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13 Dec, 5 tweets, 3 min read
THREAD: #Iran intelligence tricked Zam into believing that Grand Shia Ayatollah in #Iraq Ali Sistani had invited him to Najaf. When Zam showed up, Iran kidnapped him from Iraq, will hang him soon on charges of "spreading corruption on earth."
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Don't expect America's woke voices, from @washingtonpost to @nytimes and from @BernieSanders and @AOC (both who Tweeted against capital punishment) to wage a campaign against such flagrant Iranian barbarity.
Woke America and hypocrite Europe will pick on some Saudi guy thrown for a while in the Ritz, or a Palestinian whose olive tree was burnt by an Israeli, and paint America as the most unethical country on earth for befriending Saudi and Israel. #Iran, though, we should befriend.
Ever since America opposed changing regimes to spread democracy, I've made my peace with that idea that democracy and human rights cannot be taken into consideration when picking global allies. America's allies are who stand by us, enemies are who have US blood on their hands.
When choosing between Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia, China, our yardstick is thus befriending those who defend our interests and we defend theirs, and we make life hell for those who try to beat America. Israel and GCC countries are America's allies. Iran is America's enemy.

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Thread-Friends in Maryland, I just wrote to our senator @ChrisVanHollen to voice my frustration over his bias toward #Iran. Today, he participated in a bash #Saudi Arabia panel. While I support human rights, I think that either America does it everywhere, or not do it anywhere.
When human rights is not part of our calculus, then Saudi Arabia is our ally, and Iran is our enemy. Otherwise, the senator is being unfair, and probably beholden to invisible special interests. Feel free to copy my letter to him and use the attached page to send it.
Dear Senator Van Hallon,
I understand that you stand up for human rights around the world and support the spread of democracy. What I do not understand is your selective manner in doing so. This morning, you made sure to bash Saudi Arabia for its domestic policy,
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How do these academics get their licenses? How can one write history with modern day slogans. "The British and American empires mutually reinforced the notion that black and indigenous lives did not matter." washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0…
When did the lives of any peasants, of any race, in any human civilization, matter, before the 20th century? Indigenous tribes fought one another ferociously, on top of their wars with the colonials, who were not united either (Spanish v British v French).
And many indigenous tribes fought alongside the confederacy against the emancipation of slaves. And the Republic that celebrates its independence on July 4 waged full scale war, lost treasure and blood, to emancipate the slaves.
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In May 2018, Biden Foreign Policy's Jake Sullivan wrote about #Iran:
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In May 2020, Jake Sullivan reversed himself, said:
Unilateral US withdrawal from the international accord and the reimposition of sanctions on Tehran proved the power of the US dollar and the US financial system.
So in May 2018, Biden's Sullivan said US unilateral sanctions on Iran won't work. In May 2020, Sullivan said US unilateral sanctions on Iran proved America's economic power. This is the man we are asked to give him the keys to draft US policy on Iran if Biden replaces Trump.
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THREAD - Independent thinking is a prerequisite for a healthy democracy. When sensationalism, tribalism and emotions replace accuracy, liberty and interests, democracy will be jeopardized. Over the past few days:
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