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Sep 1, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
The Taliban’a commander of Kabul airport tells us US troops let their service dogs free as they evacuated.

The dogs are being rounded up, and the Taliban plans to, in an ironic twist, put them back into service for the Islamic Emirate.

(No, they weren’t sentenced to death) Someone also poured water into bowls and cut open dog food bags for the pooches, before the last US troops left.

We also saw a box full of dog toys and leashes, as well as a crate marked “Doni” ImageImageImageImage
Aug 26, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
The Taliban’s new Minister of Information, Zabihullah Mojahed has just given us his first formal interview:

“We have a responsibility before the international community never again to let terrorists use Afghanistan as a base of operation” Taliban Minister of Information: “the Americans must leave in order to end the crisis at Kabul airport. It is they who urged people to come to airport for evacuation, promising them a better life in the West. The people can’t be blamed for believing them”
Aug 25, 2021 10 tweets 2 min read
We’ve just arrived at Kabul airport.

American troops called what is happening here “World War Z” - alluding to the zombie movie. It is clear why.

The situation is horrendous. The entire airport is littered with bullet casings and flash-bang grenades. Everything, absolutely everything is covered in barbed wire. The entire runway (!) is lined with barbed wire.
Aug 4, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
Head of Lebanese intelligence says Beirut port blast wasn’t caused by fireworks explosion.

So it wasn’t firecrackers then. Different video shows what appear to be fireworks going off in warehouse immediately before a huge blast.
Mar 20, 2020 17 tweets 7 min read
253 confirmed cases of #coronavirus in Russia as of today.

242 infected arrived from abroad. Only 11 cases of confirmed person-to-person transmission in-country.

Strict self-isolation and mass testing working wonders. 21 March! 2020:

306 confirmed #Coronavirus infections in Russia

16 recovered

36,000 under quarantine/self-isolation/medical observation
Feb 7, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
There are two types of investigations.

The first is itended to find out and explain what went wrong.

The second type is intended solely and utterly to cover your ass.

The OPCW opted for the second. Long thread: OPCW says whistleblower "Inspector A" wasn't part of Fact-Finding Mission, played "minor role"

They then admit:

He was head of Syria HQ
Collected samples from hospital/chemical attack site
Inventorized all info OPCW had on cylinders
Determined what OPCW needed to investigate ImageImage