USA Today: GOP lawmaker on Iran threat: Directive was to 'kill and kidnap American soldiers'
WASHINGTON – A top Republican lawmaker said Friday that the threat from Iran picked up by U.S. intelligence – which sparked a U.S. military deployment to the Middle East and heightened tensions across the region – was very specific and involved the possible kidnapping and killing of American soldiers.
"To the extent I can discuss it, it was human intelligence," Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told USA TODAY on Friday. He was referring to intelligence information that prompted the Pentagon to deploy an aircraft carrier, along with B-52 bombers and other military forces, to the Middle East.
Trump administration officials said the move was made to counter what they described as credible threats from Iran to U.S. forces in the region.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. Congress was briefed today by U.S. Intelligence on Iran .... Congressional leaders receive classified Iran briefing (The Hill). This briefing was classified, but I guess the congressman could not keep this information to himself .
3 comments:
Sounds like intel from the defector.
..... and the beat goes on .....
"All I can muster is a few of my boys and a pickup truck."
It is what you might have to do if Iran activates their Hezbollah sleeper cells.
I'd prefer that the sheriff earns his/her pay, but it all depends.
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