[Garowe] The military court in Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... has released six foreign individuals linked to 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.... faction in Somalia, which was founded in late 2015 by a Somali-British ex-Al-Shabaab ... the personification of Somali state failure... preacher Abdulkadir Mumin.
According to authorities in Puntland, the men, who come from foreign countries, have been training fighters around the Golis mountains, and have often staged attacks around Bosaso, the commercial capital of the state.
General Abdifatah Haji Adan, the chairman of the military court, said the Æthiopian and Moroccan nationals surrendered to Puntland after escaping from the ISIS group. The IS-Somalia is affiliated with ISIS bully boys, who have roots in the Middle East.
The court released the six men to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, which was directed to repatriate them to their countries of origin. In addition, the court also released six children who had also been recruited to the ISIS branch in Somalia.
Two months ago, the military court in Puntland sentenced to death six Moroccans believed to be imported muscle for the Islamic State Death Eater group in Somalia. The group rivals al-Shabaab and both target innocent civilians and security teams in their cowardly attacks.
After thorough scrutiny, the six were identified as Mohammed Hassan, Ahmed Najwi, Khalid Latha, Mohammed Binu Mohammed Ahmed, Ridwan Abdulkadir Osmany, and Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim. They were accused of being members of the IS-Somalia terrorist group.
Interestingly, the military court did not reveal whether the released Moroccans are among those sentenced last month. The IS-Somalia has a huge presence around the Golis mountains and the Bari region, where they have repeatedly fought with al-Shabaab holy warriors as they wrestle for dominance.
[Garowe] Six suspected Somali pirates have been transferred to the Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles for prosecution, it has emerged, with the culprits transported using an EU worship or warship
, after they were involved in the Gulf of Aden incident which was classified as a pirate attack.
Last weekend, the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... Naval Force Operation Atalanta confirmed a 'suspicious approach' that involved the Marshall Islands-flagged Chrystal Arctic, taking place last Friday approximately 100 nautical miles north of Bosaso, Somalia.
Reports indicate the vessel sighted along the Gulf of Aden was carrying 5-6 individuals who were heavily armed. The UK Maritime Trade Operations has since confirmed the incident, terming it a suspected pirate raid within the coastline of Somalia.
On sighting the potential threat, the tanker’s Master implemented self-protection measures. The armed individuals on the small craft opened fire, leading to the vessel’s Armed Security Team returning fire, prompting the small craft to abandon its approach.
The ATALANTA warship took the six men into custody after the scuffle, as some were taken for treatment following injuries sustained. The incident has since been classified as a piracy attempt, officials said.
Seychelles is among the nations with whom Operation ATALANTA has a legal agreement allowing for the trial of suspected pirates arrested by its warships. The six will have to face the trial on the island, becoming the second lot to face prosecution.
Last month, many Somali pirates were taken to India for prosecution after they were nabbed in the Indian Ocean. Cases of piracy have increased along the 3,333 kilometers of coastline for the last two years, but the government has partnered with stakeholders to curb the incidents.
EUNAVFOR suspects the presence of two or more pirate action groups off the Somali coast following a string of recent dhow hijackings. Two merchant vessels, the MV Ruen and the MV Abdullah, were hijacked in December, with the former rescued by the Indian Navy after a three-month hostage situation.
There were reports that the pirates have signed a clandestine agreement with al-Shabaab ... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them... , a group seeking to topple the fragile UN-backed federal government of Somalia. Under the agreement, the two groups would share proceeds of ransom in all successful piracy incidents.
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/\ Agree. But why are we (the civilized world) spending any amount of $$ to feed, house, and transport pirates when one bullet would suffice. For the 'optics' I suppose. Truly baffling.
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^Summon the spirit of George Floyd - he'll explain it to you.
[Garowe] Dozens of Bangladeshi fat merchantman crew held hostage by al-Shabaab ... the personification of Somali state failure... Lions of Islam have arrived in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, AFP reports, as their families lined up to usher them in after weeks of captivity.
