OFFICE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR - GREG ABBOTT - News - Press Release: "OPERATION LONESTAR APPREHENDS OVER 350,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS" (SNIPPET: "Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 350,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 24,000 criminal arrests, with more than 22,000 felony charges reported. In the fight against fentanyl, DPS has seized over 362 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission." SNIPPET: "Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border.") (February 17, 2023) (Read More...)
POLICE1.com - Resources to improve officer safety & survival (NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE): "PROTECTING THE PROTECTORS: IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING RISKS TO OFFICER SAFETY Using lessons learned from near misses to prevent injuries and fatalities from felonious assaults, missed firearms, ambushes and unprovoked attacks" (August 30, 2022 7:26 PM) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com - On The Street - Body Cameras (SOURCE: THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER by Joe Marusak): "BODYCAM: N.C. DEPUTY RETURNS FIRE AFTER BEING SHOT 5 TIMES" (SNIPPET: "Whyms, 45, was shot twice in the lower body and three times in the upper body, officials said.") (August 29, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
CBN NEWS: "76 OHIO PASTORS STAND UP TO ANTI-RELIGION GROUP'S 'SPURIOUS AND UNFOUNDED' DEMAND TO SHUT DOWN POLICE CHAPLAIN PROGRAM" by Talia Wise (SNIPPET: ""Chaplains are lifelines to provide support and strength to the officers and their families," Hurles noted. In a recent response, City Law Director John Spon said the city would continue with the program and disregard the anti-religious group's request.") (August 26, 2022) (Read More...)
AG WEEK.com: Oslo, Minn. - "AT 105, AMERICAN CRYSTAL'S OLDEST SHAREHOLDER HAS LIVED THE HISTORY OF SUGARBEETS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY Ear Mallinger is American Crystal Sugar's oldest shareholder and likely one of the nation's oldest farmers. He celebrated his 105th birthday on Aug. 14, 2022, and continues to farm about 1,000 acres near Oslo, Minnesota." by Laura Rutherford (SNIPPET: "As Mallinger reflects on his farming career, he says his best advice to beginning farmers is to work hard, be frugal and put God first.") (August 17, 2022) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS: "4,104,725,000,000: FEDERAL TAX COLLECTIONS SET RECORD THROUGH JULY" by Terence P. Jeffrey (SNIPPET: "The record $4,104,725,000,000 in total taxes that the federal government collect in the first ten months of this fiscal year included $2,263,483,000,000 in individual income taxes; $1,233,770,000 in social insurance and retirement taxes; $82,711,000,000 in customs duties; $67,496,000,000 in excise taxes; $26,662,000,000 in estate and gift taxes; and $116,315,000,000 in what the Treasury calls "miscellaneous receipts."") (August 10, 2022) (Read More...)
DARKReading.com - Vulnerabilities/Threats: "PIPELINE OPERATORS ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WITH OR WITHOUT TSA's UPDATED SECURITY DIRECTIVES A worsening threat landscape, increased digitization, and the long-term positive effects of modern security strategies are pushing critical infrastructure operators to do better." by Duncan Greatwood, CEO, Xage (August 8, 2022) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA - News & Politics: "TWO MINUTES HATE: BIDEN RAILS AGAINST HIS FELLOW AMERICANS IN DARK, THREATENING PRIME-TIME SPEECH" by Paula Bolyard (SNIPPET: "There were also echoes in the speech of Emmanuel Goldstein's Two Minutes Hate in George Orwell's 1984.") (September 1, 2022 9:29 PM ET) (View Here; Read More...)
CNS NEWS: "BIDEN: 'Not a Joke. Not a Joke.' 'I'm Not Joking.' 'Not a Joke.' 'Not a Joke.' 'I'm Not Joking.' 'I'm Not Joking.' 'Not a Joke.' 'Not a Joke.'" (SNIPPET: "President Joe Biden delivered a speech at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Tuesday in which he insisted nine times that what he had just said was "not a joke" or that he was "not joking."") (August 31, 2022) (Listen Here. View Here. Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Biden Administration: "BIDEN ADMIN TAPS CHINA APOLOGIST FOR FOGGY BOTTOM POST" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Jessica Lee, a scholar at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, an isolationist think-tank bankrolled by George Soros and Charles Koch, is joining the administration as senior adviser for legislative affairs at the State Department, two sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Free Beacon on Monday. Lee sent an email to her Quincy Institute colleagues Sunday advising them of the move.) (August 1, 2022) (Read More...)
