CFR; “Fighters from Shiite Muslim–majority countries such as Iraq and Lebanon compose Iran’s main proxies, but groups in Sunni-majority Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Yemen have also formed associations with Iran.” “Council Foreign Relations: “In the four decades since its Islamic Revolution, Iran has formed and supported an expanding number of allied fighting forcesContinue reading “Iran Proxies”
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Regional War Widens
Aljazeera Featured Image: Published On 3 Mar 20213 Mar 2021 Houthis on the Seas and Drone strikes kills three U.S Troops in Jordan Houthis have recently intensified operations against Saudi Arabia as they attempt to seize the Yemeni government’s last northern stronghold of Marib [File: Mohammed Huwais/AFP] “Newly recruited fighters who joined a Houthi militaryContinue reading “Regional War Widens”
Houthis on the Seas
Breaking News: Biden is pressured to respond to Iran proxies. AP News: “Houthi rebels in Yemen, seeking to stop Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza, are attacking cargo ships plying the waters connecting Asia with Europe and the United States, forcing traffic away from the Suez Canal and around the tip of Africa.” “Attacks onContinue reading “Houthis on the Seas”
Middle East Global Conflict
“Two US troops suffer traumatic brain injuries in Iraq missile attack.” “Jan. 2020, after a similar attack with ballistic missiles launched by Iran more than 100 U.S. service members at al-Asad were diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries. The attack on the Al Asad military base in northern Iraq was in retaliation for the U.S.Continue reading “Middle East Global Conflict”
The Olive Sword: “Abraham Accords”
“Ninety-five killed in bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani’s tomb – state TV” BBC News: “At least 95 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US, Iran’s state media report.“ “Scores of others were wounded whenContinue reading “The Olive Sword: “Abraham Accords””
Gov Greg Abbott signed SB4
Texas Tribune: “Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to the Rio Grande Valley on Monday to sign into law three bills that pour more money into his three-year effort to deter illegal immigration at the Texas-Mexico border and give Texas law enforcement authority to arrest undocumented immigrants anywhere in the state.” https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/18/texas-governor-abbott-bills-border-wall-illegal-entry-crime-sb3-sb4/#:~:text=Senate%20Bill%204%20creates%20a,showdown%20with%20the%20federal%20government. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/gov-abbott-prepares-to-sign-immigration-law-sb4-advocates-call-it-racist-unconstitutional/3391846/ NBC DFW: “Trump appearedContinue reading “Gov Greg Abbott signed SB4”
Thanksgiving Travelers Illegal Border Crossings
Fifty million Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holidays. All year long millions of Migrants have been traveling, illegally crossing the Southern Borders to seek asylum in the U.S. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-busiest-travel-days-2023/ CBS: “More people travel for Thanksgiving than any other U.S. holiday, and they get on the road or board planes starting nearly aContinue reading “Thanksgiving Travelers Illegal Border Crossings”
China Nuclear Submarines
Featured Image: Type 052D-class destroyer with the aircraft carrier Liaoning and other Chinese warships in April 2018. REUTERS/Stringer Business Insider: “China has launched new, more advanced ships at a steady clip in recent years, building what is now the world’s largest navy. It has also sent those ships on more complex operations across a wider swath of theContinue reading “China Nuclear Submarines”
Israel launches raid on Alshifa Hospital
“The Israeli military said it launched an infiltration into Gaza’s largest hospital late on Tuesday, just hours after the White House echoed Israeli claims that the facility was home to a Hamas command post.” https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/11/israel-raids-al-shifa-hospital-after-us-says-hamas-command-center-inside
The War is Global
NY Post: “Obama says both sides to blame for Israel-Hamas conflict: ‘Nobody’s hands are clean’ “Former President Barack Obama has urged Americans to “take in the whole truth” when weighing Israel’s war against Hamas, saying everyone is “complicit to some degree” in the conflict.” https://nypost.com/2023/11/05/news/obama-says-both-sides-to-blame-for-israel-hamas-conflict-nobodys-hands-are-clean/ “A series of coordinated attacks, conducted by the Palestinian IslamistContinue reading “The War is Global”
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