the world would be better off if someone was not a part of it. This is that time. He is putting everyone in danger. War is probably going to break out. Terrorist attacks against the US are a given at this point.

he needs to go. NOW.
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It would literally make him a martyr the likes of which conservative America has never seen before.

We need him out of office and in jail. Not murdered.
 

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Tahnit said:
sorry but i dont give a shit anymore. There comes a time where you realize that the world would be better off if someone was not a part of it. This is that time. He is putting everyone in danger. War is probably going to break out. Terrorist attacks against the US are a given at this point.

he needs to go. NOW.
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It would make him a martyr to his cultish followers. He has to stand trial.
 
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Edit: What Unkindled posted

That seems pretty uh...bad international relations if true
 
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TheGreatDirector said:
It would literally make him a martyr the likes of which conservative America has never seen before.

We need him out of office and in jail. Not murdered.
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Blade Runner said:
It would make him a martyr to his cultish followers. He has to stand trial.
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He popped up on their timeline, with the help of Russia and the US media, because he was willing to speak about Obama the Kenyan Muslim and other racist bullshit. They'll forget him like any old meme.
 

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Regulus Tera said:


Has anybody else reported this? I'm worried because I'm travelling back to the US tomorrow and I've been put aside for questioning just because of the colour of my skin. Though to be fair, I'm Hispanic and not middle eastern.
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Feeling like a terrorist because of my skin colour and heritage

that's what the west always loved to do
 

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It really doesn't matter who our next president is. The US has proven to be schizophrenic and two faced on international politics over the last twenty or so years. We're all but guaranteed to have another Republican president to erase whatever goodwill the democratic president may have accomplished. No one should even attempt to trust the US any longer and I think that is exactly what happens.

Putin must be so happy.
 
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A propos of nothing, I'm right now on vacation in Panama and I'm staying relatively close to the American embassy. Last night there was a lot of security in the area when the last two weeks it was relatively empty.
 

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Regulus Tera said:
That's quite an understatement
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Oh it's been much longer than that. But the international community must now deal with two completely different countries based on if the president is a democrat or a republican.

There is really no point in trusting a democratic president (Iranian nuclear treaty) when the republican will just rip it up as American voters foolishly decide to give the republicans 'a second chance'.
 
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VectorPrime said:
Is this their op ed section?
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It doesn't matter. Newpapers justifying spreading false propaganda by saying "it's an editorial / it doesn't represent our values" is no longer an excuse. If it really didn't express their values, they wouldn't have published it in the first place. Their "giving both sides a voice" editorial departments can go fuck themselves.
 
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Caspah said:
NewYorker is saying Trump's family has taken money from Suleimani's camp as recently as after the 2016 election
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in what way is the New Yorker saying that? this is an article from 2017.
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Apparently his Org was the only ones interested in taking money from a team looking to develop WMDs through Western business ties
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that's a huge claim that requires huge evidence.
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Basically seems like Trump used the military to kill a former business partner in a money laundering scheme from 4 years ago.
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the claim that Soleimani was a "former business partner" of Donald Trump really needs actual evidence behind it to not come across like a completely out-there conspiracy theory
 

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tulpa said:
in what way is the New Yorker saying that? this is an article from 2017.

that's a huge claim that requires huge evidence.

the claim that Soleimani was a "former business partner" of Donald Trump really needs actual evidence behind it to not come across like a completely out-there conspiracy theory
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Yeah this is a huge reach. We already have reports on why Trump ordered the strike. He was scared to death about the embassy protests becoming his Benghazi and when presented with a list of options by his military advisors on how to retaliate he chose the worst one as he is want to do.
 
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UberTag said:
It doesn't matter. Newpapers justifying spreading false propaganda by saying "it's an editorial / it doesn't represent our values" is no longer an excuse. If it really didn't express their values, they wouldn't have published it in the first place. Their "giving both sides a voice" editorial departments can go fuck themselves.
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