[FoxNews] Police in Pennsylvania released bodycam footage Thursday showing the chaotic moments after Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Trump.
Police bodycam footage obtained by Fox News Digital on Thursday through a records request shows two officers attempting to intercept Thomas Matthew Crooks on a roof seconds before he allegedly tried to assassinate former President Trump at a campaign rally last month.
The footage is taken from two officers from the Butler Township Police Department who made a desperate attempt to stop Crooks moments before he fired his DPMS AR-15 rifle, striking Trump in the ear, killing Corey Comparatore and injuring two others.
"F---ing this close, bro. Dude, he turned around on me," the officer who was hoisted can be heard saying later on in bodycam video released Thursday.
One officer can be seen hoisting another officer onto the roof where Crooks was stationed, which is about 12 feet above the ground.
Crooks pointed his weapon at the officer who scaled the building, before the officer ultimately ducks his head and loses his grip on the roof’s edge and falls about 8 feet to the ground, spraining his ankle, Butler Township Manager Thomas Knights previously told Fox News Digital.
The footage captures Crooks toward the end as officers surround his body after countersnipers fatally shot him.
"I'm f---ing p---ed. We couldn't find him," another officer can be heard saying in the bodycam footage.
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The shootings had to be one of the most filmed / recorded events in history. Some of the photos showed about 1/2 of onlookers actively filming at the time. Still no videos of the right side of Trump's head when he was shot.
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[REGNUM] Authorities in Benghazi, Libya, have halted work at the Al-Sharara oil field, which is a blow to the Spanish economy, reports one of the most informed publications in the Iberian kingdom, El Confidencial.
The correspondent Ignacio Sembrero, who narrates this, considers the actions of one of the two Libyan governments to be “tyranny,” a violation of international law, and is perplexed, in full accordance with the well-known phrase “And what about us?”
AFRICAN IN A FUR HAT
Work at the Al-Sharara field (347,000 bpd, 28% of the country's total daily oil production) is being carried out by an international oil consortium, which includes Spain's Repsol, France's Total, Australia's OMV, Norway's Statoil and Libya's own NOC.
According to Iberian sources, in this "group of comrades" Repsol bears the main burden, and therefore should receive more profit than anyone else. Accordingly, any stoppage of the field's activities will bring the greatest losses to the Spaniards.
Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Tripoli and the country's main oil company, plays the role of not only "one of the participants" in the consortium, but also, in fact, "overseer" of the foreign companies. And Libya itself is a member of OPEC+.
After the West overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, a civil war broke out in the country, as a result of which two influential groups are trying to take over (or, more precisely, to take over) the government.
One of them is called the Government of National Unity (GNU) with headquarters in Tripoli, acting in the interests of the West. And (therefore) recognized by the UN as the legitimate executive authority.
The second is the so-called Eastern Government, controlled and supported by the forces of the Libyan People's Army of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
This military leader was once an associate of Gaddafi, for whom he was "like a son", and studied in the USSR at the "Vystrel" courses and at the Frunze Academy. These circumstances allow the Western press to present Khalifa Haftar as a "conductor of the Kremlin's interests" and periodically publish his photo in a Russian ushanka hat.
The Government of National Accord of Libya (the predecessor of the Government of National Accord) has declared Khalifa Haftar a war criminal.
NOTICE OF ARREST WITHOUT ARREST
On August 2, according to Spanish and Italian press reports, Libyan General Saddam Haftar was detained at Naples' Capodichino Airport. The detention lasted only an hour - representatives of Italian law enforcement agencies informed Khalifa Haftar's 33-year-old son that "Madrid suspects him and accuses him of involvement in arms smuggling and demands his arrest if he is found on the territory of any of the states in the Schengen area."
The Italian security forces “asked Saddam several questions on the merits, explained that the order had been made public by Madrid several months earlier,” but did not risk arresting the Libyan military man and allowed him to board his personal plane, which was heading beyond the Apennine Peninsula.
In the recent past, the Spanish press reports, attempts were registered on the territory of the Iberian state to supply anti-drone systems for airports from the UAE to Libya (to the forces of Haftar Sr.), as well as drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras.
With Libya under an international arms embargo, the shipment of drones and counter-drone systems sent to Benghazi via multiple intermediaries was deemed “illegal acquisition subject to seizure.” And those involved in the deal were outlawed.
The number of such people is not reported, but it is known that between January and May, law enforcement officers in the Iberian kingdom detained five people (four Spaniards and one Libyan) connected with this topic and “shuttled” between Madrid and Valencia.
