According to reports circulating widely in Israeli media today, the United States has quietly given Israel the green light to assassinate Iran's top military officer, Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The leader of Iran's most elite force also coordinates military activity between the Islamic Republic and Syria, Iraq, Hezbollah, and Hamas - a position he's filled since 1998 - and as Quds Force commander reports directly to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and oversees Iran's covert operations in foreign countries.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have vowed to crack harshly down on protests currently gripping multiple major cities across the country, now in their fifth day, and after a particularly bloody night which saw 12 demonstrators killed - some of them reportedly shot by security forces.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem
Soleimani. Image via The Iran Project
Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Image via The Iran Project
The report, though unconfirmed, originated in a Kuwaiti newspaper and is now going viral through a Times of Israel story. The Times of Israel summarizes the context as follows:
Thursday’s report by al-Jarida, which has been known to publish improbable-sounding stories about Israel, was widely picked up by Israeli media. There was no immediate reaction to the report from Jerusalem or Washington.
Three years ago, Israel came close to assassinating Soleimani near Damascus, al-Jarida quoted unnamed source as saying, but the Americans tipped off the Iranians against the background of intense disagreement between Washington and Jerusalem.
That was during the Obama administration, which, according to reports at the time, was so focused on securing the 2015 Iran nuclear accord that it chose to overlook and even obstruct efforts to clamp down on Iranian-backed terror organizations. It’s not clear if the reported tip-off was related to efforts to secure the Iran deal.
And concerning the current go-ahead for new assassination plans reportedly given by US intelligence to the Israelis:
The source was quoted by the paper as saying that Soleimani’s assassination would serve both countries’ interests and that US authorities have given Israel the go-ahead to carry it out.
Israel has been known to conduct high-risk secretive assassinations in foreign countries over the past years and decades. One notable headline grabbing operation, reportedly by Mossad agents, occurred in 2010 and resulted in the assassination of a top Hamas commander who had checked into a high end Dubai hotel after flying in from Syria.
An eleven man Israeli hit squad had entered the hotel while dressed in tennis gear and carrying tennis rackets, and were later reported to be traveling on fake Irish and French passports. After conducting surveillance the Mossad agents got Hamas' Mahmoud al-Mabhouh to open his hotel room door and quickly suffocated him without arousing suspicion from other hotel guests. By the time the body was discovered, the assassins had flown out of Dubai to various locations around the world and were never seen again.
And in 2015 a secret document revealed by The Intercept as part of the Edward Snowden leaked NSA archives confirmed that Israeli agents had assassinated a top Syrian general and personal aide to President Assad in 2008 while the general dined at his family home near Tartus, along the Syrian coast. The daring operation involved Israeli naval commandos and snipers targeting Gen. Muhammad Suleiman's house from the waters of the Mediterranean and shooting him in the head and neck. Israel considered him responsible for coordinating weapons and supplies between Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah, as well as overseeing an alleged nascent nuclear development program at Syria’s Al Kibar facility which had previously been bombed by Israeli jets.
Leaked Top Secret NSA cable published by The Intercept in 2015 confirming the Israeli assassination of a top Syrian general.
Six months prior to Syrian General Suleiman's murder, a top Hezbollah officer was killed by a joint CIA-Mossad operation in the heart of Damascus. According to former intelligence officials who confirmed the assassination plot to the Washington Post, a car bomb planted near a Damascus downtown restaurant instantly killed Imad Mughniyah - Hezbollah's international operations chief who was believed to have masterminded several terror attacks targeting Americans.
So concerning these latest reports unconfirmed reports that Iran's Qassem Soleimani might be in Mossad's crosshairs, while such a high risk operation against a top Iranian official would be unlikely to succeed, it is certainly not without precedent.
Comments
What happens when Iran retaliates?
WAR,
an act such as this is an act of WAR.
In reply to What happens when Iran… by Troll Magnet
Tit for Tat would be fair.
In reply to WAR,… by manofthenorth
so would the trumptards call this
#winning?
#maga?
or
#11Dchess?
In reply to Tit for Tat would be fair. by Al Gophilia
Bibi's head will be handed to him on a "silver" platter.
In reply to so would the trumptards call… by Bes
WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR bitches, Happy New Year!
In reply to Bibi's head will be handed… by Truther
No shit.
Why do any dumbfucks still celebrate New Year's? All it represents is another year of death, doom, destruction, the continuing collapse of Umerica, Western Civilization, etc.
