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1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 08-Apr-2019 14:10:26 EDT Adam

   The US has declared the entire Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. Declaring an entire state military apparatus a terrorist group seems like a prelude to a war in which you fully intend to disregard all rules of engagement and international law, so that's cool, I guess.

   1. M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@mastodon.club)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 09:21:49 EDT M. Grégoire

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      @ink_slinger Sometimes states and their organs *are* involved in terrorism. Libya, for instance, back in the 1980s, or Pakistan. I have no specific opinion about the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, though certainly Iran does support Hizbollah.

      What this really shows is that the US is using its economic power and other influence to squeeze Iran. Might end up in war, might not. Hostility is mutual -- didn't Iran capture British sailors a few years ago?