HUMILIATED AND INSULTED
The first thing the general discovered upon returning from Italy to Libya was a sit-in strike by residents of the Fezzan region, where the Al-Sharara deposit is located (also called Ash-Sharara in the Russian media).
The situation is not new: in early January of this year, a similar strike was already held by the population, dissatisfied with the environmental situation and the "lack of noticeable benefits from the exploitation of the field for those living in the area and the country as a whole." In the second half of January, according to the Libya al-Ahrar TV channel, the head of the NOC, Farhat Bengdar, promised the people that "the problems will be considered and resolved."
Judging by the new strike, the solution either did not take place or did not satisfy the population of Fezzan.
The general, having assessed the situation, ordered that all work being carried out at the field be stopped.
The Spaniards believe that Haftar Jr.'s actions are dictated by his personal motives and are based not on economics, but on politics, with the help of which they are hitting the economy.
Most Libyan media (backed by Tripoli), such as the English-language Libya Observer, Libyan Today 24, and Al-Ahrar TV, claim that Saddam used the "telephone law" to order a halt to all oil production behind closed doors.
"This is only the first step in pressuring Madrid to cancel the arrest warrant for General Haftar. He felt humiliated and insulted. And now there are ongoing attempts to pressure Spain to cancel this statement as soon as possible," writes the Libya Observer.
"Saddam gave immediate instructions by telephone to close the facility without resorting to military force. This was the general's response to the attempt to arrest him last Friday in Italy on the basis of an order issued against him in Spain," Italpress quoted Bashir al-Sheikh, the leader of Ira del Fezzan, an armed group operating in the region.
A Spanish diplomat with experience in Libya (who was unnamed but agreed to comment for ElConfidencial) expressed concern that "the blackmail of Repsol is only the first step."
"If Saddam Haftar is not satisfied with Madrid's actions, this could affect other Spanish companies present in Cyrenaica," he warned.
DEAR FIELD MARSHAL
The head of the Libyan Presidential Council (the highest executive body of the country's government recognized by the UN) Mohammed Yunus Al-Menfi claims that "the Spanish Interior Ministry's warrant is a clear mistake." But not in the part that proposes arresting Saddam Haftar. But in the part that states that the recipient of the drones in the materials of the Spanish security forces was Tripoli, where the internationally recognized government sits, and not Benghazi, where the elder Haftar rules. The warrant in the version in which it exists casts a shadow on the Government of National Accord, Al-Menfi believes.
That is, in Tripoli, in general, they are not against Saddam Haftar being arrested somewhere in Europe, but the document must necessarily emphasize his connection with his rebel father and his complete lack of involvement with the Libyan GNA.
"Although Khalifa Haftar is a rebel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and other European leaders respect him, and not only because of the energy resources under his control," the author of the publication in the Spanish media outlet notes with disappointment. "Meloni received him last year in Rome as a true head of state, and in May of this year she went to visit him in Tobruk with a double goal. The first was to agree on measures to stop the flow of illegal immigrants heading to Italy from the coast of Libya. The second was to expel the Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group from the country, or at least reduce their area of influence. Meloni and other European leaders respect Field Marshal Haftar."
According to Ignacio Sembrero, the Italian prime minister's attempts to " get along with the Libyan rebel leader may explain the relative leniency of the Italian police " who did not want to arrest Haftar Jr. And the Apennine operatives had plenty of opportunities - the general had been attending football matches in Italy for several days involving the Libyan club Al-Nasr, which he owns.
“Being listed in the Schengen Information System as a person for whom there is an arrest warrant means that documentation presented at the border is subject to stricter checks and constant monitoring of their movements around the country, something that was not done with Saddam Haftar, who travelled freely around Italy,” La Repubblica reports.
"If such frivolous behaviour by the police is confirmed, it could become a problem, since it is a violation of the rules of international cooperation or represents a legally illegal favourable attitude towards a relative of the Libyan field marshal," adds the newspaper Il Messaggero.
It is easy for the Italian press to talk about "violations of the rules of international cooperation" when the situation does not directly concern Rome's economic interests. But what decision will Madrid come to when analyzing the current situation at the Al-Sharara field?
The West has already taught the rest of the world that concluded treaties and international law mean exactly that they mean nothing. And Saddam Haftar's game fits perfectly into the framework of a "rules-based world" that, as it turns out, can be established by more than one side.
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Regnum with its usual bullroar. What is interesting here is that the UAE (Emirates) is in bed with (1) Eastern Libya; (2) the rebels attempting the overthrow of the military and Islamist Sudan; and (3) Yemeni elements seeking to overthrow the Houthi regime. And in every case the hidden hand of the CIA is at work in what would seem to be just a little country of little geopolitical significance.
