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By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Remember when Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that Jared Kushner would play no part in his second term? Continue reading “Report: Trump’s Decision to Strike Iran Will Be ‘Guided by Kushner and Witkoff’s Advice’”
By Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone
A week after Bill Gates abruptly pulled out as a keynote speaker at a high-profile global AI summit in India, the left-wing billionaire finally mustered enough nerve to “take responsibility for his actions” over his ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a town hall meeting with Gates Foundation employees.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Gates told employees at a town hall event for the foundation on Tuesday that he never spent time with Epstein’s victims, and never visited Epstein’s island.
He revealed that Epstein later learned about two affairs he had with Russian women, but said those relationships did not involve Epstein’s victims. Gates said photos in the Epstein files show him with redacted women were taken by Epstein’s assistants after meetings.
Did Gates fall into a Russian honeypot?
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has once again vowed that there will eventually be Jewish settlements in Gaza, saying that “in the end,” Israel will fully occupy and settle the Palestinian territory, according to The Times of Israel. Continue reading “Smotrich: ‘In the End,’ Israel Will Occupy Gaza and Establish Jewish Settlements”
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, the highest-ranking US military officer, has warned President Trump that there would be significant risks that come with attacking Iran, including the possibility of a protracted war, Axios reported on Monday, a report President Trump later rejected. Continue reading “Report: Joint Chiefs Chairman Warns Trump of Significant Risks if US Attacks Iran”
There’s been another killing by explosive device in the heart of Moscow – this time coming on the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Russian Interior Ministry has confirmed that a culprit detonated powerful bomb beside a police patrol car in central Moscow early Tuesday, near a public transport hub, which killed one officer and wounded two more.
A flurry of Israeli strikes on Friday and into Saturday, centered in the Bekaa Valley in the eastern Lebanon, have left at least 12 people dead and over 30 others wounded, including a large number of civilians. At least three children were reportedly among the casualties. Continue reading “At Least 12 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Israeli Strikes on Eastern Lebanon”
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has sparked a diplomatic firestorm, drawing a rebuke from 14 countries after expressing support for the idea of Israel taking over land stretching from Egypt to Iraq during an interview with Tucker Carlson. Continue reading “Fourteen Countries Condemn Huckabee’s Support for Israel Taking Over Most of the Middle East”
Mexico’s Ministry of Defense announced on X that a military operation targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the Tapalpa area resulted in the death of cartel leader Nemesio “Mencho” Oseguera.
According to the statement, troops came under attack and returned fire “in defense of their integrity,” leaving four CJNG members dead at the incident area and three others critically wounded. The ministry stated that those three later died during a medevac transfer to Mexico City, including Mencho.
During this operation, military personnel were attacked, so in defense of their integrity they repelled the aggression, resulting in four members of the “CJNG” criminal group dead at the scene and three seriously injured, who lost their lives during their transfer via air to Mexico City; among the latter is Ruben “N” (a) Mencho, however, the corresponding authorities will handle the expert activities for their identification.
Jewish settlers in the West Bank killed a 19-year-old Palestinian American on Thursday as settler violence continues to surge in the Israeli-occupied territory. Continue reading “Israeli Settlers Kill 19-Year-Old Palestinian American in the West Bank”
President Trump on Thursday convened the first meeting of his so-called “Board of Peace,” a body he formed to oversee the Gaza ceasefire, which Israel continues to violate, and appeared to threaten that a US attack on Iran could come within 10 days. Continue reading “President Trump Threatens War With Iran at His First ‘Board of Peace’ Meeting”
By Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News
The Israeli government installed security equipment and controlled access to a Manhattan apartment building managed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a set of emails recently released by the Department of Justice. The equipment was installed starting in early 2016 at 301 E. 66th Street—the residence where former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak frequently stayed for stretches at a time. Continue reading “The Israeli Government Installed and Maintained Security System at Epstein Apartment”
By Armageddon Prose – Zerohedge
A year and change into the Golden Age — a deep, and thus far unquenched, thirst for justice among a huge portion of the MAGA base notwithstanding — the administration has prosecuted precisely zero COVID criminals.
What’s more, the Department of Justice, when Pam Bondi isn’t promising to prosecute Americans for “hate speech” or rolling out new schemes to cover up the Epstein, hasn’t scrounged up the time or energy to bother even investigating any of them.
No prosecutions, no investigations, no press releases.
Nothing but radio silence Continue reading “Elusive COVID Justice: Where Are the Prosecutions?”
US Africa Command on Wednesday announced that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia on February 16 as the Trump administration continues its record-breaking bombing campaign in the country. Continue reading “US Bombs Somalia for 35th Time This Year”
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said on Wednesday that he will force a vote on a War Powers Resolution meant to prevent President Trump from attacking Iran without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution. Continue reading “Rep. Ro Khanna To Force a Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Next Week”
King Charles has released his first public statement regarding Andrew’s arrest. He said:
I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office. What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities. In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation.
Let me state clearly: the law must take its course.
Israel continues to carry out strikes against southern Lebanon. After killing at least five people Sunday night into Monday, the strikes continued against the south and left at least two more people killed later on Monday, both involving attacks on vehicles. Continue reading “Israeli DM Rules Out Withdrawal From Military Outposts Inside Lebanon”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Carrie Prejean Boller got kicked off the White House Religious Liberty Commission for opposing Zionism as a Catholic, yet the Trump administration is now demanding Belgium permit the heinous circumcision practice known as metzitzah b’peh in the name of Jewish “religious freedom.” Continue reading “Trump Administration Goes to Bat for Metzitzah B’peh”
Until now, the public’s visualizations of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal have largely centered on his Caribbean Island and his seven-story New York townhouse, but a new setting is poised to take greater prominence, as the New Mexico legislature just launched a wide-ranging investigation into what took place at Epstein’s “Zorro Ranch” about 30 miles south of Santa Fe. One line of inquiry focuses on a redacted email in the DOJ files alleging that two “foreign girls” were buried on the property.
Continue reading “New Mexico Launches Probe Into What Happened At Epstein’s ‘Zorro Ranch’”
A flurry of Israeli strikes targeted southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday night and Monday, killing at least five people. Four of the slain were reportedly members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and were killed near the Lebanon-Syria border. Continue reading “Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Five in Southern, Eastern Lebanon”