Does Biden Want Israel to Lose the War?

US President Joe Biden has gone out of his way — and it is enormously appreciated! — to stand by America’s ally Israel, defending itself from being further attacked by Hamas and other Iranian proxy groups in the region. The Biden administration has sent warships to the region, materiel to counter the more than 9,500 rockets and missiles fired at Israel since October 7, aimed at the cities of a country roughly the size of New Jersey. It is bewildering that he has come under so much unjust criticism for supporting a country that is basically also fighting for the US and the Free World against a terrorist group, Hamas, that apparently sees nothing wrong with burning babies alive, beheading them, raping and torturing men, women and children and then murdering them.

Sadly however, by reportedly demanding that Israel reduce its efforts to confront the Iran-backed terrorist group by January 1, Biden, presumably to help his reelection campaign, is seriously undermining Israel’s efforts. Such a curtailment would make it as difficult as possible — and risky — for Israel to fight what is already an extremely complicated war in complex urban areas, where Hamas has deeply embedded its weapons within the civilian population.

I think Joe wants a little girl and some more tapioca.

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Broadcast Journalists Watch in Horror As Texas Protects Its Border

Broadcast networks are still angry about a bill signed into law Tuesday by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, which empowers state and local law enforcement to arrest and deport illegal aliens.

This is the second round of whining we’ve seen in response to this law; the first bout came when the Texas legislature passed the bill several weeks ago. At that time, the common refrain from talking heads was that the bill necessarily would lead to “racial profiling” and “discrimination.”

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Feds, local officials issue health alerts over communicable diseases tied to migrant crisis

Federal, state and city health departments have issued public health alerts about increases of communicable diseases as illegal border crossers arrive in their communities.

Earlier this year, the New York City Health Commissioner instructed New York health-care providers to undergo several precautions and tests in light of “an alarming trend” of diseases spreading among illegal foreign nationals in New York City who arrived from the southern border. Dr. Ashwin Vasan expressed alarm about those arriving who hadn’t been vaccinated for polio or chickenpox and were coming from countries with high rates of infectious tuberculosis.

h/t Kiki9

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Outgoing Norad commander says Canada, U.S. too slow to adapt to threats

OTTAWA – In a world of uncertainty, there is one critical mission the North American Aerospace Defence Command can count on every year: tracking Santa Claus.

On Sunday, millions of people will log onto the specialized website and social media channels that depict the jolly old elf’s magical journey as he and his reindeer visit children around the world.

More than 60 years after it began, the Santa tracker is a beloved holiday tradition and a powerful public-relations opportunity for the binational agency dedicated to defending North American airspace.

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How realistic is another American civil war?

It’s a notion which 10 years ago would have been unthinkable: that America might be on the brink of a second civil war. Yet, as the 2024 election approaches, high-profile Republicans are discussing a “national divorce”, leading academics are examining the possibility, and Hollywood is cashing in. The trailer for Alex  Garland’s upcoming film Civil War has recently been released and it paints a truly dystopian picture, from the Lincoln Memorial shrouded in black smoke to the federal government conducting air strikes on its own citizens. But is it realistic? Were a second civil war to erupt in 2024, would it really play out in such a blockbuster fashion? 

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The Biden Administration, Palestinians and Inconvenient Truths

As US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was in the Middle East last week trying to restrain Israel in its war against the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group and to “revamp” the Palestinian Authority (PA), a public opinion poll again illustrated how the Biden administration continues to intentionally ignore the reality of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The results of the poll also showed that, unlike the Biden administration, most Palestinians do not trust the PA and prefer Hamas’s terrorism to a peaceful settlement with Israel.

Sullivan was reportedly in the Middle East for two reasons: to pressure Israel to scale down its military operations against Hamas, and to discuss the possibility of having the Palestinian Authority govern the Gaza Strip the day after the current war ends.

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Freedom Convoy truckers showed Ottawa is ‘authoritarian,’ U.S. presidential hopeful says

Republican U.S. Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy thanked Canadian truckers for their “civil disobedience” during the Freedom Convoy protests of 2022.

Ramaswamy made the comments while announcing a campaign stop in a video posted on his official account on X, formerly known as Twitter.

H/T DS & Mauser

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China’s “Unrestricted Warfare” Against the US

China is fully engaged in a multi-front war against the United States. This “unrestricted warfare” against America has several dimensions: technological, space, military, political, economic, digital, psychological, informational and diplomatic. In fact, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) openly declared a “people’s war” against the US in a May 14, 2019 edition of the People’s Daily.

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The American Left can’t hide its hatred for Britain

By shelving talks over a free trade deal, Biden has confirmed all our worst fears about the Democrats

There have been plenty of disappointments since the Brexit vote of 2016. Disappointment over the behaviour of the political class in Britain; disappointment at the Conservative Party; disappointment at all those people who agreed to a democratic vote and then promptly refused to accept its results.

But if there is one disappointment that most rankles with me, it is the US-UK relationship, and what has not happened since 2016.

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U.S. Warships Head to Red Sea, but Shipping Firms Remain on Edge

New Ballistic Missiles Displayed at the Houthi Military Parade

Regional politics and well-armed Houthi adversaries in Yemen are among the challenges facing U.S.-led naval force

Hours after the U.S. announced a multinational task force to protect commercial traffic through the Red Sea, shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said it would send its vessels around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa instead.

The message was clear: Jitters remain about a possible snarl to one of the world’s most crucial trade routes.

Attacks on merchant vessels by Houthi forces in Yemen, a militia group backed by Iran, continued this week—including two on Monday. The attacks have mostly taken place near the southern end of the Red Sea, called Bab el-Mandeb, or the Gate of Tears.


Wow! – Canada sending 3, count em 3, staff officers to support U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian

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This Means Cyber War: Chinese Hackers Target Critical U.S. Infrastructure

2023 will go down in history as the year that China’s state-sponsored hackers advanced their ability to wage cyber warfare against the U.S.

Chinese hackers used to focus on stealing America’s commercial secrets and personnel information (see examples here and here). But this year, Chinese hackers have expanded their reach by collecting intelligence on U.S. government agencies and breaching systems of infrastructures with strategic value.

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Hate preacher Abu Hamza urges US courts to grant his freedom so he can return to the UK

Hate preacher Abu Hamza has urged US courts to grant his freedom so he can return to the UK, eight years after he was extradited on terrorism charges.

The hook-handed 65-year-old has applied to end his life sentence in the US immediately so he can make his return.

Hamza wishes to be sent back on compassionate grounds after submitting hundreds of pages of evidence to support his application.

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