Journalist Catherine Herridge is reporting that newly leaked military memos reveal United States military members were exposed to several toxic agents, which include radioactive materials, after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on their base in January 2020. Along with this, Herridge is also reporting that a retired Army JAG is claiming that courts and the Justice Department have now “sided with Iran,” and that service members injured in the attack have been blocked from suing Iran.
The article, published by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, goes on to state that as of this writing, neither President Joe Biden’s administration nor anyone else has publicly acknowledged that U.S. soldiers were put at risk by exposure to radioactive fallout. The attack on the Al Asad base was in retaliation for former President Donald Trump issuing a strike on Jan. 3, 2020, that killed top-ranking Islamic Revolutionary Guard member General Qassem Soleimani. A total of 11 warheads, each one weighing close to 1,600 lbs, hit the air base.
“Iran’s attack on Al Asad was launched in retaliation for the US strike, ordered by former President Donald Trump on January 3, 2020, that…
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