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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

4 months

Average DC think-tanker: IRAN SCARY! IRAN BIG BAD REGIONAL HEGEMON IN WAITING! Iran: yeah so we sent like 7 of our top government officials on a helicopter tour of Fog Mountain™️ and when they crashed it took us 14 hours to find them because we’ve never heard of a transponder

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CENTCOM preparing to blow another year’s worth of TLAMs in the Middle East while INDOPACOM watches helplessly

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6 months

Nikki is doing the Reverse Tulsi. She will launch a podcast, change her party registration, and start guest hosting shows on MSNBC within 1-3 years.

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2 months

@kenklippenstein POTUS shitposting as the Republic descends into chaos. We’re back.

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5 months

Between the Moscow attack and the bridge incident this has been a banner week for literally the dumbest people alive.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

4 months

I want to underscore this point. Just because Biden has now paused delivery of *some* weapons to Israel doesn't mean the last ~8 months of deliveries didn't happen. Israel has already received and stockpiled more than enough ammo to conduct offensive operations in Rafah.

avi scharf

@avischarf

4 months

While everyone's talking about US withholding arms to Israel, April saw a spike in USmil heavylifters into Israel (highest since NOV). And that's only USmil flights (more ammo brought from US bases on Israeli 747/707/c130)

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Mike DiMino

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4 months

That’s not how it works. PRC is willing to sacrifice telegraphing strategic intent in order to gain tactical surprise. You make every drill along the CZ look exactly the same 185 times in a row, and there’s no way to know the 186th time is for real until it’s happening.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼

@Noahpinion

4 months

If China actually follows this game plan when it attacks Taiwan for real, it'll be the most telegraphed military operation in the history of mankind.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

Assuming these numbers are correct, factually speaking, this is a nearly infinitesimal portion of Iran’s total drone and missile arsenal.

Ian Ellis

@ianellisjones

5 months

Updates from NYT: - 331 Iranian drones & missiles launched - Primarily from Iran, Iraq & Yemen - U.S. forces helped shoot down - Israel intercepted most with “some assistance” from allies “Given how significant this attack was, it is difficult to see how Israel cannot respond.”

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

3 months

Holy shit. That’s an SM-6. If we can perfect an air-launched SM-6 capability that would be huge— especially re: any contingency in the Indo-Pacific.

StinkJet

@StinkJet

3 months

Vampire Rhino with what looks like an AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER painted in the orange test paint. Maybe someone else can give a better ID of what it is?

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

2 months

Wild to look back at these articles from just a few months ago in major publications like WaPo, FP, and Foreign Affairs only to realize they were literally a foreign intelligence operation. Also, is it not weird to co-author pieces w/ your husband and not mention that anywhere?

Sue Mi Terry

@SueMiTerry

3 months

My new @washingtonpost article with @maxboot on why a pro-US Japanese-South Korean-US trilateral alignment is the best answer to the anti-US trilateral alignment of China, Russia, and North Korea.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

7 months

@mtracey Nobody will ever allow us to view international relations through any prism but WW2. It’s exhausting.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

2 months

Ukraine will most likely use its F-16s for DCA and BARCAP sorties, as I noted in my paper a few weeks ago. Some occasional SEAD. No more, no less. They will not be a “game changer” in the war as others have claimed. The value is in long-term force modernization.👇

Rob Lee

@RALee85

2 months

We should remember that Ukraine is receiving older variants of the F-16, it will only receive a limited number initially, its pilots received a very expedited training program, maintenance will be a bigger issue than with other NATO systems Ukraine has received, and we don't know

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Mike DiMino

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23 days

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: These small, isolated, and difficult to defend bases in austere parts of Syria and Iraq do not confer any strategic value on the United States. They exist solely as punching bags for Iran to kill Americans and gain political leverage.🧵

OSINTdefender

@sentdefender

24 days

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, 8 American Servicemembers stationed at the Rumalyn Landing Zone in Northeastern Syria have received Treatment for possible Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) and Smoke Inhalation, following Friday Night’s Drone Attack by Iranian-Backed

