Thursday, November 30, 2023

Three Israelis Dead, 13 Injured in Jerusalem Shooting after Cease-Fire Extended Another Day

"Just after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the existing cease-fire by another day, two
Hamas terrorists
opened fire at a bus stop near Jerusalem, leaving at least three Israelis dead and 13 injured.....two individuals pulled up in a car armed with weapons and shot several civilians standing by a busy bus station. The gunmen were killed by Israeli security forces at the scene, according to authorities. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack later...
The mass shooting came shortly after the cease-fire in the ongoing
Israel-Hamas war was extended by another 24 hours ahead of the 7 a.m. deadline, allowing Hamas to release more hostages in exchange for Israel freeing its Palestinian prisoners and providing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Unless another cease-fire extension is agreed upon, both warring sides will resume fighting by Friday." MS

The Russians Just Blew Up A Hard-To-Replace Ukrainian Attack Jet. Too Bad For Them, It Was A Fake.

"Looks like the
Ukrainian air force finally has learned its lesson. Two months after losing a pair of precious warplanes in back-to-back Russian drone strikes on an airfield in southern Ukraine, the air force has swapped out real planes at the vulnerable base with at least one fake one....... Russia’s explosives-laden Lancet drones striking what might look like a Ukrainian air force Sukhoi Su-25 attack jet.
Look closer. The final few frames of the optically-guided Lancet’s video reveal that the Su-25’s wings don’t blend with its fuselage-mounted inlets. It seems the thing the Lancet blew up was a decoy." Forbes

Denmark and US hit by surge of pneumonia cases as similar ‘white lung syndrome’ plagues China and sweeps Europe

"AN alarming spike in pneumonia cases have been detected in the US and Denmark,
echoing a similar surge in
China.
It comes just as the
Netherlands reported a stark rise in cases of a similar respiratory virus in children. Some 142 children have been sickened by the illness in Warren County, Ohio, between August and October this year, US health officials said.
In a joint statement, health commissioner Duane Stansbury, and Doctor Clint Koenig, of Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital, called the local surge an "outbreak".
They said: "We do not think this is a new respiratory disease but rather a large uptick in the number of pneumonia cases normally seen at one time."
The average age of those infected was eight years old. Meanwhile,
Denmark is battling its own pneumonia cluster.
There were 541 cases of
mycoplasma pneumonia - a mild type version of the disease - in the week ending November 26.
This was up 222 per cent from the 168 recorded five weeks earlier, during the week ending October 22, data from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) in Copenhagen showed.
Mycoplasma pneumonia
is sometimes referred to as white lung syndrome because of the way lung damage shows up on scans.
However, Hanne-Dorthe said the rise in cases was expected, as immunity against the bugs dropped across populations during
Covid lockdowns.
She said: "For the past four years, the number of mycoplasma infections has been extremely low, and it is not unusual that we have an epidemic now. We have actually been waiting for it since we closed the country after the Covid-19 pandemic."
Pneumonia - inflammation of the lungs — is typically caused by a bacterial or viral infection and gets better within two weeks.
However, some people can become very unwell, especially the over 65s, babies or young children and those with lung conditions.
The surge mirrors events unfolding in China, where an unspecified virus is infecting hundreds of children.
Hospitals in Beijing are overflowing with youngsters lying on floors while hooked up to IVs after showing symptoms such as inflammation in the lungs and a high fever, but no cough.
This, and rising case numbers in the Netherlands, has sparked fears other countries, including the UK, could be impacted over Christmas." TheSun

The Scientific Establishment Warns of “Disease X” while Downplaying Chinese Pneumonia Epidemic

