From: slider@atashram.com

remember when smoke was smoke and the
Corona virus was when you drank too many
Corona's down in Mexico and spent the
next week on the can ? Now we gots
a new batch of shit to worry about catching.
Wonderful, just wonderful, what they are
going to lock down China completely?

### - hope they do, those fuckers have been responsible for gawd-knows how
many strains of 'flu' (and/or whatever including sars) over so many
decades, the first one i remember everyone chatting about being hong-kong
flu? it swept the globe and killed 1000's!

oh boy never a dull moment here on planet
dildo.

### - lol @ planet dildo haha, wallyworld/planet dildo, all just about the
same thing really heh; a somewhat obviously dopey world & society that
holds itself in high esteem even as it swims around in its own shite...
plus they's sayin' now that this one may just be like a severe form of flu
with a low-ish death-rate, but still not good if your old, already ill, or
very young...

Meanwhile they keep showing the
goofy impeachment trial, as if anyone is
interested. Botch-ment of a trial. :)

### - a complete farce actually hah, like one of those sitcoms (frasier
for example) with people rapidly coming in one door and leaving via the
next and all sorts of stupid crap & arguments happening in between lol
(quite liked that series though even in spite of all that, dumb but funny
show; wallyworld in a comedic nutshell; a true farce...)

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From: slider@atashram.com

turns out (after the dust settles) that we got 34 americanos
that have some brain injuries. No harm, no foul? no no no.
Iran did fuck us up a little. It could have been worse.
Should we get all pissed off now and go bitch slap the shit
out of them to get 'even' ? No, fuck, it's too late for
that now. But if they start that shit up again they may see
a few of those missiles (with the clown face on them) come
flying through the clouds in beautiful downtown Tehran.
Don't push your luck persians, you don't want to fuck with
America.

### - thought 'we' were the ones that started it by killing that general?

plus lol it's ALL coming out now then huh...

AND totally explains why mr-t looked sooo 'deflated' at that briefing he
gave the planet afterwards? totally lying about anyone getting harmed??
geez...

that what was 'supposed' to be some otherwise great PR-jobby &
heavy-handed tactic, actually fell flat on its puss and turned into a
complete mess when his actions, as it now turns out, directly caused 34 americans to suffer brain damage?? (i.e., ya don't get brain damage that
easily without other severe injuries to go with it, although it was
possibly caused only from the concussion of pressure waves that's still
some serious damage to have to account for in an election year...)

and no one else 'but' americans were hurt or that just isn't being
reported either??

added to which, was the very embarrassing error the iranians then made in getting jumpy, and in their panic shooting down a passenger plane killing
all 176 people on board??

iow: that's now 210 people (that we know of...) that either lost their
lives and/or suffered horrendous brain injuries as a direct result of some crappy PR-move on someone's part to assassinate some foreign general, the
dead including 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three British nationals plus now 34 brain
damaged americans as well, the home nations of whom must all be pretty
damn pissed at such an outcome, and so was defo not something to brag/crow about at that briefing like everyone was expecting him to, instead it all
just - died - right there and then! (fell flat)

someone really fucked up alright, his heavy-handed gestures totally
backfiring this time! lol whomever advised him to go for that shit is
prolly hanging upside down by his nuts right this minute! :)

one good thing: wouldn't be surprised if we see a more 'diplomatic' mr-t
from now on huh...

he blundered!

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From: allreadydun@gmail.com

remember when smoke was smoke and the
Corona virus was when you drank too many
Corona's down in Mexico and spent the
next week on the can ? Now we gots
a new batch of shit to worry about catching.
Wonderful, just wonderful, what they are
going to lock down China completely?
oh boy never a dull moment here on planet
dildo. Meanwhile they keep showing the
goofy impeachment trial, as if anyone is
interested. Botch-ment of a trial. :)

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From: allreadydun@gmail.com

turns out (after the dust settles) that we got 34 americanos
that have some brain injuries. No harm, no foul? no no no.
Iran did fuck us up a little. It could have been worse.
Should we get all pissed off now and go bitch slap the shit
out of them to get 'even' ? No, fuck, it's too late for
that now. But if they start that shit up again they may see
a few of those missiles (with the clown face on them) come
flying through the clouds in beautiful downtown Tehran.
Don't push your luck persians, you don't want to fuck with
America.

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From: allreadydun@gmail.com

maybe he did and maybe he didn't.
Time will tell. Meanwhile have
another beer. (that's a line from
the Sunset Grill song by don Henley)

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From: slider@anashram.com

maybe he did and maybe he didn't.

### - ahaha you're seriously backin' it each-way?? :))))

Time will tell. Meanwhile have
another beer. (that's a line from
the Sunset Grill song by don Henley)

### - can't see him winning another term now based on that, can you?

that, or it's gonna cost him double what it did last time lol ;)

(unfortunately he can afford it though...)

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From: allreadydun@gmail.com

do you really think it would make a difference
who is in the white house?

this is who runs america ======> $$$$$

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From: slider@anashram.com

do you really think it would make a difference
who is in the white house?

