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Putin attacks all over the Ukraine
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-Great Cultural Revolution
Analyst: Democrats on ‘Suicide Watch' as Biden to Break Illegal Immigration Records, Again
[Breitbart] House and Senate Democrats are on “suicide watch” as President Joe Biden is currently on pace to break his own illegal immigration records, a new analysis suggests.

In 2021, Biden set new records for illegal immigration by enticing more than two million border crossers and illegal aliens to take the often deadly journey through Mexico to the nation’s southern border in the hopes of being released into the U.S. interior.

Steven Kopits with Princeton Policy Advisors accurately predicted last year’s illegal immigration levels under Biden.

“The trend is clearly headed in the wrong direction,” Kopits wrote at the time.

Now, based on January’s illegal immigration levels, Kopits is projecting that Biden will break his own record set last year by bringing 2.1 million border crossers and illegal aliens to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/24/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants


#2  How many 100 thousands of "translators" who speak no English will be foisted on us?
Posted by: M. Murcek || 02/24/2022 7:13 Comments || Top||

#3  Unlike the Afghani translators, etc., who couldn't get out of AFG and most likely met a horrible demise.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 02/24/2022 8:44 Comments || Top||

#4  No way on "Suicide watch". This rate of immigration has been their plan since Harry Reed was in charge of the Senate. Democrat plan is to give amnesty in time for the election and fight it out in court after the vote. Biden won't seek reelection and has nothing to lose. He can be everyone's fall guy while the Democrats maintain power.
Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 || 02/24/2022 9:58 Comments || Top||

#5  The plan, yes. But they somehow did not anticipate that it would kill their poll numbers.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/24/2022 10:54 Comments || Top||

#6  IMO illegals age being strategically located to support weakened Dem incumbents and tip the balance in purple districts. As we saw in the 2020 election there are only a few districts that matter. Same on the state and local levels.
It's interesting we can't find stories in the press about where all these illegals are settled. They must be going to "friendly" districts. For instance a military installation was chosen in southern Indiana was chosen for Afgan resettlement. Where did all those people go?
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed || 02/24/2022 11:12 Comments || Top||


Caribbean-Latin America
Gantz says photo shows Iran gave Venezuela know-how to make advanced UAVs
Not nearly as exciting as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, but real life rarely is.
[IsraelTimes] Speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations meeting in Jerusalem, Defense Minister Benny Gantz reveals a photo that he says proves Iran
...They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has transferred to 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...
the know-how for it to produce advanced UAVs.

"This image shows a model of the advanced Iranian Mohajer UAV, presented by Venezuela’s president. In addition to developing Iranian UAVs in Venezuela, our assessments show that Iranian precision-guided missiles are being delivered for these UAVs and other similar models," Gantz says.

"With this image in mind, I can tell you that in my meetings with partners from around the world, including African and Latin American partners, I heard extreme concern about Iranian support for terrorism," he says.

Speaking on the Iranian nuclear deal, Gantz stresses that if a deal is signed with Iran, this "does not mark the end of the road."

"It opens the door to important action that must be taken," he says, including "stopping the development of ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads."

"Enforcement and supervision by the IAEA are crucial but not enough," Gantz says, adding that "we need to have offensive capabilities and a set of sanctions ready in our back pockets in case Iran violates the agreement."

"Iran truly is a global and regional challenge and not just a threat to the State of Israel," he says.

Posted by: trailing wife || 02/24/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  Look for cocaine bomb deliveries.
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/24/2022 14:52 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Pakistan bragging about the deals they are making with Putin wil let them drop the US and West.
[Twitter]
Posted by: 3dc || 02/24/2022 05:02 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1  So does this mean the US can stop sending them aid?
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/24/2022 5:51 Comments || Top||


#3  Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Wonder if this will push India toward the US? I would think India would have a hard time buying arms from Putin while he is supporting the Paks.
Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 || 02/24/2022 8:08 Comments || Top||

#4  Meh, go ahead. You can enjoy getting Russian jets now instead of US ones (oh, and Egypt just canceled its deal for S-35s cuz they suck and couldn't out perform the Rafale jets).

And no more aid for you. Toodles!
Posted by: DarthVader || 02/24/2022 8:18 Comments || Top||

#5  Our morons in charge will send them aid. They love giving it away.
Posted by: Chris || 02/24/2022 8:53 Comments || Top||

#6  But but but....$5 Billion for Gender Studies!
Posted by: swksvolFF || 02/24/2022 10:51 Comments || Top||

#7  Would be great fun to tell the Paki's: "We're out of Afghanistan and don't need your access/logistics, so no more $ and fuck right off"
Posted by: Frank G || 02/24/2022 11:24 Comments || Top||

#8  Apparently, lots of the recent US aerial surveillance of Ukraine was done by RQ-4 Global Hawks. Where did they fly from?
Posted by: M. Murcek || 02/24/2022 11:36 Comments || Top||

#9  Murcek, some are based in Poland and Lithuania. Both sites are well within its range. We might have some operating out of Turkey as well.
Posted by: DarthVader || 02/24/2022 11:46 Comments || Top||

#10  That's what I was getting at. If they aren't flying from pakiland, that's good.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 02/24/2022 11:50 Comments || Top||

