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Now, a senior Pentagon official has been identified as the primary suspect in a classified leak involving the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) plan to strike Iran.
The American official under suspicion has been named as Ariane Tabatabai, an Iranian-American scholar of political science who currently serves as a senior policy advisor at the Pentagon. More
What’s the penalty for treason again?
sounds like “security clearance” does not mean much anymore. would not be surprised if the pentagon stored the nuclear football in her locker. prepare for human extinction.
Putting her in that position is not a failure, it is a feature of Democrats implementing their agenda. Doubt me? Go on their web sites and blogs and see for yourself what their base advocates for.
When she leaves, will she get to keep her clearance so she can do research?
Why would IDF tell U.S. the plan?
I wonder how many Muslims are in the IDF?
Why is the flag of India in the thumbnail??
She was used. They let a known security risk/spy “leak” to save face for Israel and the US. The Pentagon—and probably the IDF—wanted the plans to leak, so they could avoid going forward with what would probably have been either a total disaster for Israel, and/or triggered massive retaliation from Iran, which Israel could not withstand, and the US cannot afford to be drawn into direct war with Iran.
Despite all of the bravado, bluster and bombs, neither Israel not the US is in a position to engage in a long-term war with any military peer or near-peer. Both countries have squandered whatever weaponry edge they might have once had, and in the case of the US, manufacturing, manpower and oversea resupply are all dangerously compromised right now, with no quick fixes available.
Much easier, if somewhat embarrassing, to say, “We wuz gonna kick your ass, Iran, but somebody betrayed us. We’ll be back, though. Just you wait and see.”
@ 405: usual bullshit
Iran doesn’t have an Air Force, they would be sitting ducks in a war. About the only muslim country that does is Saudi Arabia and they’re not going to defend Iran.
@ Wild Bill WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2024, 16:13 AT 4:13 PM
I had a helicopter pilot buddy who went to Saudi after getting out of the US Air Force to train them to fly. He was to be paid north of $100K in the 1980’s. He got the hell out after a month. All of the recruits for pilot training were there because of nepotism and very damn few had any business in an air plane. Any air plane. It was way too dangerous for him.
^^^JDH^^^
BTDT.
I was commo maintenance for Uncle Sam in Saudi sometime in the 90s.
Yep. No matter how much talent you might have, you weren’t getting training in anything more complex than a rifle or a camel, unless you were “connected” (and that included royal family).
_In situ since _2021_Let’s go Brandon_
ALL they have to do is teach them how to take off, the Israelis will teach them how to land.
@UT
The penalty for treason is death or imprisoned not less than five years and fined not less than $10,000.