In reply to WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR… by Luc X. Ifer
and that, your honor, is how the fight started
In reply to No shit… by Erwin643
"These things are going to happen in a big world. Generals are just going to have to get used to it."
In reply to and that, your honor, is how… by TerminalDebt
Ha ha ha, that Iranian general is gonna look silly with his brains all over his shoes. Good hunting to my brothers in the IDF and Mossad!
In reply to "These things are going to… by 847328_3527
Finally, after years of being called the Great Satan, the USA may start acting like one.
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
It's been doing that ever since the Trinity test. How long have you been asleep, Rip Van Winkle?
In reply to Finally, after years of… by TBT or not TBT
There's something worse than the Elephant Foot... It's called Jews... Hitler was right...
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
In what world would this NOT be an act of terrorism?
Since when does Israel ask the USA's permission???
Hopefully this is Trump whispering loudly to Iran to be on guard.
Israel is an apartheid racist state. It must integrate and open its borders.
In reply to There's something worse than… by Diatom
"Since when does Israel ask the USA's permission??? "
Err...since they know they can be the mastermind without being known as the mastermind?
In reply to In what world would this NOT… by Moe-Monay
And accept tens of millions of sub-Saharan Africans. To help the multicultural stuff the jews love.
In reply to In what world would this NOT… by Moe-Monay
Yes of course. Whatever is good for the goose is good for the gander.
In reply to And accept tens of millions… by Infinite QE
That'll be the day.
In reply to And accept tens of millions… by Infinite QE
Yes, open borders. One world order, one world government. Don't need no stinking borders.
In reply to In what world would this NOT… by Moe-Monay
This was assbackward.
It should say "Tel Aviv orders via to whack Iranian General."
In reply to In what world would this NOT… by Moe-Monay
Israel has to as permission now that Trump is their prime minister.
In reply to In what world would this NOT… by Moe-Monay
Absolutely and in ways the Jews despise. Hitler found them all out. Had the right people targeted not for death but put out to gentle pastor minus all their assets meaning their banks. Ref.: David Irving, David Wise.
In reply to There's something worse than… by Diatom
I would suggest to the good general something that Im sure he is already long since aware of....."The best defense is a good offence"........And I have no doubt the Iranians are capable of it........And Im rootin for em..........give em a taste of their own dirty medicine........
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
"US Intelligence Reportedly Gives Israel Green Light To Assassinate Iran's Top General"
Hmmm... Who in the world could give Iran the green light to assassinate Israel's top General?
In reply to I would suggest to the good… by dumluk
God?
In reply to "US Intelligence Reportedly… by J S Bach
Icky Vicky Neudelman gave the green light.
She ran out of free food (read American tax funded food) to give away otherwise she would be there goading the crowds herself.
In reply to "US Intelligence Reportedly… by J S Bach
Nah, they would never stoop to assassinations when they can settle for just sending over indiscriminate rockets and putting their faith in Allah.
In reply to "US Intelligence Reportedly… by J S Bach
They come from the same schools.
Israel had a lot of immigration from the Soviet Union where the sons of Stalin's killer commandos taught the current Mossad crop. Iran is friendly with their neighbour Russia where the grandsons of Stalin's killer commandos teach the Iranians.
In reply to I would suggest to the good… by dumluk
Well at least now we know for sure what your loyalties are.
Nice that you are baying for the blood of this General when you know very well that the war that will surely follow will not be fought by your brothers in the IDF and the Mossad.
Nope.
Your brothers in the IDF are only good for instigating conflicts that they can't win.
Then they run for cover.
You and your IDF and Mossad brothers will get our brothers in the military to spill blood, squander money, and fight your battles for you.
"Let's you and him fight."
Since you are so hell bent on a war why don't you pick up a weapon and go fight the Iranians yourself.
You are a sniveling Bolshevik.
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
We are drowning in labels and assertions, but I think the dominant theme here is anti-American. The proposition that America is evil and deserving of terrible consequences does not come across as a warning but as a wish.
While I can openly oppose some of our actions and policies, I am still an American and wish NO negative repercussions on the American people. What I read here is very sad. Geniuses here, all well internet read, are happy to ignore the implications of the story, that Iranian generals are coordinating international terror attacks, and simply assert that the Iranians are sin free and as is so typical, JUSTIFIED in their crimes of indiscriminate terror. EVERYONE feels JUSTIFIED, and YOU have chosen your side. Good luck with that. Not sure how you figure that will work out for you. I can only suggest that if you feel so damned strongly in Iran's favor, you should do more than just disparage those who disagree on the internet.
