{"id":3447,"date":"2020-01-04T09:23:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T09:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblaridion.info\/blog\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2020-01-04T09:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T09:54:16","slug":"the-first-casualty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblaridion.info\/blog\/the-first-casualty\/","title":{"rendered":"The first casualty"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As they say, the first casualty of war is the truth.<\/strong> It is always very difficult to find out what happened or why it happened. Often the truth only emerges afterwards.\u00a0\u00a0 There have been further attacks by the US against Iranian targets.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USAF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USAF<\/a>&#8216;s MQ-9 Reaper drone targeted a convoy carrying several high ranking officials of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMU<\/a> (Hashd al-Shaabi) in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Taji?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Taji<\/a>, North of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Baghdad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Baghdad<\/a>. Casualties are mostly among members of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGC<\/a> backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq. It is not known whether Qais al-Khazali is dead or alive! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGGebcLn0M\">pic.twitter.com\/CGGebcLn0M<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BabakTaghvaee\/status\/1213230731280945152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How much further is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraq<\/a> going to let US operate freely in country before they decide to kick their assets out? These airstrikes really make the Iraqi government look weak like they can&#8217;t deal with their problems by themselves, which may or may not be true, but the point stands.<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StratSentinel\/status\/1213231981061906435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>A fuller account can be found here; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/round-two-us-drone-airstrikes-kill-six-pro-iran-militia-commanders\">Round Two: US Drone Airstrikes Kill Six Pro-Iran Militia Commanders<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Propaganda<\/h2>\r\n<p>There is a lot of propaganda out there.\u00a0\u00a0 In some of the comments sections you get either\u00a0 <span class=\"st\"><em>Hasbara trolls<\/em> (directly from Tel Aviv) or their Iranian counterparts or USA <em><span class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"><span class=\"e24Kjd\"> yippee-ki-yay <\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"><span class=\"e24Kjd\">pro-war &#8211; totally inappropriate responses.<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>How did all this start?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are told that it started with the death of a <del>mercenary<\/del> contractor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are told that the <del>CIA<\/del> Iranians have been stirring up protests. The spontaneous peoples protests that happened in Iran at the end of November last year saw the burning of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-gasoline-protests-minister-idUSKBN1Y10GY\">731 banks<\/a>. Anyone else find that unusual? <strong>cui bono?<\/strong>. Don&#8217;t believe <del>everything<\/del> anything that they tell you.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>We will never know who was behind the embassy storming.\u00a0 Was it Iran?\u00a0\u00a0 Interestingly, Trump has said (tweeted) that he will not allow another Benghazi.\u00a0 In other words, he will not let &#8220;terrorists&#8221; storm the embassy (like Hillary did when she abandoned the Libyan embassy).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, this goes down well with his supporters and will counter the protests &#8211; <em>&#8220;but Trump said we should not be fighting in the ME&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211; <\/em><strong>yeah but<\/strong><em>, &#8220;what did you expect? \u00a0 The US had to respond to aggression.\u00a0 We can&#8217;t have another Benghazi.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Don&#8217;t forget that 2020 is an election year.\u00a0 If he can look like he is <em>reluctantly<\/em> dragged into war&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>This video is very pro-Trump propaganda but it does make <em>some<\/em> valid points.\u00a0\u00a0 John Kerry does have a close relationship, the NYT story is curious, Obama did repay billions to Iran (from their own frozen assets) etc. \u00a0 However, seeing this all as part of a deep state plot that embraces the impeachment is a bit much.\u00a0 This is how it is being spun to the &#8220;patriots&#8221; (the Q Anon followers):<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Trump &amp; The Patriots Sent A Message, [DS] Event Countered &#8211; Episode 2061b<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIYhX9wNdyk?list=UUB1o7_gbFp2PLsamWxFenBg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Was it the death of a contractor that started all this or was it something else?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2020\/01\/02\/615178\/Iraq-PMU-Nineveh-Mosul-Daesh-al-Hadar-US-airstrike-Qaim\">Iraq\u2019s PMU forces launch anti-terror operation in Nineveh province, secure 8 villages<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em><strong>We may never know.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>One commentator remarked; &#8220;The unknowns in this vague story, like so many, should incite questions not martial polarity. Too many in the public do not know what is really happening but will wish death to innocents. The foundation for the violence is based on the most important historical event of the twenty-first century. Interesting that nearly two decades after the event it is still not taught in high schools or universities. <strong>What really happened that day (9\/11)?<\/strong>&#8221; It was therefore not the death of a &#8220;contractor&#8221; that started all this.\u00a0\u00a0 And the &#8220;narrative&#8221; that you are being fed is only part of the story.\u00a0 Moreover, never forget that Israel will fight to the death (of the last American).<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cIsrael wants the US to attack <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> for them\u201d &#8211; Head of Mossad <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/opYT3ar6X4\">pic.twitter.com\/opYT3ar6X4<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Syrian Girl \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfe (@Partisangirl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Partisangirl\/status\/1212956392094601218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As they say, the first casualty of war is the truth. It is always very difficult to find out what happened or why it happened. 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