Trump confirms Iran’s claim that protesters were US-armed (www.aljazeera.com)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to world@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 15:35
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United States President Donald Trump says Washington had armed Iranian opposition groups and protesters during mass antigovernment demonstrations in December and January, in which thousands of people were killed during crackdowns by government forces.

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technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 06 Apr 15:37 next collapse

Also: middleeasteye.net/…/iranian-kurds-deny-receiving-…

Maeve@kbin.earth on 06 Apr 17:06 collapse

A guilty comprador seldom admits guilt.

CubitOom@infosec.pub on 06 Apr 16:51 next collapse

In all the videos I saw of the Iranian regime killing protesters, the protesters were all unarmed.

This smells like progranda to me.

RamRabbit@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 16:54 next collapse

Yeah, this wasn’t some civil war scenario. Iran was simply mass-murdering the people.

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 06 Apr 18:30 collapse

Yes, but it's left-wing propaganda, so you're supposed to let it slide.

Witchfire@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 19:14 collapse

…which of these two governments is left wing, exactly?

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 06 Apr 19:21 collapse

The propaganda that the Iranian government was only being protested because western colonial powers were prompting it is left-wing propaganda. That it also happens to serve the interests of right-wing religious fascists in Iran doesn't mean it doesn't also serve the interests of the left.

You may be surprised to learn that the far left support any government, no matter how repressive, if it stands up to the US and "westerners" in general.

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io on 06 Apr 16:58 next collapse

You're justifying their executions if you claim they are being armed by foreign enemies. This helps no one but arms manufacturers.

partofthevoice@lemmy.zip on 06 Apr 17:37 collapse

I didn’t listen too hard because a Trump supporter provided the information… but someone told me recently (yesterday) that Trump tried to arm a militia group who’d worked with the US in the past. Supposedly that group was supposed to arm the civilians but they kept the weapons for themselves.

Honestly, would be fucking crazy either way. Because, in that case, it sounds like Trump spooked the Iranian government into its atrocities.

Edit: they were talking about Iranian Kurdish opposition factions

Edit 2: this article brings it up nypost.com/…/president-trump-reveals-us-attempted…

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works on 06 Apr 17:14 next collapse

I bet Trump is gonna “confirm” CCP Claims that he’s “personally funding” “Taiwan Independence” so that CCP has an excuse to invade, but then he’s also not gonna help Taiwan…

Literally just playing both sides lol…

theacharnian@lemmy.ca on 06 Apr 17:31 next collapse

Treating Trump as a source of any kind of truth is extremely shaky.

thoralf@discuss.familie-will.at on 06 Apr 17:55 next collapse

Aljazeera

I really believe that Trump is able to do the most stupid things, sane people cannot even come up with. But I would very much like to see a credible source before I believe that.

nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 18:42 collapse

Al Jazeera is mot a reputable source anymore?

yesman@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 19:07 collapse

Like all news orginizations, Al Jazeera is shit when you compare it to the platonic ideal of news. However, when you compare it to Western media, it’s solidly middle of the pack. During the Gaza genocide, it was the Al Jazeera reporters who were on the ground and targeted for death.

The biggest criticism of Al Jazeera is the race/religion of it’s reporters. People are going to show up to tell me that it’s Qatari state-run. But those same people don’t feel the same about DW, BBC, or NPR.

The best evidence for Al Jazeera’s credibility is they are constantly being banned in Israel for reporting on that regime’s crimes.

new_world_odor@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 18:10 next collapse

Well… Technically, he didn’t say they were successfully armed. He said there was an attempt made but he thought the arms didn’t make it to the protesters.

Edit: Still seems like a big deal for it to be confirmed in any sense.

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 06 Apr 18:31 collapse

As if them being unarmed would change your worldview, OP.