[LawEnforcementToday] ...the Defense Department has secretly made it legal through the reissue of Directive 5240.01 to use the military against our own citizens.
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Might this be the surprise the Dems are planning to interrupt voting? Suspicious timing...
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I don’t know how secret it is — I searched Directive 5240.01, and the first thing that popped up was a PDF of the thing, dated September 27, 2024. See here.
The second item is a/the same thing dated August 27, 2007. The third is a factcheck on the subject from a blogger who claims to have triggered the outcry. Then the DOD manual on the subject from 2016.
I started reading the first link, which rapidly made my eyes cross as badly as insurance information or investment prospectuses. How you military types get from something like that to actually fighting a war is beyond me. Still, if some of you would be so kind as to review the thing in comparison to previous versions and report back, we’ll know if this is actually worth fussing about.
#4
The Insurrection Act has been on the books since the beginning of the old republic. Nothing new here.
However, your military is still small compared to the oversize of the armed public (as the Founders intended). They can only control where they have footprints.
#6
If the demoncrats tried, most of the military is still right leaning and heavily supports Trump. Most likely they would turn their guns on the government as it would be an unlawful order.
#8
TW: As military resources from already under-manned units would be used to staff the Directive [potentially] leaving the country vulnerable, I suggest this would fall under Page 2: at home WoT-Politics.
[IsraelNationalNews] International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Kahn,
…more formally Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC, thenkyooveddymuch, whose place of birth depends on who is telling the story…
who is seeking arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, has been accused of harassing a female co-worker, the Daily Mail reported.
…even though his current wife is a datin, a Malaysian duchess, as well as a lawyer in her own right? The man plays with fire!
The Mail's investigation found that the accusations were made in the weeks before Khan announced that he was seeking to arrest Israel's leaders. A female ICC official told a colleague of the harassment she allegedly was subjected to, and the colleague reported the incident to the ICC's senior managers.
The Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM) questioned the woman, who decided not to file a formal complaint against Khan. The IOM did not open a full investigation and made several recommendations to "safeguard everyone's rights."
Khan denied the report, saying that he and the ICC are facing "a wide range of attacks and threats."
He claimed, "I absolutely can confirm there is no truth to suggestions of misconduct."
Paivi Kaukoranta, President of the Assembly of States Parties, the group that oversees the ICC, confirmed in a statement that the accusations were made by a co-worker against Khan.
'Following the conversation with the alleged victim, the IOM was not in a position to proceed with an investigation at that stage," Kaukoranta said. "The Court has a zero-tolerance policy towards prohibited conduct, such as harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse of authority. Any reports of misconduct are taken very seriously, with full respect for the presumption of innocence, as well as the duty of care towards ICC personnel." Well, at least, Karim isn't after children like his brother.
Imran Nasir Ahmad Khan (born 6 September 1973)[4][5] is a British former politician and convicted sex offender. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield from the 2019 general election until 2022.[6] Elected as a Conservative, Ahmad Khan had the party whip withdrawn in June 2021; he was subsequently expelled from the party following his criminal conviction for child sexual assault in 2022.
[IsraelTimes] With many in the north living in older homes without reinforced rooms, some residents spend small fortunes to construct fortified rooms as war with Hezbollah intensifies.
The houses in the older neighborhoods, built before the 1990s, are not fortified, and the residents — either founding members or young renters — rely on communal shelters. Most of them, however, either won’t or can’t make it to the shelters with just seconds of warning. Meanwhile, some kindergartens need fortification, but the state only funds those under the auspices of the Education Ministry.
#1
Around here we call'em storm shelters.
Panic room, Man cave, Armory, Root cellar...
Many here are precast concrete septic tanks.
Others have buried modified SeaTrans containers.
[IsraelTimes] The US notes the uptick in humanitarian aid that Israel has allowed into northern Gaza after an “unacceptable” two-week halt on all assistance reaching that part of the Strip at the beginning of the month, adding that the subsequent increase must be sustained.