MV Abdullah was carrying over 55,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates but would be seized off Somalia's coast in March, leading to a frantic search by special operations teams, including the Coast Guards.
The seizure came during a surge in Somali pirate activity, with international naval forces diverted from the Gulf of Aden into the Red Sea to guard against attacks on shipping by 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... 's Iran-backed 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, AFP adds.
"I thought it was the last day of my life," M. Noor Uddin, one of the 23 crew members who arrived in Chittagong on Tuesday aboard another bulk carrier, told AFP.
"When the pirates attacked the ship, I just tried to remember the face of my son and wished that I could hold him for one last time," he added.
According to A.S.M Saifuzzaman, the Chief Engineer, every minute of the victims was a 'nightmare' in captivity. They were held for 32 days before they were rescued.
"When any other ship crossed the route or came close to our ship, the pirates would hold their guns to our heads," he said. "We never thought this day would ever come."
The Somali pirates freed the MV Abdullah after its Bangladeshi owners, KSRM Group, paid a hefty ransom that was air-dropped over the vessel in sackloads of US dollars. However,
there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... the amount paid was not disclosed.
The hijackers had given the crew a letter of safe passage in Somali promising "the ship would not come under any more attacks by pirates until it reached Dubai port".
Cases of piracy have surged in Somalia for the last four months, triggering complaints from members of the international community. The US and other international partners have dispatched elite teams to man deep waters along the 3,333 kilometers of coastline.
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[KavkazUzel] Leila Gatagazheva, who was returned from house arrest to a pre-trial detention center for the second time in a row, needs treatment; her health was undermined in an Iraqi prison, a relative and lawyers said. The investigation into Gatagazheva’s case has been completed and there is no evidence of her guilt in the case materials, the defense emphasized. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, in February the investigation excluded the article on aiding terrorist activities from the charges against native Ingushetia Leila Gatagazheva; now she is accused only of participation in an illegal armed group.
On April 27, the court decided to transfer her to house arrest, and Gatagazheva returned to Malgobek from the Pyatigorsk detention center, human rights activists reported.
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[KavkazUzel] Three women and five children who were in camps in Syria have been returned to Azerbaijan, the Foreign Ministry reported.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, Azerbaijan periodically organizes the return of its citizens from camps in Syria and Iraq.
Those would be where the SDF parked the ISIS fighters and famliy members picked up in the course of reconquering the Islamic State’s short-lived caliphate. Al Hol/Al Hawl is the main one.
Thus, on February 21, two women and five children who were in camps in Syria were returned to Azerbaijan. In October 2023, a woman and nine children were returned to Azerbaijan from Syrian camps, and in August of the same year, three women and 13 children were returned.
At least 120 women from Azerbaijan remain in Iraq, Turan agency columnist Tofig Turkel reported in June 2023. In November 2022, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry estimated the total number of its citizens repatriated from Syria and Iraq over the years at 409 people.
On May 14, eight Azerbaijani citizens - three women and five children - were repatriated from the “conflict regions” of Syria, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.
According to the department, their transition to Turkish territory was first ensured, and then members of the interdepartmental group responsible for the repatriation of Azerbaijani citizens from Iraq and Syria were sent to Turkey, where a medical and psychological examination of the repatriates was carried out, the message said, which was translated into Russian language correspondent for the "Caucasian Knot".
Travel documents and air tickets were provided to them by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Istanbul. After the repatriates return, their social rehabilitation is provided for, the report notes.
In recent years, about 460 people have been repatriated from Syria and Iraq to Azerbaijan, and this process continues, a representative of the interdepartmental working group on the repatriation of Azerbaijani citizens told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.
According to him, the location or place of detention of alleged Azerbaijani citizens is first established. Next, their Azerbaijani citizenship is checked. And after this, in agreement with the authorities of the host country, the repatriation process begins: transportation of citizens to Turkey, their examination, provision of documents and then return to their homeland.
The representative of the interdepartmental group found it difficult to name the approximate number of Azerbaijani citizens remaining in Syria and Iraq, “since the available information needs to be verified and double-checked.”
