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August 13, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics
War

Senior Investigator for Afghan Withdrawal Resigns, Blasts House Committee for Unserious Investigation.

The senior investigator for the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Biden-Harris government’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal resigned in protest on Monday. Jerry Dunleavy, a former journalist turned congressional investigator, blasted the committee and its chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), for being “derelict in their duty” and running a “sham” investigation.

“I did not come lightly to this decision to resign & to blow the whistle publicly, but I could not be a part of this sham any longer & my conscience simply will not allow me to be silent,” Dunleavy wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

“[A]fter a year of pushing the Committee to do the right thing & to run a serious investigation that relentlessly searches for the truth, it has become undeniably clear to me that McCaul & his team are unwilling to take even the most basic steps necessary to ensure that President Biden, VP Harris, & all the top Biden-Harris diplomatic & national security & military leaders are made to answer for the horrors which unfolded & continue to unfold in Afghanistan & around the world,” he added.

Dunleavy accuses Chairman McCaul and the Foreign Affairs Committee of failing to pursue key witnesses at the Biden-Harris State Department and United States Central Command (CENTCOM). Additionally, the former congressional investigator says the committee refused to properly investigate security lapses that resulted in ISIS-K’s deadly attack on Abbey Gate at the Kabul Airport.

The former investigator says that McCaul has been too hesitant to wield his committee’s power and has failed to obtain answers and justice for the Abbey Gate Gold Star families. “McCaul & the Committee made promises to the Abbey Gate Gold Star families & to the American public at large — & those promises simply have not been kept,” Dunleavy wrote.

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The senior investigator for the House Foreign Affairs Committee's inquiry into the Biden-Harris government's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal resigned in protest on Monday. Jerry Dunleavy, a former journalist turned congressional investigator, blasted the committee and its chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), for being "derelict in their duty" and running a "sham" investigation. show more
August 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War

Ukraine and Russia Blame Each Other for Fire at Europe’s Biggest Nuke Plant.

Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for a fire at the Zaporizhzhia (Zaporozhye) nuclear power plant. Yevgeny Balitsky, the Kremlin-backed governor of occupied Zaporizhzhia, attributed the fire to Ukrainian shelling. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky alleges that Russian forces initiated the blaze despite the fact that the site has been under Russian control for two years, meaning a nuclear meltdown would have a much more immediate negative impact on Russian forces than on Ukraine.

The fire broke out on Sunday in the cooling towers of the six-reactor plant, which is the biggest in Europe. Balitsky and Zelensky both say there has been no radiation spike.

Zelensky claims Russia started the fire to “blackmail” him. Last Tuesday, Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia in the Kursk region, which saw one of the most decisive battles between Axis and Soviet forces in 1943. It has penetrated roughly 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) into Russian territory.

ZELENSKY’S GAMBLE. 

Ukrainian officials say thousands of troops are participating in the Kursk operation, displacing over 76,000 residents and prompting a state of emergency declaration. Reports indicate the Ukrainian troops have U.S. equipment, such as Bradley and Stryker combat vehicles.

“We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maximum losses, and to destabilize the situation in Russia as they are unable to protect their own border,” said a Ukrainian official.

The high-stakes operation, which involves several Ukrainian brigades, could prove to be a disaster blunder if it fails. Russian forces have been building up an overwhelming advantage in artillery and personnel over recent months, slowly taking control of Ukrainian fortress towns and villages in the Donbass (Donbas) region and reestablishing a presence near Kharkov (Kharkiv) after a surprise incursion that started in May.

If the Kursk brigades are unable to achieve their objectives, or at least withdraw in good order, Zelensky may struggle to reinforce the faltering front in the Donbass and elsewhere.

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Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for a fire at the Zaporizhzhia (Zaporozhye) nuclear power plant. Yevgeny Balitsky, the Kremlin-backed governor of occupied Zaporizhzhia, attributed the fire to Ukrainian shelling. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky alleges that Russian forces initiated the blaze despite the fact that the site has been under Russian control for two years, meaning a nuclear meltdown would have a much more immediate negative impact on Russian forces than on Ukraine. show more
August 7, 2024
War
World

More U.S. Personnel Injured in Middle East Base Attacks Under Biden-Harris.

At least five U.S. personnel were injured on Monday in an attack on a military base in Iraq, according to U.S. officials. The incident comes amid high tensions in the Middle East due to senior members of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah dying in Israeli strikes last week.

