Israel 'Given Advance Notice Of U.S. Plan to Kill Iranian Gen. Soleimani,' U.S. Congress Left In The Dark

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jan. 03, 2020

The Trump administration reportedly gave Israel advance notice of US plans to assassinate Iranian General Qassem Soleimani but did not consult with our own congress before the attack.

Congress did not get advance notice of the assassination of Suleimani, but Israel did: https://t.co/mKRRP4Yw9a
— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) January 3, 2020

Is this America First or Israel First?

From the LA Times, "Israel had advance notice of U.S. plan to kill Iranian general Suleimani, report says":

Israel had advance notice of the U.S. plan to kill Iranian military leader Gen. Qassem Suleimani, Israeli military and diplomatic analysts reported Friday night while refraining from providing further details due to heavy military censorship.

"Our assessment is that the United States informed Israel about this operation in Iraq, apparently a few days ago," Barak Ravid, a journalist and commentator with deep sources in the Israeli security establishment, said on Channel 13.

An Israeli army officer with knowledge of Israeli military assessments, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he did not have permission to speak to reporters, told the Los Angeles Times that the attack on Suleimani "did not come as a surprise."

It was reported at the start of January 2018 that the US gave Israel the green light to assassinate Qassem Soleimani -- but of course it fell on America!

Believe It Or Not

Ex-Mossad chief Meir Dagan tells CBS News Americans should fight #Iran for Israel because Israel is scared to do it alone.

Israel Will Not Attack Iran Because They Fear #Iran Will Retaliate - Wants US To Do It For Them. #lawlessIsrael #IranWar @TruNews pic.twitter.com/bpeLOUSwlJ
— Nardeep Pujji (@AWAKEALERT) June 27, 2019

Netanyahu on Friday praised Trump for carrying out the targeted assassination of Israel's top enemy:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on U.S. airstrike: "President Trump deserves all the credit for acting swiftly, forcefully, decisively." pic.twitter.com/jiBxXNPsON
— The Hill (@thehill) January 3, 2020

Trump, who was elected on a platform of getting America out of foreign wars and putting America First, also reportedly ordered 3,500 more US troops to be sent to the Middle East.

BREAKING: US to deploy 3,500 paratroopers to the Middle East in response to threats of retaliation from Iran (via @DavidRoza19) https://t.co/Q9eYnIe1xU
— Task & Purpose (@TaskandPurpose) January 3, 2020

Though Trump gave a speech Friday afternoon insisting he doesn't want to "start a war" with Iran and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that "de-escalation is the United States' principal goal," a second airstrike was carried out in Iraq on Friday targeting members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Force, who are said to have ties with Iran.

The PMF claimed the strikes actually killed a convoy of medics, not their senior leaders, Reuters reported.

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