#11  If the Ukraine is taken, then Georgia would fall giving pipeline access to Armenia and south into Iran and the TBC pipeline from Azeri. Nordstream 2 back online and the Baltics would be in the crosshairs.How strong is the NATO glue? Remember the Chinese delegation to Afghanistan. A Paki pipeline and Soviet naval base was always a dream. we will know soon if we are seeing the beginning of something with far greater global implications than Ukraine. Putin is old and wants a legacy. You can bet China is watching the reaction, the time to expand, perhaps re-draw and solidify sphere's of influence in the Pre-cold war sense may be here. A Ruso-Sino alliance would be formidable.
Posted by: jefe101 || 02/24/2022 12:55 Comments || Top||

#12  Why do you guys think all this isn't orchastrated?
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/24/2022 22:11 Comments || Top||


Iraq
Drugs, tribes, politics a deadly mix in Iraq border province
[AlAhram] A judge rubbed out with 15 bullets from a Kalashnikov. A policeman shot full of holes. Local figures from rival political groups and influential armed factions killed.

The murders all happened in January and February in one Iraqi province, Maysan, which borders Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites....
and where drug trafficking, tribal disputes and political score-settling have combined in a toxic mix reflecting the country's broader political divisions and struggle against corruption.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/24/2022 01:12 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Drugs, tribes and politics? Hey, we resemble that remark, pal!
Posted by: SteveS || 02/24/2022 9:51 Comments || Top||


Unifying the Peshmerga forces is a turning point in Kurdistan, US officials say


Shafaq News/ A military delegation considered unifying the Peshmerga forces as a "turning point" in Kurdistan Region.

In a statement, the Kurdish Presidency said that the Vice President of Kurdistan, Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, received the US Supreme Military Adviser Tek Dosich and the Deputy Director, Military Advisor Group (North) in Kurdistan, Todd Burroughs.

Both sides discussed the security and military situation in the region, the US military aid to the Peshmerga forces, the reform process and unifying the Peshmerga ranks, and other issues of common interests."

The Kurdish official appreciated the role of the Global Coalition in confronting ISIS, stressing the need for more coordination between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army to protect and stabilize the region.

On the reform process and the Peshmerga's unification within the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs framework, Sheikh Mustafa affirmed that work is underway to speed up this vital mechanism.

For its part, the foreign delegation reiterated the military support and cooperation with the Peshmerga forces. Furthermore, it confirmed that they look "with great interest to the reform process and the unification of the Peshmerga," considering it a "turning point in the development and empowerment of the Kurdistan Region."

Posted by: badanov || 02/24/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russia repatriates nine ISIS-affiliated children from Rojava
[Rudaw] A Russian delegation repatriated nine orphaned children affiliated with 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) families from northeast Syria (Rojava) on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Kurdish administration’s foreign office.

Abdulkarim Omar, co-chair of Rojava’s foreign office, said in a tweet on Wednesday that nine Russian orphaned children "from ISIS families" were handed over to a committee from Russia’s commission for children rights.

The children are aged between five to 16. This is the eighth batch of repatriation of ISIS-affiliated children to Russia. Since 2018, 244 children have been repatriated to Russia, Abir Ilina, Omar’s deputy, announced during a joint presser with the Russian delegation.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/24/2022 02:26 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Military reinforcements sent to suppress protests in Suwayda


SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – Since February 9, the Syrian southern governorate of Suwayda has been witnessing restrict security measures as Syrian government sent reinforcement on the wake of the protests that have been staged, since early this month, against the government decision to lift the subsidy for thousands of Syrian families.

The government is trying to oppress any peaceful popular movement “militarily,” the 30-year-old Fadi Na’im, a pseudonym for a resident of Suwayda, told North Press.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: badanov || 02/24/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria

#1  Trudeau revokes emergency powers after Canada blockades end
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/24/2022 14:55 Comments || Top||


Terror Networks
US sanctions international network funding Yemen's Houthis
[Jpost] The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a sprawling international network run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Houthi financier that provided tens of millions of dollars to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the US Treasury said.

The complex web of individuals and front companies shipped fuel, additional petroleum products and other commodities throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with the proceeds financing Houthi attacks in Yemen and its neighbors, a Treasury statement said.

The action freezes any assets of the designated entities and individuals that are subject to US jurisdiction and generally bars Americans from doing business with them.

The new designations come as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and some American lawmakers press the White House to return the Houthi movement to the US list of foreign terrorist groups in response to Houthi drone and missile strikes on the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The individuals and firms targeted on Wednesday are part of a network overseen by the Quds Force, the elite arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Said al Jamal, a Houthi financier sanctioned last year, the Treasury said.

They included Abdo Abdullah Dael Ahmed, a UAE- and Sweden-based commodities trader, his company, Moaz Abdallah Dael Import and Export, and Konstantinos Stavridis, a Greek businessman based in the UAE, and his firm, Fani Oil Trading FZE, the statement said.

Also designated were money exchange houses in Turkey and Yemen, Aurum Ship Management FZC, based in India, the UAE and Singapore; and its managing director, Chiranjeev Kumar Singh.
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/24/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies



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