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December 19, 2024
NatSec
News
World

Farage Warns Far-Left UK Govt Trump Team Opposes Giveaway of Strategic Islands.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage has warned British lawmakers that President-elect Donald J. Trump is seriously concerned by the far-left Labour government’s plans to give away the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius. The territory’s islands host a strategic British-American military base.

The Reform Party leader communicated these concerns after discussions at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he met with Elon Musk and other key figures. During a session in the House of Commons, Farage highlighted the unease within Trump’s forthcoming administration about the long-term implications for the base on Diego Garcia.

“Let me assure you, there is very deep disquiet amongst all of them as to what this may mean for the long-term future of Diego Garcia and whether such a deal would hold, given the precedent of the deal break over Hong Kong,” Farage said. “They also can’t understand why we would surrender the sovereignty of these islands on an advisory judgment for a pretty obscure court,” he added.

Stephen Doughty, a minister in the British Foreign Office, claims the U.S. national security community supports a proposed deal to surrender sovereignty over the Chagos Islands that comprise the territory, claiming a non-binding International Court of Justice ruling that they should be decolonized threatens the future of the base.

MAURITIUS.

The draft plan involves transferring sovereignty to distant Mauritius—against the wishes of the Chagos Islanders the British removed from the territory—while maintaining a 99-year lease for the strategic Diego Garcia base. The base would see Britain make annual payments to Mauritius to facilitate the transfer, and boat migrants present on the islands removed to another British territory.

However, Mauritius’s newly-elected prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, is already repudiating the agreement, arguing it is not generous enough.

Mauritius is aligned with the Chinese, leading to some fearing that if the deal goes ahead, the Chinese may be able to build their own rival bases on the islands. Farage has also shared similar concerns that giving away the islands will embolden China.

Farage wants a referendum for the Chagos Islanders on the deal.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Brexit leader Nigel Farage has warned British lawmakers that President-elect Donald J. Trump is seriously concerned by the far-left Labour government's plans to give away the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius. The territory's islands host a strategic British-American military base. show more
December 18, 2024
News
UK

Prince Andrew Withdraws from Royal Pre-Christmas Lunch Amid Spy Scandal.

Prince Andrew is skipping the British Royal Family‘s pre-Christmas lunch following criticism of his association with an alleged Chinese Communist spy. The lunch at Buckingham Palace is a private affair for senior members of the Royal Family and other relatives who will not join Christmas festivities at King Charles’s Sandringham estate.

Alleged spy Yang Tengbo was identified following the lifting of an anonymity order. He has firmly denied involvement in any espionage activities. Previously known as H6 in legal documents, Yang was a key figure in China for the Duke’s Pitch@Palace project. He visited Buckingham Palace twice in 2018 to meet with Prince Andrew and reportedly accessed St James’s Palace and Windsor Castle at Andrew’s behest.

Wang is believed to be associated with China’s United Front Work Department and had been invited to Prince Andrew’s birthday in 2020.

On Friday, the Duke’s representatives declared that Andrew “ceased all contact” with Yang when initial concerns surfaced. The Duke’s office further emphasized that their interactions were conducted through “official channels” and that “nothing of a sensitive nature” was ever discussed.

This scandal is just the latest for Prince Andrew, who has a history of befriending unsavory individuals, including convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Reports have claimed that Epstein filmed Prince Andrew and other high-profile individuals engaging in sex acts.

The British Foreign Office will not release secret documents relating to Prince Andrew until at least 2065.

Image by LA(Phot) Dean Nixon.

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Prince Andrew is skipping the British Royal Family's pre-Christmas lunch following criticism of his association with an alleged Chinese Communist spy. The lunch at Buckingham Palace is a private affair for senior members of the Royal Family and other relatives who will not join Christmas festivities at King Charles's Sandringham estate. show more
December 18, 2024
News
Religion
UK

Woke Church of England Archbishop Resigns Amid Child Sex Abuse Scandal.

A former Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned following allegations that he mishandled a sex abuse case involving an Anglican priest. George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the Church of England (CofE) from 1991 to 2002, stepped down following a BBC investigation that revealed he permitted a previously banned priest to resume his ministry.

His resignation letter, dated December 4, emphasized his lengthy service—beginning in 1962—and his approaching 90th birthday but did not address the specifics of the investigation. Reports state that Carey facilitated the reappointment of cleric David Tudor in 1994, five years after Tudor had been barred due to accusations of assaulting teenage girls.

The investigation suggested that Carey supported Tudor’s employment in a diocese, raising questions about his decision-making during his tenure.

