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A doctor close to #BassamHassan has also acknowledged treating #AustinTice.

Early in #Syria’s civil war, Hassan worked w/ #Iran to help establish a paramilitary force known as the National Defense Forces [#NDF], which received funding & training from Tehran. The NDF…was modeled after Iran’s #Basij, a plainclothes #militia under the umbrella of the Revolutionary Guards [#IRGC].

The BBC reported that Tice had been held by the NDF at one point.

Interview: "How did the press turn itself into a fawning echo chamber for the billionaire class?"

"The acceptable range of opinion is so narrow it is almost nonexistent."

"How did this happen, & what can we do to fight back?"

"Journalists & Their Shadows: the dark psychological reality behind media complicity in schemes of the powerful".

chrishedges.substack.com/p/jou

#Journalism #Racism #Fascism #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #Plutocracy #GazaGenocide #MediaComplicity .

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The #US ofcls confronted Moustapha with a document showing that the Syrians had #AustinTice in their custody in 2012. The document, one of the US ofcls said, was the equivalent of what is known in law enforcement circles as a “BOLO” — or be on the lookout — as Syrian ofcls combed Damascus looking for Tice after his escape.

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#AustinTice escaped weeks later but was recaptured by one of the security branches. A witness told the #FBI that #BasssmHassan was involved in Tice’s capture & imprisonment. After his recapture, Tice was placed in a detention facility under the control of Hassan, who was in charge of #Assad’s security….

In 2022 & 2023, snr #Biden ofcls traveled to Oman to meet w/ Imad Moustapha, a fmr Syrian ambassador.

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Diplomatic efforts, along with a #CIA task force & secret outreach by the spy agency’s ofcls, failed to turn up info about #AustinTice. #US ofcls were deflated after the govt fell, & they were not able to unravel the mystery of Tice’s abduction even with a sizable reward & US spy agencies focused on #Syria. The country’s new president, Ahmed al-#Shara, also agreed to help search for Tice as part of his overtures to Washington.

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On Dec 8, 2024, after a rebel coalition entered Damascus, #BassamHassan escaped to #Iran w/ the help of Iranian ofcls….

…Hassan willingly traveled from Iran to #Lebanon & interacted w/ #US & Lebanese ofcls without coercion.…Hassan was not being detained, acc/to former Lebanese & Syrian ofcls, who added that he appeared to be living freely in an upscale neighborhood of #Beirut, going out to dinner w/his wife & seeking medical care for an illness.

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#BassamHassan has long drawn the attention of the authorities abroad. In 2014, Hassan was sanctioned by the US over #weapons procurement. In 2023, French investigative judges issued an international warrant for Hassan, accusing him of helping organize the 2013 attacks involving #SarinGas through his role coordinating between #Assad & the production of #ChemicalWeapons at the Syrian Scientific Research Center.

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A fmr snr American ofcl familiar w/ the #AustinTice case said there should be skepticism about what #BassamHassan told investigators because of a possible desire to cast blame on #Assad.

Assad fled to Moscow after the collapse of his government, leaving behind some of his most ardent supporters. Several Syrian & Lebanese ofcls w/ties to the former al-Assad government expressed similar concerns over Hassan’s testimony.

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…American #intelligence agencies have long believed that #BassamHassan played a critical role in #AustinTice’s imprisonment. His name was one of several the #Biden admin gave the rebel group that toppled the #Assad Syrian govt in the hopes it could obtain information about Tice. Hassan, American officials believe, could provide clues about not only Tice but also other matters of importance to the #UnitedStates & its allies.

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For more than a decade, the #UnitedStates has hunted for information about Mr. Tice’s whereabouts, holding out hope that he survived Syria’s brutal prison system, where torture and killings were routine. The rapid collapse of #Assad’s reign after more than a half-century of family rule helped renew the search for #AustinTice, with American investigators believing they might finally learn his fate.

You may be asking "what next?" after millions protested against Trump yesterday.

The next step has to be one that moves us toward actually stopping Trump. Under the law, our only option is impeachment.

To get to impeachment, we need the House to act. To get the House to act, we must tell them to.

CitizensImpeachment.com

Citizens' ImpeachmentHome - Citizens' ImpeachmentCitizens' Impeachment maintains this tracker to display the stances from all representatives with regard to the impeachment of Donald Trump.

"Today’s episode is for the real media nerds out there. I’m talking to author/podcaster extraordinaire Kevin Roose: New York Times tech columnist, Hard Fork cohost, and the author of 3.25 excellent books on the subcultures of AI, Wall Street, and evangelical Christianity.

I’ve known Kevin since I was a freshman in college, when Young Money single-handedly persuaded me not to become an investment banker. It took another 7 years for me to realize that writing was the One True Path, but I’m now helping him with a new book on the inside story of the race to build AGI. Among other things, we discuss:

Wall Street vs. Silicon Valley vs. evangelical culture

Why does tech hate journalists so much?

Storytelling tips for young writers

Will nonfiction books will survive AGI?

AI hot take lightning round"

jasmi.news/p/kevin-roose

Yesterday I heard a BBC report on Trump's military parade. The commentator said that "tens of thousands" of Americans had joined protests against the Trump administration.

"Tens of thousands"?

Meanwhile, this morning from The Guardian:
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j
#Journalism #BBC

The Guardian · Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald TrumpAv Rachel Leingang