"For months, the scientific medical establishment has warned of the potential of another pandemic – one much deadlier than COVID. They have taken to calling this future pandemic, Disease X.
Speaking to the Fox affiliate in Houston, Dr. Peter Hotez, warned of the dangers of
Disease X, "We have a likelihood that new pandemic threats, what people are calling the Disease X, are going to be arising on a regular basis," explains Dr. Hotez and he says Disease X, the next pandemic, could hit hard whenever it arrives.
Why does he think some are predicting the next pandemic will make COVID-19 look like a walk in the park? "You know, I've written about this as well, that COVID-19 is just a warmup act. The next pandemic may not be as severe, but it could be much more severe," says Dr. Hotez, and because no one knows he says it's better to be prepared.
Bizarrely enough, while the scientific establishment warns of “Disease X” these same scientists are turning a blind eye to a pneumonia epidemic that is sweeping through China – leaving hospitals over-burdened.
Not all doctors are ignoring what is happening in China, however, Dr. Peter McCullough is paying close attention.
Writing in Dr. McCullough’s substack:
U.S. government agencies are fond of talking about “Pandemic Preparedness,” passing extravagant legislation such as the PREP ACT, and throwing hundreds of billions at the development of vaccines against viral respiratory illnesses—vaccines that are useless at best.
And yet, these agencies are, at the moment, strangely silent about a mysterious pneumonia that is affecting large numbers of children in two regions of northern China that are about 500 miles apart—Beijing and Liaoning Province. This situation reminds me of the conspicuous fact that the U.S. Consulate General office in Wuhan—which is presumably full of spooks—apparently reported NOTHING about the mysterious pneumonia that started circulating in that city in the autumn of 2019.
While the American government appears to be doing nothing, Dr. McCullough is urging Americans to be prepared.
We will be monitoring the situation in China closely, try to ascertain as quickly as possible what is causing the pneumonia.
In his position of Chief Scientific Officer for the Wellness Company, Dr. Peter McCullough is conducting investigative scholarship to ascertain what medications are the most safe and effective for conditions such as the pneumonia now circulating in northern China. Our ultimate objective is to ascertain if already available, FDA-approved medications could be useful in treating this pneumonia in the event it spreads to the United States.
Given the appalling performance of so many doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our readers may find themselves in search of a new doctor who has demonstrated greater discernment. Such readers may consider a membership with the Wellness Company, whose Virtual Care program offers prompt access to a trusted medical provider to treat your illnesses and obtain prescriptions.
The developing situation in China could be the next pandemic or it could be the next psy op or it could be nothing more than a problem for the Chinese.
Sadly, we all know the next medical crisis is just around the corner. Whether it comes in the form of a bioweapon or something much more mundane like a tick bite – you and your family need to be prepared." ZeroHedge

Brazil bolsters northern border amid Venezuela and Guyana clashes

"Brazil bolsters defense actions along its northern border in response to territorial disputes with its neighbors, Guyana and Venezuela, according to Reuters.
"The Ministry of Defense has been monitoring the situation. Defensive actions have been intensified in the northern border region of the country, promoting a greater military presence," the statement said. Brazil decided to relocate more military resources to the north due to escalating tensions between Venezuela and Guyana over the oil-rich region known as Esequiba, which constitutes over two-thirds of Guyana's total territory.
It became known that on December 3, Venezuelans will vote in a referendum regarding rights to Esequiba." MS

Major New Conflict May Be Brewing on America's Doorstep

"Venezuela might mount a military move into Guyana as Caracas faces accusations that it is attempting an aggressive land grab in its oil-rich neighbor, it has been reported.
Brazilian intelligence has warned that the Venezuelan army is going to invade Guyana in the coming days, Defense Blog.org reported, raising concerns about regional stability and territorial disputes in South America." MS

Suspected Iranian cyberattack on key US infrastructure probed by security agency

"A U.S. water treatment facility has been breached by hackers, according to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
The hackers breached the facility by exploiting the poor default security measures of Unitronic programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
The PLCs were confirmed as the source of the breach by CISA, but the agency stated that the hackers had not affected the water within the facility. A similar attack, attributed to Iranian hackers, took place targeting a water facility in Philadelphia, however CISA did not confirm who was behind the most recent attack." MS

In a devastating blow, Ukraine’s SBU destroys key railway tunnel connecting Russia & China

"The incident occurred in the Bessolov Severomuysky Tunnel on the Baikal-Amur Mainline in Buryatia, Russia. The explosion is another successful special operation of the SBU, sources said, though the special service has not yet commented on the event. "In fact, this is the only serious railroad route between Russia and China," sources said.
And now this route, which Russia uses, among other things, for military supplies, is paralyzed.” MS