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Mike DiMino

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4 months

Huh. I was told six months ago the #Houthis were “about to find out why America doesn’t have universal healthcare,” yet they remain completely undeterred and appear to have retained all of their ASBM/ASCM capabilities. Weird. Actual policy options here:

Weighing additional U.S. responses to Houthi Red Sea attacks - Defense Priorities

Key points This brief explores the advantages and drawbacks of various U.S. policy responses to attacks on commercial shipping in […]

www.defensepriorities.org

U.S. Central Command

@CENTCOM

4 months

April 24 Red Sea Update At 11:51 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 24, a coalition vessel successfully engaged one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas in Yemen over the Gulf of Aden. The ASBM was likely targeting the MV

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Mike DiMino

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6 months

@RealCynicalFox This is nightmare fuel. A disaster in waiting.

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5 months

@ettingermentum The Adults™️

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23 days

@jesawyer lmao “45”

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Mike DiMino

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8 months

@Seamus_Malek I’ve also seen a few people use “Hezbollese” (like Congolese) repeatedly over the past few weeks, and I take damage every time.

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Mike DiMino

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4 months

Ken is a true professional and his commitment to real journalism—giving no quarter; no fear or favor—is sorely lacking in our country right now. Freed from the shackles of corporate media, I have no doubt he will continue to break even more important stories going forward.

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@kenklippenstein

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Why I'm resigning from The Intercept

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Mike DiMino

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1 month

This is huge. A reversal from the Jordanian position in April. Suggests to me the Jords are much more concerned this time around about the Iranian response.

Ariel Oseran

@ariel_oseran

1 month

Jordan reportedly informed the United States, Israel and Iran that it will not allow its airspace to be used by any party, Sky news Arabic reports citing a source. The source added that Jordanian Foreign Minister informed Iranian officials during his visit to Tehran that if

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@mpdimino

4 months

@RashaAlAqeedi Agree on the arrogance—which I think only bolsters my point that there is a *very* large gap between Iran’s actual capabilities and their highly aspirational ambitions.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

There are quite literally countless targets in Isfahan that are not nuclear sites. Production facilities, etc. Not seeing anything definitive that nuclear sites have been hit yet. A more limited strike inside Iran on non-nuclear targets was always a possibility. Baghdad getting

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

Worth noting that #Iran 🇮🇷 does *not* possess an ICBM capability, and is not able to directly strike the U.S. or Western Europe. They do have MRBMs capable of hitting #Israel 🇮🇱 and the broader Levant, but that is largely the extent of their demonstrated capabilities.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

2 months

👋 Former CIA analyst and McCain staffer here—is that enough mainstream government experience for you? The folks on this letter are absolutely correct about the risks of admitting Ukraine to NATO. Instead of cheap ad hominem attacks, how about making a counterargument?

Melinda Haring

@melindaharing

2 months

Too bad none of these “foreign policy experts” apart from George Beebe have any government experience. How many of them are funded by the Koch brothers with Trojan-horse like programs like yours in legit institutions and universities? Nice try.

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Mike DiMino

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11 months

🧵 THREAD 🧵 The big question right now is how the US should respond to the clear uptick in attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria by Iran-backed Shia militia groups. Let's get into it.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

As the situation in #Niger 🇳🇪 continues to deteriorate, nobody is paying attention. We have ~1,000 men and women on the ground. If we don’t get them out immediately, we risk a catastrophic event.

Ken Klippenstein 📎

@kenklippenstein

5 months

US troops in Niger say they’re “stranded” and can’t get mail, medicine by the great @nickturse

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@mpdimino

5 months

Looks like we’re due for another escalation cycle, and no, this is not an April Fool’s joke.

