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Day 2: Would-be Trump assassin
ID'd as Ryan Routh, 58, of Hawaii: sources
Monday 09/16/2024

Showing the mam
Africa Horn
UNESCO condemns looting of Sudan National Museum
Africa Horn
Sudanese army regains hospital in El Fasher
Africa Horn
Accidental airstrike in El
Fasher kills five Sudanese soldiers
Africa Subsaharan
Plane loaded with drugs seized
in Guinea-Bissau did not come from Venezuela
Arabia
Netanyahu says Israel will
exact heavy price for Houthi attack
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Israel drops leaflets on South Lebanon, orders residents to evacuate UPDATE: Leaflet drop not authorized per IDF - no evacuation order
Navy launches USS New Jersey,
first gender-neutral submarine in US fleet

Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 13:47 || Comments || Link || [11129 views] Top|| File under:

#1  OnlyFans ca. 1910
Posted by: technochitlin || 09/16/2024 17:31 Comments || Top||

#2  Nip slips are always good
Posted by: Frank G || 09/16/2024 17:53 Comments || Top||


Africa Horn
Sudanese army regains hospital in El Fasher
[SUDANTRIBUNE] The Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese army and allied forces repelled a fresh attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Friday, reclaiming a hospital in the southern part of the city. Fighting raged on in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.

The festivities erupted anew after a major RSF offensive on Thursday, described as the fiercest yet on the northern, northeastern, and southern parts of the city. The RSF had recently bolstered its presence in the area with significant reinforcements.

Fierce battles unfolded between the attacking force and the army, backed by allied movements, in the al-Salam, al-Inqaz, and al-Wahda neighborhoods, with both sides employing a variety of weapons.

Local sources reported continued festivities on Friday morning, involving light weapons, in the south and east of El Fasher. The army successfully retook control of the southern hospital after besieging and storming the building.

The city also witnessed an exchange of artillery and aerial bombardment between the two sides. El Fasher has been embroiled in conflict for months, resulting in hundreds of casualties and displacing tens of thousands.

Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:37 || Comments || Link || [11130 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Sudan


Accidental airstrike in El Fasher kills five Sudanese soldiers
[SUDANTRIBUNE] A Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese army warplane accidentally bombed a site within its own Sixth Infantry Division headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, on Saturday, killing five soldiers and wounding nine, a military statement said.
"OOPS! Our bad"
The incident occurred as the air force was responding to attempts by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to infiltrate the city, the statement from division commanders in El Fasher said.

A military spokesperson told Sudan Tribune that ''high interference'' caused the accidental strike.

The spokesperson denied reports that the strike targeted weapons depots or that forces belonging to the Sudan Liberation Movement were present at the site.

The army has been battling the RSF in a conflict that erupted in April 2024 and has killed thousands and displaced millions.

In recent days, the air force has conducted intensive Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s targeting RSF positions in El Fasher and other parts of North Darfur.

Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:36 || Comments || Link || [11131 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Sudan


Africa Subsaharan
Plane loaded with drugs seized in Guinea-Bissau did not come from Venezuela
[AFRICANEWS] The Venezuela

...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeded places like Honduras and El Salvador. A significant proportion of the populace refugeed to Colombia and points south...

n interior minister has denied that a plane seized in Guinea-Bissau with 2.6 tons of cocaine on board came from Venezuela.

"That plane never touched Venezuelan soil, Diosdado Cabello told an audience attending a government event Wednesday.

The Bissau-Guinean judicial police said that the cocaine seizure on Saturday (Sep. 07) was carried out in close cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre—Narcotics, a European organization.

The crew of five, which included two Mexican nationals as well as citizens of Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil, were arrested, including the pilot.

Early media reports cited a security source saying the plane was from Mexico.

Venezuela's interior minister said his country "does not produce drugs" and that the world's biggest drugs consumer was the North American empire, most probably referencing the US.

Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:25 || Comments || Link || [11130 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


Arabia
Advanced Yemeni hypersonic missile strike hits Tel Aviv, causing mass panic across Israel
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The 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 Armed Forces carried out a qualitative military operation targeting a military target of the Israeli enemy in the Yaffa area in occupied Paleostine.

" The missile force of the Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of Allah Almighty, carried out a qualitative military operation targeting an "Israeli" enemy military objective in the area of Yaffa in occupied Paleostine," Yemen’s military spokesperson Brigadier-General Yahya Sare’e said in a statement

According to the spokesperson Brigadier-General Yahya Sare’e, the operation was carried out with a new hypersonic ballistic missile that managed in reaching its target, and the enemy’s defenses systems failed to intercept and confront.

