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Lol, also rep. Jeff Van Drew claiming without evidence that the drones are coming from an Iranian mothership off the coast.

gowld 2y ago
In his defense, he is a Cold War relic.
- sitkack 2y ago
  He was 20 in 1973, that doesn't qualify as a CW relic. Not even a curio.
  - ipsum2 2y ago
    Relic from the Cold war, not a relic at the time of the cold war.
    - anigbrowl 2y ago
      It still doesn't make sense. He was elected to Congress in 2018, long after the end of the Cold War. I think GP is just mixing him up with someone else.
0cf8612b2e1e 2y ago
Something tells me that if there were so much as an Iranian dinghy sitting off the coast, the military would be extremely aware of its presence. Monitoring absolutely everything that it did.
- dylan604 2y ago
  what/who ever that something is that is telling you that, i'd suggest a better source. it is part of the "game" that militaries the world over try to do things without their opponents knowing they were ever there. international boundaries are 12 miles of water, yet navy submarines get much much closer than that as a matter of course. do you think the military or any 3 letter agency knows 100% where all foreign spies are within their borders?
- bhk 2y ago
  Something tells me that if there were a bus-sized Chinese spy balloon floating all the way across the continental US, the military would be extremely aware of its presence. (As I recall they were, but they would not publicly acknowledge it until the public sightings became undeniable.)
shagie 2y ago
One of the channels that I follow is "What is Going on With Shipping" (its mostly about ocean going supply chain things and started with the Evergiven)... and today's video is: War of the Jersey Shore! | Did Iranian Navy Carriers Launch Drones Over the New Jersey? - https://youtu.be/hTpYN70tZ6Y https://youtu.be/hTpYN70tZ6Y And since this is a "the Iranian mothership off the coast" - the info about where the drone carriers are is presented. The video discretion links to other sites with info. https://x.com/TankerTrackers/status/1866922032681652322 https://x.com/TankerTrackers/status/1866922032681652322 > Iran has two drone carrier vessels; the SHAHID BAGHERI and the SHAHID MAHDAVI. Both are located in the anchorage of Shahid Bahonar, Iran. > We know this because we are looking at them right now.
IAmGraydon 2y ago
Yes and where did he even get this from? Why do we have representatives literally making up stories and telling them to the American public? What is actually going on here?
- anigbrowl 2y ago
  Probably just made it up. He's a naked opportunist and there's no penalty in the GOP (or arguably in Congress in general) for being a shameless liar.
bhk 2y ago
"...without evidence..." What he claimed was "high" (high-level, I assume, rather than intoxicated) and "reputable" sources who needed to remain anonymous told him there was circumstantial evidence of this. I don't see any motive for him to make this up, or for those sources to. Perhaps someone in some agency is jumping to conclusions on partial information. Or perhaps this fits into the pattern of DoD officials, ex-officials, and whistleblowers spinning tales of UAP sightings and an official UAP retrieval program.
- ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
  > I don't see any motive for him to make this up To get people to pay attention to him?
- StanislavPetrov 2y ago
  >I don't see any motive for him to make this up, or for those sources to. To whip up more hysteria against Iran?
  - bhk 2y ago
    Maybe. There's a pattern there, too. For example: https://x.com/mtracey/status/1855682527756697724 https://x.com/mtracey/status/1855682527756697724
- heavyset_go 2y ago
  > I don't see any motive for him to make this up He's using this as an opportunity to paint the current federal administration, and state administration in NJ, as being incompetent, negligent and putting people in harms way. It's standard politics.
LAC-Tech 2y ago
Jaff Van Drew is endorsed by AIPAC and has received just over $100k from them.

gowld 2y ago

In his defense, he is a Cold War relic.

sitkack 2y ago
He was 20 in 1973, that doesn't qualify as a CW relic. Not even a curio.
- ipsum2 2y ago
  Relic from the Cold war, not a relic at the time of the cold war.
  - anigbrowl 2y ago
    It still doesn't make sense. He was elected to Congress in 2018, long after the end of the Cold War. I think GP is just mixing him up with someone else.

0cf8612b2e1e 2y ago

Something tells me that if there were so much as an Iranian dinghy sitting off the coast, the military would be extremely aware of its presence. Monitoring absolutely everything that it did.

dylan604 2y ago
what/who ever that something is that is telling you that, i'd suggest a better source. it is part of the "game" that militaries the world over try to do things without their opponents knowing they were ever there. international boundaries are 12 miles of water, yet navy submarines get much much closer than that as a matter of course. do you think the military or any 3 letter agency knows 100% where all foreign spies are within their borders?
bhk 2y ago
Something tells me that if there were a bus-sized Chinese spy balloon floating all the way across the continental US, the military would be extremely aware of its presence. (As I recall they were, but they would not publicly acknowledge it until the public sightings became undeniable.)

shagie 2y ago

One of the channels that I follow is "What is Going on With Shipping" (its mostly about ocean going supply chain things and started with the Evergiven)... and today's video is: War of the Jersey Shore! | Did Iranian Navy Carriers Launch Drones Over the New Jersey? - https://youtu.be/hTpYN70tZ6Y https://youtu.be/hTpYN70tZ6Y And since this is a "the Iranian mothership off the coast" - the info about where the drone carriers are is presented. The video discretion links to other sites with info. https://x.com/TankerTrackers/status/1866922032681652322 https://x.com/TankerTrackers/status/1866922032681652322 > Iran has two drone carrier vessels; the SHAHID BAGHERI and the SHAHID MAHDAVI. Both are located in the anchorage of Shahid Bahonar, Iran. > We know this because we are looking at them right now.

IAmGraydon 2y ago

Yes and where did he even get this from? Why do we have representatives literally making up stories and telling them to the American public? What is actually going on here?

anigbrowl 2y ago
Probably just made it up. He's a naked opportunist and there's no penalty in the GOP (or arguably in Congress in general) for being a shameless liar.

bhk 2y ago

"...without evidence..." What he claimed was "high" (high-level, I assume, rather than intoxicated) and "reputable" sources who needed to remain anonymous told him there was circumstantial evidence of this. I don't see any motive for him to make this up, or for those sources to. Perhaps someone in some agency is jumping to conclusions on partial information. Or perhaps this fits into the pattern of DoD officials, ex-officials, and whistleblowers spinning tales of UAP sightings and an official UAP retrieval program.

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
> I don't see any motive for him to make this up To get people to pay attention to him?
StanislavPetrov 2y ago
>I don't see any motive for him to make this up, or for those sources to. To whip up more hysteria against Iran?
- bhk 2y ago
  Maybe. There's a pattern there, too. For example: https://x.com/mtracey/status/1855682527756697724 https://x.com/mtracey/status/1855682527756697724
heavyset_go 2y ago
> I don't see any motive for him to make this up He's using this as an opportunity to paint the current federal administration, and state administration in NJ, as being incompetent, negligent and putting people in harms way. It's standard politics.

LAC-Tech 2y ago

Jaff Van Drew is endorsed by AIPAC and has received just over $100k from them.