[IsraelTimes] Anti-Islam firebrand ...firebrands are noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments... took the most votes in recent election but had difficulty forming a government; a technocratic prime minister is expected to be brought in
Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other Dutch party leaders said Wednesday they have brokered a provisional coalition deal in a move that brings closer a government driven by the hard right in yet another European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... nation.
The party leaders said that they will put the text to their party backbenchers before a full government deal can be announced. The parties still have to agree on a prime minister, who is expected to be a technocrat from outside the party structures.
With hard-right and populist parties now part of or leading a half dozen governments in the 27-nation bloc, they appear positioned to make gains in the June 6-9 election for the European Parliament.
"We have a deal among negotiators, and we will return to the position of prime minister at a later moment," Wilders said. He has reluctantly acknowledged he will not succeed Mark Rutte and instead has pushed for an outsider.
The name of a prime minister was still elusive, and even though Wilders won the election, he was considered by many too risky to be the national leader.
Speculation has centered on Ronald Plasterk, from the Labor Party, who shot back to prominence this year when he became the first "scout" to hold talks with politicians about possible coalitions.
Wilders has called Plasterk a "creative spirit" with political experience, but who is also distanced enough from the current political scene.
"If you want a government to succeed, you need a prime minister that unites," said Pieter Omtzigt, leader of the centrist New Social Contract party. Outgoing Prime Minister Rutte’s center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy and the populist Farmer Citizen Movement are also in the coalition deal.
Wilders’ Party for Freedom won 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house of the Dutch parliament, and the four parties combined hold a comfortable majority of 88 seats.
After two decades in the opposition, Wilders seemed to have a shot at leading a nation that long prided itself on its tolerant society, but he has stepped aside in the interest of pushing through most of his agenda.
From Finland to Croatia, hard-line right parties are part of European governing coalitions, and hard-right or populist prime ministers are leading Hungary, Slovakia and Italia.
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What is the definition of "Hard-Right" in Europe? I know "Right-wing" is usually just left of Center here. Small L libertarian that still loves socialism maybe?
[IsraelTimes] Official at state university system says holdings being targeted by UC Divest Coalition include investments in groups linked to arms makers, $12 billion in US Treasury bills
Investments in weapons manufacturers and a wide array of other companies by the University of Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, targeted by students protesting Israel amid the war 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... against Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... represent $32 billion — or nearly one-fifth — of the system’s overall assets, the system’s chief investment officer says.
UC Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher unveiled the estimate Tuesday at the first public Board of Regents meeting since nationwide pro-Paleostinian student protests began in April. The calculation was in response to a letter he received last month from the UC Divest Coalition, which is scrutinizing the system’s overall $175 billion in assets.
The group asked for the system to halt its investments in weapons manufacturers, the investment firms Blackstone and BlackRock, and two dozen companies across the entertainment, technology and beverage industries.
Bachher said that would apply to investments that include: $3.3 billion in holdings from groups with ties to weapons manufacturers; $12 billion in US treasuries; $163 million in the investment firm BlackRock and $2.1 billion in bonds that BlackRock manages; $8.6 billion from Blackstone and $3.2 billion from the other 24 companies.
"We pride ourselves on a culture of transparency," Bachher said, adding that it is important to listen to and engage with students.
The University of California system said last month it would not boycott or divest from Israel, and the regents have not indicated a change in position during this week’s meetings.
In 1986, the regents voted to divest $3.1 billion from companies doing business with South Africa’s apartheid government after more than a year of student protests. The system also dropped its investments in fossil fuels in 2020.
For weeks, students at campuses across the country have been protesting and setting up encampments at their universities to call on them to be more transparent about their investments and to divest from companies that financially support Israel. The demonstrations have led to disruptions, arrests and debates over free speech rights. Tensions between protesters, law enforcement and administration at the University of California, Los Angeles, have garnered some of the most attention.
