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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1600 on: Today at 05:07 pm »
Read my posts above about Pakistan -- likely Vance is involved in the crypto business with Witkoff, Kushner and the Trumps.

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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1602 on: Today at 05:15 pm »
Put your mud cleats on because you need more traction.

No. If you read my posts it is very easy to connect the dots. 
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1603 on: Today at 05:26 pm »
Read my posts above about Pakistan -- likely Vance is involved in the crypto business with Witkoff, Kushner and the Trumps.

Oh I know all about it.  Total conflict of interest. 

Another question I have about Witkoff and Kushner serving as free-lancer negotiators for Trump is how are their "official" records and communications being preserved and archived, with respect to the Presidential Records Preservation Act, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966, the Federal Records Act of 1950, and ultimately the National Archives Acts of 1934 and 1984?

Or are they not? 

And it seems that they are accountable to Trump and Trump only, since there is NO enabling legislation at all that permits them to negotiate anything on behalf of the U.S., and NO congressional oversight to whatever these agreements are that Trump is signing off on for the entire country.
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1604 on: Today at 05:28 pm »
Because he thought it was a bad idea to surrender?

Nah.  First, the US hasn't surrendered.  But, I think Rubio's been asked to focus on our hemisphere for a while --- he's a natural.  And, he's celebrating a win in Columbia helped by a strong Trump/US endorsement.  This win is excellent news. 


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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1605 on: Today at 05:39 pm »
The historical record shows that muslims made no advances in anything - they stole them from Classical Western Civilization, the Persians, and Hindus, among many. Their buildings were designed and erected by slaves, mainly Jews. They merely passed on things that interested various individuals - they destroyed the rest.

I guess its pointless to argue this further as the brain washing has overtaken both history and rationality. Please recite the Shahada and be done with it.

Your post has a problem: it asks people to ignore the historical record while claiming to defend it.

Yes, Islamic scholars inherited knowledge from Greeks, Persians, and Indians. So did virtually every civilization that came after them. The question is whether they merely copied it. The answer is no.

If they contributed nothing, why does algebra originate with the work of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi? Why does the word “algorithm” come from his name? Why was Ibn al-Haytham correcting Greek theories of vision through experimentation centuries before the European scientific revolution? Why was Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine a standard text in European universities for hundreds of years?

As for the claim that Islamic architecture was built “mainly by Jewish slaves,” that’s not history. It’s an assertion in search of evidence. Major Islamic monuments were built by diverse craftsmen, engineers, and laborers drawn from the same mix of peoples that characterized every large empire of the era. If you have evidence for your claim, present it. Historians haven’t.

The irony is that you’re accusing others of brainwashing while repeating claims that collapse the moment they’re compared to primary sources and mainstream scholarship. Serious history recognizes that knowledge moved from Greece, Persia, India, the Islamic world, and Europe in a continuous chain of transmission and innovation.

Dismissing centuries of documented achievements because they don’t fit a preferred narrative isn’t rational skepticism. It’s ideology masquerading as history
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1606 on: Today at 05:42 pm »
No. If you read my posts it is very easy to connect the dots. 

What dots. I’m still waiting for you to put up those “fact” to debunk my posts.

I’m sorry… but if you are not a Lincoln Project insert  you’re dumb as dirt.

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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1607 on: Today at 05:43 pm »
Oh I know all about it.  Total conflict of interest. 

Another question I have about Witkoff and Kushner serving as free-lancer negotiators for Trump is how are their "official" records and communications being preserved and archived, with respect to the Presidential Records Preservation Act, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966, the Federal Records Act of 1950, and ultimately the National Archives Acts of 1934 and 1984?

Or are they not? 

And it seems that they are accountable to Trump and Trump only, since there is NO enabling legislation at all that permits them to negotiate anything on behalf of the U.S., and NO congressional oversight to whatever these agreements are that Trump is signing off on for the entire country.

Meanwhile Congress grilled Rubio  on whether the foreign business dealings of WLF co-founders and Trump envoys—like Steve Witkoff—present severe conflicts of interest. So .... IMHO that is why Rubio was sent elsewhere and isn't involved in the negotiations. 
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
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Your post has a problem: it asks people to ignore the historical record while claiming to defend it.

Yes, Islamic scholars inherited knowledge from Greeks, Persians, and Indians. So did virtually every civilization that came after them. The question is whether they merely copied it. The answer is no.

If they contributed nothing, why does algebra originate with the work of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi? Why does the word “algorithm” come from his name? Why was Ibn al-Haytham correcting Greek theories of vision through experimentation centuries before the European scientific revolution? Why was Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine a standard text in European universities for hundreds of years?

As for the claim that Islamic architecture was built “mainly by Jewish slaves,” that’s not history. It’s an assertion in search of evidence. Major Islamic monuments were built by diverse craftsmen, engineers, and laborers drawn from the same mix of peoples that characterized every large empire of the era. If you have evidence for your claim, present it. Historians haven’t.