### - don't change the subject! :)))

having left or right does make a difference; e.g., both last times the
left *didn't* start a war and both last times the right did! (that should
be enough shouldn't it??)

that no matter which side is in office it's basically business as usual,
is correct, but there's still a marked difference in what happens because
of them, that the working man is always gonna be slightly better off under
a left-wing government and worse off under the right, is also totally correct...

it does therefore make a difference :)

now then, back to the rumble slowly growing in the distance over mr-t's cover-up...

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Donald Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ Iran cover-up as dozens of US
soldiers hurt

DONALD TRUMP has been accused of a "disgusting" cover up over claims no US personnel were injured in an air strike in western Iraq.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1233280/Donald-Trump-news-iran-attack-air-strike-world-war-3

More than 30 US troops suffered traumatic brain injuries or concussions
during an attack on the Ain al-Asad base on January 8.

Democrats, including presidential candidate Joe Biden, have accused Mr
Trump of lying about about the injuries.

Shortly after the attack, Mr Trump tweeted “All is well!” before adding “So far, so good” regarding casualties.

Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman revealed 34 service members have been diagnosed with brain injuries. Eight have been flown to the United States
for medical care, while nine remain hospitalised in Germany. Seventeen
have returned to duty in Iraq.

Mr Hoffman said: “The goal is to be as transparent and accurate as
possible to provide the American people with the best information about
the tremendous sacrifices our warfighters make.”

Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden accused Mr Trump of dismissing the
severity of the injuries.

He said: “Donald Trump brought us to the brink of war — then dismissed the injuries as ‘headaches’.

“The idea that the commander-in-chief would take this lightly is disgusting.”

Florida congresswoman Debbie Schultz added: “Though he downplays these injuries, roughly half of all TBIs require surgery and can lead to
lifelong disabilities.

“Calling TBIs a ‘headache’ is like calling PTSD ‘a case of the Mondays’.”

Jack Reed, a senator and Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee
has called on Mr Trump to apologise.

He said: “He may not have meant to disrespect them, but President Trump’s comments were an insult to our troops.

“The United States military has invested considerably in education our personnel about the signs and dangers of TBI, the need to take it
seriously, and lift the stigma.”

A prominent veterans advocacy group has also backed calls for an apology.

Damage at Ain al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops
34 service members were diagnosed with brain injuries after the attack
(Image: Getty Images)

In a statement, Veterans of Foreign Wars said the President’s remarks “minimised these troops’ injuries” which “cannot be taken lightly”.

The airbase, one of the largest in Iraq, was targeted in retaliation for
the US killing of top Iranian general Qassim Soleimani at the beginning of January.

The airbase houses approximately 1,500 American and coalition forces.

Iranian propaganda outlets claimed at the time “80 soldiers” from US
forces had been killed, but there was no evidence to support this.

Tensions have been steadily rising in the Middle East after President
Trump withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.

The killing of Qassim Soleimani and the attack on the US airbase are the
first time America and Iran have attacked each other directly, rather than through proxies in the region.

***

### - he's thus effectively given the left a pointed-stick to beat him
with, plus can't see them not using it now?

it's all they gots :)

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From: allreadydun@gmail.com

if those 50 had died from that missile we would
be in wwIII by now. Such a blessing eh ?

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From: slider@atashram.com

Pentagon says 50 US troops injured in Iranian attack

The Pentagon has said the number of troops suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) after an Iranian attack on a US base in Iraq on 8 January
has risen to 50.

The new total is 16 more than previously announced.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51301825

President Donald Trump initially said no Americans were injured and cited
this in his decision not to retaliate against Iran.

The attack came amid tensions over the US killing of an Iranian general.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Thomas
Campbell said that 31 of the injured were treated in Iraq and had returned
to duty, including those most recently diagnosed.

Eighteen others were sent to Germany for further evaluation and treatment,
the spokesman said, while another was sent to Kuwait and had returned to
duty.

Speaking last week about his initial statement that no troops had been
injured in the Iranian missile strike on the Ain al-Asad base, President
Trump said: "I heard that they had headaches, and a couple of other
things, but I would say, and I can report, it's not very serious."

When asked about possible TBIs he said: "I don't consider them very
serious injuries relative to other injuries I have seen."

The Pentagon says no Americans were killed in the incident, with most sheltering in bunkers as missiles rained down.

A defence department spokesman announced on Friday the initial figure of
34 injured, saying at the time that US Defence Secretary Mark Esper had
not immediately been aware of the injuries in the days after the attack.

The non-profit organisation Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America
criticised the Trump administration for taking so long to reveal the
extent of casualties following the initial announcement.

"This is a big deal," its founder Paul Rieckhoff tweeted. "The American
people must be able to trust the government to share information about our
sons and daughters in harms way. Nothing is more serious and sacred."

TBIs are common in warzones, according to the US military.

The most common cause of a TBI for deployed soldiers is an explosive
blast, writes the US Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.

