In a press release on Thursday, the CTP claimed to have diverted a total of 32 “late-stage” planned terrorism incidents since March 2017, seven of which took place after the start of the pandemic. The cases were most commonly linked with Islamic extremism (18), extreme right-wing terrorism (12), and left/anarchist/single issue terrorism …
Read More »Whistleblower accuses UK of manipulation to save face during Afghan pull back
The allegations are part of damning testimony from Raphael Marshall – a desk officer for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) – to MPs published on Tuesday. Marshall, who was part of the response team that monitored these “desperate and urgent” emails – outlined a list of government failures …
Read More »2 US special ops trainees die during combat diving course, prompting safety concerns – reports
Staff Sergeant Micah Walker died during the Army’s Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC) exercise at Naval Air Station Key West in Florida in late July, followed by Staff Sergeant Paul Olmstead, who died on September 23 during a maritime assessment course, which must be passed before trainees are allowed into …
Read More »US Marines deny British commandos ‘dominated’ them during war games
The Telegraph reported on Tuesday that the British commandos had “dominated” the US Marines during the recent five-day multinational Exercise Green Dagger in the Mojave Desert, California. It said the Royal Marines had wiped out almost an entire US unit, prompting the Americans to ask for a “reset” halfway through …
Read More »‘What we did was clumsy,’ Biden tells Macron during first meeting after AUKUS submarine deal row
“What we did was clumsy, it was not done with a lot of grace,” Biden said on Friday. “I want to make it clear, France is an extremely, extremely valued partner,” he added. France is a power in its own right, and “we have the same value system.” “For me, …
Read More »IDF strike on AP tower during Gaza conflict was ‘self-inflicted public relations terror attack,’ former Israeli general says
The 12-story Al-Jalaa tower in Gaza City was brought down on May 15 during an 11-day flare-up between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the building that housed the offices of US news agency AP, Al Jazeera and other international media had been …
Read More »WATCH: Man SLAPS provincial governor during inauguration in Iran
Video footage of Saturday’s incident begins with the newly appointed governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, Abedin Khorram, standing on stage at a podium as he prepares to give his inauguration speech. The unidentified assailant walks from the side of the stage and whacks Khorram with a powerful slap to …
Read More »‘I’m here to talk to his master’: Chappelle protesters & supporters clash during Netflix walkout demonstration
Scores of Netflix employees walked out of the company’s Sunset Boulevard office on Wednesday and took to the sidewalk, where they chanted, “trans lives matter” and held up signs protesting Chappelle’s latest comedy special, ‘The Closer’. Activist and organizer Ashlee Marie Preston said creators need to hold Netflix accountable in …
Read More »Philippines announces probe into thousands of killings during Duterte’s war on drugs as initial review suggests abuses took place
On Wednesday, the Philippines Department of Justice (DOJ) released details of 52 civilian deaths which took place during police operations linked with Duterte’s five-year campaign on drugs. The released details suggest the police may have been at fault for some of the deaths. In several cases probed by the DOJ, …
Read More »Armed activist shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during Kenosha riot sues city, county & police for ‘conspiring with vigilantes’
In the lawsuit filed on Thursday in the US District Court in Milwaukee, Grosskreutz argued that Kenosha law enforcement officers deliberately “conspired” with “white nationalist militia persons,” which led to Rittenhouse injuring him and killing two others. Grosskreutz alleged that local authorities essentially deputized Rittenhouse and other “vigilantes,” allowing them …
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