Charles Lister

@Charles_Lister

5 months

In the past hour: - Missile attack on shipping vessel off the coast of #Hodeidah , #Yemen . - Suicide drone attack on U.S. troops in al-Tanf, SE #Syria . - Air raid sirens ongoing in #Israel 's southern #Golan , amid reports of a possible 'drone infiltration" from #Syria .

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

11 months

🚨 I'll be going live w/ @DanielLDavis1 on @YouTube at 2:00 PM EST to discuss one of the big questions this week: After what happened in #Israel , did we see an #intelligence failure, a #policy failure—both—or something else entirely? Join us:

How Israeli Intel Failed Against Hamas w/ Mike DiMino fmr CIA, Fellow...

#Israel #Israelunderfire #hamas #hostages

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7 months

"Minister of Foreign Affairs and Intelligence" would be a more accurate title for Burns at this point. State Department looking awfully useless these days...

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

7 months

BREAKING: CIA director Bill Burns arrived in Israel on Thursday to meet Mossad director David Barnea and Prime Minister Netanyahu and discuss the hostage negotiations, per two sources with knowledge of the issue

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6 months

Reporter: So, Hamas will attack our troops on this ‘pier’ right? DoD: Oh for sure—but we hope not. WHAT? We need to know who devised this plan at the White House and DoD, because they need to be fired. This seems perfectly designed to draw the U.S. into the war.

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@mpdimino

5 months

I’ve written on the importance of denial and deception (D&D) capabilities many times. Here’s how *not* to do it: RuAF parking helos on top of Su-30 decoys that are painted onto the runway apron. 2D decoys aren’t effective, but this laziness just defeats the whole purpose.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

7 months

This would be an *aspirational* Russian line of effort, and not entirely without precedent. The alarmism shown by Rep. Turner and the media today is unwarranted. We didn’t put out panicked press releases or declassify Soviet efforts on FOBS in the middle of the Cold War.

Global: Military-Info

@Global_Mil_Info

7 months

Per ABC, Russia wants to place a nuclear weapon into orbit. It could be used against satellites as some sort of ASAT capability. It seems it is still unclear. This would directly challenge the Outer Space Treaty. It still seems the true intent is unknown so unfortunately, I

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Mike DiMino

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7 months

This looks to be an accurate laydown of the U.S. strikes in #Iraq and #Syria ; tracks with my info. 7x locations matches WH claim. 85x discreet targets noted by CENTCOM would have been spread across those seven sites. Probably some BDA tomorrow. (Map by @ianellisjones )

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

3 months

@webflite Aesthetically? A400M for sure.

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4 months

That loop can also wear down adversary readiness. In era of satellite imagery/ubiquitous surveillance/social media/etc. regular drilling like this is one of the few remaining methods to mask a large-scale conventional offensive. Gone are the days of sneaking up on the border.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

7 months

The Pentagon tries to act like small remote U.S. outposts in austere parts of #Syria , #Iraq , and #Jordan are perfectly protected—but the truth is they’re hard to defend and lack robust AD capes—as I’ve argued previously. This new reporting on T22 only underscores my point.

Ken Klippenstein 📎

@kenklippenstein

7 months

Tower 22, the US base in Jordan where 3 soldiers were killed in a drone attack last month, had "minimal if any" anti-drone defenses, soldiers who served on the base recently tell me:

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Mike DiMino

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3 months

Saying we’re *saving money* now that we don’t need to maintain the $320 million dollar pier we built which sank in two weeks because the Army couldn’t be bothered to google “maximum sea state” is literally one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard

Department of Defense 🇺🇸

@DeptofDefense

3 months

NEWS: DoD Anticipates Significant Savings on Temporary Pier in Gaza

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

1 month

Biden: “I’m the first President in a century that can report America is not at war anywhere in the world.” LMAO. We’ve dropped 800+ PGMs on Yemen in the last 6 months alone. 3x U.S. soldiers were killed in Jordan and ~100 injured in Iraq and Syria since 7 Oct. Patently false.