[IsraelTimes] Head of Sonoma State University says he’s on leave less than a day after announcing deal, which includes formation of SJP ‘advisory council’ to ensure school complies with terms
The president of a public university in Northern Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, announced Wednesday that was he on leave, less than a day after endorsing an academic boycott of Israel as part of an agreement with pro-Paleostinian demonstrators to remove their tent encampment that was fiercely denounced by Jewish groups and politicians.
In addition to an academic boycott, Sonoma State University’s Mike Lee agreed Tuesday to the establishment of an "advisory council" of Students for Justice in Paleostine — whose national umbrella organization praised the Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... -led October 7 terror onslaught that started the war 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... — to ensure compliance with the deal, which also includes a section on "disclosure and divestment."
The deal, which followed a number of other agreements that universities have announced in an effort to end the protest encampments that have been roiling campuses in the US, appeared to make the school the first American university to agree to an academic boycott of Israel.
"My goal when meeting with students at the encampment was to explore opportunities to make meaningful change, identify common ground and create a safe and inclusive campus for all. I now realize that many of the statements I made in my campuswide message did just the opposite," Lee wrote in a school-wide email.
"In my attempt to find agreement with one group of students, I marginalized other members of our student population and community. I realize the harm that this has caused, and I take full ownership of it. I deeply regret the unintended consequences of my actions," he added.
He also stressed in the email that "the points outlined in the message were mine alone" and said he did not consult with the chancellor of the California State University system.
"As I step away on a leave, I will reflect on the harm this has caused and will be working with the chancellor’s office to determine next steps," he said.
According to a copy of the agreement that Lee sent out less than 24 hours earlier, Sonoma State University was reviewing investments in its endowment, after which school administrators and the SJP advisory council "will meet with proper officials to determine a course of action leading to divestment strategies that include seeking ethical alternatives."
"SSU will post and disseminate a disclosure statement related to funding amounts, the use of funding, and conditions attached to funds," the message states.
The following section, titled "academic boycott," notes the school does not have any exchange agreements with Israeli universities and vows that any potential partnerships will be considered "on an annual basis, in conversation with the advisory council of SJP."
"SSU will not pursue or engage in any study abroad programs, faculty exchanges, or other formal collaborations that are sponsored by, or represent, the Israeli state academic and research institutions," the letter says.
"SSU also commits to immediately updating any SSU pamphlets and SSU-hosted websites that may still be circulating or searchable and to remove hosting or linking to any pamphlets, flyers, or brochures advertising the study abroad program where students are encouraged to study abroad in Israel. SSU will make it clear to any students that any such programs are terminated until further notice and not simply suspended," it continues. "SSU remains committed to upholding principles of academic freedom and open scholarly exchange. As such, SSU welcomes opportunities to engage Paleostinian scholars."
The letter says that the SJP advisory committee will be formed "as a mechanism to ensure SSU administration accountability for all agreements," with "the main goal" of working with the school "to review progress on the initiatives listed below."
"The advisory council of SJP will be established through a collaboration between SJP and Sonoma State and will be composed of members from the encampment, faculty, staff, administrators, Paleostinian alumni, and other interested students, as determined by Students for Justice in Paleostine," the message says, adding it "will meet regularly beginning Fall 2024."
The deal announced by Lee was condemned by local Jewish organizations, with the Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area charging it violated California State University system’s policies against discrimination and a state anti-BDS law, "in addition to elevating anti-Israel groups that advocate for the elimination of the Jewish state."
"The civil rights of Jewish students and faculty are not a bargaining chip that should be used to quell campus unrest," the group said in a statement.
State Senator Scott Wiener accused Lee of aligning Sonoma State University "with BDS, a movement whose goal is the destruction of Israel, home to 7 million Jews." Weiner is an absolute piece of sh*t, but he's not wrong on this
"Several other UC [University of California] and CSU [California State University] campuses are doing this more subtly," Wiener wrote on the social media platform X, referring to two of the state’s two public university systems. "Sonoma State simply said the quiet part out loud."
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The letter says that the SJP advisory committee will be formed "as a mechanism to ensure SSU administration accountability for all agreements," with "the main goal" of working with the school "to review progress on the initiatives listed below."