The irony is that you’re accusing others of brainwashing while repeating claims that collapse the moment they’re compared to primary sources and mainstream scholarship. Serious history recognizes that knowledge moved from Greece, Persia, India, the Islamic world, and Europe in a continuous chain of transmission and innovation.

Dismissing centuries of documented achievements because they don’t fit a preferred narrative isn’t rational skepticism. It’s ideology masquerading as history

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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1610 on: Today at 05:51 pm »
What dots. I’m still waiting for you to put up those “fact” to debunk my posts.

I’m sorry… but if you are not a Lincoln Project insert  you’re dumb as dirt.

I haven't commented on your posts, but gee thanks for the flippin' compliment. I love you too Louis! Lincoln Project???

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Live in  harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly, do not claim to be wiser than you are.  Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.  If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
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Your post has a problem: it asks people to ignore the historical record while claiming to defend it.

Yes, Islamic scholars inherited knowledge from Greeks, Persians, and Indians. So did virtually every civilization that came after them. The question is whether they merely copied it. The answer is no.

If they contributed nothing, why does algebra originate with the work of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi? Why does the word “algorithm” come from his name? Why was Ibn al-Haytham correcting Greek theories of vision through experimentation centuries before the European scientific revolution? Why was Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine a standard text in European universities for hundreds of years?

As for the claim that Islamic architecture was built “mainly by Jewish slaves,” that’s not history. It’s an assertion in search of evidence. Major Islamic monuments were built by diverse craftsmen, engineers, and laborers drawn from the same mix of peoples that characterized every large empire of the era. If you have evidence for your claim, present it. Historians haven’t.

The irony is that you’re accusing others of brainwashing while repeating claims that collapse the moment they’re compared to primary sources and mainstream scholarship. Serious history recognizes that knowledge moved from Greece, Persia, India, the Islamic world, and Europe in a continuous chain of transmission and innovation.

Dismissing centuries of documented achievements because they don’t fit a preferred narrative isn’t rational skepticism. It’s ideology masquerading as history

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« Reply #1612 on: Today at 06:27 pm »
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
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Nah.  First, the US hasn't surrendered.  But, I think Rubio's been asked to focus on our hemisphere for a while --- he's a natural.  And, he's celebrating a win in Columbia helped by a strong Trump/US endorsement.  This win is excellent news. 


https://twitter.com/SecRubio/status/2068851809440116849

This may prove quite the dilemma for you.  It was the J-O-O-S that gave Espriella the win:



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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1617 on: Today at 06:43 pm »
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🚨 JUST IN: JD Vance has just led PRODUCTIVE FIRST NEGOTIATIONS with Iran that will now advance toward a final deal, following mediation by Qatar and Pakistan

Iran did NOT back out.  .  .  .



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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
« Reply #1620 on: Today at 07:03 pm »

https://twitter.com/NiohBerg/status/2068721710593986723




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🧵"I'm an Iranian inside Iran.

The world witnessed the January massacre of us, because president Trump said to Iranian patriots that help is on the way.

The world also heard who we want and what we don't want - because in recent shameful interviews, JD Vance (negatively) mentioned the name of our only trusted leader, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi."


🧵"But what truly disappointed us is this absolute failure of a DEAL.

The world has betrayed us once again (by rewarding our killers and terrorists) when we were saying you don't have to do the regime change, we are ready to come out again and finish the job but the US said "stay indoors we will tell you when to come out"!

You closed your eyes on this and fell for a BS DEAL.

Then the regime cut the internet and shaped the pressure by its own propagandists from CNN to Trita Parsi, speaking over us to save the regime."

🧵"Then comes again all those shameless soulless people who started dehumanizing the Iranian diaspora to legitimize their own pro-regime narratives while they were only echoing our suppressed and under blackout voices.

Shame on every single one and we have all your names and you will be held accountable for your loyalty to such a demonic regime.

You closed your eyes on this too and accepted the absolute shame of a negotiation with terrorists."

"But hear us very clearly:

We didn't come out on January because of Trump or any deal.

Yes we thanked the removal of Khamenei (piss be upon him), and other senior terrorists, but we won't bend over any deal, we were ready to take over our country but you told us to stay indoors."

"And we will never leave our only trusted leader- the Crown Prince- alone.
Millions are still his soldiers and the only thing we lack is guns cause you showed how you will back up terrorists, and terrorists should only be dealt with (like terrorists), not with DEMOCRATIC BS TALKS OR DEALS.

You are all fooled by the evil of the Islamic Republic and its anti-Iranian propagandists, and are about to hand them money to again massacre Iranians and empower its proxies like Hezbollah Houthis etc."

"The only regime change can happen when the Crown Prince returns to Iran and every single person who was involved in this terrorist regime is held accountable and behind bars. Until then, we won't stop cause we remember and honor the blood of our compatriots from January who made the highest sacrifices to free Iran, and bring back real peace and freedom with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

Long live Iran
Long live the Shah"

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"And shame on everyone who has closed their eyes and souls on the Iranian people, for their own evil benefits.

F*** Trita Parsi
F*** anyone who promotes and supports Trita Parsi."

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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
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Re: Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #5
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