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1 month

SITREP: This is where things stand in the Middle East ahead of a likely Iranian attack on Israel within the next 48 hours. (Map by @ianellisjones / @iejmedia )

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@mpdimino

5 months

@kenklippenstein I used to write those assessments. This sounds accurate to me. Having spent a lot of my life doing COIN/CT, this heavy-handed approach is very fraught, and typically fails to achieve strategic objectives.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

8 days

@kenklippenstein This quote I gave to POLITICO *eight months ago* is evergreen. Her Middle East policy is no different from Biden, nor any other neoliberal democrat. And the notion suddenly being tossed around that Phil Gordon is like secretly Chomsky in a suit is absolutely absurd.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

11 months

@idontwa86202030 Casualty counts have obviously slowed due to the bombing. In a conflict like this, they can easily start to jump by the thousands with each update. Especially on the Pal side, they are almost entirely dependent on hospitals (overcrowded) and NGO assistance (blocked) to conduct

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Mike DiMino

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1 month

State has really slow-rolled the travel advisory updates. This was also the case during the massive protests in Beirut in 2019 as well. I think there’s a sense that if they acknowledge the situation in Lebanon is totally untenable it augurs poorly for the rest of the region.

Ken Klippenstein 📎

@kenklippenstein

1 month

Biden admin is preparing a new travel advisory for Lebanon amid tensions with Israel, source tells me

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

3 months

Contrary to what the armchair generals on TV have told you for 3 years, more aid will not magically win the war in Ukraine. Clinging to this delusion doesn’t help Ukraine and stubbornly obfuscates the underlying issues plaguing the war effort. My latest:

No silver bullet: Aid is not a shortcut to victory for Ukraine - Defense Priorities

Key points Delayed or insufficient Western aid is often blamed for Ukraine’s lack of success on the battlefield. The truth […]

www.defensepriorities.org

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@mpdimino

8 months

This dude has literally been spotted, assessed, developed, recruited and tasked by EGIS and he just strolls right into any SCIF he wants whenever he feels like it lmao. Make it make sense.

Yashar Ali 🐘

@yashar

8 months

Senator Bob Menendez, who has been indicted for serving as an agent of a foreign government, just walked into a classified briefing with Antony Blinken per CNN. Last time he attended a classified briefing, on Nov 1, @mkraju confronted him and here’s what Menendez said:

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Mike DiMino

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22 days

Using an SRBM to take out one (1) main battle tank? In this economy?

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5 months

Omar is on point, as always. 💯

Omar Abu Layla

@OALD24

5 months

What did I say here ? 😂😂 👇👇 I say this early on, I won't be surprised if we see the return of Israeli airstrikes in Iraqi territory.

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@ByYourLogic

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

7 months

Hadi al-Amiri’s family targeted in Baghdad today. al-Amiri is, famously, the head of the Badr Organization and a senior leader in the PMF. Badr is the “OG” Shia militia group. Very influential over some Iraqi institutions, specifically the regular Army and police out in Diyala.

The New Region

@thenewregion

7 months

#BREAKING : Reports of Hadi al-Ameri’s cousin and brother-in-law killed in an armed attack in Baghdad. #TheNewRegion #Baghdad

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

6 months

I’m so tired of paid foreign agents and registered lobbyists working on behalf of foreign actors glibly telling American citizens that we must indefinitely allow our sons and daughters to die in their lands to save them from political inevitabilities and their own poor choices.

Diliman Abdulkader

@D_abdulkader

6 months

Washington Cannot Justify Its Troop Presence in Syria | WRONG. ▪️U.S. troop presence in Syria is the most common sense Middle East policy any admin can agree on. ▪️U.S. troops are welcomed and invited by the people of northeast Syria, Assad is not the people of Syria neither

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

Don’t fucking make this about your weird faux-religious bullshit. We need a sane Middle East policy, not unlimited brinksmanship that amounts to “prayers up fam” after you realize you’ve lost control and the fear sets in.

