CAN YOU BELIEVE IT
By Martin Plaut, Fellow at the Department of War Studies 29 January 2024
WHY ARE CHINA AND RUSSIA SILENT PLAYERS IN THE RED SEA’S ESCALATING SECURITY SITUATION?
China’s reserved stance on the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, despite substantial trade interests, prompts questions about its strategy, while Russia may establish a naval presence on Eritrean islands. Dr Martin Plaut explores Russia’s and China’s response to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, assessing the roles of these non-actors and their potential impact.
By Stephen Bryen, SUBSTACK 28 January 2024
Anyone who has watched the more than 150+ attacks on US bases in the Middle East, and missiles, rockets and drones fired at our warships, can only come to one conclusion: the Army, the Pentagon and Joe Biden and his administration are responsible for the latest deadly attack by a drone that killed three US soldiers and wounded another 25.
How did this come about?
A majority of Israelis support Jews living in the Strip.
In an exuberant display of support for re-establishing Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip, 5,000 activists filled three large halls to overflowing at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on Sunday night.
A kind of Zionist revival meeting, the conference featured music, a cheering crowd, and a parade of rabbis and politicians delivering speeches and prayers.
“We need to define the conflict correctly. It is not a war for Gaza. It is a contest between an Iranian alliance system and an American alliance system. And we need to win that contest or at least deter the Iranians”
I joined CNN anchor @Acosta tonight to talk about the American soldiers killed and wounded in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/oP7C419M81
— Mike (@Doranimated) January 28, 2024
Peloni: This was a particularly interesting conversation between Gadi and Mike in which they explore the real reason behind possible reasons why Bibi inexplicably chose Aharon Barak to the Hague and why that decision might prove to have been a toxic choice. Also, they discuss the mystery behind an international agency renowned for its complicity in terrorist activities over the years, ie UNRWA, is being defunded by its greatest proponents due to evidence that it was complicit in the terrorist attacks on October 7.
South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. The International Court of Justice, in The Hague, did not find in support of the accusation but its ruling on January 26 did call for Israel to, among other things, “prevent and punish” the incitement to genocide. Gadi Taub explains to Michael Doran that there is more here than meets the eye. Clever Israeli actors are using the court case to advance domestic political agendas that have no connection to the accusation of genocide. Tune in to get the full story.
THE ISRAELI FORCES ENTERED THE PHILADELPHI CORRIDOR EARLIER TODAY DESPITE EGYPT’S DISAPPROVAL… Tanks are now positioned at the Northern and Central sections of the corridor -which separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt- and have been encircling the Palestinian side of Rafah.
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Israel must immediately end its acceptance of the ICJ’s jurisdiction with respect to the Genocide Convention. Even a slight change in the composition of the Court or the geopolitical climate would bring a disastrous result – and hostile states like South Africa can roll the dice as many times as they want, with no consequence if they lose and a huge payoff if they win.
By Prof. Eugene Kontorovich, Israel Hayom 01-28-2024 10:19
Israelis on Friday displayed what is called Jewish joy – they celebrated that the pogromniks only broke the windows, but did not kill anyone. The good news was the International Court of Justice did not effectively order us to wait to be tortured and murdered, by demanding a halt to the Gaza War. That is certainly good – but only in the twisted world where the ICJ is putting Israel, not Hamas, on trial for the absolutely absurd charge of genocide.
Peloni: Don’t miss the video included in Fischer’s article. It comes from a pre-Channukah speech at Doral where Trump spoke of his unabashed support of Israel and American Jews where he raised some examples of his support for both which are commonly overlooked.
American Jews must understand that, even as one or another local or national politician is the one to back now, the enthusiasm should be muted by recognizing that America is Exile. Opinion.
I am absolutely, incredibly, utterly amazed that political pundits are absolutely, incredibly, utterly amazed that President Donald Trump won Iowa and New Hampshire easily by double digits.
As I have written dozens of times, Trump will win the GOP nomination. It is not close and will not be close. It does not matter how many times he gets indicted and how many times he gets convicted. I am proud to support him for President — again. I am there, on the record. Mark Levin spent the first 6 minutes of his TV show on Fox News quoting me as a Trump supporter. And so did President Trump himself: (embedded link beginning at 4:55)
By Tom Nash 29 January 2024
E. Rowell: While Mr. Nash often uses hyperbole, he discusses all the ways that Iran’s goals for 7/10/23 have been foiled. Instead of solidifying Iran’s regional hegemony, Hamas’ attack has strengthened Israel’s position in the region and left Iran struggling to remain just in one piece. While I don’t agree with every statement he makes, his analysis overall is plausible and well reasoned.
My interview with German data scientist Fabian Spieker on what the US data shows. He makes the case for over 100,000 excess deaths in just 3 months time.