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

US Navy warship shoots down Iranian-made Houthi drone launched from Yemen

"The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney has shot down an Iranian-made Houthi drone launched from Yemen, a military official confirms to Fox News.
There was no damage to the Carney or any injuries to the U.S. personnel onboard. The warship had been sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the time of the attack." FOX

Iran is taking over the Strait of Hormuz islands – the only exit for US carrier Ike

"Iran is now doubling down on its ‘ownership’ of three contested islands in the Strait, Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb.
This is particularly on point right now, as the US Navy aircraft carrier Dwight D Eisenhower and her accompanying escorts – the Ike carrier strike group – have just passed in through the Strait to the Gulf, accompanied by a French warship and joining several British ones already based out of Bahrain." TheTelegraph

Poland to send troops to Finland to help protect border with Russia

"Poland
is deploying its military to
Finland to assist in securing the border with Russia. The
agreement to send
Polish military advisors to Finland was reached during a meeting between Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Polish President Andrzej Duda.: MS

Moldova back to purchasing diesel fuel from Russia

"
Moldova has resumed the import of diesel fuel from Russia, even though in the first quarter of this year, Chisinau did not purchase it from Moscow." MS

Putin military general 'is blown up by Russian landmine in Ukraine' after 'senseless' move

"Vladimir Zavadsky was
Russia's 14th Army Corps deputy commander The major-general died during 'senseless' redeployment away from the frontline
Reports suggest Russian armed forces are attempting to cover-up the death." MS

Cyberattack Attack on Title and Escrow Company Impacts Homeowners, Real Estate Transactions

"TechCrunch reports that Fidelity National Financial (FNF), known for its leading role in
providing title insurance and escrow services in North America, experienced a significant
cyberattack last week. This incident has left many homeowners and prospective buyers who deal with FNF or its subsidiaries in a state of uncertainty and distress." Breitbart

Cyber-attack closes hospital emergency rooms in three US states

"Ardent Health, which oversees 30 hospitals in states across the US, including New Mexico,
Texas and Oklahoma, said it had been targeted by a cyberattack attack over the Thanksgiving holiday. The attack had shut down a significant number of its computerized services, the company said in a news release. “In an abundance of caution, our facilities are rescheduling some non-emergent, elective procedures and diverting some emergency room patients to other area hospitals until systems are back online,” Ardent Health’s release said. Each of the affected Ardent hospital chains – Hillcrest HealthCare in Oklahoma, Lovelace Health in New Mexico, and UT Health in Texas – said that some of their emergency rooms were transferring patients to other hospitals.

The hospital operator said the cyber-attack has affected computer programs that track patients’ healthcare records, among others." Guradian

Russia says frigate hits Ukraine's military infrastructure with cruise missiles

"A frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet launched an attack with four cruise missiles on Ukraine's military infrastructure, Russia's defense ministry said.
The crew of a frigate of the Black Sea Fleet received a task of launching a strike with Kalibr cruise missiles in the shortest possible time against enemy military infrastructure." MS

Biden Has Allowed Iranian Oil to Be Sold to Keep Oil Prices from Rising

"On CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” co-host Becky Quick stated that while the U.S. has sanctions on
Iran, the Biden administration has “acknowledged that they’re going to continue to allowIranian oil to be sold elsewhere because they don’t want oil prices to go up.CNBC Contributor and Global Head of Commodity Strategy for RBC Capital Markets Helima Croft said, Iranian exports have grown this year. They have grown significantly. So, is the Biden administration going to come under increasing pressure to tighten the Iran sanctions? Now, Amos Hochstein was out basically saying that we’re going to have tougher enforcement, but what are those Iran numbers going to actually look like? That’s a very important wild card, I think, for next year, in terms of market balances.Breitbart

Hamas Has Lost Track of Some Israeli Hostages Abducted in Terror Attack

"The jihadist terrorist organization Hamas does not know the location of some of the estimated
240 people abducted from
Israel on October 7, complicating the group’s ability to negotiate for their release.....The whereabouts of the hostages not in direct Hamas custody remain unknown. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a rival terrorist group, reportedly claimed to be keeping 30 of those hostages imprisoned. Some reports have suggested that organized crime syndicates in Gaza, which Hamas controls, may be keeping individual hostages or families in captivity independent of direct Hamas control." Breitbart