Carey’s decision to resign coincides with pressure on Stephen Cottrell, who is scheduled to become the Church of England’s temporary figurehead. Cottrell, currently the Archbishop of York, allegedly allowed Tudor to continue in his position despite being aware of restrictions that prohibited Tudor from being alone with children. Additionally, Tudor had previously settled a compensation claim with one of his accusers.

In October, Tudor was permanently banned from the ministry after admitting to sexual involvement with two teenage girls in the 1980s, aged 15 and 16.

Carey’s resignation comes just weeks after Justin Welby resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury amid allegations that he covered up child sex abuse cases for a decade. A report claimed that Welby, a frequent World Economic Forum (WEF) attendee, declined to pursue a proper investigation despite knowing of the abuse since 2013.

Welby presided over a shift toward woke attitudes in the Anglican mother church, going as far as demanding “serious consequences” for anti-trans comments and giving tacit approval to homosexual activity.

Image via Paul Kagame.

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A former Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned following allegations that he mishandled a sex abuse case involving an Anglican priest. George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the Church of England (CofE) from 1991 to 2002, stepped down following a BBC investigation that revealed he permitted a previously banned priest to resume his ministry. show more
Border Invasion
December 18, 2024
Immigration

This Senate Republican Wants to Block Illegal Immigrants from Public Benefits.

New legislation to restrict access to public benefits for individuals illegally residing in the United States has been put forward by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). Lee’s proposal, referred to as the “America First Act,” seeks to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The bill would bar illegal immigrants in the U.S., including asylum seekers and individuals granted parole, from being eligible for various public benefits.

The bill is part of a broader effort coordinated by President-elect Donald J. Trump and Congressional Republicans to end incentives for foreign nationals to enter and stay in the country illegally. In effect, Lee’s legislation could result in many of those in the U.S. illegally self-deporting to their home country.

“Millions of illegal immigrants ‘paroled’ into the United States, many for fraudulent asylum claims, have gained the ability to access welfare and aid programs originally designed to help American families, not attract and support massive populations of foreign citizens,” Sen. Lee said in a statement announcing the bill. The Utah Republican continued: “The America First Act pulls the plug on this criminal redistribution scheme forced upon the American people by Joe Biden and generations of dishonest politicians.”

Lee’s proposal complements plans made by Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, to deport the 11 to 20 million illegal immigrants currently unlawfully residing in the U.S. On Monday, Homan met with New York Democrat Mayor Eric Adams to discuss how local and state officials can aid the initial phase of deportations targeting primarily violent illegals.

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New legislation to restrict access to public benefits for individuals illegally residing in the United States has been put forward by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). Lee's proposal, referred to as the "America First Act," seeks to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The bill would bar illegal immigrants in the U.S., including asylum seekers and individuals granted parole, from being eligible for various public benefits. show more
December 18, 2024
William Upton
News

The Future of TikTok in the U.S. Now Rests With the Supreme Court.

The United States Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hear TikTok‘s challenge to a law effectively banning its distribution to Americans unless the social media app’s Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, divests from the platform. Additionally, the high court has agreed to expedite the case with oral arguments slated for January 10, 2025.

Since the divestment requirement and potential ban were enacted by Congress in March, TikTok has fought them through litigation, arguing that the law violates the First Amendment. However, earlier this month, a U.S. federal appeals court held that the narrow language of the statute—specifically applying to companies controlled by hostile foreign governments—does not infringe on the Chinese-controlled company’s constitutional rights.

“The First Amendment exists to protect free speech in the United States,” the appeals court panel held in its ruling, arguing: “Here, the Government acted solely to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation and to limit that adversary’s ability to gather data on people in the United States.”

The appeals court noted that the legal burden of the ban rests with ByteDance, which is tightly intertwined with the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) and its foreign intelligence and military networks. While TikTok has claimed it built a sufficient firewall to prevent ByteDance employees and Chinese government operatives from accessing U.S. user data, numerous whistleblowers have come forward with evidence this is not the case. These revelations underpin Congress’s legal claim to national security authority as justification for the law.

Despite the law’s narrow language and national security implications, TikTok’s constitutional challenge could result in the Supreme Court establishing a broader precedent on the limits of corporate speech and the government’s national security authority.

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The United States Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hear TikTok's challenge to a law effectively banning its distribution to Americans unless the social media app's Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, divests from the platform. Additionally, the high court has agreed to expedite the case with oral arguments slated for January 10, 2025. show more
December 18, 2024
News

Alleged Syrian Mass Graves Reveal Atrocities Comparable to Nazi Era, Prosecutor Claims.

A former U.S. war crimes ambassador has claimed that mass graves have been discovered in Syria, alleging at least 100,000 people were tortured and killed by the former al-Assad regime. Stephen Rapp, former U.S. war crimes ambassador, described the situation as a “system of state terror.” The graves, uncovered by Syrian Civil Defense teams, known as the White Helmets, reportedly contained remains showing signs of widespread torture and death.

