
Trump’s Iran Strikes Raise Alarming Questions About Civilian Casualties
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More horrific war crimes were committed yesterday by Donald Trump in his despicable regime during their attack on Iran. Donald Trump, Pete Higgseth, Admiral Cooper, who's the Sencom commander and everybody in the chain of command who were involved in these war crimes, should be tried in the Hague for their crimes against humanity based on what took place yesterday. I'll get into it in a moment as well as their mass slaughter of the little girls in Minabela, Menchry school, their mass slaughter of the little girls and little children in La Mare at the beginning of the catastrophic war in Iran, their mass slaughter of people on the fishing boats off the coast of Venezuela, their mass slaughter of the sailors on the Dina ship off the coast of India after they attended a parade and they were unarmed in the Trump regime used a submarine to kill all of these unarmed Iranians at the beginning of the war. And then Pete Higgseth, spiked the football and gloated how we killed all of those sailors. The Trump regime is a gang of war criminals who
need to be tried in the Hague. We are not going to mince words here. The United States is run by a gang of war criminals and predators as they continue to cover up the child sex trafficking ring that is the Epstein files. And if you think about their behavior targeting elementary schools, volleyball halls, weddings, these are six sick predators yesterday. The Trump regime targeted a private residential area where a wedding was taking place in southern Iran in the Syrac County area, killing at least five individuals at a wedding and severely injuring or injuring about 68 others. We believe the death toll and the overall casualty amount is going to increase significantly. We know that the hospitals and the nearby area, including the Minab hospital, which also saw the mass slaughter of the little girls in Minab Elementary School, is treating lots of people who
were severely harmed by this attack on a wedding. The New York Times was able to geolocate what took place and also they were able to identify some of the parts of the weapons that were used to strike the area where the wedding was taking place. And sadly, we can confirm, indeed, these were US weapons, slammer weapons will get into what they were in a moment, clearly came from the United States. The Trump regime and the Netanyahu regime tried to immediately claim it was Iran striking its own people. That's the same excuse or same claims they tried to make about Minab Iran used a Tomahawk against their own people. Iran doesn't have Tomahawk. Okay, stop the BS. The Trump regime is a bunch of gangster war criminals who are engaged in this behavior. Let's take a look at the reporting right here. Malikab Brown explains, one sent comm strike from yesterday hit this residential area reportedly hosting a wedding. It's 150 yards
from a comms tower that was hit in a separate strike. Multiple casualties, including children, being treated for injuries in Iran's hospital. And let's not forget that there had been a lot of previous reporting, how Pete Hegsiff destroyed and cut the United States military's programs that dealt with limiting civilian casualties in war. And people were warning him against that. Do not cut this program. We have to use programs like this to avoid war crimes. And Hegsitt said, nope, I don't care. Our only focus is on lethality and just engaging in all of these horrific war crimes. Christian tri-bart posted the following images. Weapon remnants said to have been recovered from tonight's strike. This was yesterday on a wedding ceremony in Kushhtak Iran that's in Syrit County have been identified by the Easy Bake ofans account as slammer components.
Manufacturer Boeing touts this cruise missile as the most accurate weapon in the US Navy's inventory. You can see right here, look at the tail end of the slammer. Then you can see the component parts that are on the missile. And you can see the component parts on what was recovered from the site of the wedding. Two other components were ID'd. One was a thermal battery. You can see it right there in blue and part of the missile casing red along with parts of a cable raceway. Example annotated by Trevor. Take a look right here. You can see for yourself. Once again, at least five killed 68 wounded. That number is increasing in the strikes. A direct hit on a residential area where a where the wedding was taking place. It also appears to have been a double tap strike as well. There was an initial strike and then you'll hear another strike again. There's surveillance footage from this area where you can kind of see what went down. Let me share it with you right now.