"It crossed a distance of 2040 km in 11 and a half minutes, and caused a state of fear and panic among the Zionists, as more than two million Zionists headed to shelters for the first time in the history of the Israeli enemy," Brigadier-General Sare’e stated.

He added, "This operation comes within the fifth round and came as a culmination of the efforts of the missile force’ heroes who made tremendous efforts in developing missiles technology so that it would respond to the requirements of the battle and its challenges with the Zionist enemy and succeed in reaching its objectives and bypassing all obstacles and interception systems on land and sea, including American, Israeli, and others."

"The geographical challenges, the American-British aggression, and the monitoring, espionage and interception systems will not prevent beloved Yemen from performing its religious, moral and humanitarian duty in solidarity with the Paleostinian people. And the Israeli enemy should expect more strikes and specific operations to come as we approach the first anniversary of the blessed October 7th Operation, including responding to its criminal aggression on the city of Hodeidah, and continuous supportive operations for the oppressed Paleostinian people," the brigadier general stressed.

Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11126 views] Top|| File under: Houthis

#1  probably not hypersonic but might have had a peak speed near that
Posted by: Lord Garth || 09/16/2024 0:04 Comments || Top||



Caribbean-Latin America
Mexican State Under Siege Amid Sinaloa Cartel Infighting
[Breitbart] A new wave of intense cartel fighting forced government officials to order the shutdown of school activities as locals locked themselves indoors in the state of Sinaloa. The measures follow several days of fighting as two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clashed with minimal interference from federal police and military forces.

The Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya sent multiple alerts and a video asking the public to remain calm and take precautions. In the video, Rocha Moya claimed that government police and military forces were working to minimize the effect of the cartel battles on the local public.

The violence began this week and followed weeks of tension as a faction loyal to recently captured Sinaloa Cartel boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada seeks revenge from the Chapitos faction for the betrayal and arrest of their leader. The Chapitos faction comprises the sons of jailed Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. It is believed that Los Chapitos blamed El Mayo for their father’s capture.

As Breitbart Texas reported, Joaquin Guzman Lopez allegedly called a secret meeting with El Mayo and some top politicians in late July. It was during that meeting that Guzman and his gunmen kidnapped El Mayo and put him on a plane that landed near El Paso, Texas, where U.S. authorities were waiting for them. Since then, both Guzman and El Mayo have been in U.S. custody awaiting trial.

The capture led to weeks of tension as locals awaited for war to break out between two of Mexico’s most powerful drug families. It is believed that the family of El Mayo had been quietly building up their forces before striking.
Posted by: Skidmark || 09/16/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11134 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


Home Front: Politix
Oran Alexander Routh, the leftist son of the guy accused of almost assassinating Trump, says he and his father both hate Trump
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11131 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Sounds like they both believe that Trump is "an existential threat' to 'democracy'.

I wonder where they got that idea?
Posted by: Bobby || 09/16/2024 0:20 Comments || Top||

#2  Proving once again that horse apples don't fall far from the horse.
Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342 || 09/16/2024 10:36 Comments || Top||

#3  But the Democrats won't stop with the hate-filled false rhetoric. If Trump is literally Hitler then any means of eliminating are OK, they will be "saving democracy". Democrats own this, especially Nancy Pelosi.
Posted by: Deacon Blues || 09/16/2024 11:53 Comments || Top||

#4  Trump is "an existential threat' to 'democracy'

But, USA is supposed to be a republic.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 09/16/2024 12:58 Comments || Top||

#5  Looking at both these assassins and family why do I keep thinking Antifa?
Posted by: Regular+joe || 09/16/2024 15:36 Comments || Top||

#6  But, USA is supposed to be a republic

Yep. And our republic is an existential threat to their "democracy". Especially with that pesky Constitution always getting in the way.
Posted by: SteveS || 09/16/2024 16:42 Comments || Top||

#7  Is it possible that children may be held responsible for the deeds of their father?

sarc/
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed || 09/16/2024 18:19 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Constitutional package in limbo as Fazl opposes judges' extension, retirement age hike
Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman
...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull...
, has refused to support the government's proposal to extend judges' tenure or increase their retirement age, leaving the government-proposed constitutional amendment package hanging in the balance.

This development has created a major hurdle for the ruling coalition, which has been scrambling to secure enough support to push the amendments aimed at making major changes to Pakistain's judicial and parliamentary systems through parliament.

According to sources, while opposition parties, including the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI), along with some government allies, have given conditional backing for the formation of a constitutional court, they remain divided on the issue of judges' extension.

