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VAg8r1 · Dec 22, 2024 at 9:01 PM

G8trGr8t said: ↑

interesting read. is he implying that israel had something to do with taking out assad

PM: Iran ‘dumbfounded’ by Israeli strikes, saw investment in proxies go ‘down the tubes’
“So, we just split that whole axis right down the middle,” he said. Iran “spent probably $30 billion in Syria, another $20 billion in Lebanon, God knows how much on Hamas. And it’s all gone down the tubes,” he said.

The Iranians now “have no supply line,” Netanyahu said, adding: “We warned Assad not to let Iran supply Hezbollah with weapons through Syria. He played dumb.”
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The prime minister addressed this past September’s pager operation which precipitated its major offensive against the Lebanon-based terror group, when thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah operatives simultaneously exploded across Lebanon, disabling many key operatives. Israel took credit for the action last month, having previously declined to comment on it.
“There were those who had misgivings about using it at all,” Netanyahu said. “But since it was time-sensitive, I pushed it through.” He called the result “a shock and awe of historic proportions” and “the greatest surgical targeting in history.”

Netanyahu feted the “improved plan, which was actually brilliant, because among other things [Israel] took over Lebanese television” to warn civilians to evacuate their homes. “In six hours, we wiped out most of the ballistic missile stockpiles Hezbollah had amassed.” The almost two-month-long operation, which included a limited ground offensive, came to a halt last month with a ceasefire agreement, after Hezbollah lost almost its entire leadership and was left with greatly diminished capabilities.
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Interestingly in more than one post our friend @duggers_dad made statements to the effect that the Israeli attacks on Iran had minimal impact and inferred that it could only be a matter of time before Iran would retaliate and seriously damage Israel. Seems that Iran's dream of a Shiite empire stretching from Iran to the Mediterranean Sea is pretty much gone as has Russia's influence in the Middle East.

uftaipan · Dec 22, 2024 at 9:23 PM

G8trGr8t said: ↑

now she wants a divorce and a visa to the UK...

sorry, you had lots of previous opportunities to do this and didn't

Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK

The British wife of Syria’s deposed president Bashar al-Assad, Asma al-Assad, has filed for divorce after expressing dissatisfaction with her life in Moscow, Turkish and Arab media reported Sunday. She reportedly seeks to move to London.

Asma applied to the Russian court and requested special permission to leave Moscow. Her application is reportedly currently being evaluated by Russian authorities.
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Although his asylum request was accepted, Bashar al-Assad is still reportedly subject to severe restrictions. He is not permitted to leave Moscow or engage in any political activities.

Russian authorities have also frozen his assets and money. His assets include 270 kilograms of gold, $2 billion, and 18 apartments in Moscow.
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She should reconsider. Given what she likely knows about Russian operations in Syria, I think she is more likely to have a tragic accident prior to any debrief with MI6.

OklahomaGator · Dec 22, 2024 at 9:25 PM

uftaipan said: ↑

She should reconsider. Given what she likely knows about Russian operations in Syria, I think she is more likely to have a tragic accident prior to any debrief with MI6.
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She should definitely live on the first floor.

VAg8r1 · Dec 22, 2024 at 9:35 PM

OklahomaGator said: ↑

She should definitely live on the first floor.
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She could also end up like Alexei Navalny did back in 2020 or Sergei and Yulia Skripal in 2018 all three of whom miraculously survived.
Navalny 'poisoned': What are Novichok agents and what do they do?
Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal - Wikipedia
Putin’s poisons: 2018 attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal
Before Navalny, a long history of Russian poisonings

vaxcardinal · Dec 22, 2024 at 9:40 PM

Navanly is doing well I assume

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