This is security camera footage showing that there were at least six explosions in the Kushhtak area. Tonight is Kristia as Christian Talbard explains. The sound you're about to hear suggests that it is consistent with this slammer type weapon. This is of US origin. Iran doesn't have these type of weapons. I want you to listen to it. Now there was a Coms tower, 150 yards away. But again, the same thing with Manab. The elementary school was somewhat close to where there was a military facility. But the Trump regime just bombed it all. Similarly right here, you have this private residence was somewhat near the Coms tower. The Trump regime bombed it all and killed all these people in the wedding. Let's play this clip right here. The security camera footage. I want you to watch and listen for yourself. Play this clip.
I'll show you another angle right here. This is footage of the moment that the Trump regime struck this wedding in Iran. I want you to watch this here. Play this clip. More footage right here of the wedding that was hit in Iran. One of the individuals who was killed
was a four-year-old child. Play this clip. I'll show you right here what the hospitals looked like. And again, this is what was touted by the Trump regime and Boeing as the most accurate missile out there. The AGM 84 slamer precision cruise missile, the US Navy touted this as so accurate striking this wedding in Kusatek killing five civilians and injuring 63. Play this clip.
Now Brock revealed Donald Trump's personal stenographer and one of the chief propagandists of posted the following. Sen Comh spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins responded, we're aware of the reports which originated from Iranian state media. The US military never target civilians. Unlike the IRGC, just stop the bullshit. Seriously, stop it. Y'all have made it very clear that the United States Trump regime is a bunch of war criminals. Stop the cover-up. You still are all pretending that the Trump regime didn't slaughter the little girls in Minab or didn't slaughter the little children at the volleyball hall in Lamar. It's really sickening that you're saying, oh, we don't you do target civilians. It's sad for me to say that you target civilians. You kill little children. That's who you go after and it is a sick thing to even observe right here as an American to see this is where our taxpayer dollars are going to right now.
Here's a photo you can see for yourself. Al Jazeera doing good reporting on this as well. Dozens of people are injured. At least five killed including a child after the strikes. Play this clip from Al Jazeera. I've used cash up for years and what I like is how much you could actually do in one place.
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team of young girls. A New York Times analysis of security camera videos after math photos and satellite imagery and munition experts found that US made precision strike missiles. The PRSMs struck a sports hall used at the time by a female volleyball team in Lamar and southern Iran on the first day of the conflict. Iranian officials reported 21 killed particularly damning as one of the videos that showed the explosion over the sports hall. The experimental missile never tested before for the first time tested on these little girls playing volleyball, deployed an air burst, clearly visible mid air detonation above the target that disperses a dense cloud of 180,000 preformed tungsten fragmentation pellets creating a distinctive pocket marketing damage patterns rather than large impact craters. Lockheed Martin's own product material illustrates this preformed
fragmentation effect. This is what it looked like the tungsten pellets from the US strike on Lamar that took place on February 28th. The PRSMs designed to detonate above the target and disperse thousands of these pellets that slaughtered the girls playing volleyball. Look at the hand Christian tribe or two is reporting shows you what these pellets these tungsten pellets look like right there. So that was Lamar. Okay. And then of course we also know about what went down in Manab where the elementary school girls were slaughtered. It should be noted about Lamar US Central command released its statement March 31st denying the US missile was used instead saying that the footage of the attack was consistent with an Iranian hoves a cruise missile. Miss and sent comp said several media outlets recently reported accusations of US forces striking a sports hall after looking into the reports
then come has determined Iran struck its own people. That's what I think they say Iran struck Manab Iran struck the private wedding. No, you did you did the United States did the Trump regime of war criminals is the one engaged in this behavior right here. And then finally brings me to the Dina this was an Iranian naval naval ship. The Iranian navy was doing the had a IR the Iris Dina this frigate was in India they were doing the parade in India they weren't allowed to bring weapons to be part of this parade. The US actually was supposed to be a part of this parade but they pulled out then the US submarine torpedoed the ship that the Iranian ship and it killed all of these people. And then the Sri Lankan navy had to save the some of the people but there was like
