Iran threatens to ‘unleash Hezbollah’ in Israel and Dubai…
January 7, 2020
"Iran making threats of mass escalation," wrote NBC foreign chief correspondent Richard Engel. "To attack more bases in Iraq. To unleash Hezbollah. To unleash shiite militias in Iraq. To attack Israel and Dubai. Making it clear it is ready for a [widespread] campaign if this escalates further with a US response."
Iran plane crash: Ukraine Boeing with 180 aboard comes down near Tehran…
January 7, 2020
Early indications suggested the crash did not appear to have links to Wednesday morning’s missile strikes on bases in Iraq hosting US and coalition troops...
Indian Ocean Naval Base Diego Garcia: The Launchpad To Attack Iran…
January 7, 2020
The Pentagon has send six B-52 strategic bombers to military base on Diego Garcia that is beyond the range of Iran’s ballistic missiles to prepare to hit Tehran if given the order... The United States maintains several military bases in a number of Middle Eastern countries in close proximity to Iran, but it chose to deploy its bombers to Diego Garcia because it is out of reach of Iran’s longest range missiles, according to the Pentagon...
AGAIN: 2 more Chinese spies arrested at Fla Naval Base…
January 7, 2020
Wang Yuhao and Zhang Jielun, both Chinese citizens, were arrested Jan. 4 after they drove onto Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida, and took pictures of the base, according to court records... After 30 minutes in the restricted area, the pair were apprehended by Navy security personnel who found that they had taken photos of military structures on the base, court documents show. They also took videos with their cellphones...
Giant devil horns rise over Persian Gulf during eclipse…
January 7, 2020
A photographer waited in just the right place to snap the rare spectacle as the sun was partially blocked by the moon at dawn... Elias Chasiotis had planned on capturing the solar eclipse on December 26 while on holiday in Al Wakrah, Qatar.
Iran signaling it wants to de-escalate after revenge?…
January 7, 2020
Iran signaling that it wants to deescalate now that it has had its revenge. We believe the United States will respond militarily.
— DEFCONWarningSystem (@DEFCONWSALERTS) January 8, 2020
Candace Owens Takes on AOC and Wins. She laywers up and forces Socialist leader Ocasio-Cortez to unblock her on Twitter…
January 7, 2020
In July of 2019, a New York Federal appeals court upheld a lower court decision from 2018, which disallowed President Trump to block his critics and naysayers from his personal twitter account. This decision set a first-time precedent stipulating that “the First Amendment does not permit a public official who utilizes a social media account for all manner of official purposes to exclude persons from an otherwise‐open online dialogue because they expressed views with which the official disagrees,”
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I hired New York lawyer Jacob Weinstein to send Ms. Ocasio-Cortez a demand letter, highlighting our intention to litigate the matter, should she not unblock my account by end of day, January 6th 2019. I am pleased to announce that as of writing, her lawyer has indicated that his client would concede to our demand...China Wants to Mount Laser Cannons on Its Fighter Jets…
January 7, 2020
China is reportedly working on a “laser attack platform” that can be attached to its military’s aircraft, the South China Morning Post reports. Notices for the procurement and development of such a system were posted on the official weapons and equipment procurement website of the People’s Liberation Army...
CNN agrees to settle lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann…
January 7, 2020
The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky. Sandmann’s lawsuit sought $800 million from CNN, the Washington Post and NBC Universal. Trial dates are still not set for Sandmann’s lawsuit against NBC Universal and the Washington Post.
‘Significant’ oil discovery made off coast of South America…
January 7, 2020
Apache Corporation and Total S.A. have made a “significant” oil discovery off the coast of Suriname – the second in the region in less than a month...
Indonesia Deploys Fighter Jets To South China Sea Amid Tensions With China…
REMINDER: China’s Secret Weapon In The South China Sea Is A Proxy Of Militia Fishermen, And The US Is Warning Them On Their Aggressive Behavior…
January 7, 2020
The stand-off began in mid-December when a Chinese coast guard vessel, accompanying Chinese fishing boats, entered waters off the coast of Indonesia’s northern Natuna islands, prompting Jakarta to summon Beijing’s ambassador...
The FAA issue a statement…
January 7, 2020
#FAA Statement: #NOTAMs issued outlining flight restrictions that prohibit U.S. civil aviation operators from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. pic.twitter.com/kJEbpPddp3
— The FAA (@FAANews) January 8, 2020
Pentagon Confirms Iran Launching Dozens of Missiles at U.S. Targets in Iraq…
Markets In Turmoil - Gold & Oil Spike As Stocks, Bond Yields Plunge After Iran Attack...
January 7, 2020
Iran began to launch over a dozen ballistic missiles targeting U.S. airbases in Iraq on Tuesday, U.S. officials confirmed.
Iran is taking credit for a rocket attack targeting the al-Assad airbase in Iraq, which houses U.S. troops. They announced that the missiles were part of “Shahid [martyr] Soleimani Operation,” hinting at an extended military operation against the United States. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – not Hezbollah or one of many Iranian proxies in Iraq – took credit for the bombs...
US ambassador to Afghanistan stepping down…
January 7, 2020
The official said that John Bass's departure was long-planned and part of the normal rotation cycle, with American ambassadors typically serving in Kabul for only two years. The State Department has named Ross Wilson as chargé d’affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul until a new ambassador is confirmed...
Putin arrives in Istanbul to launch TurkStream on Jan 8…
January 7, 2020
Putin arrives to Istanbul from Damascus to launch TurkStream on January 8:https://t.co/Z47F91yzpZ pic.twitter.com/xyFataybLc
— TASS (@tassagency_en) January 7, 2020
Pelosi leads delegation to Jordan re ME and Syria…
January 7, 2020
Rep. Duncan Hunter, who recently pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds, will resign from office Monday…
January 7, 2020
Hunter was indicted in 2018 on multiple federal charges that he stole $250,000 of campaign money and used it for family vacations, groceries, extramarital affairs and other non-campaign uses. He recently pleaded guilty to a single county of conspiracy to convert campaign funds to personal use, a federal felony for which he could be sentenced up to five years in prison, although many consider it unlikely he’ll serve that amount of time.
Four girls as young THREE sexually abused by Satanic cult leader after grandmother offered them as sacrifices for lotto win…
January 7, 2020
The victims, three sisters aged three, seven and 10, and their 13-year-old cousin, were allegedly assaulted by sect leader, Nilson Alves, 42, during satanic ceremonies at a rural campsite in Caiapônia, central west Brazil... But the occult priest has denied he was “the one carrying out the abuse”. He claimed to be “possessed by a demon” who took control of his body and forced him to commit the crimes.
Christopher Steele Comes Out Of Hiding To Moderate Event Hosted By Actor Colin Firth…
January 7, 2020
The event was just Steele’s second public appearance in the three years since BuzzFeed News published the dossier online... Carole Cadwalladr, a journalist for The Guardian who has covered Cambridge Analytica, the subject of “The Great Hack,” and Ryan Fox, an executive at the firm New Knowledge, also took part in the panel discussion with Steele.
Senate committee approves USMCA trade deal, timing of full Senate vote uncertain
January 7, 2020
Republicans Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, with Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, voted against the updated North American trade deal.