EPTUS Politics Mega-thread - Page 1129
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On February 20 2019 00:53 Plansix wrote: In other very normal news, Thomas has set his eye on reconsidering libel laws in the era of Trump. Doing this would be handling power to both the government and the wealth to censor any publications they didn’t like through litigation. https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1097873609006157824 I cant imagine even this court making such a controversial and so blatantly pro Trump decision. Rumor has it that Thomas has been considering stepping down soon to allow Trump to replace him. Personally I'm all for it. There is nobody Trump would or could pick who could be worse than Thomas. Maybe as bad (unlikely), but def not worse. Get this guy off the court asap, even if it means adding another young Conservative to the court. | ||
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On February 20 2019 01:59 Plansix wrote: What in the name of god is this? Why are we give nuclear weapons tech to Saudi Arabia and why are we just hearing about this? https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/1097901885162434561 Simple, Iran. Why on earth anyone would want to give Nuclear technology to the one nation that has exported Terrorism all over the world through the building of Mosques that teach Wahhabism is beyond me. | ||
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On February 20 2019 02:35 Dangermousecatdog wrote: What does giving nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia got to do with Iran? Saudi Arabia and Iran do not like each other for many reasons. The US has been Saudi Arabia's ally, but only so far as to provide them with weapons to discourage a full scale conflict between Saudi Arabia, Iran and the larger region. Iraq used to be another big player, but the US messed that up. I don't know why we would sell Saudi Arabia this tech, but it is some idiotic plan to counter Iran, who the Trump administration is convinced are still developing nukes. But if this is true, this will piss off a lot of people. Even outside the Middle East. | ||
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A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, evidence of the type of weapons program it has long criticized its archrival Iran for possessing. Further raising the stakes for any such program are comments by Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who said last year the kingdom wouldn't hesitate to develop nuclear weapons if Iran does. Ballistic missiles can carry nuclear warheads to targets thousands of kilometers (miles) away. The images, first reported by The Washington Post, focus on a military base near the town of al-Dawadmi, some 230 kilometers (145 miles) west of Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Jane's Defence Weekly first identified the base in 2013, suggesting its two launch pads appear oriented to target Israel and Iran with ballistic missiles the kingdom previously bought from China. The November satellite images show what appear to be structures big enough to build and fuel ballistic missiles. An apparent rocket-engine test stand can be seen in a corner of the base — the type on which a rocket is positioned on its side and test-fired in place. Such testing is key for countries attempting to manufacture working missiles, experts say. Michael Elleman, the senior fellow for missile defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Washington, also reviewed the satellite photos and said they appear to show a ballistic missile program. The question remains where Saudi Arabia gained the technical know-how to build such a facility. Lewis said the Saudi stand closely resembles a design used by China, though it is smaller. Chinese military support to the kingdom would not come as a surprise. The Chinese have increasingly sold armed drones to Saudi Arabia and other Mideast nations, even as the U.S. blocks sales of its own to allies over proliferation concerns. Beijing also sold Riyadh variants of its Dongfeng ballistic missiles, the only ones the kingdom was previously believed to have in its arsenal. Source PBS Frontline had a great show on this last year: Part 1: https://www.pbs.org/video/bitter-rivals-iran-and-saudi-arabia-pqsnhk/ Part 2: https://www.pbs.org/video/bitter-rivals-iran-and-saudi-arabia-part-two-ka4dlm/ | ||
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/us/politics/trump-saudi-arabia-nuclear-power.html Edit: The Times have a pretty extensive article on the subject. It sounds like this very bad plan has been floating around since Trump took office. Edit 2: Apparently this was brought to the Republicans on the Oversight Committee and they ignored well over a year. And now they are complaining the Democrats took this report public without bipartisan support. | ||
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Lazare1969
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Poll: How will they rig the 2020 primaries for Kamala Harris? (Vote): Biased corporate media coverage User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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