Iranian missile fired during training exercise hits support ship, killing 19 sailors

Remember when they lied about shooting down the Ukrainian air liner? First they denied it and then said it was an accident. Now they accidentally killed 19 of their own sailors with a missile fire during a training exercise. Makes you wonder about the safety precautions needed to be utilized for nukes.

 The nukes Barry gave them $150 billion to build. 

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An Iranian missile fired during a training exercise struck a support ship in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday, killing 19 sailors and injuring 15 others, according to a report on Monday.

The missile struck Konarak, a Hendijan-class support ship, which Iranian media said was too close to a target during the exercise. The incident was called an accident.

The ship that fired the missile was a Moudge-class frigate called Jamaran. The missile reportedly struck the Konarak ship, Iran’s Tasnim news agency said.

The Konarak had been placing targets for other ships to fire upon. The Dutch-made 155-foot ship had been overhauled in 2018 and was able to launch sea missiles. It normally has a crew of about 20 sailors and had been in service since 1988 -- with a capacity of 40 tons.

The incident occurred near the port of Jask, about 790 miles southeast of Tehran.

Iran regularly holds exercises in the region, which is close to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through.

The vessel was towed into a nearby naval base after the strike. A photograph released by the Iranian army showed burn marks and some damage to the ship.

Iranian frigate "Jamaican" is seen during naval drills in December 2019

“The circumstances of the incident are currently undergoing technical examinations,” Iran’s Students News Agency ISNA said, according to Reuters.

The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, which monitors the region, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Iranian media rarely report on incidents during its exercises. This incident also comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S.

It marks the second serious incident involving a misfired missile by Iran's armed forces this year. In January, after attacking U.S. forces in Iraq with ballistic missiles, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people on board.

Iranian missile fired during training exercise hits support ship, killing 19 sailors

Gunman, 29, found dead after killing man, 86, and his wife, 85, at Delaware veterans cemetery

An 85-year-old woman and her husband, 86, were both killed in a shooting at a veterans cemetery in Delaware on Friday morning.

Delaware State Police on Friday night identified the victims as a married couple from Elkton, Maryland. 

Police say they later discovered the 29-year-old suspect, named as Sheldon C. Francis, dead from a gunshot wound a few hours later in a wooded area. 

It is not known if the gunman knew his victims. 

Gov. John Carney said: 'To think of a situation like that on that facility is just heartbreaking...the final resting place of the men and women who served our country.'

The state-owned cemetery is overseen by the Office of Veterans Services, a division of the Delaware Department of State.

The elderly couple were at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear, pictured

It was not immediately clear whether the suspect shot himself or was hit by police in the earlier exchange of gunfire, police said.

No officers were injured in the shooting.

Gunman, 29, found dead after killing man, 86, and his wife, 85, at Delaware veterans cemetery

Top Republican wants John Durham to speed up criminal inquiry with an eye on Biden

There’s been a stench emanating from Biden long before we heard about Tara Reade. I think Scalise is right. The people should have ALL the facts (about Biden) before they vote. Of course, Barr poured cold water on it. I just don’t get Barr. He sure as hell doesn’t stand behind Trump like ‘Stedman’ did for Barry. When a Trump confidant supposedly lied they go to jail. When someone in the FBI lies its ‘downgraded’ to soften the blow. The DOJ refers to their sabotage as inaccuracies, sloppiness, lack of candor, etc despite the fact there is a treasure trove of text messages proving they tried to rig an election going as far as to implicate Barry! This is total bullshit! Moreover we may get the same from Durham. If you’re in the FBI shouldn’t you be held to even a higher standard?

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Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the minority whip, said people have a right to know the extent of any misconduct in the Obama administration before they go to the polls in November, particularly because former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, could have been privy to the actions taken by the FBI to investigate the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.

"Joe Biden has serious questions to answer," the congressman told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro on Saturday.

Scalese explained that the role Republicans in Congress will play is drawing attention to the controversy while the Justice Department takes the lead in rooting out any criminal misconduct.

As for Durham's investigation, Scalise said, "I want to see it sped up. I sure have been vocal about that."

He said it is because the election is coming up, and concerns have been raised about the appearances of such an inquiry reaching a climax right before the big event.

"Justice has to be served and not next December," Scalise said. "There is an election coming up and the American people have a lot of decisions to make. All of this needs to be factored into what they decide. To see some of the dirty stuff that went on all the way possibly to President Obama at the time and Joe Biden when he was vice president."

Pirro brought home the idea that Biden could have been a knowing player in the Russia controversy by noting the former vice president attended a White House meeting about the Intelligence Community Assessment during the presidential transition period. 

After that meeting, newly released notes show, former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates was asked to stay behind along with then-FBI Director James Comey and was surprised to learn from Obama details about retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's intercepted phone calls with a Russian envoy.

"Biden was very much a part of this," she said. "This is the Obama-Biden administration. ... This was something that was discussed constantly."

Attorney General William Barr, who appointed Durham to review the Russia investigation, has not dismissed the possibility of criminal prosecutions. He told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last month that the 2020 election will have no bearing on the Connecticut prosecutor's inquiry. Barr also stressed that he doesn't believe any major candidate for president was under scrutiny.

“As far as I’m aware, none of the key people that, whose actions are being reviewed at this point by Durham, are running for president,” Barr said.

"I think, in its core, the idea is, you don’t go after candidates," he added. "You don’t indict candidates or perhaps someone that’s sufficiently close to a candidate, that it’s essentially the same, you know, within a certain number of days before an election. But, you know, as I say, I don’t think any of the people whose actions are under review by Durham fall into that category.”