Marco Rubio

@marcorubio

5 months

They shall be as nothing at all who do battle with you. For I am the LORD, your God,who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, Do not fear, I will help you. Isaiah 12-13

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Mike DiMino

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11 months

I enjoyed chatting with @connor_echols at @RStatecraft on the risks of escalation in the #IsraelHamasWar . The US shouldn’t let its guard down, even if doesn’t intend to get more involved.

Will US troops be drawn into the Israel-Gaza war?

A former CIA counterterror analyst says the chances of direct American involvement are ‘higher than most people realize.’

responsiblestatecraft.org

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1 year

@Osinttechnical That is not an impact from a 125mm shell.

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4 months

>builds $300 million dollar pier >puts U.S. troops in harm’s way, increasing risk of wider war >admits zero aid from pier has actually made it to people of Gaza We need to stop the reckless theatrical performance that is this Gaza pier immediately.

Lara Seligman

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Wow: Ryder says "I do not believe" any of the aid that's been delivered through the pier has actually gotten to the people of Gaza

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2 months

“Director of Not Getting The President Shot won’t resign after President is shot.”

BNO News

@BNONews

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U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle says she won't resign over Trump assassination attempt - ABC

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1 year

@Thegenrlstaff Man, this really makes you think about @JoshuaSteinman 's take on foreign saboteur capabilities...

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Mike DiMino

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7 months

@willmenaker Very cool to see a 54 year old man who has never heard of relative income or purchasing power

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12 days

So, how can I bet my entire 401k on this Nasrallah speech being yet another nothingburger?

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4 months

@anthroaerospace The truth is out there… 😂👽

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I would agree, seeing as Hezbollah fired 4,000 rockets over the course of the *entire* 34 day war in ‘06. Actual number from tonight is likely several hundred.

Evergreen Intel

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Seeing a number being circulated by Israel media (N12, et al) of planned Hezbollah rockets for the 1st wave in the neighborhood of 6000. I find this number hard to believe. It would imply a near-unfathomable kill ratio. 32/

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10 months

@Aviation_Intel Navy should have found a way to use THICC as the acronym for the new EW suite

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@Classic__Tweets Lost it at “you’re like, my dog”

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6 months

@souljagoytellem The Many Macrons.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

3 months

Boots, meet ground. American crews seen stuck waiting on the beach in Gaza after high seas washed several support vessels ashore. Biden’s Gaza pier is playing fast and loose with the lives of our service members. The Pentagon should never have allowed this to go forward.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

3 months

You cannot simultaneously argue that escalation with Russia means nothing because Russia has been exposed as a hapless paper tiger, and that Russia is also minutes away from successfully taking over the Baltics and Poland. Pick a fucking lane.

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Mike DiMino

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4 months

@katebachwsj Lmao wait do you think Iraq did 9/11??? 👋 Former intel officer here not beholden to anyone’s petty politics. I’ve worked the Middle East. You haven’t. Let me set you straight. We invaded Iraq under false pretenses cooked up in DoD’s Office of Special Plans by Feith, Rumsfeld,

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1 year

@nolanwpeterson ISR is king.

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11 months

@dbessner He was in a volunteer division no less lmao

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7 months

Oh, word?

BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

7 months

Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage

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4 months

*looking at the state of utter chaos in the Middle East* Jake Sullivan: Okay, okay—I got it. I know how to fix this. Let’s give Mohammed bin Salman nukes. 🫠

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10 months

Here are the options: sit around and wait for dozens of American men and women to be killed in a catastrophic attack that sinks Biden in ‘24, escalate by striking Iran directly which will start a regional war and invite reprisals on Israel and the U.S., or… just move the troops.

Timour Azhari

@timourazhari

10 months

BREAKING - 3 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq within hours: - Explosive device targets U.S-Iraqi patrol in Mosul - Drone targets Harir airbase in Erbil, shot down - Drone targets Ain al-Asad base west of Baghdad, shot down via @Reuters Attacks escalating despite U.S. warnings

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@mpdimino

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We currently have zero (0) aircraft carriers operating in the Pacific.