JaFaJ INTELLIGENCE January 28, 2024
1. JaFaJ has learned from Western military sources stationed in Jordan that the drone attack that targeted the US military base in Jordan, Tower 22, was carried out using A Shahed-136 kamikaze drone. According to the sources, the Iranian-manufactured drone targeted the soldiers while they were eating dinner at the base’s chow hall. The sources noted that this “underscores the fact that whoever fired the drone had good intelligence about when and where to cause significant damage”. [COMMENT: Tower 22 is one of several American bases in Jordan. Located in the North Eastern part of Jordan, Tower 22 is the closest American outpost to the Syrian borders. END COMMENT]
A liberal jury and liberal judge in New York just awarded E. Jean Carroll $88.5 MILLION ($5 MILLION the first time, $83.5 MILLION the second time) for “defamation” over a rape that never happened.
I have read many details of the E. Jean Carroll case over the past few years but Raheem Kassam and Breitbart summed it up the best. That’s the opening for today’s newsletter. Here’s what you need to know…in NO particular order! Internet search engines are hiding the truth about this case and the fake news is telling lies – not to mention that the corrupt judge would NOT allow any of this evidence to be presented to the jury – which was probably stacked with Feds.
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By Stephen Bryen SUBSTACK 27 January 2024
The Chinese are increasingly angry with Iran. Reuters has reported that Chinese officials have asked Iran “to rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing.”
That may not sound like much of a threat, but the hidden text is that a lot of the parts for Iranian missiles and drones, and equipment for its large scale nuclear program, come from China. If China actually cut these supplies off, Iran would have to close its war factories. The Chinese would do what US export controls completely failed in doing: shutting down Chinese access to technology from Asia, the United States and Europe.
T. Belman. I believe that, Israel will attack Hezbollah in about 2 or 3 weeks for the following reasons:
- – the IDF has been training for it
- – diplomacy wont get Hezbollah to pullback
- – 80,000 Israelies have left their homes in northern Israel and need to return.
- – The IDF is already mobilized,
- – US war ships are in the Mediterranean
Troops are preparing for a possible war with Hezbollah.
The Israel Defense Forces is preparing in northern Israel for a possible confrontation with the Hezbollah terrorist group.
Last week, soldiers from the IDF’s 226th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, aka the Northern Brigade, and combat engineering forces performed training exercises focused on combat “in densely populated urban areas, winter weather conditions, and in the northern terrain,” the IDF said on Saturday.
T. Belman. I predicted it yesterday in a preface and gave my reasons.
I recomend you read International law and the State of Israel
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to IDF reservists near the Gaza border on January 29, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells reservists along the Gaza border that their comrades along the northern border will be going into action soon.
Gallant tells troops near the border with Gaza that, while they battle Hamas in the Strip, others are being deployed to the border with Lebanon.
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Peloni: The peer reviewed paper discussed by McCullough and Mead was an important accomplishment, and hopefully will have a penetrating effect on those who have still failed to accept the findings discussed in this paper. The full paper can be found HERE
The full abstract is attached below McCullough’s article.
Lead Author Explains Why mRNA Should Never Have Been Authorized for Human Use
By Peter McCullough, Courageous Discourse™ January 28, 2024
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I have been struck by the plethora of papers that disclose horrific, serious adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination including hospitalization and death, yet somewhere in the paper the authors insert a gratuitous promotion such as “vaccination has saved millions of lives” or “the benefits of vaccination still outweigh the risks.” These phrases come with evidence or support, seem out of place, and I wonder if they are inserted to gain institutional approval for submission or by design are used to get past biased editorial boards and reviewers who want to keep the false “safe and effective” narrative flowing in the medical literature.
By Michael Ordman, VGNI JAN 27/23
Israel finally welcomed its first sustained friendly winter rains, marking Tu b’Shevat – the Jewish New Year for Trees. Recent positive news was full of examples of support for Israel from its friends both local and international.
IDF soldiers in restaurants get their meals paid for by friendly owners or other customers. They are given flowers before going home from Gaza to present to their spouses. And two soldiers serving together in Gaza became even better friends when they met in the hospital maternity ward where their wives were about to give birth. Israel’s dairy farms on the Gaza border are being maintained by foreign students studying at Israeli universities who showed their friendship by remaining in Israel after Oct 7. And Israel’s overseas friends have donated everything from money, to essentials, ambulances, and even the boots on soldiers’ feet.
By Hana Levi Julian, JEWISH PRESS 28 January 2024
Jordan’s King Abdullah II
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday that three American servicemembers were killed, and dozens of others were injured in a kamikaze drone strike on a base in northeast Jordan, near the border with Syria.
At least 34 service members are being evaluated for possible traumatic brain injury in the wake of the attack, according to sources in Washington.