As far as your concern for war, I suggest you look around, as we have been at war for decades now. There is no doubt in the Iranian leadership minds and I doubt you will find much differing in any other nation's leadership. So suit up and get it done! Lets see some REAL action. You seem so superior in your assertions that it would only seem "fair".
In reply to Well at least now we know… by fleur de lis
No evidence provided, of course, but who cares?
What do US citizens look for? Resources to steal and people to murder.
Proofs, evidences, all these do not matter, irrelevant to the decision making process.
All that matters is resources to steal and people to murder.
Iran provides both, and in good quantities, which is enough for US citizens to go in.
In reply to We are drowning in labels… by Oldwood
You're an ass.
Wait till we play Cowboys and Jews.
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
Shekky... you fucking mutt.
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
Since when is the Mossad asking The Company for approval ?? They would had done it a long time ago if they could, and no amount of American finger waving would have stopped them. I call this bullshit just another Fake News production...
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
best of luck to your brothers... they're gonna need it.
I've heard before that all of these intelligence agencies have jesuit roots. I wonder if all of this disgusting energy is coming from the vatican.
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
You have to give it to that yapping mutt yomutti. Alternative gifted his comments reliably attain highest debility concentration of entire thread, on threshold of stupidical mass.
Ah, explains your propensity to keep jumping on the same rake.
In reply to Ha ha ha, that Iranian… by yomutti2
Pretty amazing how all these 'secret' alliances and ops concerning Israel, the USA and SA are out there for the world to read, practically before the deals are done.
In reply to "These things are going to… by 847328_3527
Wikileaks just published great material re: Iran
https://mobile.twitter.com/wikileaks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
In reply to and that, your honor, is how… by TerminalDebt
Just for that we added you to the list.
In reply to No shit… by Erwin643
When our eyes are opened, you'll need no lists
In reply to Just for that we added you… by Golden Phoenix
Your dumb fucks celebrate because they're weak-ass drunk fucks who've always bought into the jooz alcohol & drug biz.
Same applies for the fatt fuckks worshiping niggers bumping their roided-up monkey butts & brainless nigger noggins together on da' gridiron.
Overall, the jooz making everyone pay jooz for the pleasure of being propagandized via their false advertising that's nothing more than promoting War on White Culture is brilliant.
The more jooz earn legally, the more the elitist joo banksters can counterfeit their joo-dope freeiat coupons.
Yes, we are in an Economic & Social WAR and Whites are losing. In fact, a solid case can be made that we've already lost. Jooz' Reconstruction Phase II began with the civil rights acts and illegal immigration exploded unchecked.
For the fools who want The Wall built, well, start promoting the idea of having each and every section embossed with the six-pointed star. There's your winning design. Throw in a few pay toilets ( joo pedo hangouts ) touristy kiosks selling Never Again T-shirts every few miles and don't mind their dust. Of course the construction will be performed by little brown men. lmao
In reply to No shit… by Erwin643
Quid pro quo, Clarice (although I doubt we'll get a chance to flay the Iranian general alive the way the Iranians flayed Buckley)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Francis_Buckley
In reply to WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR… by Luc X. Ifer
Don't rule out the CIA itself as a party to Officer Buckley's death.
The CIA does have some good guys, but they also have a deep bench of psychopaths and wet workers.
Unless you know without question what really happened to Buckley leading to his capture and death, the CIA should be suspects along with his actual killers.
Remember the CIA took out JFK, got into the narcotics trade and got magnificent SF Officers like Nick Rowe and Edward Cutolo killed, and are currently mixed up in Color Revolutions, so there is nothing beneath them.
The CIA is mostly trash.
In reply to Quid pro quo, Clarice … by Ecclesia Militans
CIA regularly kills its own when advantageous.
Oswald the Patsy. Barry Seal. John F. Kennedy.
In reply to Don't rule out the CIA… by fleur de lis
Agree and disagree.
Go to any US diplomatic mission abroad. The biggest social misfits (easy to identify) are Agency. Buckley fits the mold, but he was declared to the host government as the Station Chief and as such he should have been hands-of (under the previously-unwritten rules between us and the KGB.) Too bad the world evolved beyond that paradigm.