[USNI] Long-running Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i disputes over governance and energy resources have deepened since 2015 amid foreign influence and intervention. The Republic of Yemen was formed by a 1990 merger of the Sana’a-led Yemen Arab Republic (a former Ottoman province, then Zaydi Shia-ruled kingdom) and the Aden-led People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (a former British colony and protectorate, then independent Marxist regime). North-south tensions and conflict have recurred since the 1960s, and a southern independence movement remains active. Tribal networks and local actors are the most influential parties in many areas of the country.
Arab Spring-era protests and unrest led the president of the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) to resign in 2012. A U.N.-mediated transition and national dialogue sought to broker new governing arrangements. The Iran's Houthi sock puppets
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[Rudaw] Shamima Begum, the woman who was stripped of her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria as a teenager, lost a bid on Wednesday to take her case to the United Kingdom’s top court.
Begum, who is now 24 years old, left her London home in 2015 to travel to Syria where she married an ISIS fighter. In 2019, she had her UK citizenship revoked on national security grounds after she was found at an ISIS camp in northeast Syria (Rojava), following the territorial collapse of the terror group.
The UK’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Begum’s bid to appeal the revocation of her citizenship. She argued that the decision was unlawful and that officials did not properly consider whether she could have been a victim of trafficking. Supreme Court justices rejected her appeal on the grounds that it did “not raise an arguable point of law.”
Begum’s appeals were rejected twice, first by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in February 2023 and by the UK’s court of appeal in February. Wednesday’s ruling said that she cannot appeal again.
Begum’s lawyers told the BBC that they will take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Between 2014 and 2019, thousands of militants from around the world joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured more than 10,000 ISIS militants and their families in the war to defeat the group that ended with a final battle in Baghouz, eastern Syria. The fighters are kept in detention centers while the families, including children, are kept in camps. Begum is living in one of these camps.
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England, you are working yourself up into having another Cromwell moment. I'm quite sure King Charles would like to avoid a repeat of that little 'incident'.
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Correct spelling of the country is "CANUCKISTAN". No "AU" anywhere in it. Canuck is a long time slang name along the lines of "Yankee".
Nothing in that video that a couple of people with the correct training and the correct equipment couldn't bring to a most final halt. Not time yet. Wait for the Allah's Raiders hockey team to take to the ice and then the body checking penalties will be isssued.
[DM] …campaign official and bizarre anti-Trump news
Microsoft revealed that hackers tied to the Iranian government have been trying to influence the US presidential election for months.
Researchers for the tech giant disclosed on Thursday they found multiple Iranian groups peddling polarizing messages and inflammatory posts about controversial politically-divisive issues.
According to Microsoft's newest threat intelligence report, cybercriminals have been using covert news sites that cater to voter groups on opposing ends of the political spectrum to further alienate both sides.
One of such site that is built for Democratic Party supporters called Nio Thinker insults former President Donald Trump by calling him an 'opioid-pilled elephant in the MAGA China shop' and a 'raving mad litigiosaur'.
The website, which began publishing in late October 2023, also releases numerous sarcastic and long-winded articles that berate Trump.
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calling Donald Trump an 'opioid-pilled elephant in the MAGA China shop' and a 'raving mad litigiosaur'.
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Interesting, people were floating the idea that biden needed a war to rally the people. But Kamala is still sorta pro-Hamas and a war against Iran now would be seen as Zoinist meddling or some crazy shit.
[JustTheNews] Asif Merchant was granted a ‘significant public benefit’ parole in April and overstayed his permission before being arrested.
The FBI allowed Asif Raza Merchant, the Pakistani man charged with plotting with Tehran to assassinate Donald Trump and others, to enter the U.S. in April with special permission known as “significant public benefit parole” even though he was flagged on a terrorism watchlist and recently traveled to Iran, according to government documents reviewed by Just the News.
The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force interviewed Merchant, fingerprinted him and inspected the contents of his electronic devices when he arrived at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, but then let him leave with the special parole that expired on May 11, the memos state.
“Subject was polite and cooperative throughout encounter,” the FBI interview memo reads. “... Subject's notable travel outside of country of citizenship includes a recent trip to Iran.”
Merchant wasn't arrested until July 12, after a confidential human source ascertained he had tried to line up assassins and was planning to leave the United States, the FBI said.
The memos add a new twist to an assassination plot that was uncovered before Trump was shot by a 20-year-old American in Butler, Pa., but not announced until earlier this week. Authorities say they don't believe there is connection between the two assassinations plots.