This is a hostile(?) takeover of a government institution by an unelected totalitarian movement opposed to the foundational principles of the US Constitution.
[FoxNews] After hundreds of anti-Israel protesters swarmed campus buildings and set up barricades at the University of California, Irvine, local law enforcement agencies responded and students were ordered to leave immediately on Wednesday.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a UC Irvine spokesperson said that the campus erupted into chaos after several hundreds of protesters entered the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall on the California campus and began to barricade the building at 2:30 p.m. PST.
The university said that it put out a call to local law enforcement and received immediate assistance from the Irvine Police Department and Orange County Sheriff's Department.
In livestream footage of the anti-Israel agitators' confrontation with police, at least one protester was arrested.
In a follow-up statement, students were told to "leave area" as the protest continued.
"Anyone currently in buildings in the vicinity of the protest are advised to exit buildings & leave area at this time," UC Irvine said in a statement. "Please disregard all previous orders to shelter in place. If able, please leave immediately & continue to avoid the protest area until further notice."
Footage from the campus showed law enforcement, dressed in protest gear and holding batons, clashing with anti-Israel agitators.
The protesters were seen holding umbrellas and chanting, "free, free Palestine."
Authorities said that the protesters who entered the campus on Wednesday afternoon joined the established encampment that had been occupying the campus since April 29.
Beto Mendez, a UC Irvine student Senator, told Fox News Digital that police are slowly clearing some of the encampments.
"Police are clearing out some encampments, very slowly, there are like five helicopters flying above right now," Mendez said.
The college student said that many of the protesters do not appear to be UC Irvine students, adding that he saw children at the protest.
He added that it was "shocking" that the protests were happening on campus and that school administration is being "very careful and moving slowly."
UC Irvine said that classes have been canceled for the remainder of the day and that they are monitoring the situation.
"We are continuing to monitor the situation and strongly urge people to stay away from the campus," the school said.
In an update on Wednesday night, UC Irvine said that classes would be fully remote on Thursday, noting that protests continued into the evening.
"UC Irvine will move to remote instruction on Thursday, May 16," the university announced. "Unless specifically noted, all employees should work remotely. Resident students may still access dining facilities. Protest activity continues. Please avoid the area until further notice."
In a statement on X, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said that any violence or vandalism "of any kind" would not be "tolerated."
"The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is continuing to work with law enforcement to monitor all protest-related activity in Orange County, including today’s protest at the University of California, Irvine," Spitzer wrote in a X post.
"The right to peaceful assembly is a constitutional right, and we encourage protesters to exercise their right to peaceful assembly; however, criminal activity which transcends peaceful assembly, including violence and vandalism of any kind, will not be tolerated," he said.
"Any evidence of criminal activity, including failure to obey lawful orders to disperse, will be investigated and thoroughly reviewed to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime was committed," Spitzer said.
[GEO.TV] President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... on Wednesday claimed that Israel would "set its sights" on The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... if it succeeded in defeating Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... in 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... Strip.
"Do not think that Israel will stop in Gaza," Erdogan told his party politicians in the parliament in the capital Ankara.
"Unless it’s stopped... this rogue and terrorist state will set its sights on Anatolia sooner or later," he said, referring to the large Ottoman Turkish peninsula also called Asia Minor that comprises more than half of Turkey’s territory.
"We will continue to stand by Hamas, which fights for the independence of its own land and which defends Anatolia," added Erdogan.
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[FoxNews] House passes Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act.
A nice gesture that made the Democrats and wobbly others take a position on something voters care about, but it won’t get anywhere in the Senate. Still, All they have to do is submit it exactly as written, should the new Senate be controlled by the Republicans.
A bill aimed at booting illegal immigrants out of the U.S. if they assault a police officer passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening.
It's one of several pieces of legislation that House Republican leaders are putting up for a vote this week as part of National Police Week.
The bill passed with a 265 to 148 vote, with 54 Democrats voting with the GOP.
The bill is called the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act and is led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.
