good Elijah Malrai @ejmalrai interview on Shanahan about Iraq situation. Malrai said that only 7 of 79 killed or wounded in US bombing of Iraqi forces were members of Kataib Hizbollah, others regular Iraq police and military. Pompeo "precision", I guess
@ejmalrai 2/ Malrai: one week before attack, Iraqi intelligence warned US about risk of ISIS attack.
Instead, Pompeo et al appear to have used attack as pretext for pre-emptive attack on Iraq in al-Qaim area, where US and Israel want to block only open hiway betw Damascus & Baghdad
Instead, Pompeo et al appear to have used attack as pretext for pre-emptive attack on Iraq in al-Qaim area, where US and Israel want to block only open hiway betw Damascus & Baghdad
@ejmalrai 3/ Malrai predicts that Iraqi govt will now push strongly for end of US forces in Iraq and, meanwhile, a return to 2005 conditions in Iraq with casualties of US soldiers, all resulting from irresponsible policy by Pompeo and neocons.
