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NEW: The DOJ is considering settling a lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS over the release of his tax returns, a move that could send taxpayer money directly into the president’s pockets—NYT

“Some men had to have their testicles amputated by doctors after beatings…” Thread with some of the unspeakably depraved acts of rape and sexual assault by Israelis against Palestinians detailed in this piece:

The White House just dropped a new “counterterrorism strategy” that quietly expanded the definition of terrorist by lumping cartels, ISIS, "left-wing extremists"… and "anarchists" into the same “threat” category. The first page of text ends with the phrase: “We Will Find You and We Will Kill You.” That is printed above the president’s signature. The language in the document is broad and open-ended. Once political labels become national security threats, the target can change overnight. This is how mission creep starts: Today it’s cartels. Tomorrow it’s dissidents.

Remember when they said Trump would get us into a full-blown war with Iran? Times like these should make us all realize how lucky we were to have Trump, his strength and his resolve.

Update: the 12 year old girl I mentioned in this story who was hunted down by an Israeli drone has died from her injuries.

The WSJ report that Israel built a clandestine military base in Iraq's western desert before the air war against Iran began. It housed special forces, search-and-rescue teams, and served as a forward logistics hub for the air campaign roughly 1,000 miles from home. The U.S. knew about the base. Iraq did not. 1) In early March, a local shepherd spotted unusual helicopter activity and alerted the Iraqi military. Iraqi troops drove out at dawn in Humvees to investigate on their own territory. 2) Israel struck them with airstrikes, killing one Iraqi soldier and wounding two others, to prevent the base from being discovered. 3) Iraq condemned the attack and filed a complaint with the UN, attributing it to the U.S. The U.S. wasn't involved but didn't correct the record. 4) Iraq sent elite Counter Terrorism units to search the area afterward. They found evidence of military presence but couldn't identify whose it was. In sum, Israel operated a military installation on the sovereign territory of a country it is not at war with, without permission or coordination. When that country's soldiers investigated activity on their own soil, Israel used lethal force against them to protect the secret. This is nothing short of an act of war against Iraq and shows that Israel disregards the sovereignty of all nations.