He said in February when the bill was being introduced, "There is no reason that an illegal alien who attacks our law enforcement should remain in our country; that shows zero respect for our rule of law or our institutions, and they will not be positive contributors to society."
The bill would require illegal immigrants to be detained by federal authorities until they can be deported. It would also "create a new category for migrant inadmissibility" specifically dealing with illegal immigrants who were accused of assaulting police, Van Drew said.
The No. 3 House Republican, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital when the bill passed, "House Democrats just voted to protect violent illegal immigrants over our brave law enforcement officers. Once again, the Democrat Party proves they are the most anti-law enforcement party in history."
It comes after several recent instances of illegal immigrants attacking police have gained national attention as the country continues to grapple with the ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the southern border.
[IsraelNationalNews] A group of 160 lawyers, led by the Israel Law Center - Shurat HaDin, have issued a call to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Justice Department and Congressional leaders urging an investigation of South African leaders. In a letter sent today (Thursday), the lawyers call upon American authorities to investigate members of the African National Congress Party (ANC), the party that holds a majority of seats in the National Assembly and also leads the South African government, under the Magnitsky Act for participating "in acts of significant corruption involving bribery."
The letter further alleges that officials accepted bribes from Iran that were intended to cover ANC debts, in return for which party members agreed to pursue the case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) blaming Israel for committing genocide in Gaza. And here I thought monkeys were flinging feces because it makes them feel important. Guess Grom Jr. is right and I'm a racist - nobody's perfect.
[IsraelNationalNews] IDF Arabic Language Spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee revealed on Thursday that Hamas recruited a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative to act as a spy within the terror organization.
Don’t tell anyone, but his name is Mohammed. Or possibly it was Abdul…
According to Adraee, Murad Walid Omar Shaheen joined the ranks of Islamic Jihad in 2010, where he served in the counter-espionage department of the organization’s military wing.
In 2022, an operating officer for the Hamas General Security Service, named Taher Mahmoud Tahar Al-Aqqad, recruited Shaheen to work as a spy for Hamas and provide information about Islamic Jihad.
As a double agent, Shaheen provided Hamas with sensitive internal information about Islamic Jihad members, individuals nominated for promotion, and internal tensions within Islamic Jihad. He also provided military information about the organization, which dealt with the geographical deployment of "Al-Quds Brigades" members, and information about how to purchase spy equipment and the reason for stopping the Islamic Jihad’s tunnel-digging work.
During a presentation prepared by the Hamas General Security Service, which was presented to Yahya Al-Sinwar, the members of the agency recounted the method of their spying on Islamic Jihad and their work to influence the internal trends and actions of the organization.
So Israel had the meeting room bugged or someone inside recording? Kinky.
[GEO.TV] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that eliminating Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... in 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... Strip is necessary for any rise of alternative Paleostinian governance there, as, he argued, leaving Hamas in place would pose a threat to potential successors.
In a video statement, Netanyahu also pushed back against Western criticism of Israel's military operation in the southern Gazook city of Rafah, saying: "The humanitarian catastrophe that was talked about hasn't materialised, nor will it materialise."
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[GEO.TV] Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday said he was opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance 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... Strip after the ongoing war with Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
How fortunate the final decision is left to his political masters.
"Since October, I have been raising this issue consistently in the cabinet, and have received no response," Gallant said in a televised statement.
Consider yourself heard, and let it go.
"I must reiterate — I will not agree to the establishment of Israeli military rule in Gaza. Israel must not establish civilian rule in Gaza."
When you are prime minister your opinion will be determinative. In the meantime, it is only advisory.
"I call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make a decision and declare that Israel will not establish civilian control over the Gaza strip," Gallant said, calling for a "governing alternative to Hamas" immediately.
Don’t you have a war to run, buddy? Go, get on with it!
"The day after Hamas will only be achieved with Paleostinian entities taking control of Gaza, accompanied by international actors, establishing a governing alternative to Hamas' rule," he said.
"This, above all, is in interest of the State of Israel."
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...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 
Somali pirates
... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the 
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