Bill Buckley was handcuffed to an overhead pip[e in the basement of a bombed-out hotel in Beirut and skinned alive. His captors filmed this and dumped his carcass and a copy of the tape in front of the old US Embassy in Beirut to send a message. The man who shared this with me is someone I know and trust (a true humanist, and by even saying this I have probably shared too much - fortunately he is old enough to no longer care.)
The Iranians are tough, way tougher than the Arabs. They are wily and circumspect and when they were friends, they were fast friends. I like them and respect them. I hope they can be friends again. But not this religious autocracy.
In reply to Don't rule out the CIA… by fleur de lis
There is absolutely no excuse for the depraved torture of Officer Buckley, RIP.
And yes, that awful picture came out across news outlets at the time.
Absolute criminal insanity.
Would that his killers came to a bad end themselves.
However, my point is only that the CIA vermin should not be ruled out as having had something to do with it.
Consider them in until they can be ruled out.
It's not like they have a good reputation behind them.
Maybe Buckley stumbled across something, or walked into a web and was done in.
Who knows.
It wouldn't be the first time.
My point is that it is too easy to point the finger at the unfamiliar cultures and ethnic groups of the Middle East.
Indeed that is part of the problem -- we really do not understand them and how they think, and yet think we can control them.
That is a recipe for disaster.
And remember that it was the Iranians who invented chess.
Makes ya wanna go hmmmm....
The DC Swamp has a long history of meddling in the Middle East and bungling everything beyond repair.
Now they are spoiling for a war with Iran, but yet when the Shah was in power and favorable to DC they decided to take down his government and plunge Iran into years of bloodshed.
Not that they cared one bit about the blood -- it wasn't theirs after all -- but they did not anticipate that things would evolve they way they did -- that would have required thinking.
They really fixed Iran that time didn't they.
Not understanding Iran or thinking about what they were doing -- as usual -- the whole thing spiraled out of control.
So it was the DC Swamp that created this mess in the first place 40 years ago.
Now they think that they can fix Iran again.
As if they ever fixed anything to functional levels.
Like they fixed Libya, Ukraine, Iraq, and Yemen.
What happened in Beirut those days amounted to more DC stupidity.
But what do they care, everyone is a potential pawn to them.
Loyalty, valor, bravery, integrity, honor, etc., do not resonate in a Swamp.
Ideas like that are obstructive.
Everything is weighed for power, influence, and money, and they don't care who gets killed, what gets destroyed, or when things will be allowed to prosper and grow normally.
And yes, the Iranians should not be tinkered with but then again, the decisions are made from the fathomless depths of the DC Swamp.
Swampites are not thinkers.
The Israelis are just as stupid if not more so since any war with Iran will put them all in mortal danger.
Israelis aren't really thinkers either, and scheming does not count for thinking.
In reply to Agree and disagree… by Ecclesia Militans
This is what I love here. There are no facts beyond what you CHOOSE to believe. You are everything our enemies EVER hoped for....enemies without and within.
Do you not understand that you have abandoned rationality and instead exchanged it for a "belief" no different than any other religious zealot. You embrace those evidences that support your "beliefs" and reject those that do not, without any rational concern as to what IS actually a FACT.
You have undermined your own position. If you wish to maintain this paradigm, it will be more successfully done in private.
In reply to Don't rule out the CIA… by fleur de lis
So you're concerned about the enemies within?
Really?
Well have a look at this an learn something about them.
http://www.riflewarrior.com/who_killed_terry_yeakey.html
In reply to This is what I love here… by Oldwood
Fleur de Lis hits the nail on the head: "...we really do not understand them and how they think, and yet think we can control them."
We should not be in the empire business. It's not our bag. We're not good at it. We should read Washington's magnificent Farewell Address, and take it to heart. And we should start deriving the benefits of having a large ocean to the east of us and a large ocean to the west of us, and such benign neighbors as Canada and Mexico.
Trump is seeking to increase the US defense budget by the amount Russia spends on its defense. This is nuts. It only makes sense if it's global dominion you're after. We Americans don't want it and don't need it.
As for Oldwood's concern about the Iranian "religious autocracy," how is it any worse than Saudi Arabia's? And the KSA is a far bigger supporter of terror than Iran.
In reply to So you're concerned about… by fleur de lis
You really shouldn't mumble.
In reply to This is what I love here… by Oldwood
Pagination