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New Evidence Hints Biden Administration Lied About Reaper Drone Strike
2021-09-20
[Western Journal] A new report contradicts key points of the Biden administration’s narrative concerning an Aug. 29 drone strike that U.S. officials allegedly thought killed terrorists, but appears to have killed only innocent civilians.

An investigation conducted by The New York Times indicates that what President Joe Biden’s commanders thought was a man loading bombs into a car was instead Zemari Ahmadi putting canisters of water into his vehicle. Ahmadi was among the 10 people killed in the strike, including seven children.

According to The Washington Post, experts looking at photographic evidence believe military planners drew the wrong conclusions that day.

U.S. Central Command initially said in an Aug. 29 statement, "We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material."

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, later called the attack "a righteous strike."
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Yes, anyone who feels that was"t a deliberate attempt at media diversion is asleep at the switch.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-09-20 12:34  

#7  "We need a diversion!! Go kill someone - I don't care who! Just divert attention from our failure at any cost!"
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-09-20 12:30  

#6  They zapped a random. They didn't care who it was. They still don't.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-09-20 11:56  

#5  An investigation conducted by The New York Times indicates that what President Joe Biden’s commanders thought was a man loading bombs into a car was instead Zemari Ahmadi putting canisters of water into his vehicle.

Confirmation bias
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-09-20 10:59  

#4  Classic deflection and cover for action:

A two-minute clip by Mark Basseley Youssef, whose video 'Innocence of Muslims' aired on Egyptian television on Sep. 9, and an attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya occurred two days later.

Youssef was of course to blame.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-09-20 09:11  

#3  Same people who said drone strikes and GITMO created terrorism suddenly go volte face. Sorta like Fauxi on masks, vaccines, boosters, now that I look at it...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-20 06:12  

#2  
What I see is:
While they were having a Evacuation Clint Eastwood Cluster F___ moment. They badly needed Media Deflection, went with a Terrorist Drone Strike and got the needed deflection.

Right or Wrong
Their Drone strike has in fact deflected the main attention away from, what we are hearing could be 500+ American citizens left behind.

POLITICAL REASONING
Which is the American voter more likely to forgiven and forget come election?

5,000 American left behind?
Or a mistaken target Terrorist Drone strike ?
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-09-20 06:07  

#1  Evidence... politician... gummint... political appointee... lied... lied... lied...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-20 05:29  

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