“We note the resumption of deliveries this week into northern Gaza, including through the vital lifeline from Jordan, with 129 trucks entering northern Gaza this week, after an unacceptable slowdown since October 1st,” says National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett.
“That number must further increase over the coming week, and we are grateful for Jordan’s leadership in organizing these deliveries,” he adds in a statement, adding that the US is working to boost aid into Gaza and appreciates the airdrops of assistance that the UAE has constructed in recent days.
The US sent a letter to Israel on October 13, warning that it has 30 days to take significant steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or risk the continued supply of some offensive weapons.
[IsraelTimes] Israel says 114 trucks carrying humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings yesterday.
The Israeli body overseeing humanitarian aid, COGAT, says that while 21 trucks were collected from the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom crossing by international organizations, some 600 trucks worth of aid were still waiting for collection.
COGAT says a convoy of 24 trucks crossed through Gate 96 into northern Gaza.
Yesterday, the US noted the uptick in humanitarian aid that Israel has allowed into northern Gaza after an “unacceptable” two-week halt on all assistance reaching that part of the Strip at the beginning of the month, adding that the subsequent increase must be sustained.
The US sent a letter to Israel on October 13, warning that it has 30 days to take significant steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or risk the continued supply of some offensive weapons.
A great many dropped the ball due to arrogance, for which a very high price was paid. But not the highest price for the nation, and they quickly found their feet.
[IsraelTimes] Channel 12 news reports that the Shin Bet security agency sent out an urgent warning to several official bodies including the Israel Police and the National Security Council hours before Hamas launched its brutal massacre on October 7, 2023.
According to the report, the Shin Bet sent out the alert at 2:58 a.m., around three hours before terrorists breached the Gaza border fence to begin their rampage through southern Israel.
The Shin Bet alert noted suspicious SIM activity from several Hamas cells in Gaza, which it said could indicate an impending attack, Channel 12 reports.
No action was taken as a result of the alert, according to the report, and the Shin Bet declines to comment.
The government and top military leaders have contended that they had not been warned about an imminent invasion at the time, despite several reports that have surfaced in the past year of red flags raised about Hamas’s plans to launch a major offensive.
#2
How often when dealing with Palestinians is there No Suspicious Activity happening?
Had the IDF responded, I imagine State Department and US would continue selling the world the Palestinians are peace partners for another half century.
I would like to see all the dispatches from US diplomats that advanced: give the Palestinians Gaza and Work Permits... and they promise not to kill you.
I imagine a huge pressure campaign by the US and State was occurring behind the scenes to downplay Palestinian Aggressions.
[IsraelTimes] The THAAD missile defense battery is reportedly now operational in Israel, sent by the US military to protect the country in case of an Iranian reaction to an expected Israeli reprisal attack.
Around 100 US troops were expected to be deployed to operate the system, which is considered a complimentary system to the Patriot system but can defend a wider area, capable of hitting targets at ranges of 150-200 kilometers (93-124 miles).
The Kan broadcaster reports that the system is now operational in Israel, while the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya outlet quotes sources as saying that three batteries are functioning.
Iran has been bracing for an Israeli retaliation after its October 1 attack, which it said came in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon last month that killed the top leadership of the Hezbollah terror group, an Iranian proxy, and a July blast in Tehran that killed Hamas politburo head, Ismail Haniyeh.
#2
Just remember the progression of the story:
(1) There won't be any US troops
(2) It'll be in Jordan, not Israel
(3) It will take months to get going
More to come...
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[IsraelTimes] SodaStream’s ex-CEO adds reward to PM’s promise of immunity for those who return living hostages, says valid until midnight Wednesday; flyers dropped over Gaza purportedly by IDF
An entrepreneur offered a financial reward on Saturday to Gazooks who return living hostages to Israel, as flyers dropped over 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 a rusty 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 purportedly by the IDF offered immunity to those who lay down arms.
In a video message delivered in English with Arabic subtitles, former SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum promised $100,000 to anyone who returned living hostages to Israel.
"This year was a terrible year. It’s time to wrap things up, it’s time to move on," he said in the video that was posted online.
