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Igel

(37,344 posts)
43. You nailed it. The OP is a tertiary source.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 04:29 PM
Jun 2025

There's the speech.

There's the initial reporting. It's hearsay, but the basis for later 'takes' and 'spin.'

There's rawstory.com. It's derivative.

Closer-to-the-truth is the initial reporting, a few lines into the rawstory.com text and a single click:

https://www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/2025/06/17/pentagon-shifts-greenland-to-us-northern-command-in-shakeup/

The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it was shifting responsibility for Greenland from U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command, with the Department of Defense framing "the revision as part of a broader review of its Unified Command Plan, which divides the world into separate military units and outlines the roles and responsibilities of U.S. combatant commands," Military Times reported.


The structure is a top-ranked Google offering:

https://www.defense.gov/About/Combatant-Commands/

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Hope Denmark tells him to f*#k himself. sinkingfeeling Jun 2025 #1
No, I see this as more serious than that. slightlv Jun 2025 #6
Can we send the Secretary of Homelahd Security there permanently? James48 Jun 2025 #2
Nah - it's not their fault! dchill Jun 2025 #16
Who protects Greenland from the US? Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #3
That is the real question. ananda Jun 2025 #10
Denmark. Amaryllis Jun 2025 #12
NATO? dchill Jun 2025 #18
The US will protect it the same way Germany protected Czechoslovakia, Austria, etc. IronLionZion Jun 2025 #35
Same way Putin is protecting Ukraine, and China will protect Taiwan. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #38
Deepen relationships with what arctic allies and partners? bluedigger Jun 2025 #4
The United States is now no better than Iraq staking a false claim over Kuwait. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 2025 #5
The new Sad damn Insane... BattleRow Jun 2025 #17
Yes and The USA is shaping up to be as Putin Cha Jun 2025 #45
I just decided I own my neighbor's property Marthe48 Jun 2025 #7
If you want to mow my lawn, I won't stop you JoseBalow Jun 2025 #14
But he still has to pay for upkeep and taxes. BattleRow Jun 2025 #19
Can he do that without Greenland's official agreement? Bayard Jun 2025 #8
Can he do that as Secretary of Defense? dchill Jun 2025 #20
I think so, yes.... reACTIONary Jun 2025 #22
Thanks for answers Bayard Jun 2025 #30
You nailed it. The OP is a tertiary source. Igel Jun 2025 #43
When dealing with rawstory.com... reACTIONary Jun 2025 #44
Da fugg it is Pas-de-Calais Jun 2025 #9
WTF? William769 Jun 2025 #11
"And we're renaming it Redwhiteandblueland." Pinback Jun 2025 #13
Soft annexation? LymphocyteLover Jun 2025 #15
Some might say impotent annexation? dchill Jun 2025 #21
I hope it's impotent! LymphocyteLover Jun 2025 #39
A stunt, not a big deal... reACTIONary Jun 2025 #23
Look over here... FalloutShelter Jun 2025 #26
Exactly. reACTIONary Jun 2025 #27
Just Trump's usual way of slowly getting people "used to" an idea before he either goes Marie Marie Jun 2025 #29
Thank you for that! GenThePerservering Jun 2025 #31
Made big headlines here in Denmark but yes, it is no big deal TomWilm Jun 2025 #37
All this really means is ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jun 2025 #42
Thought this was The Onion at first MustLoveBeagles Jun 2025 #24
Little asshole orangecrush Jun 2025 #25
I guess Kegsbreath hasn't heard that Demark and a Fremch mining concern recently... brush Jun 2025 #28
Creeping imperialism... ultralite001 Jun 2025 #32
Maybe it's time for Denmark to take over more control of that base.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2025 #33
It's what will henceforth be known as a Sharpie Policy Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #34
TACO Got Out the Sharpie Again MissouriDem47 Jun 2025 #36
Must. Make. Monster. Happy. Kid Berwyn Jun 2025 #40
Greenlanders should Danascot Jun 2025 #41
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