Elbridge Colby

@ElbridgeColby

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Rhetoric: "We can't afford to make choices - we're a global power! We can walk and chew gum!" Reality:

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@mpdimino

5 months

Any meaningful strike on Iranian soil w/o help from the U.S. would be difficult for Israel to pull off. IAF only has one (aging) KC-707 squadron to provide the AAR capes needed to reach Iran. On the TACAIR side, they’re not able to generate the kind of strike package needed to

Joyce Karam

@Joyce_Karam

5 months

NEW: Israel's retaliation decision NOT finalized, mulling different options: - Strike on facilities/research in Iran - low-signature Mossad operation - IRGC assassinations - major cyberattack - target presence in Syria or Iraq

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@mpdimino

1 month

Could not agree more.

Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸

@alexplitsas

1 month

My advice to SOUTHCOM — no matter what happens in Venezuela, the answer is not a floating pier

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@mpdimino

3 months

Just returned from the Black Sea Security Forum ( @obssforum ) in Ukraine. Excellent panels and discussions with global leaders on key issues in this third year of the war. In addition to Odesa, I travelled to Mykolaiv and visited the frontlines in Kherson.

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6 months

@mtracey Wouldn’t be the first time

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8 months

@johnkonrad The idea we can substantially eliminate Houthi ASBM and OWA drone capabilities from the air has been a fallacy from the start. Just ask the Saudis.

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@mpdimino

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Shia militia groups/KH/PMF have regularly attacked U.S. troops in Iraq since 7 OCT (and long before). I’ve commented *many* times on the strategic liabilities of our presence in IRQ/SYR. We are now witnessing how those bases are used as leverage for escalation by adversaries.👇

Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

7 months

“There are enough American troops to invite attacks, and not enough to deter them”—we’ve been saying this @DefPriorities for years. A few small scattershot bases in #Iraq and #Syria are strategic liabilities, not assets. They give Iran leverage, rather than take it away.

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@mpdimino

5 months

Proof positive that U.S. troops in #Iraq and #Syria exist today only as punching bags and leverage for #Iran to escalate. The fact we didn’t adjust our force posture when we had the chance in 2019 may come back to bite us as the tripwire for U.S. entry into massive regional war.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

5 months

Scoop: Iran sent a message to the Biden administration through several Arab countries earlier this week: if the U.S. gets involved in the fighting between Israel and Iran, U.S. forces in the region will be attacked, three U.S. officials. My story on @axios

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@mpdimino

20 days

17AUG - Middle East SITREP -Almost 30% of the U.S. Navy fleet soon to be on station in the CENTCOM AOR. -The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) remains several days away from the Arabian Sea. (Map by @ianellisjones / @iejmedia )

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

1 year

The downsides to permanent alliances and broad collective security arrangements are becoming harder and harder to ignore. Even in the face of an aggressive Russia, Western Europe—the wealthiest group of countries in the world—has simply lost any instinct for self-preservation.

Ezra A. Cohen

@EzraACohen

1 year

Germany is again failing to meet its commitments to NATO and would rather shift responsibility for its OWN security to others. Americans are tired of stepping up for the wealthiest country in Europe. “This month, in a reversal, Mr. Scholz’s government retreated from making a

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

@h0mmelette The millennial Bhagavad Gita

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

6 months

Absolutely unreal that people are trying to spin this in every direction but ISIS, despite a veritable mountain of evidence here.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

4 months

@thenewarea51

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

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Harry Sisson

@harryjsisson

2 months

President Biden’s interview with ABC is going incredibly well. He’s answering these questions directly, talking about his record in depth, and using incredible specifics. Biden is fit to serve and he’s our nominee. I can’t wait to vote for him.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

Iran has tens of thousands of OWA drones and thousands of ballistic missiles. Very concerning to see a number of large accounts on here with zero Middle East expertise and zero national-level intel experience spouting off on Iranian capabilities.

