{"id":11824,"date":"2026-09-02T11:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/?p=11824"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:34:36","slug":"20260902","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/2026\/09\/02\/20260902\/","title":{"rendered":"Yesterday\u2019s News 2026-09-02"},"content":{"rendered":"

curated news excerpts & citations
\n… trying to ‘unbury the lede’<\/h4>\n

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Marcy Wheeler<\/small>:
\nIran Destroyed the US Base in Bahrain<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nMilitary Times had this op-ed<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n

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Extensive damage to one of our most significant forward bases in the Middle East is likely to have profound tactical and strategic repercussions that are only now coming into focus.<\/p>\n

The idea that this broad functioning hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable.
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That NSA Bahrain is now virtually uninhabitable, with families left in limbo, as described in recent reporting, is difficult to grasp.<\/p>\n

The potential loss of NSA Bahrain is effectively the equivalent of losing an aircraft carrier. It could not have come as a surprise that Iran would attack it in retaliation, yet it \u2014 and those living and working there \u2014 were left exposed and the facilities inadequately protected from Tehran\u2019s ballistic missiles.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

(Marcy Wheeler   more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n

Jay Kuo<\/small>:
\nProblems at the Pentagon go far beyond the operational issues with the war in Iran. And Pete Hegseth\u2019s leadership is to blame.<\/a><\/h2>\n

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