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eppur_se_muova

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13. It does suggest worse things. nt

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Israel Begins Attacks on Iran, Explosions Reported in Tehran Amid Preemptive Strike Declaration [View all] eppur_se_muova Feb 28 OP

"The Israeli Broadcasting Authority further reported what it described as joint Israeli-American attacks on Iran." eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #1

wish the kurdistan thingy had links to support its claims nt msongs Feb 28 #2

Now on CNN. eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #3

CNN with the usual ridiculous take Prairie Gates Feb 28 #5

Or, "they shot back first !" nt eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #8

MS NOW has gone LIVE, too... Rhiannon12866 Feb 28 #10

Madness. J_William_Ryan Feb 28 #4

LIVE: IRAN BOMBED...WAR BEGINS?!! - Meidas Touch Rhiannon12866 Feb 28 #6

Pre-emptive strikes? Aussie105 Feb 28 #7

As an expert just said on the BBC, Netanyahu was pre-empting a deal in the negotiations muriel_volestrangler Feb 28 #18

As expected. orangecrush Feb 28 #32

A U.S. official confirmed the U.S. is participating in the strike. SunSeeker Feb 28 #9

The phrase "Operation Hand-in-hand" is making me physically sick to my stomach. nt BWdem4life Feb 28 #11

It does suggest worse things. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #13

US forces have been building up in the area for quite a while. Aussie105 Feb 28 #12

It's like Chekhov's remark -- if you see a gun on the table in the first act -- eppur_se_muova Feb 28 #14

Not necessarily "on the table." Igel Mar 1 #36

Nightmare scenario. James48 Feb 28 #15

trump is on cnn & msnbc live. omg! orleans Feb 28 #16

Of course it was pre-recorded. Doing it live this morning would make him late for his tee time. paleotn Feb 28 #31

Ah, fuck it! electric_blue68 Feb 28 #17

This is a joint U.S.-Israel operation. OGBuzz Feb 28 #19

What a bunch of A holes nt blue_jay Feb 28 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Feb 28 #21

So much for Dem's forcing vote on War Powers Act next week... NowsTheTime Feb 28 #22

Explosions heard as Al-Udeid US air base appears to be targeted muriel_volestrangler Feb 28 #23

Iranian Supreme Leader's office reportedly hit in strikes muriel_volestrangler Feb 28 #24

"a preemptive strike" choie Feb 28 #25

Israel says they've planned this with the USA for months - not about Iran protests, or any "imminent threat" muriel_volestrangler Feb 28 #26

"yellow cake" 2.0 paleotn Feb 28 #29

Yeah, we're gonna get candy and flowers now. Crowman2009 Feb 28 #30

And Congress have a scintilla of notice the Fuhrer was going to pull this shit? Bengus81 Feb 28 #27

Is the Strait of Hormuz still open? paleotn Feb 28 #28

Israel Iran USA OC375 Feb 28 #33

It appears Netanyahu is competing for Trump's Peace Prize. JohnnyRingo Feb 28 #34

ww3 Clouds Passing Feb 28 #35