Russian missile hits Zaporizhzhya, targeting enterprise

"The attack targeted an enterprise in one of Zaporizhzhya's city districts during an air raid alert at 8.51 a.m. ... it may have been one of the versions of
Russia’s Iskander short-range ballistic missiles." MS

Ukraine Launches Drone Attack on Moscow

"Russian air defense reportedly shot down an attack drone en route to the Russian capital Moscow....." IU

Ukrainian troops 'encircled' with no ammunition as Russia 'ready to storm' key town

"Ukrainian forces have been encircled in Avdiivka, a key town in the east of the country, as Russian soldiers advance from "all directions."
The warning comes from Vitaliy Barabash, head of Avdiivka's military administration. His concern comes as Russia continues to throw men into the town, leaving Ukrainian troops low on ammunition." DE

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Russians advance 2km toward Avdiivka Coke and Chemical plant, greatest gain since spring

"Russian forces have moved the front line forwards up to 2 kilometers in this area. Although modest, this advance likely represents one of the greatest Russian gains since the spring. The operation is gradually bringing Russian troops closer to the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical plant, where Ukrainian forces maintain one of their main defensive positions." MS

Wife of Ukrainian Spy Chief Poisoned

"Ukraine said the wife of one of its top military leaders had been poisoned, raising suspicion in Kyiv that she had been the victim of a high-profile assassination attempt.
A spokesman for Ukraine’s powerful military-intelligence agency, known as HUR, said that Marianna Budanova, wife of HUR chief Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, had been poisoned with heavy metals. She is currently undergoing treatment, said the spokesman, Andriy Yusov, declining to give any more details." WSJ