WarMonitor 🇺🇲🇺🇦

@TheWarMonitor

5 months

I don't think they can. I think yesterday was everything they had.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

10 months

This is not good news. While everyone is watching Hezbollah, we could start to see different-in-kind attacks by Iran-backed Shia militias in Syria or Iraq that are more than the usual potshots.

Omar Abu Layla

@OALD24

10 months

🚨🚨: I CONFIRM THIS:👇 IRGC Proxies and PMF are mobilizing and preparing their positions in all of IRGC-Held Deir Ez Zor, Rocket Launchers and Drones prepared, with a curfew in place against the locals @VivaRevolt

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

So much for getting a break tonight. Trying to sift through everything now. Please be careful about what you share.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

If everyone truly wants to get off the escalation ladder to avoid WW3, any Israeli response needs to be muted. They can calibrate strikes carefully to mitigate escalation risks, as Iran did tonight.

Douglas London

@douglaslondon5

5 months

As the photo shows DCIA Burns speaking to POTUS during the NSC meeting on “what now,” I expect he’s cautioning that Netanyahu now has his excuse to strike Iranian nuclear targets as he has long wanted and what his likely demands will be if we’re to talk him out of it.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

2 months

I’ve closely reviewed footage. My assessment as a former counterterrorism officer is that this was a clear assassination attempt on former President Trump. Multiple gunshots. It appears he was grazed on his right ear. Any effort to downplay this event is now outright suspicious.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

1 month

In the same 24 hour span, Israel has assassinated one of #Hezbollah ’s most senior commanders (in Beirut) *and* the leader of #Hamas (in Tehran). If you weren’t concerned about escalation before today—you should be now. All eyes on Iran/Hezb/AoR response.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

6 months

ISIS: yeah, so we murdered those people, in a large-scale dramatic attack on a Western capital, as we’ve done several times over the past decade. we literally published the body cam footage. X today:

Afghan Analyst

@AfghanAnalyst2

6 months

Islamic State-affiliated Amaq News agency released a graphic video of the Moscow attack, depicting the attackers killing people while chanting in Tajiki language: - Allahu Akbar (Allah is greater)! - The unbelievers will be defeated. - We went out (fighting) for the sake of

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

6 months

Wow. 4k followers in just 8 months! Thank you all for putting your trust in me. It might sound corny, but I really do my best to put core American interests first; above all others. 🇺🇸 I’m mainly focused on #MENA and #Ukraine . What other issues do you want to hear more about?

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

7 months

U.S. strikes may begin as early as tonight. I think we’ll most likely see combined attacks on IRGC and KH positions across #Iraq and #Syria .

Ian Ellis

@ianellisjones

7 months

“These are going to be very deliberate targets—deliberate strikes on facilities that enabled these attacks” on U.S. forces, a U.S. official told ABC.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

4 months

It’s time.

Black Cloud Six

@blackcloudsix

5 months

Canada has *no* ground based air defence capability. Canada has *no* man portable anti tank missiles. AFAIK, Canada has *no* anti-shipping capability. Canada has a mixed fleet of used tanks that have needed significant upgrades to be effective. 12/x

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

5 months

Iraq is being hit again. IAF going after the PMF or other Shia militias would be *very* significant. The Israelis also allegedly hit an IRGC-QF meeting in Baghdad last night—which would be the first IAF strike there since they took out Saddam’s Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981.

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

1 month

State actors don’t “claim” covert action and intelligence activities. If they do, it’s retroactive. Years later. That’s sort of the whole point! The Beirut strike was a conventional military operation, hence IDF statement. What happened in Tehran was almost certainly an

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Mike DiMino

@mpdimino

6 months

Well, I guess I picked a hell of a weekend to take a vacation as a CT expert. Some quick thoughts. This indeed looks like ISIS: Tajiks. Basic TTPs. Amaq claim. Though to what degree inspired/directed remains a big question mark. Russia played a big role in the D-ISIS fight too.

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