The FBI declined to comment about the documents obtained by Just the News. But, the JTTF interview summary and immigration records give some rich detail about what the bureau knew before it allowed Merchant to enter the country and what conditions they placed on his entry.
The immigration records from his arrival in Houston on April 13 clearly stated in bright red that he was flagged by the Department of Homeland Security database with the identifier “WATCH LIST” and denoted as a "Lookout Qualified Person of Interest."
Despite direct travel to a country with known terrorist activity, the memo relays that Merchant was “released without incident” into the United States and was “free to travel to desired destination,” which was listed as a family member's home in Texas.
Law enforcement officials who alerted Just the News to the FBI's role in April compared the parole decision to an earlier law enforcement controversy known as the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which federal agents allowed U.S. guns to flow to Mexican cartels in hopes of tracking crimes.
The parole in Merchant's case, the officials said, would allow agents to try to flip Merchant as a cooperator or try to determine why he was coming to the United States and who he might be working with. But such tactics also carried a risk that agents might lose track of him, the officials said.
The records show that Merchant was allowed to stay in the country beyond the May 11 expiration date for his parole.
While there is no statutory or regulatory definition of a public benefit parole, according to the DHS, a variety of factors can be used to determine whether a subject qualifies, and the status is extended based on a benefit to the public, not the individual.
“Parole based on significant public benefit includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement and national security reasons or foreign or domestic policy considerations,” the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website says.
The Justice Department says Merchant tried to hire an individual for an assassination plot shortly after he entered the country in April and that individual become a confidential informant for law enforcement after reporting the contact.
Merchant reportedly asked the informant about various methods to carry out an assassination attempt.
He also told the confidential source that the planned assassination would occur after he left the United States and that he would communicate with the individual to relay instructions. However, law enforcement intercepted Merchant before he left the country.
After the charges against Merchant were announced earlier this week, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency issued a new warning Wednesday to its field offices that Iran or its proxy groups may try to transport “operatives, money or materials” across both the southern and northern U.S. borders to carry out attacks on the United States.
In the memo, which was obtained by Just the News, the CBP’s Office of Field Operations directed agency personnel to take a “heightened posture due to ongoing security threats,” including against possible attacks on the United States mirroring the recent Iran-backed Hezbollah rocket attack on an Israeli town in the Golan Heights.
The memo also warned that heightened tensions across the Middle East due to Israel’s retaliation for the Golan Heights strike – the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital – increased the risk of a terror attack in the United States.
The memo specifically urged CBP personnel to implement “hardening measures” at ports of entry such as the airport in Houston where Merchant arrived and was subsequently released into the country.
Merchant was ultimately arrested on July 12 as he attempted to make arrangements to leave the country.
Prosecutors unsealed a complaint against him earlier this week, charging him with organizing a “murder-for-hire” plot in a scheme to assassinate U.S. politicians or government officials. Justice Department and FBI officials said Merchant was working “on behalf of others overseas” and pointed the finger at Iran.
“This dangerous murder-for-hire plot exposed in today’s charges allegedly was orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran and is straight out of the Iranian playbook,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. “A foreign-directed plot to kill a public official, or any U.S. citizen, is a threat to our national security and will be met with the full might and resources of the FBI.”
Though Trump, a former GOP president running for reelection in 2024, was not named in the complaint directly, sources confirmed to ABC News that he was one of the intended targets.
The revelation that Merchant was stopped at a port of entry but permitted to enter the United States, even with terror ties, follows a report from the House Judiciary Committee that found the Biden administration’s DHS released 99 individuals on the terrorist watch list into the country between fiscal years 2021 and 2023 and has 34 others in custody who have not yet been removed.
During those years, Border Patrol encountered individuals from 36 different countries with an active terrorist presence, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Yemen, the report says.
In June, eight men from Tajikistan were arrested in coordinated sting operations across the United States because their suspected ties to the Islamic State terror group. All eight of the suspects crossed the southern border, but their criminal background checks were clean when they crossed, NBC News reported.
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Given, the constantly increasing number of mistakes _ _ _ agencies are making, a person could start to wonder if they need a serious review and flush of leadership.
Or is the problem higher up, and living in Matha's Vineyard?
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"“Parole based on significant public benefit includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement and national security reasons or foreign or domestic policy considerations,” the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website says."
So the reasoning seems to be, that the admission of a highly suspect individual with clear linkages to Iran, the major state sponsor of terrorism in the world, was a "significant public benefit" to law enforcement that they might flip him into an asset and CI?
[GEO.TV] Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday described the recent political change in Bangladesh as a welcome development after Nobel peace prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of the country's caretaker government earlier today.
