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Welcome to The Logoff: The US strike killed about 200 children on the first day of the Iran war, according to preliminary results of a US investigation into the deaths.
What’s going on? The results are the product of the ongoing investigation by the US military about the strike that hit the Minab girls’ primary school in Iran.
It is the last data in the growing evidence that the strike was the fault of the United States, including verified video appearing to display a US-made missile and launch a Tomahawk near the school and dirty pictures it is also seen from the Tomahawk missile. As recently as Monday, Trump had unsuccessfully tried to suggest the strike might have come from Iran.
What do we know about the strike? About 175 people, mostly children under the age of 12, were killed in the strike early Saturday. Because of Iran’s six-day work week, which begins on Saturday, students were in school when it was struck. It is said that they were in the process of moving at that time, according to CNN.
How does something like this happen? The strike may have been due to human error and outdated targeting data. The school was located near the naval facilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was previously part of the academy.
what is the main picture? The Trump administration has taken steps that make these types of preventable tragedies more likely. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly derided what he describes as “stupid rules of engagement” that prevent “killings.”
And as ProPublica reported TuesdayHegseth’s DOD has broken down its Civilian Casualty Response and Response (CHMR) program, including the Civilian Defense Center of Excellence — aimed, as the name suggests, at preventing civilian casualties in war.
If it existed, experts told ProPublica, the CHMR “could make a difference.”
And so, it’s time to leave…
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You can read Kate Morgan’s full story on bonsai here and a giveaway link. And if you’ve never been to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in DC, I can’t recommend it enough. Thanks for reading, have a good evening, and see you tomorrow!