Over 100,000 individuals are believed to have been tortured and killed under Assad’s regime, referred to by Rapp as a “machinery of death.” The regime, spanning Bashar al-Assad and his late father’s rule, has been accused of executing political prisoners and conducting systematic disappearances since Syria’s civil war began in 2011. Assad, now in Russia, has consistently denied these accusations.

The International Commission on Missing Persons, based in The Hague, has received reports of 66 mass grave sites in Syria. It has collected data on 28,200 individuals reported missing by Syrian families.

Reports from Syria remain somewhat unreliable, however, as the rebels, led by al-Qaeda franchise Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), consolidate their power. CNN, for example, aired footage reportedly showing a prisoner being freed from prison, but it later emerged that the man was a member of the former Assad regime. The man was also accused of torturing and extorting locals.

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A former U.S. war crimes ambassador has claimed that mass graves have been discovered in Syria, alleging at least 100,000 people were tortured and killed by the former al-Assad regime. Stephen Rapp, former U.S. war crimes ambassador, described the situation as a "system of state terror." The graves, uncovered by Syrian Civil Defense teams, known as the White Helmets, reportedly contained remains showing signs of widespread torture and death. show more
December 18, 2024
Media

Another Top CNN Star Bites the Dust.

Gloria Borger is leaving CNN after a nearly two-decade tenure with the corporate news network. The senior political analyst’s departure comes amid the media outlet’s continued struggles to generate revenue and attract viewers, forcing CEO Mark Thompson to consider layoffs for some of the outlet’s top on-air talent.

Since joining the network in 2007, Borger has been a prominent figure in much of CNN’s political and election programming, appearing frequently on The Situation Room and AC360. More recently, the senior political analyst merged as one of CNN’s top critics of President Donald J. Trump. In a 2022 column—citing now-debunked allegations leveled by the Democrat-controlled January 6 Select Committee—Borger wrote that Trump is “morally, intellectually and emotionally unfit for the office.”

Additionally, in 2021, Borger pushed the false claim that Trump’s legal team “lied” when they asserted the President was unaware that Vice President Mike Pence was in any danger during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots. Pence, who was at the U.S. Capitol when the riots initially broke out, was removed to a secure location by his Secret Service protection detail.

BLEEDING VIEWERS.

The National Pulse previously reported that CNN suffered a 13 percent drop in its prime-time viewership following Trump’s landslide victory in the 2024 presidential election. This past May, the network’s number of prime-time viewers hit a three-decade low. It is likely that the blatant anti-Trump partisanship of CNN’s on-air talent—as well as several incidents of false reporting—are behind the ratings collapse.

Navy veteran Zachary Young is currently suing the network, alleging he was defamed by a news segment claiming he charged excessive fees without guaranteeing safety or success during Joe Biden’s bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Additionally, a recent video segment aired by CNN claiming to document the rescue of a Syrian dissident from an Assad regime prison fell apart under scrutiny. While the network initially stated the Syrian man was named Adel Ghurbal, independent fact-checkers revealed the alleged prisoner was actually Salama Mohammad Salama—a notorious Assad regime torturer.

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Gloria Borger is leaving CNN after a nearly two-decade tenure with the corporate news network. The senior political analyst's departure comes amid the media outlet's continued struggles to generate revenue and attract viewers, forcing CEO Mark Thompson to consider layoffs for some of the outlet's top on-air talent. show more
December 18, 2024
News

Le Pen Wants an Early Election to Oust Macron.

Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, wants an early presidential election as President Emmanuel Macron appoints his fourth prime minister of 2024. Le Pen, speaking to Le Parisien, stressed “the fragility of Emmanuel Macron” and the limited institutional tools at his disposal. The ‘Macronist’ faction in the French legislature has had no working majority since a snap election in July.

So far, Macron has maintained his intention to complete his second term, which concludes in 2027. However, Le Pen believes it is “over or almost over” for the French president, as he has “lost control everywhere.”

Le Pen, who has previously run against Macron, currently leads polls to succeed him by a significant margin. However, she is navigating potential obstacles, including an ongoing legal case concerning the alleged misappropriation of European Union (EU) funds by National Rally figures. If this lawfare effort is successful, Le Pen faces a five-year ban from national office, jeopardizing her presidential prospects.

Beyond these legal issues, Le Pen must contend with a French electoral system designed to uphold establishment party power. The system features a two-round voting process, often resulting in alliances between the far-left, center-left, and so-called center-right that thwart populist candidates.