The development came after a meeting of special parliamentary committee, held to discuss the package, ended without a consensus, despite several rounds of consultations.
Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:10 || Comments || Link || [11124 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israeli air force claims it has attacked 20 Hezbollah launch pads
[GEO.TV] The Israeli air force has claimed that it has attacked 20 launch pads of Hezbollah in the Jarmak region in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reports.

''Following the alerts that were activated in the Upper Galilee region, two suspicious aerial targets were detected that crossed from Lebanon and fell in the northern Golan Heights area,'' the air force also said.
Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:15 || Comments || Link || [11125 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Israeli police kills person who stabbed officer in Old City
Israeli police kill the person who stabbed a border officer at a gate to Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday evening, police said.

The attacker stabbed the border police officer near the Damascus Gate in the historic walls of the Old City.

"The stabbed officer was lightly wounded and was evacuated for medical treatment," the police said in a statement.

"Border Police officers engaged with the terrorist, neutralised him with gunfire, and concluded the attack swiftly," the police said.
Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:14 || Comments || Link || [11129 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  NOt good for tourism and Muslim shops.
Posted by: S MAI || 09/16/2024 18:28 Comments || Top||


Kids among 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City
[GEOTV] At least 10 Palestinians including multiple kids were killed as Israeli military carried out bombardment on Gaza City's Zeitoun and Sheikh Radwan areas. A day ago, Israeli forces' attack left over a dozen Palestinians dead across the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported.
Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:14 || Comments || Link || [11134 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Goats?
Posted by: Skidmark || 09/16/2024 16:52 Comments || Top||

#2  ^ Sex slaves?
Posted by: Frank G || 09/16/2024 18:29 Comments || Top||


Gaza: Death toll surges to 41,182
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The health ministry in 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...
said on Saturday that the Israeli occupation army committed four massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring at least 219 civilians, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

In a statement, the health ministry said that the Israeli army killed and injured a large number of civilians in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, but at least 64 deaders and 155 maimed citizens were transported to hospitals.

The health ministry added that the corpse count from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 41,182 deaders and the number of the maimed surged to 95,280 people.

Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11124 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Still 80000 short.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 09/16/2024 16:29 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Israel drops leaflets on South Lebanon, orders residents to evacuate UPDATE: Leaflet drop not authorized per IDF - no evacuation order
[GEO.TV] Israel dropped leaflets over a Leb
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
border village Sunday urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel's military told AFP a brigade had taken the initiative without approval.

"The Israeli enemy dropped leaflets over Wazzani calling on those in the area and its surroundings to evacuate," the official National News Agency said, referring to a southern border village.

Wazzani Mayor Ahmed al-Mohammed shared with AFP a picture of the leaflets that showed a map of the region with the areas marked for evacuation in red.

The leaflet read in Arabic: "To all residents and refugees living in the area of the camps, Hezbollah is firing from your region. You must immediately leave your homes and head north of the Khiam region before 04:00pm (1300 GMT). Do not return to this area until the end of the war."

"Anyone present in this area after this time will be considered a terrorist," it added.

After unauthorized flyers dropped, IDF says there’s no south Lebanon evacuation order

[IsraelTimes] Military says brigade commander did not have approval to distribute leaflets calling on civilians to leave area used by Hezbollah to launch attacks; flyers dropped by drone
Posted by: Fred || 09/16/2024 00:17 || Comments || Link || [11131 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah



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  Alexander Vindman’s wife: No ears were harmed, others tried to debunk
Sun 2024-09-15
  Second Trump murder attempt in two months
Sat 2024-09-14
  16 Afghan troops killed as forces repulse cross-border attack
Fri 2024-09-13
  IDF declares Hamas’s Rafah Brigade defeated
Thu 2024-09-12
  Hamas says ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions
Wed 2024-09-11
  On this day in history, September 11, 2001, US experiences the worst terrorist attack in American history
Tue 2024-09-10
  ICE's Baltimore office announces the arrest of their 153rd illegal alien sex offender of this fiscal year
Mon 2024-09-09
  Indonesia Thwarts Alleged Islamic Terror Plot Against Pope Francis
Sun 2024-09-08
  Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel
Sat 2024-09-07
  Pakistani charged with plotting ‘slaughter’ at NY Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Fri 2024-09-06
  12 Syrian soldiers killed in suicide attacks
Thu 2024-09-05
  IDF says it killed more than 200 terror operatives in Gaza’s Tel Sultan, located dozens of weapons
Wed 2024-09-04
  At least 80 dead after suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Tue 2024-09-03
  Turkey arrests 15 for attack on US personnel in Izmir
Mon 2024-09-02
  Three Israeli police officers killed in West Bank, Fatah gunman later killed in Hebron


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