Referencing Netanyahu’s promise of immunity, Birnbaum said that in addition, "anyone who delivers from Gaza a living Israeli prisoner will receive $100,000 that would be paid either by cash or by bitcoin as you prefer."
He added that the offer would only be valid until midnight on Wednesday night and provided a phone number where he could be reached over Telegram or WhatsApp.
"Don’t wait. It’s time for you to take control of your life and build a future for yourself, for your family, and for your community. Do it today," he said.
Speaking to Channel 12 news on Sunday, Birnbaum said his offer stemmed from his desire to do more to help the hostages.
"For more than a year, I’ve been asking myself what I can do for these families, for the hostages, and now I see my chance, so I decided to seek out the hostage holders myself and make them an offer they cannot refuse," he told the outlet.
He added that in the first 12 hours since he had posted the video, he had already received more than 50 messages in Arabic.
Many of them, he added, were from people issuing threats, cursing him, or sharing pornographic content, which he said was expected, but some were potentially genuine and were being investigated by security services.
Birnbaum also said he had been approached by other people who wanted to help and that some had offered to add to his financial rewards, but he didn’t say who they were.
The offer came as leaflets purportedly dropped by Israel Defense Forces planes in southern Gaza on Saturday showed a picture of slain Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... chief Yahya Sinwar, with the message "Hamas will no longer rule Gaza," and urged the release of the hostages, echoing language used by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a few days earlier.
"Yahya Sinwar has ruined your lives. He hid in a dark tunnel and was eliminated when he attempted to flee in panic. Whoever lays down their weapons and hands over the hostages will be allowed to leave and live in peace," read the Arabic leaflet, according to images that circulated online.
Though attributed to the IDF by Rooters and bearing the army’s logo in the corner, the leaflets were designed differently to previous notices from the Israeli military circulated in both Gaza and more recently in southern Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently 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... , which are often also published on social media.
The leaflets also pointed Gazooks to a Telegram channel with no messages and two Israeli cellphone numbers, but didn’t specify who could supposedly be reached by calling or messaging them.
The messages’ wording was similar to a statement made by Netanyahu on Thursday after Sinwar was killed by Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah, in the south of Gaza near the Egyptian border, the previous day.
It is believed that 97 of the 251 hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF.
Hamas released 105 civilians during a weeklong truce in late November, and four hostages were released before that. Eight hostages have been rescued by troops alive, and the bodies of 37 hostages have also been recovered, including three mistakenly killed by the military as they tried to escape their captors.
Hamas is also holding two Israeli civilians who entered the Strip in 2014 and 2015, as well as the bodies of two IDF soldiers who were killed in 2014.
In the many months of failure to reach another hostage deal, Sinwar was often said to be the obstacle to an agreement that would see the remaining hostages returned, leading many to hope that his killing on Thursday could pave the way for a deal to be reached.
Others, however, were not so optimistic with some hostages’ relatives expressing their concerns that with Sinwar gone, there would be no one in Hamas to negotiate with.
Israeli reports on Saturday also said Israel was concerned that Hamas would murder hostages as Dire Revenge for Sinwar’s killing, and Netanyahu was said to have convened emergency security consultations at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv to discuss how to prevent this.
[APNEWS] The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate.
The documents are attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, and note that Israel was still moving military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran's blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. They were sharable within the ''Five Eyes,'' which are the U.S., Great Britannia, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted to the Telegram messaging app and first reported Saturday by CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... and Axios. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The investigation is also examining how the documents were obtained — including whether it was an intentional leak by a member of the U.S. intelligence community or obtained by another method, like a hack — and whether any other intelligence information was compromised, one of the officials said. As part of that investigation, officials are working to determine who had access to the documents before they were posted, the official said.
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#1
Maybe they will use the crack investigators that solved the Supreme Court leak and the WH cocaine scandals.
Snark O'The Day
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Where on earth did he get the idea that Tehran is safe??
[NAHARNET] Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem ... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies... has been residing in Tehran after fleeing Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently 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... on an Iranian plane over two weeks ago, the UAE-based Erem News outlet reported, quoting an anonymous Iranian source.