CongresswomanTlaib's links to Hamas group held liable for death of American Jew

"Rashida Tlaib had the crowd eating out of her hand. It was March 2018, and the hookah lounge in a working-class suburb outside of Chicago was packed. Warm and engaging, switching frequently between English and Arabic, Tlaib - a Michigan State representative with larger ambitions - pleaded for out-of-state donations to help her become the first Palestinian American in Congress. She unashamedly told the audience that her Detroit constituents often declared: 'Rashida is a warrior, and this is a war we're in.' Sitting in the front row, Rafeeq Jaber listened intently, seemingly impressed and knowing a thing or two about raising money to wage war.
There's Wisconsin furniture salesman Salah Sarsour, who co-hosted a party for Tlaib in July 2018 in Milwaukee. His name appears on the official Tlaib invite to the event. Sarsour is known to
U.S. counter terror experts as being a suspected fundraiser in one of the largest pro-Hamas money laundering operations in U.S. history. Then there's Abdelbaset Hamayel, whose name is listed alongside Jaber's as a co-host on an official 'Rashia Tlaib For Congress' invitation to a meet and greet at the Jerusalem Banquet restaurant in Bridgeview, Illinois in July 2018. Hamayel was a purported point person for another charity, named KindHearts, that was accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of financing terrorism in 2006. Tlaib's defenders claim it is unreasonable to expect her to know the background of all the guests at her campaign events or the 45,000 donors named on her Federal Election Commission records. Perhaps most troubling of all is the thread tying these Tlaib's campaign boosters together, as a DailyMail.com investigation has now revealed that each of them are connected to an alleged pro-Hamas network that – to this day – is under investigation for supporting terror.
'DECEIVE & CAMOUFLAGE': HAMAS' PATRONS IN AMERICA. The origins of the pro-
Hamas network in America can be traced to an October 1993 meeting at a Marriott Courtyard hotel in Philadelphia. Shortly after the fledging terror group launched its first suicide bombing, killing one and injuring 10 people at a rest area on the Jordan Valley Highway in the West Bank, sympathetic activists met in Philly for a secret three-day conflab. They anticipated that the U.S. government would declare Hamas a 'foreign terror organization' – which it did in 1997 – and block the flow of donations to the group. The participants debated how they could continue providing support to Hamas, and they knew they had to be careful: U.S. law enforcement may be listening. So, the attendees were circumspect - pronouncing the terror group's name backward as 'Samah' or simply as 'the movement.'
The Bureau was listening. FBI agents had bugged the meeting, and subsequent recordings were used to convict some of the participants for backing terrorism. 'I swear by Allah that war is deception,' one senior leader said, according to a FBI transcript. 'Deceive, camouflage, pretend that you're leaving while you're walking that way. Deceive your enemy.' Deceive they did. As
Hamas found its footing, associates poured money into its coffers and it worked until the network was picked apart by American authorities.
'THE FAÇADE': PRO-HAMAS CHARITIES BUSTED. Federal agents raided and locked down the headquarters of the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation of Relief and Development (HLF) on suspicion of fundraising for
Hamas in 2001. Seven years later, the Justice Department secured convictions against HLF and its leadership for illegally funneling approximately $12.4 million to the terrorists. Five HLF leaders were sentenced to a collective 180 years in federal prison and the faux charity was shuttered. To date - it is the largest successful terrorism financing prosecution in U.S. history. But not everyone allegedly involved in the scheme faced justice. Salah Sarsour - the furniture store owner whose name appears on an invitation for a Tlaib campaign event in Milwaukee in July of 2018 - allegedly helped raise money for HLF, according to a 2001 FBI memorandum. He was never charged. And HLF's pro-Hamas mission allegedly carried on.
The
U.S. Treasury Department claimed that HLF simply dissolved and reconstituted itself another as another charity called KindHearts, which was based in Ohio. 'KindHearts is the progeny of Holy Land Foundation and Global Relief Foundation, which attempted to mask their support for terrorism behind the façade of charitable giving,' Treasury officials claimed when they froze KindHearts assets in 2006. At the time, KindHearts' representative[i] in Illinois and Wisconsin was Abdelbaset Hamayel - another Tlaib campaign co-host.
ISLAMIC CHARITY FOUND GUILTY IN MURDER OF
AMERICA. David Boim was born in Brooklyn, New York, but on May 13, 1996, he was living in Jerusalem and studying at a yeshiva. It was the day he was murdered. The 17-year-old student was waiting with friends at a bus stop near Beit El in the West Bank when two Hamas terrorists opened fire on the crowd from a moving car. One student, Yair Greenbaum, was hit in the chest and wounded. David was shot in the head and killed. David's devastated parents took their grief to civil court and, in 2000, after years of preparation they brought a case under a 1992 law that permits American victims to sue anyone providing material support to terror groups. Named as a defendant in that lawsuit was the Islamic Association of Palestine (IAP), which for decades had operated out of a nondescript office in a bland strip mall in the Chicago suburb of Palos Hills.
IAP
merely changed its name and re-emerged under another – American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). That claim is currently the focus of an on-going lawsuit as the Boims allege that AMP is the alter ego of IAP. And if the Boim's contention is proven true, it would be truly disturbing – the least of which for Democrats – because AMP has thrown its weight behind several Democratic members of Congress, including Rashida Tlaib." DM

‘Not A Single Cent’: Germany Joins European Union in Pulling Funding for U.N. Palestinian Aid Group

"Germany announced it would be freezing funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a body specifically dedicated to Palestinian refugees, amid reports it has distributed antisemitic material, incited violence, and had alumni who participated in the October 7 atrocities in Israel." MS

Russian Artillery Knocked Out A Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 Tank. It’s The First Leo 1 The Ukrainians Have Lost.

"The Ukrainian army has lost a Leopard 1A5 tank for the first time. At least temporarily.
A video that circulated online on Tuesday depicts one of the German-made tanks—likely belonging to the Ukrainian army’s 44th Mechanized Brigade—eating an apparent artillery shell somewhere in snowy eastern Ukraine. As a Russian drone observed, the 40-ton, four-person tank rolled along a treeline then turned onto a wide field. Watched and exposed, the tank was an easy target for what appeared to be a series of artillery shells that walked toward it in increasingly accurate blasts.
One of the shells exploded close enough to damage the tank’s left track and immobilize it. The drone video doesn’t depict the crew bailing out, but it does depict the unmoving tank with its two turret hatches wide open. That’s evidence the crew escaped." Forbes

Several groups of Russian UAVs enter Ukraine, air defence deployed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