They are classified as mild, moderate, severe or penetrating. A mild TBI
is also known as a concussion, and can be caused by a blast's "atmospheric over-pressure followed by under-pressure or vacuum".

The air vacuum is capable of penetrating solid objects, making it possible
for soldiers to avoid blunt force trauma but still receive an invisible
brain injury.

On Friday, tens of thousands of Iraqis protested in the streets of Baghdad against the presence of some 5,000 foreign troops in the country.

The Iraqi parliament has urged all foreign troops - including those from
the US - to leave

### - funny how they always do that innit: play-down the figures when it's
bad news and bump them up whenever it's good news?

so it's *50* now that were hurt eh? which oddly doesn't have such an
impact when announced several weeks later via increments??

but then actively 'managing' the public's opinion is part of their overall
job description isn't it lol: that's what they do!

anything but tell us the truth anyhoo hah! ;)

no wonder then mr-t looked a bit shocked/taken-aback, whatever, during
that briefing? and then dropped the whole thing at that point like a hot
turd (they didn't harm us any so no need to retaliate??) AND was the first
time ever that the US & iran have attacked each other directly??? (i.e., i always thought it would be israel that would 'do the deed' on iran with
the US then backing 'em up + maybe that's the only way it can now go?
israel has a pop at them next?)

thing is, just can't see you guys letting 'em away with it all like that??

so no way is that the end of it...

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From: slider@atashram.com

if those 50 had died from that missile we would
be in wwIII by now. Such a blessing eh ?

### - with so many lies and misdirections floating about (same as it ever
was?) wouldn't be 'that' surprised if some of 'em actually did die and/or
were maimed beyond useful repair? (can't possibly trust that lot for info
so how would we even know!)

but it's all ok folks, no biggie, it's just 50 people with brain damage is all...

(brain damage? riiiight...)

:P

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From: slider@anashram.com

maybe he did and maybe he didn't.
Time will tell.

More than 100 US troops suffered traumatic brain injury in Iran strike, military says

The number of US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injury
(TBI) stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month has shot up to more than 100, the Pentagon said Monday.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/10/us-troops-brain-injury-iran-strike-military-to-report

The department said 109 military members had been treated for mild TBI, a significant increase over the 64 reported a little over a week ago.

The number of injuries has been steadily increasing since the Pentagon
began releasing data on the injuries about a week after the 8 January
attack at al-Asad airbase in Iraq.

Pentagon officials have warned that the number will continue to change.

The department said 76 of the service members have returned to duty, while
26 are in Germany or the United States for treatment, and another seven
are on their way from Iraq to Germany for evaluation and treatment.

Donald Trump had previously said that the US “suffered no casualties” from the attack, which was a reprisal for the US drone strike assassination of
the Iranian Gen Qassem Suleimani.

Questioned later about reports of brain injury, Trump downplayed their severity: “I heard that they had headaches. And a couple of other things.
But I would say, and I can report, it is not very serious.”

Speaking after Trump’s remarks, Michael Kaplen, the chair of the New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council and past
president of the Brain Injury Association of New York State, said that the condition is a “life-altering” injury.

“It’s physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral consequences affect every aspect of an individual’s life,” he said. “A brain injury is only ‘mild’ if it is someone else’s brain. There is nothing ‘mild’ about a
mild
brain injury.”

The Army general Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said
last month that the service members suffering from traumatic brain
injuries had been diagnosed with mild cases. He added the diagnosis could change as time went on.

Pentagon officials have repeatedly said there has been no effort to
minimize or delay information on concussive injuries. But the disclosures following Tehran’s attack have renewed questions over the US military’s policy regarding how it internally reports suspected brain injuries and
whether they are treated publicly with the same urgency as loss of limb or life.

### - looks like he did then :)

and through his teeth too! plus no wonder he looked so uncomfortable?

one good thing coming out of it though being: that he obviously *doesn't* actually wanna start ww3?

'coz here was the perfect excuse to go-ape on iran big-time but went in
the complete opposite direction instead? (i'd call that good news anyway,
even hopeful...)

the big showy shouting-match with korea for openers, then again with
syria; got everyone cheering innit, but was apparently all bluff when it
came to also bullying/intimidating iran in the same vein?

and, as a consequence, is actually responsible for (currently) now 109
severely injured US service personnel that we know about!? (could easily
be more!)

i mean, crap like that could lose ya an election!

so exactly how will they sweep all 'this' under the carpet then i wonder?

or are people's memories so easily distracted that it'll all be forgotten
in 6 months anyway??

(probably...)

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From: slider@anashram.com

### - smile, if you watch this speech again in-light of what we now know,
keep your eyes on the general to his left (the one with the eyebrows) as
his reactions to certain remarks is/could-be very revealing considering he knows all the 'actual' facts of the matter (and about other matters
mentioned too) and so knows for sure just what's true and what's
propaganda...

https://youtu.be/BocBSSjzeXo?t=1941 (starts at 32.20)

i.e., via his eyes you can almost read his mind? ;)

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