Thank you Baker
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, AND A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THOSE IN IRAQ
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
GODSPEED
https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/inside-the-us-embassy-in-iraq-idUSRTR2V8ES
"Death to America" billboards pop up in Baghdad. It's a message from Iran.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
There are at least five of the large signs in central Baghdad, some less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy .
Billboards with the slogans "Death to America — Death to Israel" have appeared in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad in recent days. There are at least five of the large signs in central Baghdad, some less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy, the Iraqi presidential palace and the national government's headquarters.
The signs appear to be part of a campaign by Iran, carried out through proxy groups that directly threaten U.S. troops in Iraq, to demonstrate its strength and reach in the region as tension between Washington and Tehran threatens to explode into conflict.
"The billboards erected in the streets of Baghdad are evidence of the government's inability to control pro-Iranian groups who want to drag Iraq into an international conflict that endangers the country's future on behalf of Iran," Atheel al-Nujaifi, the governor of Iraq's Nineveh province, said last week.
Iraqi political analyst and former presidential adviser Hiwa Osman told CBS News the signs show how firm a foothold Iran has in Iraq. "There isn't a difference between Iran and its militias inside Iraq," Osman said.
He said hard-line Iranian factions in the country are undoubtedly behind the billboards, "sending the message that should conflict arise (between Iran and the U.S.), they are on the Iranian side."
"America doesn't scare anyone" in Iraq, but "Iran does," said Osman, who was an adviser to the Iraqi president from 2005 to 2008. "If you speak against America nothing happens. If you speak against Iran, you are likely to get killed."
The message from Iran has also been conveyed through attacks targeting Israel, blamed on another Iranian proxy group, Hezbollah, and Iran's actions in the Persian Gulf.
One of the Baghdad billboards includes a violent depiction of the Statue of Liberty and President Donald Trump. The accompanying text reads: "The U.S. is responsible for the region's insecurity and instability," for supporting Israel.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and Iraqi government officials declined to comment on the billboards to CBS News.
Iraq is caught between two allies
Iraq is a vital U.S. ally in the Middle East. American forces worked directly with their Iraqi counterparts to drive ISIS out of the country. Some 5,000 U.S. service members are still there, helping train the Iraqi military, keep ISIS remnants at bay and maintain the tenuous security in the country.
The American forces also help protect U.S. interests in Iraq and, unofficially, serve as a very deliberate reminder of U.S. power to Iraq's northern neighbor, Iran.
But even with U.S. support, the government in Baghdad still depends on local militias — many of them backed directly by Iran — to maintain security.
The Shiite, Iranian-backed "Popular Mobilization Units" (PMU) became key Iraqi allies early in the fight against ISIS and still hold significant sway in many parts of the country, including parts of Baghdad.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/death-to-america-billboards-pop-up-in-baghdad-its-a-message-from-iran/
Pic 1.A billboard in Baghdad bearing a disparaging likeness of the Statue of Liberty and Donald Trump, and text reading, "The U.S. is responsible for the region's insecurity and instability because it supports the Zionist occupation and terrorist groups," is seen in central Baghdad, Sept. 6, 2019.
Pic 2. A billboard installed by a militant faction of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units on a main road in Baghdad bears the slogan: "Death to America and Israel," next to a picture of a helicopter carrying a coffin draped with the U.S. flag, August 30, 2019.
Deepstate has been stirring the pot there for the past 4 months.
And they probably paid people to organize and get others to participate today.
Interdasting tweet from Nick Lim the CEO of Vanwatech
I'm playing the long game. Very easy to hit the bars and have extra time while living out of your parents attic.
I'm grinding behind the scenes. Building the empire.
Clowns think they are on top. In reality they are playing checkers while I'm playing chess.
Time will tell all
https://twitter.com/LimTheNick/status/1211960909834289152
i don't know about buddies, but 8kun uses vanwatech and started working with codemonkey /8kun a couple of months ago.
Vanwatech provides CDN and cyber security services for 8kun.
you can look at Nick's tweets the past few months, he sounds like a woke patriot.
https://twitter.com/LimTheNick