Rania Khalek is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon and apparently hosts In the NOW’s Soapbox channel, whatever that is. And she’s shocked at the reported death of Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani. She was tweeting earlier in the week about how it was “pathetic for a so-called super power to get into a fight with a small militia” like Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF.
But now that the United States has kicked things up a notch and taken out Soleimani, she’s amazed at the shock value. If it had happened in America, it would be like taking out George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Captain America.
The US (or israel or whoever did it, we still don’t know) assassinating Qasem Soleimani & PMF leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is shocking. These guys defeated ISIS. Shock value is the equivalent of Iran taking out Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Captain America all in one. https://t.co/BrGRlMt2fI
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) January 3, 2020
I had no idea that conducting kinetic drops in airspace, that we control and have permission to operate within, to kill a military leader constituted an assassination.
Rania just hates the fact Trump got him.
If this is the standard: Iran has been at war with us for years. https://t.co/bdK52CFSlb
— Enlisted Swine Nick (Rafał Gan-Ganowicz fan) (@TheNumba1Guy) January 3, 2020
????????????
— -;{@ FAITH @};- (@Alienlifeform_1) January 3, 2020
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) January 3, 2020
So sorry for your loss. You must be devastated.
— Daniel Jafari (@DanielJafari) January 3, 2020
Wait, what??
— Angelina Newsom (@amsoufi_) January 3, 2020
Thoughts and prayers for you during this difficult time.
— The Gentleman Wolf (@iandewolf) January 3, 2020
Please put your phone away.
— Forum Non (@ForumNon) January 3, 2020
The war started in 1979….. get up to speed.
— Samuel Hufstedler (@Slamms182) January 3, 2020
Ummm … deary … if anyone started a war, it's Iran. Trump and nobody else is pushing for war. Iran stepped in it and, now, they are paying the consequences. Plain and simple.
— Mike Behrens (@MLBehrens58) January 3, 2020
Wow… Maximum Level TDS
— Dan (@Dan10768802) January 3, 2020
Who knew trying to storm a US embassy could be so dangerous this turn of events has me shook pic.twitter.com/eNeeeTMDbW
— Steve Dallas (@hodgepodge80s) January 3, 2020
Its not an assassination while in a active war zone, and the person lead a "local" militia into a breach of a country's embassy (itself an act of war).
— JTwig (@BaconBaiter) January 3, 2020
He had his hand in most terrorist activities Iran sponsored. Terrible take.
— JamesG (@TheBigJamesG) January 3, 2020
Imagine claiming that a US attack on a decidedly pro-terrorist entity is pro-ISIS
— Aaron K (@aaronkinney91) January 3, 2020
Condolences. They were. Warned.
— ❌ Carol Greenberg (@LadyImpactOhio) January 3, 2020
Sorry for your loss
— Roz al Ghul ☀️ (@PolitiKurd) January 3, 2020
Jesus Christ maybe sit this one out. Even Bin Laden apologists took 24 hours to get going.
— Joe Colangelo (@Itsjoeco) January 3, 2020
I'm so sorry this is happening to you
— Tinderbox Capital (@TinderboxCap) January 3, 2020
Sorry for your loss. This must be really hard on you, Learn to code in your spare time.
— Deadplate (@_Deadplate) January 3, 2020
OMG, "Trump just killed Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Captain America all in one?" Then impeach him!
— Robert L. Richerson (@roblricherson) January 3, 2020
Had no idea Iran had the equivalent of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Captain America all wrapped up in one. Would of thought he'd been harder to kill. Go figure.
— JeffHanson (@IronLeagueThug) January 3, 2020
No. More like Cobra Commander, Skeletor, and Dr. Claw
— Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) January 3, 2020
This comment amazes me.
— DeputyFlex (@DeputyFlex) January 3, 2020
No, I don't think these are the guys who defeated ISIS. Please.
— Alex Garner (@leadpacer) January 3, 2020
Thoughts and prayers
— Ronald Gendrachi (@rgendrachi) January 3, 2020
Something happened somewhere
— ??Texas – Nationalist⚔️ (@texasmolonlabe) January 3, 2020
Friend of yours?
— Computer Colonics (@FerfeLaBat) January 3, 2020
This must be a parody account.
— J.E.M. (@CrashThePatch) January 3, 2020
Soleimani killed American soldiers. Lots of them. This President doesn’t take any crap from terrorists. BOOM.
— John Krueger (@johnkrue) January 3, 2020
Relax… So much hysteria and hyperbole… The guy was a thug! US Space Force starting to show results ? pic.twitter.com/qayzFL5kNM
— Alek J. Hidell (@alekjhidelll) January 3, 2020
Im sorry who among these men was a super hero? Was their super power murdering their own people?
— David Nathanael Ryan (@DavidNathanaelx) January 3, 2020
He also directed the slaughter of Iraqi protesters pic.twitter.com/dchMdIbIY1
— Gerome Gutierrez (@GeromeGutierre4) January 3, 2020
Cry more, terrorist sympathizer
— Destructive Chemistry (@DestructiveChem) January 3, 2020
Nice try you utterly useless bag of dumb
Soleimani was a key architect of the industrial-scale killing in Syria. May the hundreds of thousands of innocent souls perished haunt his dreams in hellfire forever.#TerroristSympathizer
— Peter Strzok's Pension (@StrzoksPension) January 3, 2020
So who do you think she pictures Soleimani as?
— Eric Newbury (@newbury_eric) January 3, 2020
Comparing an officially designated terrorist to Abraham Lincoln is….something I guess
— John Numbers (@John1111e) January 3, 2020
They defeated ISIS?
Could you pass the enormous crackpipe you're smoking, please?
— Josh Howell (@16jhowell) January 3, 2020
Nothing like being over dramatic
— Mike Clemmons (@mike_clemmons) January 3, 2020
This tweet is utterly ridiculous.
— David (@TotalRecall9) January 3, 2020
Related:
Never change: Washington Post notes death of Iran’s ‘revered military leader’ Qasem Soleimani https://t.co/f5AHv7MRh1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 3, 2020