Two Katyusha rockets hit al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, per Iraqi security sources. Any connections between the attack and Iran’s threats to retaliate for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh remain unclear.

Speaking anonymously, U.S. officials confessed that one American sustained severe injuries and warned the initial casualty reports may change. Base personnel are currently assessing the damage post-attack.

Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was assassinated in the Iranian capital of Tehran last week. Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander, was also killed by a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, risking broader conflict in the Middle East.

The U.S. has been closely monitoring Iran’s potential responses to these events. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed the situation, describing the attack as “a dangerous escalation,” according to the Pentagon.

In response to the threat, the Pentagon is deploying additional fighter jets and warships to reinforce regional defenses.

Iraq hosts 2,500 U.S. troops but has Iran-backed militias within its security forces. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are failing to ensure the safety of U.S. troops in the region, with three Americans dying and dozens wounded in a drone strike on a base in neighboring Jordan in January.

Biden-Harris Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is pleading with the Iraqi government to ask Iran to moderate its response to Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran. U.S. troops are due to be pulled out of Iraq next month.

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At least five U.S. personnel were injured on Monday in an attack on a military base in Iraq, according to U.S. officials. The incident comes amid high tensions in the Middle East due to senior members of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah dying in Israeli strikes last week. show more
August 7, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
UK
War

‘Palestine Action’ Saboteurs Smash Up Defense Firm Facility, Injure Cops with Sledgehammer.

Heavily armed saboteurs with the ‘Palestine Action’ organization have smashed up a facility belonging to defense firm Elbit Systems in Bristol, England, and injured two police officers with a sledgehammer. The group used a prison van—where they acquired the vehicle is unclear—to “ram raid” the building before over a dozen saboteurs got out and began vandalizing the interior with red paint and destroying equipment with hammers, crowbars, and other weapons.

“We provide critical support and advanced technology to the British Armed Forces,” said a spokesman for the firm, denying “claims that this facility supplies the Israeli military or Israeli Ministry of Defence” as “categorically false.

“The UK Defence Industry urgently requires adequate protection from this nationally coordinated and politically motivated violence,” they added.

Elbit Systems reports the saboteurs injured security staff, and two responding police officers were also injured after being struck with a sledgehammer. One of the officers, a woman, was hospitalized with injuries to her back. Six saboteurs were arrested, but several others managed to evade the authorities.

Despite the shocking nature of the attack, which would appear to rise to the level of terrorism given its political nature, police are currently referring to it in terms of “criminal damage,” a relatively low-level vandalism offense.

Unlike the allegedly “far-right” anti-mass migration protests currently sweeping Britain, it has not warranted a press conference from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, or prominent coverage in the state-owned and corporate media.

This downplaying of the attack has intensified accusations of two-tier policing on social media.

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Heavily armed saboteurs with the 'Palestine Action' organization have smashed up a facility belonging to defense firm Elbit Systems in Bristol, England, and injured two police officers with a sledgehammer. The group used a prison van—where they acquired the vehicle is unclear—to "ram raid" the building before over a dozen saboteurs got out and began vandalizing the interior with red paint and destroying equipment with hammers, crowbars, and other weapons. show more
August 6, 2024
William Upton
War
World

United Nations Admits At Least Nine UNRWA Staff Participated In Oct. 7 Hamas Terrorist Attack.

The United Nations (U.N.) is acknowledging that nine members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) were likely involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. “For nine people, the evidence was sufficient to conclude that they may have been involved in the seventh of October attacks,” Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the U.N. Secretary-General, said.

At least 19 UNWRA staff members were initially accused of participating in the terrorist attacks. However, the U.N.‘s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has concluded, following an investigation, that only nine staffers were likely involved.

“OIOS made findings in relation to each of the 19 UNRWA staff members alleged to have been involved in the attacks,” Haq stated, adding: “In one case, no evidence was obtained by OIOS to support the allegations of the staff member’s involvement, while in nine other cases, the evidence obtained by OIOS was insufficient to support the staff member’s involvement.”

Following the Hamas attack, Israel accused UNRWA of directly employing 450 individuals tied to terrorist groups operating in Gaza. The National Pulse reported in January that Western nations donated over $8 billion to UNRWA between 2013 and 2022.

According to data compiled by UNRWA, in the ten years from 2013 to 2022, the United States gave $2,558,830,210, the European Union (EU) and its member states collectively gave $5,246,475,932, and Australia, Canada, and New Zealand gave a combined $313,429,066 to the controversial agency—a total of $8,118,735,208. 