"Several groups of Russian kamikaze drones have entered Ukraine and are moving across its territory; air defense was deployed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast." Pravada

Russian Mi-28N Choppers Decimate Ukrainian Strongholds in Special Op Zone

"The Mi-28N is an all-weather Russian military attack helicopter, able to operate both day and night, and has demonstrated its enhanced capabilities over the course of the special military operation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released footage showing Mi-28N helicopters carrying out surgical strikes on Ukrainian strongholds and their military equipment. During the combat missions, Russian pilots launched missile at the Ukrainian military's fortified points. “As a result of the combat operation, [Russian troops] destroyed a command post and armored vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian army,” the official MoD statement reads." MS

Taiwan independence means war – Beijing

"China has reacted sharply to rhetoric from politicians in Taipei ahead of a presidential
election on the island.
China is willing to allow “plenty of space” for peaceful reunification with Taiwan, but will not tolerate separatist activities, government spokesperson Chen Binhua warned on Monday. The official was responding to comments by Taiwanese pro-independence politicians ahead of a presidential election on the self-governing island. “I want to emphasize that Taiwan independence means war,” Chen stated as he condemned Lai and Hsiao as separatists.
According to media reports, Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim, both from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, recently claimed that the island continues to be threatened by an attack from the mainland." RT

Cyberattack Takes Down Fire and Police Phone Lines in Israel

"A possible cyberattack knocked out phone lines to police and fire departments in Israel for over an hour on Monday night.
The Bezeq Electric company issued a statement that said a “malfunction occurred in all Bezeq lines”... The nature of the malfunction was not elaborated upon." Breitbart

10 Israelis, 2 Foreigners Handed Over By Hamas As Truce Extended

"The Israel Defense Forces says the 12 hostages — 10 Israelis and two Thai nationals — released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip are now in Israeli territory, and are being escorted by special forces and members of the Shin Bet security agency." ZH

Ukraine strikes Russian aircraft factory 200 miles behind enemy lines



"A Ukrainian drone has struck a Russian aircraft factory more than 200 miles behind enemy lines. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) claimed responsibility for the explosion at the Smolensk Aviation Factory. Footage of the blast showed plumes of black smoke billowing up from the plant, which also produces Kh-59 cruise missiles." MS

Ukrainian defenders strike Russians in Kherson Oblast's eastern bank

"A total of 56 combat engagements have taken place across the contact line in Ukraine over the past 24 hours. The Russians have launched 11 missile strikes and 35 airstrikes and conducted 42 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems." MS

Iran secures deal for Russian fighter jets and helicopters

"Iran has agreed to purchase Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Mi-28 helicopters and training aircraft. Deputy Defense Minister Mehdi Farahi stated that the development of plans for supplying Su-35 fighter jets, Mi-28 attack helicopters and Yak-130 jet trainer aircraft to the combat units of the Iranian armed forces has been completed." MS

Monday, November 27, 2023

Explosion rocks Russian tank factory

"An unexplained explosion has rocked a Russian tank factory producing engines and artillery for the war in Ukraine.
Footage showed a fireball engulfing the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant, in the industrial city of Chelyabinsk near the border with Kazakhstan." MS

Ukraine forces repel 71 Russian attacks in past 24 hours

"The Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 71 enemy attacks in the past 24 hours. On the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region, the defenders continue to hold positions, inflicting fire damage on Russian troops.....the Russian army launched one missile attack, three air strikes and 13 MLRS attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces and populated areas." Ukrinform

Iran Sues Leading Newspaper Over Leaked Top Secret 'Morality Guard' Document

"The Iranian public prosecutor's office has slapped a prominent newspaper with charges over the publication of a top-secret government document outlining the country's volunteer morality guards - guys who go around whacking women for not wearing hijabs and other violations of Sharia law, who are separate from (but similar to) the country's official morality police......the judiciary's Mizan news, a reformist daily newspaper, Etmad, published the "highly confidential" document - an instruction from the Interior Ministry regarding the deployment of thousands of morality guards to enforce the country's Hijab dress code for women.....the leaked documents shows deep links between the group and the ministry.
Iran's morality guards came under fire last month following the death of 16-year-old Armita Geravand, who fell into a coma after morality guards reportedly beat her into a coma for not wearing a hijab." ZH