Former Bangladeshi PM the loathesome Sheikh Hasina ...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated... resigned on August 5 and fled the country, following a month of protests that saw over 300 deaths in the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.
Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced Hasina's resignation in a televised address to the nation.
The defence minister termed the change in Bangladesh an opportunity to start a new era of goodwill between the two nations. He also underscored the importance of working towards mending past tensions and fostering a positive relationship with Bangladesh.
Speaking to a private news channel today, the PML-N leader noted that India’s influence was significant in Bangladesh during the 15-year tenure of Sheikh Hasina, stating that her ouster marked the end of an "Indian-backed government" in Bangladesh.
Answering a question regarding the current crisis in Pakistain, the minister affirmed that there is complete harmony between state institutions in addressing the challenges facing the country.
He stressed that economic difficulties would be overcome soon, with the nation progressing in an upward direction. Then his lips fell off
Asif also spoke on the May 9 events and described them as a "deliberate coup" attempt against Pakistain. He said that national assets were destroyed and the deaders' monuments were dishonoured on this dark day.
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[GEO.TV] [GEO.TV] The Jamaat-e-Islami ...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... has announced "deferring" its nearly 14 days-long protest sit-in after successful negotiations with the government over demands including slashing high power tariff and reviewing agreements with independent power producers (IPPs).
The announcement came late Thursday after the conclusion of the fifth round of talks with the government's negotiation team at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi.
"We are deferring and not ending the sit-in," announced JI Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, adding that he would formally announce the decision to defer the protest demonstration today at a rally.
The JI chief warned that his party would stage a sit-in again if the government failed to implement on the party's demands.
Rehman said the JI would hold a rally on Islamabad highway today (Friday) where he said future course of action would be announced.
The agreements with the IPPs are under the spotlight as people are paying hefty bills blamed on capacity payments being made to independent power producers. The JI had staged its sit-in against inflation and agreements with the IPPs, which was also held in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... since Saturday.
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[Rudaw] The United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... team investigating crimes committed by the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) in Iraq is preparing to share with Iraqi authorities the 40 terabytes of evidence compiled in its six-year investigation as it wraps up its mission next month.
"We are now in the process of providing our results to the competent Iraqi authorities," UNITAD's public information office said Tuesday in an email reply to Rudaw. "This includes a consolidated, digital version of these evidence holdings... as well as investigative reports assessing that acts committed by ISIS/Da'esh in Iraq may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide."
"A copy of this original evidence will be kept by the United Nations as part of its records and archives, together with other materials originally collected by the Team, in line with United Nations policies and best practices and relevant international law," it added.
UNITAD (United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIS) was established in 2017 by the UN Security Council at the request of the Iraqi government to ensure that ISIS turbans would be held accountable for their crimes. The team's work included collecting witness testimony, leading the exhumation of mass graves, and training Iraq's judiciary.
The investigative team, however, had a difficult relationship with the Iraqi government, reportedly due to UNITAD's reluctance to share information with Iraqi authorities over concerns about the use of the death penalty . Iraq requested UNITAD end its mission and its mandate will expire on September 17.
"Steps have been taken over the past months, in cooperation with the Government of Iraq, to ensure an orderly drawdown and liquidation of the mission in advance of this date," UNITAD's public information office stated.
The UNITAD team has "been working diligently to ensure the Iraqi authorities are in the best position possible to advance domestic accountability efforts prior to the conclusion of the mandate, while at the same time respecting the end date of the mission," it added.
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[GEO.TV] Israel vowed to eliminate new Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... chief Yahya Sinwar with regional tensions threatening to boil over as the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... war entered its 11th month on Wednesday.
The naming of Sinwar to lead the Paleostinian group came as Israel braced for potential Iranian retaliation over the killing of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh ...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank... last week in Tehran.
Speaking at a military base on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was "determined" to defend itself.
"We are prepared both defensively and offensively," he told new recruits.
Army chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi vowed to "find him (Sinwar), attack him" and force Hamas to find another leader.
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The office of Netanyahu has announced their agreement with the joint statement released today by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar. An Israeli delegation is being prepared for the negotiations on August 15th, and they are now awaiting confirmation of the time and location. https://t.co/rZCzWjjJRIpic.twitter.com/HYAROMOgGW
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it started with obama and continues with democrats. i recall seeing hst wave at me from the caboose platform while i rode my dads shoulders. my family were democrats then.
[GEO.TV] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a recent interview with American magazine Time has said that the purpose of the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... war is to destroy Hamas ..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,... 's military capabilities and make sure that it doesn't run Gaza.