Qassem reportedly left Beirut on October 5 on the aircraft used by Tehran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for a state visit to Lebanon and Syria. His transfer was ordered by top leaders of the Islamic Theocratic Republic for fear of liquidation by Israel, the source said
Qassem has delivered three speeches since the death of Hezbollah leader Sayyed ...Arabic term meaning your/his lordship. Groveling in His Exalted Presence is encouraged... His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The late, lamented satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> . While the first was recorded in Beirut, the second and third were delivered in Tehran, the source said.
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#1
He'd be safer in D.C.
Also he could get a lucrative job requiring top security clearance in the Biden/Harris administration.
Thanks ever so, dude, for running interference for Iran and its little sock puppet. Are you quite, quite sure they wouldn’t like a bit of a hudna that they’d fully intend to break later anyway? Honestly, show some understanding of those you’re white knighting.
[IsraelTimes] An unnamed US official tells the Axios news site that Beirut and the international community are unlikely to accept Israel’s proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon.
The report says the proposal would “dramatically undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty.”
Israel’s demands include being able to actively enforce the disarming of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and to maintain unfettered access to Lebanese airspace.
The White House and Israeli embassy in Washington refused to comment on the report.
The demands were included in a document drawn up by Israel and passed to White House envoy Amos Hochstein ahead of his trip to the region today aimed at brokering an end to the fighting, Axios reports, citing US and Israeli officials.
According to the US news site, Israel wants to be able to conduct “active enforcement” of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which requires that the Lebanese Armed Forces be the only force with arms in southern Lebanon. It also seeks freedom of operation over Lebanese airspace, something which it currently enjoys on a defacto basis.
Israel says the resolution has gone largely unenforced since it was passed in 2006, allowing Hezbollah to build up a formidable arms cache and defensive capabilities, with neither UNIFIL peacekeepers or the LAF willing to challenge the Iran-backed terror group.
Israel has repeatedly attempted to portray its offensive in southern Lebanon as it essentially stepping in and doing UNIFIL’s job for it.
“We are talking about 1701 with increased enforcement. Our main message is that if the Lebanese army and UNIFIL do more, the IDF will do less and the other way around,” an Israeli official is quoted saying.
The site reports that the US supports bolstering UNIFIL’s mandate and the LAF to better oppose Hezbollah.
[KhaamaPress] NBC News reported that ISIS-Khorasan has recently intensified its recruitment efforts, aiming to launch attacks in the U.S. and the West.
The report, published on Sunday, cites U.S. officials and analysts, highlighting ISIS’s efforts to attract dissatisfied Moslems for terrorist attacks in the U.S. and Europe.
Counterterrorism experts have pointed to the arrest of an Afghan immigrant plotting an Election Day attack in the U.S., as well as plots in La Belle France, Sweden, and other countries, as evidence of the growing ISIS-K threat.
The report states that ISIS has spread propaganda in 12 languages, including Persian and Pashto, targeting the Moslem diaspora in the U.S. and Europe.
ISIS aims to exploit the feelings of isolation and alienation experienced by Afghans and Moslems in the West. According to experts, the group’s focus on disillusioned Afghan communities in Western countries is unsurprising.
ISIS’s propaganda on platforms like TikTok portrays the group as the only "true Islamic military organization" fighting against foreign influences like the U.S. in Moslem countries.
A Soufan Center researcher noted that ISIS propaganda emphasizes U.S. military interventions and portrays America as a "declining empire," further fueling anti-Western sentiments.
U.S. officials have noted that as attention shifts to the Israel-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 a rusty 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... conflict, ISIS is expanding its propaganda campaigns, attempting to recruit new followers.
The growing threat from ISIS, combined with recent arrests, highlights the ongoing challenges faced by security agencies in preventing terrorist activities, especially as the global focus remains divided between multiple crises.
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[LawEnforcementToday] ...the Defense Department has secretly made it legal through the reissue of Directive 5240.01 to use the military against our own citizens.
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
...Arabic term meaning 
