Hypocrisy Bomb: When Obama or Clinton Bombed Power Grids, NYT Cheered. Trump Threatens It? “War Crimes!”

Flopping Aces ^ | 04/07/26 | JEFF CHILDERS

[Lockbox]

The New York Times escalated its Iran support yesterday, in a treasonous story headlined, “Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran.” Exactly what the mullahs have been saying! But … what war crimes? Or are they saying he’s just threatening to? And does the Times even know what “revels” means? One thing is true; it was all pretty surreal. The Times was definitely not reveling after reading a short but provocative Easter post from Trump directed at the Iranians. In three sentences, he dropped an F-bomb, called the mullahs “crazy bastards,” and most controversially, mockingly ended with “Praise be to Allah!”— on Easter. It was shocking, blasphemous in two religions, and painful to read, which is exactly what was intended.

But, rather than whine about presidential decorum, social media age restrictions, or worst of all, delve into why it might offend anyone, the Times complained about Trump’s threatened targets: power plants and bridges. “Their destruction by American and Israeli forces would in most cases be considered a war crime under international law,” the Times sagely opined.

In most cases! Not always, I guess. But as we’ll see, the words “in most cases” were doing a lot of work.

🚀 In 2015, Obama’s Pentagon updated the Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual. Revised Section 5.6.8.5 said:

Electric power stations are generally recognized to be of sufficient importance to a State’s capacity to meet its wartime needs of communication, transport, and industry so as usually to qualify as military objectives during armed conflicts.

The section was revised three more times: in 2016 (Obama), and in 2023 and 2024 (Biden). Trump’s DoD hasn’t touched it. It says the exact opposite of the Times’s loopy pronouncement.

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KEYWORDS: commies; fakenewsmedia; lyingnewsmedia; newsmedia

[Lockbox]

MSM does what the MSM does............

[Mr. K]

I am hoping that 4 hours from now we never hear from Iran again.

When I was a kid THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS TERRORISM in the news every day.

[FamiliarFace]

Jeff Childers has branched out to Flopping Aces. Way to go, Jeff!

[Old West Conservative]

Thank you, Jimmy Carter! The BEST president EVER!!! ——

—— When it comes to helping terrorist regimes such as Iran gain power, influence, and the ability to spread fear and destruction worldwide.

[healy61]

I swear the front door should be shattered and the place shut down. Turn coats who support Iran as Iran murders 40,000 of their own people.

[Jane Long]

Not just the MSM .... there are even a few deranged NeverTrumper plants, right here, screaming the same charges.

[Texas Eagle]

Now that Iran has unzipped its by fly by deploying human shields, is there anyone who can still doubt they could’ve used that girl’s school as a base for military operations or bombed it themselves?

[Jane Long]

Jeff is one of my favorite writers.

I subscribe to his substack, Coffee & Covid ... well worth the daily read.

[rlmorel]

The SAME people who have their panties in a twist because Trump called the Iranian leadership "Crazy Bastards" are the same people who for 47 years have not even so much as batted an eye when that same country, which has been directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of American citizens and the vast majority of terrorism around the globe as they chanted daily "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" has constantly schemed to acquire nuclear weaponry.

[asinclair]

It's too bad I never heard the phrase “war crime” from the NYT when Iran was killing &c American citizens, also known as non-combatants. But NYT has TDS.

[FamiliarFace]

I read C&C daily, too, except for Sunday. I can’t afford his subscription, but he is definitely one of my new faves.

I especially chuckle when he throws in any reference to Florida, especially the Gainesville area. Those are usually pretty humorous.

[FamiliarFace]

I heard a new estimate the other day of 48,000. I believe that came from Al-Jazeera, but I could be mistaken.

[SuperLuminal]

" In 2015, Obama’s Pentagon updated the Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual. Revised Section 5.6.8.5 said:
Electric power stations are generally recognized to be of sufficient importance to a State’s capacity to meet its wartime needs of communication, transport, and industry so as usually to qualify as military objectives during armed conflicts.

The defense rests...

[Brian Griffin]

The attacks included strikes on bridges, government buildings, factories, media headquarters, and even hospitals. Perhaps the most infamous moment was the bombing of the Serbian state television (RTS) building in Belgrade, where 16 people lost their lives. Other notable tragedies included the attack on the passenger train in Grdelica Gorge and the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, which sparked international condemnation.

The NATO campaign resulted in the deaths of over 2,500 people, including more than 1,000 civilians and around 90 children. Infrastructure damage was estimated in the tens of billions of dollars, with factories, power plants, and historical sites reduced to rubble.

https://serbia.com/serbia-remembers-26-years-since-the-start-of-the-nato-bombing/

[Brian Griffin]

"Novi Sad is a city of bridges. Or at least, it once was. In 1999, all bridges over the Danube were destroyed – the Varadin Bridge, the Liberty Bridge, and the Žeželj Bridge."

https://serbia.com/serbia-remembers-places-that-carry-the-memory-of-march-24/

[Mr. K]

After we bomb them into the stone age we can only hope the people take back their country from the thugocracy

Then we can help them rebuild.

Deport a lot of illegals from here to help them

[Brian Griffin]

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[Brian Griffin]

NOTE:

I’m opposed to the destruction of power plants. Substations might be taken out if they supply areas where a centrifuge is likely to be or are of great value to the IRGC or its leaders. I suspect we’ve probably zapped the missile factories.

Bridges should only be taken out for military reasons or to protect persons opposing the IRGC.

Trump should ask the Congress for more time. If Congress doesn’t give Trump more than 60 days, the last 10 days will be more destructive than optimal.

[Judge Bean]

I don’t really give a damn what the MSM Media thinks any longer.

[Judge Bean]

Never was. We know Iran was lying because their lips were moving.