In May, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have recovered U.S.-made explosive charges from a UNRWA school in  Jabalia, Gaza. Batch numbers found on the explosive charges indicated they were likely from a weapons sale the U.S. government made to Egpyt in 2007.

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The United Nations (U.N.) is acknowledging that nine members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) were likely involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. "For nine people, the evidence was sufficient to conclude that they may have been involved in the seventh of October attacks," Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the U.N. Secretary-General, said. show more
zelensky
August 1, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War
World

Ukraine Is Losing Again and Wants More Money Again.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is demanding permission to strike deep inside Russia with Western weapons and more resources as Russian forces make a series of incremental advances in the Donetsk region. “It’s a serious challenge that we can’t use all the weapons we need to stop this enemy,” Zelensky told the French press, referring to the restrictions the West has placed on Ukraine using long-range Western weaponry to strike targets far beyond the front lines.

“Unfortunately, our partners are still afraid of this,” he said. Russia has threatened retaliation if long-range munitions donated by the West begin striking targets far beyond the front lines, with the West allowing Ukrainian strikes a short distance inside Russia already regarded as an unacceptable escalation of the proxy war.

Zelensky is reluctant to unilaterally extend strikes using Western weapons deeper into Russia, fearing this would result in donor countries reducing or even eliminating military aid. He also complains that Ukraine needs more Western weaponry: “We no longer keep it a secret that we were preparing 14 brigades. Do you think it is possible to stop [Russian forces] if only three out of 14 are equipped?”

Russia has captured a series of villages in Donetsk over recent days and maintains an estimated five-to-one artillery advantage despite a large injection of U.S. weaponry. The Joe Biden–Kamala Harris government has already announced yet another $1.7 billion in aid for Ukraine.

A French journalist who recently returned from Ukraine has said an increasing number of Ukrainian youths regard the war as hopeless, as it is “impossible to take back the Donbas by force of arms, and what’s the point if it’s destroyed?”

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is demanding permission to strike deep inside Russia with Western weapons and more resources as Russian forces make a series of incremental advances in the Donetsk region. "It's a serious challenge that we can't use all the weapons we need to stop this enemy," Zelensky told the French press, referring to the restrictions the West has placed on Ukraine using long-range Western weaponry to strike targets far beyond the front lines. show more
July 30, 2024
War

Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Assassinated in Tehran, Iran Says.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has issued a statement confirming the death of Ismail Haniyeh, a senior Hamas leader, during an inauguration event for Iran’s new president. Haniyeh and an Iranian security guard were reportedly killed at their place of residence. No details have been forthcoming at the time of publication.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military conducted an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Haret Hreik, targeting senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. Shukr, reportedly the mastermind behind a recent attack that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights, is believed to have died in the strike. The Lebanese health ministry reported that the strike killed three civilians, including two children, and injured 74 others.

The neighborhood, a Hezbollah stronghold, was previously devastated during the 2006 war with Israel and subsequently rebuilt with Iranian funding. The recent attack damaged buildings near a mosque and a hospital, with emergency workers struggling to rescue those trapped under the rubble.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a stern response to the Golan Heights strike, which Hezbollah denied responsibility for. Lebanon’s current prime minister condemned the airstrike and plans to file a complaint with the U.N. Security Council.

In Tehran, during the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian, senior figures from groups within Iran’s “axis of resistance,” including Haniyeh, were present. Shortly after his speech asserting support for Palestinians, news of Haniyeh’s assassination broke. Iranian officials condemned the attack, attributing the blame to Israel and the United States, and hinted at potential retaliation.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has issued a statement confirming the death of Ismail Haniyeh, a senior Hamas leader, during an inauguration event for Iran’s new president. Haniyeh and an Iranian security guard were reportedly killed at their place of residence. No details have been forthcoming at the time of publication. show more
July 21, 2024
Politics
UK
War

New UK Prime Minister Invites Zelensky to Cabinet.

Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer invited Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to a meeting with his Cabinet ministers on Friday, July 19. The meeting followed a forum of European leaders at Blenheim Palace, underscoring Starmer‘s attempt to underline the new Labour government’s commitment to the Ukraine war by inviting Zelensky to address his ministers, the first foreign leader to do so since President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Zelensky’s visit coincides with the launch of a new initiative aimed at disrupting Russia‘s ‘shadow fleet’ of about 600 oil tankers used to circumvent sanctions.

