More Trump stupidity. More Trump is not paying attention. And more Trump not giving a d*mn. It seems all that’s found these days are ugly stories, and this one is wretched, aided and abetted by his cabinet. Think about *your* country, you idiot! Unsurprisingly, thanks to Raw Story:
The White House has blocked the release of a joint intelligence bulletin warning state and local authorities of elevated terror threats stemming from Trump’s military assault on Iran, according to the Daily Mail. A five-page report compiled by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and the National Counterterrorism Center was scheduled for Friday release but has been indefinitely held up by Trump officials.
the classified bulletin detailed “elevated threats by the government of Iran to US military and government personnel and facilities, Jewish and Israeli institutions and their perceived supporters, and Iranian dissidents and other anti-regime activists in the United States.”
Blocked. Blocked a warning for the US’s law enforcement. Elevated threats. Are they holding this back for PR purposes so they can use it when something actually happens? Yes, that’s extreme, but dang, threats to the *America* that they’re blocking. I have no idea how RS got ahold of this, but I’m very glad they did. At least some of us will know, and we can spread the word. It will be slow, but it will be better than nothing. It bugs me that they put it on indefinite hold. It could be that they don’t want the country flipping its lid. But the country is *already* freaking out because we’re at war. Wouldn’t it be better to tell us? Or does Trump think it will make him look bad, and I’m serious about that.
Titled “A Public Safety Awareness Report: Elevated threat in the United States during US-Iran conflict,” the document warned: “Radicalized individuals with a variety of ideological backgrounds also may see this conflict or other geopolitical events as a justification for violence.”
The five-page assessment provided specific operational details on how Iranian proxies could execute attacks across the country, along with guidance for local law enforcement response protocols. Homeland Security broke protocol by alerting the White House hours before the bulletin’s scheduled release. Trump officials immediately ordered it placed on hold.
Thanks for nothing, kiddies. There’s a reason protocols are in place. This might be one reason why. At a guess, someone saw it and panicked. Sounds like something ICE would do, except we can be 99% sure it wasn’t someone from ICE. Maybe Mark-My-Words-He-Sucks-Wayne Mullin? As if we could be so lucky that he got smacked again already. But he’s not in office yet, so never mind. Back to the seriousness, I consider it VERY bad that they blocked it. It can’t be for a good reason. There’s something in the background we don’t know about. I hope it comes out eventually. If we are raging now, it’s going to be exponentially worse.
The White House did not deny the suppression. Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson offered a defensive explanation: “The White House is coordinating closely with all government agencies to ensure information being disseminated is accurate, up to date, and has been properly vetted — even if that means taking additional time to review to ensure nothing is done in a vacuum.”
A senior DHS official directly contradicted the White House account, stating: “The three [agencies] were going to release a joint intelligence statement that would elevate the threat level and start addressing the Iranian threat on American soil. The White House stopped it, and verbalized down to DHS that any unclassified ‘for official use only‘ information going forward concerning Iran has to be reviewed by the White House before any dissemination.”
Why just DHS? They have no leader right now. What about the Counterterrorism Center? Why don’t we have a response from the FBI? And by the way, Kra$h just decimated the FBI’s counterterrorism department, assuming my memory is working correctly. Let’s hope he has a full dozen eggs on his face about this. The FBI was already trashed enough. They’ve lost a lot of people and experience. Why wasn’t there anything in there from DNI? They have their ears to the ground. Why weren’t they included? In other words, what the HAIL is wrong with this picture?
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My thoughts keep going to this: the reports being suppressed because they want all hell to break loose in the US so they can declare Marshall Law and use that excuse to stop November elections. They seriously do not give a f–k how many Americans die, not even their own followers, as long as they remain in power and in the money seat.
Oh, crap. Oh, that sounds entirely plausible and completely unnerving!
Add to this the sacking of most of the people at The FBI with knowledge of Iran, it’s government, and it’s security services.
The reflect on how Bush saw his approval rating rocket after he became ‘President Of A Country Attacked By Terrorists’ after 9/11. Trump knows this and is willingly making it easier for an Iranian terror attack within the USA to occur, so that he can be in the ‘same position’.
He’s making a terror attack more likely, just to boost his popularity, despite the assured loss of American lives.
Too venal?
What do you think based on his past behavior?
Oof, this was disturbing.
First it was the Outrage of the Week. Then it was the Outrage of the Day. Now it’s the Outrage of the Hour. The Mad King is accelerating!
Well said, sir! If we get to the Outrage of the Minute, we may need voice to text software to keep up! I can type fairly quickly but I couldn’t keep up with *that*.
i was going to say that trump isn’t going to admit there are any problems but i like rainyj’s reason better.