U.S. Destroyer Captures Houthi Pirates, Israeli-Linked Tanker Saved

"U.S. Arleigh Burke–class destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) responded to a distress call from the Israeli-linked tanker Central Park off the coast of Yemen. The Houthi gunmen successfully boarded the tanker, but the crew secured themselves in the citadel, which is a designated secure space for crew members to wait out pirates while continuing to control vital ship systems. The attackers were forced to retreat to Yemen with the Mason in pursuit. U.S. Navy personnel, aided by a Japanese destroyer, arrested the gunmen after warning shots and close helo support." MS

Argentina’s Javier Milei Visits the Ohel, Gravesite of Lubavitcher Rebbe, Before Meeting U.S. Officials

"Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei on Monday visited the burial site of the the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as the first stop of his visit to the United States, ahead of his meetings with U.S. officials.
Milei arrived at the cemetery, located in Queens, New York, just after 9 A.M. with his entourage, where he met Rabbi Simon Jacobson, who has become somewhat of an informal advisor and mentor. Milei was visibly emotional when he met Rabbi Jacobson at the entrance of the site, and they went together to pray at the grave." Breitbart

Elon Musk Meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Visits Site of Hamas Terror Attack

"Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of X/Twitter, traveled to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then traveled with Netanyahu to visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza, a southern town in Israel, one of the major targets of the Hamas terror attacks on October 7." Breitbart

Storm in occupied Crimea leaves half a million people without power

"Almost 500,000 people in occupied Crimea have been left without electricity after a storm hit the peninsula. Natalia Pisareva, the Russian-appointed "head of the Chornomorsk district", wrote on her Telegram channel that the district has been left without water or heating." MS

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Israel confirms 17 hostages released, including four-year-old American girl

"The Israeli Prime Minister's office confirmed that 17 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were released on Sunday, including four-year-old Israeli-American Abigail Mor Edan.
The Prime Minister's office said that 14 of the individuals were Israeli citizens, while the other three were foreign nationals." MS

Powerful explosions near nuclear facilities in Iran

"Frightening reports have emerged from Iran. Several powerful explosions have been reported in proximity to the Nuclear Technology Center in Isfahan. It's speculated that anti-aircraft artillery may have caught fire. At this moment, the exact cause remains uncertain. Military sources allege that there were ongoing military exercises in the vicinity.....one narrative postulates a drone attack to which the air defense system responded immediately......cites Iranian military sources as stating that explosions near the Nuclear Technology Center were due to defensive exercises. Intriguingly, local Iranian sources claim there were no scheduled exercises in that area." MS

Zelensky’s Wife Faces Backlash After Kiev Airstrike Complaints

"Olena Zelenskaya has been slammed online after she tweeted comments about explosions in Kiev in which she rhetorically asked when they would end.
Netizens were quick to mock Zelensky’s wife and did not hesitate to remind her about the suffering of the people of Donbass who live under constant shelling from Kiev since 2014." S

Russian forces keep advancing near Avdiivka

"Russian forces have pursued their offensive near the town of Avdiivka and made a confirmed advance..... indicates that Russian troops have advanced north of the settlement of Krasnohorivka (7 km northwest of Avdiivka)." Pravada

Ukraine targets Russia's military facilities with 35 UAVs in response to earlier Shahed attack on Kyiv

"The overnight drone attack on Russia on Nov. 26 was a response by Ukrainian military intelligence to the massive attack by the Shahed drones on Kyiv the day before. The attack began at 3.30 a.m. and ended at 9.20 a.m. About 35 drones were fired at facilities in Moscow and the region, as well as in the cities of Tula and Smolensk." UV

Plant manufacturing engines for military equipment on fire in Russia's Chelyabinsk

"Afire broke out at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant, which is under Ukrainian and US sanctions as a manufacturer of engines for military equipment." Pravada

Dutch Election Winner Geert Wilders Causes Uproar After Declaring ‘Jordan Is Palestine!’

"The country of Jordan should be considered the true national homeland for the Palestinian people, according to Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who caused an uproar after making the declaration online." Breitbart