However, dissatisfaction with the political establishment is growing. A recent poll indicates that 56 percent of French citizens support establishing a new republic, ending the Fifth Republic that began in 1958. Additionally, 75 percent expressed a negative view of Macron, reflecting citizens’ increasing frustration with the current leadership.

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Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally (RN) party, wants an early presidential election as President Emmanuel Macron appoints his fourth prime minister of 2024. Le Pen, speaking to Le Parisien, stressed "the fragility of Emmanuel Macron" and the limited institutional tools at his disposal. The 'Macronist' faction in the French legislature has had no working majority since a snap election in July. show more
December 18, 2024
Politics
War

Palestinians Sue State Department Over U.S. Military Aid to Israel.

Palestinians are suing the U.S. Department of State over the Biden-Harris government’s supply of military aid to Israel for its ongoing military campaign against the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. The lawsuit, which was filed in a U.S. federal court on Tuesday, alleges the American government is allowing Israel to circumvent a series of U.S. human rights laws enacted by former Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in 1997. According to the “Leahy Laws,” the United States cannot grant foreign military aid to a country if there is evidence of human rights abuses.

“My surviving family members in Gaza have been forcibly displaced four times since October, living in constant fear of indiscriminate Israeli attacks carried out with American weapons,” one of the plaintiffs, a Palestinian-American, said in a statement. “The U.S. government’s military assistance to these abusive Israeli forces, which our own laws prohibit, is enabling these Israeli harms to me and my family,” he added.

‘DOUBLE STANDARD.’

The plaintiffs in the case contend the U.S. is engaging in a double standard by supplying Israel with military aid. In the legal filing, they claim it is “reasonable to assess” that the Jewish State—using American-supplied weapons—violated international law in the course of its military operations in Gaza. These violations, they argue, should trigger the Leahy Laws, barring any further support. Hamas-aligned Gaza health officials claim 45,000 Palestinians have died in the conflict. However, Israel has consistently claimed its military has made every effort to minimize civilian casualties.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues to maintain that the allegations of a double standard in how the U.S. treats Israel compared to other nations are unfounded. In May, the Department of State—in a report to Congress—claimed insufficient evidence existed to trigger the Leahy Laws. The report did state, however, that the department continues to monitor Israel’s compliance with both the foreign military aid statute and international human rights laws.

The U.S. government has allocated approximately $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel since the start of the country’s war against Hamas over a year ago.

Image by Naaman Omar via Wikimedia Commons.

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Palestinians are suing the U.S. Department of State over the Biden-Harris government's supply of military aid to Israel for its ongoing military campaign against the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. The lawsuit, which was filed in a U.S. federal court on Tuesday, alleges the American government is allowing Israel to circumvent a series of U.S. human rights laws enacted by former Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in 1997. According to the "Leahy Laws," the United States cannot grant foreign military aid to a country if there is evidence of human rights abuses. show more
December 18, 2024
News
War
World

New NATO Member Warns Against Deploying Western Troops in Ukraine.

One of NATO’s newest member states is urging caution among European leaders discussing so-called peacekeeping operations in Ukraine once the conflict has ended. On Tuesday, Finland‘s President Alexander Stubb addressed the issue before a defense cooperation summit in Tallinn, Estonia. He emphasized, “We should not get ahead of ourselves” when considering operations in Ukraine.

Stubb expressed concern over the significant number of European troops that would be needed for such an operation. He noted that a proper peacekeeping force would require at least 150,000 soldiers. He explained that maintaining this operation over time would necessitate up to 450,000 peacekeepers annually. “Perhaps this discussion has gone off the rails, so to speak,” Stubb remarked.

Instead of deploying peacekeeping forces, Stubb suggested that security guarantees for Kiev should take precedence in discussions about future peace negotiations.

Recently, discussions among leading NATO countries have revived the idea of sending Western troops to Ukraine in various capacities. However, Russia strongly opposes such proposals, considering them a significant escalation, and has warned of potential conflict.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin accused the West of crossing his previously stated “red lines” this week. Putin previously stated that allowing Ukraine to launch long-range Western missiles into Russia would be considered an act of war. Despite the warning, the Biden-Harris regime gave Ukraine the green light to launch ATACMS missiles into Russian territory after Harris lost the U.S. presidential election.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has stated he intends to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and negotiate a ceasefire. Leaders in Britain and France seem opposed to peace talks, but they are much less important to the Ukrainian war effort than the U.S.

Image via Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

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One of NATO's newest member states is urging caution among European leaders discussing so-called peacekeeping operations in Ukraine once the conflict has ended. On Tuesday, Finland's President Alexander Stubb addressed the issue before a defense cooperation summit in Tallinn, Estonia. He emphasized, "We should not get ahead of ourselves" when considering operations in Ukraine. show more