CBC.CA ^ | Jan. 10, 2020
Iran admits IRGC shot down Flight 752, ending regime's Soleimani PR bonanza
It was a short-lived honeymoon for the Islamic Republic regime — a rare wave of popular support, drowned out by a bigger tide of government neglect and recklessness. Much as Iran's authorities may hate admitting the destruction of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 to other governments, they are almost certainly more concerned about the reaction from their own people. The regime's hopes of turning the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani into a moment of renewal for its flagging fortunes were destroyed along with Flight PS752.
From the point of view of the Ayatollahs' regime, this situation is a nightmare scenario of incompetence, hypocrisy and lost opportunity.
More than almost any other event, the shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes in 1988 underpins the regime's narrative of American malignancy.
Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, makes a point of referencing the crash on every anniversary.
And when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with strikes over the weekend, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani immediately responded with a tweet about the 290 people killed on that flight.
But within 48 hours his own side would also shoot down a jetliner full of innocent civilians, 147 of whom were citizens of Iran, according to the country's head of emergency operations.
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Rachel Madcow says that this would have never happened if the United States . . . that is, Donald Trump . . . wasn’t poking Iran with a stick by murdering their wonderful general.
You ask, why am I watching MSNBC? I love watching liberals cry . . . I’m sick like that....ROTFLMFAO!
Iran admits IRGC shot down Flight 752, ending regime's Soleimani PR bonanza
It was a short-lived honeymoon for the Islamic Republic regime — a rare wave of popular support, drowned out by a bigger tide of government neglect and recklessness. Much as Iran's authorities may hate admitting the destruction of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 to other governments, they are almost certainly more concerned about the reaction from their own people. The regime's hopes of turning the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani into a moment of renewal for its flagging fortunes were destroyed along with Flight PS752.
From the point of view of the Ayatollahs' regime, this situation is a nightmare scenario of incompetence, hypocrisy and lost opportunity.
More than almost any other event, the shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes in 1988 underpins the regime's narrative of American malignancy.
Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, makes a point of referencing the crash on every anniversary.
And when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with strikes over the weekend, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani immediately responded with a tweet about the 290 people killed on that flight.
But within 48 hours his own side would also shoot down a jetliner full of innocent civilians, 147 of whom were citizens of Iran, according to the country's head of emergency operations.
(More at link)
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Rachel Madcow says that this would have never happened if the United States . . . that is, Donald Trump . . . wasn’t poking Iran with a stick by murdering their wonderful general.
You ask, why am I watching MSNBC? I love watching liberals cry . . . I’m sick like that....ROTFLMFAO!