I don't know if we can achieve a democratic regime in Gaza, but we have to make sure that this Hamas and their ilk do not run Gaza, and that's the only thing that will create hope for a new generation of Paleostinians, as long as they believe that Gaza is going to be run by Hamas, you're not going to get a new generation of people that can live in peace with Israel, he said.
When asked if destroying Hamas was more important than the release of the hostages, the PM said: I think they're actually complementary goals. They're not mutually exclusive. The more military pressure we apply, the more we get closer to achieving both goals. One, releasing hostages. It's pure--it's totally a function of the pressure we put on Hamas, and secondly, it advances our goal to destroy Hamas."
He also commented on the involvement of Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... with Hamas and further added: We're facing the broader Iran terror axis that includes Hamas, the Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s, Hezbollah, the militias in uh, the Shiite militias in uh, Syria and Iraq and also the efforts that they're trying to do to create another front in uh, the West Bank, in Judea and Samaria. So we're facing a full-fledged Iranian axis, and we understand that we have to uh, to organize ourselves for a broader defense, which affects not only us but every country in the region, including our Arab uh, partners.
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[REGNUM] Official representatives of the Hamas movement announced the appointment of a new head of the Politburo in place of Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed earlier in Tehran. The post was taken by Yahya Sinwar, known among Israelis by the telling nickname the Butcher of Khan Yunis.
Sinwar's appointment came as a surprise to many (including the US and Israel) - until recently, the "pragmatist" Khaled Meshal was tipped to head the movement's Politburo. Apparently, this was based on the expectation that his diplomatic and political experience would allow the situation in Gaza to be brought to a "draw" and the line of gradual settlement laid down by Haniyeh to be continued.
However, it was Sinwar who opposed Mashal's candidacy and took his place in the movement's imaginary management structure, which came as a surprise to many.
A LIVING SYMBOL OF RESISTANCE
Sinwar's political biography is replete with high-profile events, and his public image is almost entirely built on the idea of opposing Israel.
In addition to being at the origins of the "military wing" of Hamas, Sinwar's brainchild is the Majd intelligence service, which is designed to identify Israeli agents and informants in the ranks of the resistance. Sinwar played an important role in developing Operation Al-Aqsa Flood (which began the current confrontation in the Gaza Strip). It is not surprising that "super terrorist" and "7/10 ideologist" were later added to his already existing nickname, the Butcher of Khan Yunis.
Official Hamas sources emphasize that Sinwar was elected head of the Politburo unanimously, although until recently it was believed that the movement’s leadership had split into factions and did not support any of Haniyeh’s potential replacements (with the possible exception of Meshal, who is “relatively equidistant” from all camps).
What makes the situation interesting is that the political wing of the movement has de facto completely subordinated itself to the military, where from the first days the readiness to “fight to victory” and not make concessions to the Israelis prevailed.
The reshuffle in the Hamas politburo, given some of Sinwar's personal characteristics, casts doubt on the likelihood of continuing the course towards a peaceful settlement.
Quite the opposite: with the strengthening of the “military” camp, forceful methods of solving problems come to the forefront.
THE SHADOW OF THE "SHALIT DEAL"
Israel reacted to the news of Sinwar's appointment as head of the Politburo in a completely expected manner, promising to "catch and punish" him in the near future.
Although this is more of a routine reminder – threats against the new head of the Politburo were voiced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first days of the crisis, thus preceding Israel’s Operation Iron Swords.
Sinwar's assassination does indeed have significant symbolic significance for the Israeli leadership.
Of course, the new head of the Politburo is one of the "architects" of the current crisis, and his death will raise the cabinet's ratings to incredible heights. But Netanyahu also faces the unspoken task of nullifying the negative effect of the "Shalit deal" of 2011, under which Israel exchanged a large number of Palestinian prisoners, including Sinwar.
It is especially important for the Israeli Prime Minister to put an end to the story of the “deal” of the last decade – its legacy prevents him from objectively assessing the progress of the negotiations on the exchange of prisoners. Moreover, the Israelis still hold many important figures for the Palestinian movement in custody – among them the former head of Fatah, Marwan Barghouti, whose release could strengthen the position of the Palestinian Authority, which is disadvantageous for Tel Aviv. Netanyahu does not want to repeat the previous mistakes.
On the other hand, the elimination of Sinwar, which the Israeli “hawks” are insisting on, is guaranteed to put an end to the negotiation process and will finally undermine trust in Israel not only on the part of Hamas, but also other Palestinian factions, including the quite negotiable Fatah.