CBN NEWS: "AMAZON USING A.I. BRING VOICES OF DEAD RELATIVES BACK TO LIFE: 'I HEAR DEAD PEOPLE'" by Benjamin Gill (SNIPPET: "Amazon's personal digital assistant Alexa is on track to gain a new ability -- replicating the voices of family members, even if they're dead." SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, the effort to equip Alexa with the power to mimic the voices of specific people is also sparking privacy concerns and ethical questions about consent.") (June 26, 2022) (Read More...)
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND - Release Number 20221006-07: Tampa, Florida - "U.S. FORCES SUCCESSFULLY STRIKE ISIS LEADERS IN NORTHERN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "Today, at approximately 6:32 PM local time in Syria, U.S. forces conducted a successful airstrike in northern Syria, killing both Abu-Hashum al-Umawi, a deputy Wali of Syria, and another senior ISIS official associated with him.") (October 6, 2022) (Read More...)
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND - Release Number 20221006-03: Tampa, Florida - "U.S. FORCES CONDUCT RAID IN NORTHEAST SYRIA AGAINST ISIS" (SNIPPET: "Last night, U.S. Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in northeast Syria, near the village of Qamishli, targeting Rakkan Wahid al-Shammri, an ISIS official known to facilitate the smuggling of weapons and fighters to support ISIS operations. During the operation, the targeted individual was killed and one of his associates was wounded. Two additional associates were detained by U.S. forces.") (October 6, 2022) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SENIOR PAKISTANI TALIBAN LEADER REPORTEDLY KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Omar Khalid Khurasani" SNIPPET: "... though he has previously also been reportedly killed twice before.") (August 9, 2022) (Read More...)
THE GUAM DAILY POST: Palau - "U.S. MISSILE INTERCEPT DEST DEEMED '100% SUCCESSFUL'" by Oyaol Ngirairikl (SNIPPET: "With loud and fiery booms, the first, then second Patriot missiles were launched, and 18 miles over the waters of the Republic of Palau, a drone that was used as a target exploded.") (June 16, 2022) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS (ASSOCIATED PRESS): "URANIUM PARTICLES ENRICHED TO NEAR WEAPONS-GRADE FOUND IN IRAN UN REPORT CONFIRMS Nuclear watchdog says found uranium enriched to 83.7% at Fordow facility, likely to further raise tensions between Islamic Republic and West over its nuclear program" (February 28, 2023 11:31) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Biden Administration: "BIDEN ADMIN VIOLATING LAW BY WITHHOLDING REPORT ON IRAN'S MILITARY, LAWMAKER ALLEGES" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "As part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress ordered the DNI to provide Congress with a report on "the advancements in the military capabilities of Iran, especially regarding the capabilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iranian-backed groups, including Hezbollah and the Houthis," according to Tenney." SNIPPET: "The report, Tenney says, is vital to Congress's oversight work and efforts to sanction Tehran's growing military industry, which is providing lethal drone technology to Russia in its war on Ukraine." SNIPPET: "The White House has been accused of keeping Congress in the dark about the status of its ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, which are primarily being brokered through Russia.") (February 16, 2023) (Read More...)
