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The only news that matters today.\u00a0 “‘Injured but safe’: Trump says US airman rescued in ‘miraculous’ mission,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 4-5-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe second crew member of the downed F15E fighter jet has been rescued and he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from Iran are all safely out of the country, Fox News reported, hours after Iran reported deadly airstrikes on the region where the pilot went missing.\u201d\u00a0 See also\u00a0\u201cIsrael assisted in US rescue mission of downed airman in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Fox, 4-5-26.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re able to read these details first on i24.\u00a0 \u201cInside the dramatic special operation rescuing a US fighter crew in Iran,\u201d<\/a> i24, 4-5-26.<\/p>\n

It sounds like SEAL Team 6 joined him on the ridge and held off Iranian forces.\u00a0 Then copter extraction.\u00a0 We will soon hear about the two C-130s we lost.\u00a0 \u201cWhat We Know About the Rescue of a U.S. Airman After Two Jet Crashes,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 4-5-26.<\/p>\n

No, the two positions are not equal.\u00a0 Even if they are both wrong, they are not equal.\u00a0 The NYT is ignoring the track records.\u00a0 The NYT is also ignoring what Iran would have done if they had found the pilot.\u00a0 \u201cIran\u2019s Downing of Plane and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Embolden<\/a>ed,\u201d NYT, 4-5-26.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is in response to the story about China, one of which I have on the blog just a few days ago.\u00a0 \u201cSatellite firm says it\u2019s indefinitely withholding Iran war images at US request,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 4-5-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaudi Arabia and UAE intercept Iranian missiles and drones,\u201d<\/a> Sana, 4-5-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The only news that matters today.\u00a0 “‘Injured but safe’: Trump says US airman rescued in ‘miraculous’ mission,\u201d Iran International, 4-5-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe second crew member of the downed F15E fighter jet has been rescued and he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from Iran are all safely out of the country, Fox News … <\/p>\n

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