WASHINGTON'S POSITION
The US is warning Israel against trying to inadvertently "push" Hamas into withdrawing from the Gaza deal discussions. And it's not even about the image losses the White House could suffer from the failure of the "peace plan" proposed by the Democrats.
Washington estimates that of the 24 Hamas battalions operating in the Gaza Strip at the start of Operation Iron Swords, only three had suffered irreparable losses. The rest remained relatively combat-ready, with at least eight units suffering virtually no losses.
These data differ significantly from the victorious reports of the Israeli General Staff, which claims that 22 Hamas battalions have been “irrevocably defeated.”
In addition, the movement can quickly increase its striking power by recruiting relatives of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on the enclave. At the same time, there is a danger of Hamas's networks of influence "spreading" to the West Bank, where anti-Israeli sentiment has also increased, including amid reports of a possible Barghouti swap.
The White House also has good reason to fear that if diplomatic settlement fails, Hamas will focus all available resources on driving the Israelis out of the enclave. This, coupled with the growing activity of Lebanese Hezbollah, creates the risk of constant pressure on Israel's defense system, which Iran will not fail to take advantage of.
However, there are also those who remain optimistic about what is happening.
Thus, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes that the election of Sinwar as head of the Politburo will change little in the negotiation process, and the finalization of the Gaza deal (in one form or another) is a matter of time.
Blinken argues his position by the fact that Sinwar, being one of the most influential figures in the Hamas structure, could not help but influence the course of the negotiations on Gaza while the head of the Politburo was still alive. This is indirectly confirmed by Palestinian negotiators, who noted that not a single step of the Hamas delegation took place without Sinwar's approval.
DELAYED FINAL
It is possible that Israel will take Washington's position into account and will not take any drastic steps in the near future, especially since it is receiving quite tempting offers from Iran through third countries: renunciation of revenge for Haniyeh in exchange for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Such a scenario would hypothetically suit everyone, including Sinwar. However, the latter could clearly demand more, including a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave.
In this context, Netanyahu will most likely allow the new head of the Politburo to act as freely as possible and even put the issue point-blank, dictating to Tel Aviv the terms of ending the conflict. With the sole purpose of Hamas being the first to leave the Gaza deal and thereby absolving the Israelis of responsibility for its collapse.
And only after this can one recall the previous promises to eliminate the Butcher from Khan Yunis.
[JPost] Noura Erakat admitted to posting fake news about Israeli public opinion on rape, which was shared by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib reposted on Wednesday a doctored poll claiming that 47% of Israelis believe IDF soldiers have a right to rape Palestinians. It was tweeted by Noura Erakat, who later admitted on X that it was fake.
Erakat posted a doctored image of an N12 poll on Wednesday, stating, "When you tell a society they have a right to commit genocide, surely they believe they have a right to rape," suggesting that 47% of Israelis believe that it is justified to rape a handcuffed terrorist.
In her post, which has since been deleted, Erakat shared an image with the poll’s title completely changed. Originally, N12’s poll illustrated the Israeli public’s stance regarding the claims that the Israeli government relies on terrorism supporters.
However, the doctored image which Erakat shared on X claims that 47% of the Israeli public "agree that a soldier is allowed to rape a Palestinian."
Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib shared Erakat’s post, contributing to the spread of anti-Israel propaganda.
However, shortly after Tlaib shared the post, American journalist Yasher (Alex) Ali posted on X, stating, "Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has retweeted the tweet on the left which contains a digitally altered image."
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has retweeted the tweet on the left which contains a digitally altered image.
That is NOT what the poll question was.
The poll question was do you think the government has surrendered to terrorist supporters?
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The Druze community announced on Friday that one of its members is one of the arrested soldiers who is suspected of abusing a Nukhba terrorist at the Sde Teiman detention facility and that the community will join the fight for the soldiers.
I foresee an interesting times for the piece of shit staunch defender of human rights who authorised the arrest without checking if the accusations are true. MedicalReports Prove That Allegations Are False
[JPost] That's today. tomorrow is another question. Also, known for lying, is this a fact or her flip-flopping again? Chicago DNC is gonna be LIT!
The Harris campaign said in a statement that Harris reaffirmed "that her campaign will continue to engage with those communities," an aide said.
In an effort at damage control, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign reaffirmed her support for Israel Thursday after initial reports of her meeting with pro-Palestinian leaders before a rally in Detroit suggested that she expressed an openness to an arms embargo for Israel.
A campaign source told The Jerusalem Post that Harris "did not express openness to an arms embargo."
In a post on X, Harris’s National Security Adviser Phil Gordon said Harris has been clear and will always ensure Israel can defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups.