In leaked audio obtained and reported by Yahoo News on Friday, Obama told former administration officials the "rule of law is at risk" after the Justice Department filed to drop its criminal case against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who was President Trump’s first national security adviser.

Top Republican wants John Durham to speed up criminal inquiry with an eye on Biden

Obama Calls Trump Administration’s Response To Coronavirus “An Absolute Chaotic Disaster”

Well, Well, Well...If Trump's handling of C-19 is  “An Absolute Chaotic Disaster” what would you call giving your archenemy, a terrorist regime, $150 billion dollars?

How would Barry have handled C-19? The same way he always did.

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Former President Barack Obama has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, describing the administration’s response as “an absolute chaotic disaster” during a call with fellow Democrats, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News.

The blistering comments came during a Friday call with the Obama Alumni Association, which is made up of people who served in the 44th president’s administration.

“What we’re fighting against is these long-term trends in which being selfish, being tribal, being divided, and seeing others as an enemy — that has become a stronger impulse in American life,” Obama said in the 30-minute recording. “And by the way, we’re seeing that internationally as well. It’s part of the reason why the response to this global crisis has been so anemic and spotty.”

The former president admitted the outbreak would have been bad under any circumstances, but he said with Trump in the White House the situation has spiraled.

“It would have been bad even with the best of governments. It has been an absolute chaotic disaster when that mindset — of ‘what’s in it for me’ and ‘to heck with everybody else’ — when that mindset is operationalized in our government,” he said.

The call, which CNN independently confirmed, was meant to encourage Obama’s supporters to back his former vice president, Joe Biden, in the November election. Obama told supporters he plans to campaign vigorously for Biden, in hopes of defeating Trump.

“That’s why, I, by the way, am going to be spending as much time as necessary and campaigning as hard as I can for Joe Biden,” he stated.

President Trump has consistently defended his response to the COVID-19 outbreak, saying his administration has taken steps to mitigate the crisis, including imposing travel restrictions on visitors from China and Europe as well as implementing social distancing guidelines.

“I think we saved millions of lives,” he said earlier this week.

As of Saturday afternoon, 77,034 people had died from complications of COVID-19 in the United States and 1.27 million tested positive, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

During the call, Obama also lashed out at the Justice Department for dropping the charges against former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn.

“The news over the last 24 hours I think has been somewhat downplayed — about the Justice Department dropping charges against Michael Flynn,” Obama said.

“The fact that there is no precedent that anybody can find for someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free. That’s the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic — not just institutional norms — but our basic understanding of rule of law is at risk,” he added.

You mean like this guy...

Obama Calls Trump Administration’s Response To Coronavirus “An Absolute Chaotic Disaster”

Mike Pence’s press secretary tests positive 2 days after Trump valet

What would the Chinese like above all else? Trump dies of C-19. Call me paranoid but I wouldn't put it pass them to send a spy infected with C-19 to infect anyone close to Trump in the hope they pass it on to the president. 

Far-fetched you say?

Remember Yujing Zhang the spy at Mar-a-Lago? 

Who would have thought this would have happened? But this is how stupid we are. Zhang was never charged with espionage which I find astounding! Despite the fact she carried a Faraday bag, which blocks electromagnetic signals. Inside were four cellphones, a computer and an external hard drive and malware on a USB stick.

In her room at Palm Beach hotel, the authorities found nine flash drives, five cellphone SIM cards, a device used to detect hidden cameras and about $8,000 in cash. Of course, the Chinese denied she was a spy. Speaking of the Chinese lets assume Sarah Johnson was caught at Xi Jinping home. The end result? They would have tortured the shit out of her extracting all the information they could before killing her. 

So I'm stating I would not be surprised if the Chinese sent an agent infected with C-19 to get Trump. He has been a major adversary for them tougher than any other president in history. So I say review the videos and see who's who. The Chinese could pull this off. 

They know how stupid we are.

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Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary has tested positive for coronavirus just two days after one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets was also diagnosed, according to several news reports. 

Katie Miller is a familiar presence in the West Wing and married to Stephen Miller, Trump’s speech writer and senior aide on immigration.

Friday’s developments are raising some concerns about the possible spread of COVID-19 at the White House and whether the infection could be circulating among Trump’s inner circle.

Trump confirmed Miller’s diagnosis Friday during a meeting with congressional Republicans at the White House. 

“She’s a wonderful young woman, Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time,” Trump said. “And then all of a the sudden today she tested positive. She hasn’t come into contact with me. She’s spent some time with the vice president.”

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows later said every member of Congress who attended the meeting with Trump on Friday was tested for the virus. He added that new protocols were putting a strong emphasis on mitigating the virus at the White House. 

“This is the safest place you can come to,” he told reporters.

Pence’s flight to Iowa was delayed for about an hour Friday on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as officials tried to determine if anyone on the plane had been in contact with Miller, according to several news reports.

About six officials were pulled off Air Force Two as a precaution.

An earlier report by Washington Examiner reporter Rob Crilly that a second Pence aide tested positive Friday was unconfirmed. 

Pence’s plane had since landed in Iowa.

Trump said Friday that he was in the Oval Office with the valet on Tuesday, the same day he began exhibiting symptoms, according to a White House correspondent with CBS News Radio.

Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirmed Friday that a member of Pence’s staff had tested positive and added that policies were in place at the White House to ensure the safety of the president and vice president.

McEnany also did not confirm any other cases on Pence’s staff.

Late Thursday morning, the White House said Trump and Pence tested negative for the coronavirus, adding the valet began exhibiting symptoms Wednesday.

Valets are like personal assistants who perform gopher duties for the president. According to NBC News, the valet works in the West Wing and is part of a team who brings the president his Diet Coke and meals. 

Mike Pence’s press secretary tests positive 2 days after Trump valet