what like close to a hundred Iranian sailors who died because the United States refused to save the people on the Iranian ship who were drowning because hegsleth order show no quarters let them drown and let them drown which again is yet another war crime. I'll remind you what Iran's far and minister Aragchi said at the time about the Dina ship the Iris Dina ship play this clip. What what what what what minister excuse me but what type of military would allow a battleship into the ocean with no weapons on board. Well because it was you know the the goal was not their aim was not going to war they they meant for an exercise you know which was arranged by by the Indian navy there are so many other guests who went there and they you know took part in the parade and you know everything was a peaceful you know training course or peaceful training
process so they didn't need you know weapons they actually went to to get some mission allowing you before the war started. Here's what hegsleth said at the time so you can hear for yourself let's play it. Pick your adjective. In fact last night we sunk their prize ship the Soleimani looks like Potus got him twice. They're navy not a factor pick your adjective it is no more. In fact yesterday in the Indian Ocean and we'll play it on screen there an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters instead it was sunk by a torpedo quiet death the first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II like in that war back when we were still the war department we are fighting to win. And then I'll show you the cross examination of Admiral Brad Cooper the war criminal head of
sent com when you had renowned when you had combat veteran congress member Crow was cross examining Cooper about the statements from Hegslet the defense secretary saying that we show no quarter which is a war crime showing no quarter you you you you not allowed to show no quarter in a war and then Brad Cooper who's again proven himself to be a war criminal he's proven himself to be a Trump bootlicker and he's one of the disastrous forces he's revealed himself to be one of the most disastrous forces the worst sent com commander imaginable benthani kissed the gangster ring destroyed the United States military that's going to be your legacy Brad Cooper I speak to top military leaders everyone knows how pathetic you are you've destroyed the military you've destroyed our credibility you've destroyed the power and your African war criminal engage in this behavior
watch congress member Crow cross examine Brad Cooper recently here playing this clip I just read it to you I just read it to you this sir your combatant commander you're one of our most senior military officers with tens of thousands of service members under your command does the law of war manual state that it is prohibited to utter to declare that no quarter be given it prohibits a large number of things no no I ask I will follow I just read the provision to you I just literally read the provision to you does it prohibit you or anyone else from declaring that no quarter be given I just read it to you we will follow everything that's in the law answer the question admo Cooper you have tens of thousands of service members under your command and they'll literally just read a provision with all the law of war manual our own manual will you not just say what I just read to you I will say that we will follow the law of armed conflict to the tea this is this is just unbelievable to me I find the same thanks sir this is just unbelievable
to me you'll follow the law of armed conflict very calmly you have tens of thousands of service members under your command I literally verbatim just read a provision from our own law of war manual and you will refuse to say what that provision says well you will you agree that it is prohibited under our own manual that you and all the people under your command are obligated to follow to declare that no quarter be given I will I will agree you can see that with my constitution from responsibility to follow the law of armed conflict to the tea and I expect everyone working for me to do that this is not leadership this is not leadership to do not be able to say something as basic the people the men and women who we represent who are under your command deserve Mr. Chairman Mr. Chairman I object this is a personal attack this is unfair and appreciate that very much as a Navy day I'm as well with a purview please well within the purview of my question if I may
gentleman's time he's he's I reclaim my time can I reclaim some additional time I'm going to give you some extra time go ahead it's our job to make sure the law is being followed that is literally the obligation of this Congress I read to you a provision of our own law of war manual and all I want you to say is what the provision says that it is prohibited it is prohibited this is the title this is what the title says to declare that no quarter be given I will follow the law to the tea and expect everyone to do the same this is extremely disappointing our service members deserve far better than this I yield back yeah well there you have it folks I wanted to get you all that data I know we covered a lot there knows was a heavy video but we have to get this information out hit subscribe let's get to seven million subscribers thanks for watching everybody we appreciate you so much hey if you want the full story how democracy got here and how we take it back pre-order our new book WTF America today just scan the QR code or click the link in the description let's do this
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