"She does not support an arms embargo on Israel," Gordon wrote. "She will continue to work to protect civilians in Gaza and to uphold international humanitarian law."
According to a statement from a campaign spokesperson, Harris has "prioritized engaging with Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian community members and others regarding the war in Gaza" since October 7.
'KAMALA OPEN TO AN EMBARGO'
The spokesperson said in Wednesday night’s meeting with Uncommitted National Movement’s leaders Laya Elabed and Abbas Alawieh, Harris "reaffirmed that her campaign will continue to engage with those communities."
"The vice president is focused on securing the ceasefire and hostage deal currently on the table," according to the campaign spokesperson. "As she has said, it is time for this war to end in a way where: Israel is secure, hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinian civilians ends, and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, freedom, and self-determination."
The Uncommitted National Movement had said late on Wednesday that Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, "shared her sympathies and expressed an openness to a meeting with Uncommitted leaders to discuss an arms embargo" during the interaction while campaigning in Detroit, according to a campaign aid.
Alawieh said on Thursday that both he and Elabed specifically asked for a meeting to discuss the demand for an arms embargo on Israel, "and in both cases, Vice President Harris expressed an openness to following up."
He said he was very encouraged by his engagements with Harris’ office and "we’re hopeful that continued discussions will continue to be fruitful."
The Uncommitted Movement amassed sizable vote totals in presidential nominating contests in Michigan, Minnesota, and Hawaii, and has won at least 25 delegates. Leaders have said they want to use their influence at this month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
In a reminder of how divisive the issue has been for Democrats, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters briefly interrupted Harris’ speech in Detroit on Wednesday, chanting, "Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide, we won’t vote for genocide."
She paused for a moment, saying she believed in democracy and the importance of every voice, and then added, "But I am speaking now." When the chants continued, she repeated, "You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking."
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Half Indian, half Jamaican, all Californian leftist.
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Are we hearing the truth because the M.I.C. wants to make $$$ Billions selling weapons and if they do, then campaign donations $$$$$$ will flow?
Or is this a typical, carefully worded, misleading statement by politicians. Where her handlers plan to severely restrict the weapons, the amounts and items shipped?
[Ynet] Medical opinion submitted to military court finds no evidence of external forces leading to detainee's injury, supporting appeal of 5 soldiers arrested for alleged abuse.
Medical report suggests injury to terrorist detained at Sde Teiman self-inflicted
Medical opinion submitted to military court finds no evidence of external forces leading to detainee's injury, supporting appeal of 5 soldiers arrested for alleged abuse
A medical report presented Thursday suggests that the injury to a Palestinian terrorist detained at the Sde Teiman detention facility was self-inflicted rather than caused by external forces.
The opinion, authored by Prof. Alon Pikarsky, head of the Department of General Surgery at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem, was submitted to the military court in Beit Lid. The court is hearing the appeal of five Israeli soldiers accused of aggravated assault and sexual offenses against the detainee.
The terrorist was hospitalized last month with a rectal tear, raising suspicions of abuse by guards at Sde Teiman. In response, masked military police were dispatched to apprehend the guards, who are reserve soldiers, on suspicion of inflicting the injuries.
Videos showing the bewildered reservists resisting arrest quickly went viral on social media, igniting widespread outrage. Large crowds stormed both the Sde Teiman facility and the Beit Lid complex, where the reservists were taken by military police.
The incident has sparked nationwide controversy and drawn global attention to the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, particularly terrorists who took part in the October 7 massacre, in Israeli detention facilities, raising concerns about human rights violations.
Prof. Pikarsky's report, based on the terrorist's medical records, says that there was no evidence of trauma to his anus upon arrival at the hospital. He noted that a CT scan, during which contrast agent was introduced via the anus, revealed no unusual difficulties or problems.
After the rectal tear was discovered, the terrorist underwent surgery that included a manual examination of the anus, which again found no signs of trauma. "And then they put an eel! And a lime!..."
Prof. Pikarsky expressed skepticism about the external insertion of a foreign object, concluding that such an insertion, especially of a large object like a baton or broomstick, would have required trauma to the anus, leaving clear signs of injury. He suggested that self-insertion by the detainee could cause a rectal tear without affecting the anus, as the person inserting the object could do so gently to avoid trauma.
Ultimately, Prof. Pikarsky concluded that the medical evidence, which showed no anal trauma, supports the idea of self-insertion rather than external insertion.
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masked military police were dispatched to apprehend the guards
IMO, these brave MPs are wasted in the rear - they should be sent to Gaza.
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[JPost] Noura Erakat admitted to posting fake news about Israeli public opinion on rape, which was shared by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.
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