“I won’t allow Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers, and the dirty money it generates, to flow freely through European waters and put our security at risk,” Starmer said, adding: “Ukraine is, and always will be, at the heart of my government’s agenda.”

The Defence Export Support Treaty, to be signed by defense ministers, will provide Ukraine access to 3.5 billion pounds ($4.5 billion) in export finance to boost defense production.

Last week at NATO, Starmer reaffirmed a commitment, initiated by his predecessor Rishi Sunak, to provide 3 billion pounds annually in military support to Ukraine until at least 2030-31, and potentially beyond.

Meanwhile, in America, former Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson met with former President Donald J. Trump at the RNC to lobby for more support for Ukraine.

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Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky to a meeting with his Cabinet ministers on Friday, July 19. The meeting followed a forum of European leaders at Blenheim Palace, underscoring Starmer's attempt to underline the new Labour government's commitment to the Ukraine war by inviting Zelensky to address his ministers, the first foreign leader to do so since President Bill Clinton in 1997. show more
July 18, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
War
World

WATCH: Drone Strikes Oil Tanker in Red Sea as Biden’s Failing War in Yemen Drags On.

Footage has emerged showing a suicide drone striking an oil tanker approximately 100 nautical miles northwest of Yemen‘s port city of Hodeidah. The drone struck the tanker on its portside, raising concerns about a potential oil spill.

The incident represents another failure for Joe Biden’s Operation Prosperity Guardian, aimed at curbing the Houthis’ activities in the Red Sea. Biden previously admitted that U.S. strikes in Yemen were not stopping Houthi attacks on global shipping but vowed to continue them anyway.

“When you say working, are they stopping the Houthis, no. Are they going to continue, yes,” Biden told reporters in January.

The footage of the attack was released by the Iran-backed Houthis, who have been targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November. They claim these attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians amid the conflict in Gaza.

Since Biden launched his ineffective campaign against them, their attacks have expanded to include targets in the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean.

In May, the Houthis even managed to capture a $30 million U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, adding to the embarrassment of the U.S. in the region.

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Footage has emerged showing a suicide drone striking an oil tanker approximately 100 nautical miles northwest of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah. The drone struck the tanker on its portside, raising concerns about a potential oil spill. show more
July 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
News
UK
War
World

Boris Johnson Lobbies Trump for Ukraine After Speech to Audience of Empty Chairs at RNC.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson met with former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday and lobbied him to prolong the Ukraine war. Johnson posted a picture of his meeting with the America First leader shortly after delivering a speech to a nearly empty room at the Republican National Convention (RNC).

Johnson said President Trump was on “top form” following the failed assassination attempt against him in Pennsylvania, writing on X (formerly Twitter), “We discussed Ukraine, and I have no doubt that he will be strong and decisive in supporting that country and defending democracy.”

It is a marked change of attitude from the supposedly right-wing Briton, who said “America is unreservedly back as the leader of the free world and that is a fantastic thing” after Biden replaced Trump.

Prior to Trump’s victory in the 2016 election, Johnson joined much of the political establishment in trashing then-candidate Trump as “unfit to hold the office of President of the United States.”

Since resigning as Prime Minister in 2022, Johnson has become a lobbyist for Ukraine and war with Russia. In September of last year, Johnson begged Trump not to withdraw support.

Reports indicate Johnson personally sabotaged a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia in the early stages of the war in 2022. Naftali Bennett, the Prime Minister of Israel at the start of the conflict, has revealed he helped to negotiate a ceasefire, but NATO powers including the U.S. and Britain where Johnson was then still Prime Minister, “blocked it.”

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin later confirmed this during an interview with Tucker Carlson earlier this year, saying a negotiated peace agreement had been made in Istanbul, Turkey, but Johnson dissuaded Volodymyr Zelensky from signing.

Following the interview, Johnson pilloried Carlson, calling him a tool of the Kremlin. Carlson said he reached out to interview Johnson, but the former prime minister demanded a million dollars to appear.

In May, footage emerged of Johnson praising Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Brigade at a private London club.

Jack Montgomery contributed to this report. 

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Former British prime minister Boris Johnson met with former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday and lobbied him to prolong the Ukraine war. Johnson posted a picture of his meeting with the America First leader shortly after delivering a speech to a nearly empty room at the Republican National Convention (RNC). show more