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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Jun 2017

      Can someone explain how RU benefits if Qatar is isolated? The al-Otaiba makes a ton of sense, but Qatar?

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Jun 2017

      Thanks all. I'm aware there is a big base in Qatar. Point is, most likely outcome here is Iran is isolated. That hurts RU.

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        2. Lemon Slayer‏ @LemonSlayerUS 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Lemon Slayer Retweeted Lemon Slayer

          https://twitter.com/LemonSlayerUS/status/872216599947825152 …

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          Lemon Slayer @LemonSlayerUS
          For those who missed the nuance, Team @realDonaldTrump just struck "pro-government forces in Syria" aka: forces "backed or directed by Iran" pic.twitter.com/R4oUJ3IKpr
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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @LemonSlayerUS

          Right. But isolating Qatar moves in same direction as our burgeoning war on Iran. So no, RU wouldn't do that.

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Matthew Shadle‏ @Matthew_Shadle 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @LemonSlayerUS

          I keep going back to the meeting in the Seychelles:pic.twitter.com/ApEnBQYyqP

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        5. Lemon Slayer‏ @LemonSlayerUS 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Matthew_Shadle @emptywheel

          Lemon Slayer Retweeted Lemon Slayer

          https://twitter.com/LemonSlayerUS/status/872219499143077888 …

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          Lemon Slayer @LemonSlayerUS
          Replying to @LemonSlayerUS @emptywheel @realDonaldTrump
          Not saying it will make that happen. Only that Team @realDonaldTrump anti-Iran true believers believe it will.
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        1. Sheera Frenkel‏Verified account @sheeraf 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I think this is not at all as clear cut as CNN made it out to be

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        1. Bicycle More‏ @bicyclemore 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          price of oil hopped up on the news, so that helps them.

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        1. David Walker, MD  ⚠️‏ @walker_md 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          also US universities in Doha paid for by Qatar - Northwestern, TexA&M, CMU, Harvard Law, VCU, Georgetown, Weill-Cornell Med

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        1. brad daly‏ @bwdaly 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Authoritarians Я Us. 💰💰💰

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        1. Brad‏ @BradCorContrera 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Typically, ME uncertainty increases oil prices. Russia is dying right now. Except, the market shrugged this off.

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        1. Chris‏ @MrMurder37 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Major players found a way to price fix. Collusion.

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        1. charles r pearson‏ @charles_preset 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I guess if one had an idea to attack Iran, that person would want to have great relations with Rus beforehand?

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        1. Kathryn Shepherd‏ @ShepherdKathryn 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Putin has wanted a port in the Middle East for years.

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        1. bruce sims‏ @woodstockwasme 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Or pushes Iran closer to RU;'great game' +also consistent with sowing dissonance for U.S. 2 address

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        1. Ghost of Flying Mezerkis‏ @FlyingMezerkis 6 Jun 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Maybe, Rus comes in an brokers a deal, or at least becomes part of the conversation expanding their leverage int he region.

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