NEW YORK POST - Opinion: "CHINESE BALLOONS AREN'T AMERICA'S ONLY PROBLEM WITH BEIJING" by Cal Thomas (SNIPPET: "A simple web search shows China owns and controls almost 192,000 acres of farmland in the United States. That's not a large percentage of total farm acreage, but it's steadily growing. Some of the land purchases have been near US military bases.") (Updated February 17, 2023) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Security/News: "ENCOUNTERS OF CHINESE NATIONALS AT SOUTHERN BORDER HAVE SPIKED. Experts Offer Explanation" by Virginia Allen (SNIPPET: "A similar increase has occurred in encounters with illegal immigrants from Russia, with CBP reporting 1,030 in January 2022, but over four times that--4,509--last month." SNIPPET: "Since fiscal year 2023 began Oct. 1, Customs and Border Protection says it has has encountered 2,999 Chinese nationals on the southern border, outpacing the combined total of 2,626 for fiscal years 2021 and 2022.") (February 14, 2023) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "BARRIO AZTECA GUNMEN WHO COMMITTED CONSULATE MURDERS IN CIUDAD JUAREZ SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON" (SNIPPET: "The Barrio Azteca gunmen directly responsible for the March 2010 murders in Juarez, Mexico of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband, and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee were sentenced to life in prison today." SNIPPET: "On Feb. 3, Jose Guadalupe Diaz Diaz, aka Zorro, 43, of Chihuahua, Mexico, and Martin Artin Perez Marrufo, aka Popeye, 54, also of Chihuahua, were found guilty of all 11 counts after a 13-day jury trial in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. The jury found Diaz and Marrufo guilty of conspiracy to commit racketeering, narcotics trafficking, narcotics importation, money laundering, and murder in a foreign country; three counts of murder in aid of racketeering; and three counts of murder resulting from the use and carrying of firearms during and in relation to drug trafficking.") (October 24, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO ARRESTED AND 13 CHARGED IN THREE SEPARATE CASES FOR ALLEGED PARTICIPATION IN MALIGN SCHEMES IN THE UNITED STATES ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Charges Include Conspiracy to Forcibly Repatriate PRC Nationals, Attempted Obstruction of a Criminal Prosecution, and Conspiracy to Act as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Country" (SNIPPET: "In three separate cases in the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Justice Department has charged 13 individuals, including members of the People's Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of the PRC. In the Eastern District of New York, an eight-count indictment was unsealed on Oct. 20 charging seven PRC nationals -- two of whom were arrested on Oct. 20 in New York -- with participating in a scheme to cause the forced repatriation of a PRC national residing in the United States. The defendants are accused of conducting surveillance of and engaging in a campaign to harass and coerce a U.S. resident to return to the PRC as part of an international extralegal repatriation effort known as "Operation Fox Hunt." A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging two People's PRC intelligence officers with attempting to obstruct a criminal prosecution in the Eastern District of New York, The defendants remain at large. In the District of New Jersey, an indictment was unsealed today charging four Chinese nationals, including three Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence officers, in connection with a long-running intelligence campaign targeting individuals in the United States to act as agents of the PRC.") (October 24, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "LAFARGE PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS In Justice Department's First Corporate Material Support for Terrorism Prosecution, Lafarge S.A. and its Syrian Subsidiary Admit Revenue-Sharing Agreement with ISIS and Agree to Pay $778 Million in Fines and Forfeiture" (October 18, 2022) (Read More...)
PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN: "THREE CHRISTIANS MURDERED BY ISWAP MILITANTS IN CHIBOK" (SNIPPET: "As ICC reported earlier this year, the Nigerian government continues to deny any religious motivation behind these attacks. However, evidence repeatedly shows that Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and ISWAP are seeking to impose sharia (Islamic law) throughout the entirety of Nigeria.") (October 13, 2022) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "TALIBAN NAMES FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Taliban has named Mohammad Nabi Omari, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who is also a senior leader in the Haqqani Network and maintains close ties to Al Qaeda, to serve as its "first deputy" to Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Minister of the Interior. Omari was one of the notorious "Gitmo Five" detainees who were freed in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier who deserted his post and was captured by the Taliban. His appointment highlights Sirajuddin's consolidation of power in Afghanistan's interior ministry.") (October 11, 2022) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "IRANIAN MISSILE STRIKES KILL AMERICAN CITIZEN, STATE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Reports emerged late Wednesday that an American citizen was killed after Iran-backed militants sponsored by the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a spate of missile attacks in Iraq's Kurdistan region.") (September 29, 2022) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland - "MAJOR IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND A MARYLAND DOCTOR FACING FEDERAL INDICTMENT FOR ALLEGEDLY PROVIDING CONFIDENTIAL HEALTH INFORMATION TO A PURPORTED RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSIST RUSSIA RELATED TO THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE" (SNIPPET: "Anna Gabrielian, age 36, and her husband, Jamie Lee Henry, age 39, both of Rockville, Maryland") (September 29, 2022) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - District Attorney's Office - News Release: "OCTOBER 4, 2022: HEAD OF ELECTION WORKER MANAGEMENT COMPANY ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THEFT OF PERSONAL DATA" (SNIPPET: "Konnech Corporation Chief Executive Officer Eugene Yu" SNIPPET: "Under its $2.9 million, five-year contract with the county, Konnech was supposed to securely maintain the data and that only United States citizens and permanent residents have access to it. District Attorney investigators found that in contradiction to the contract, information was stored on servers in the People's Republic of China.") (October 4, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FORMER ARMY RESERVIST CONVICTED OF ACTING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AS AN UNREGISTERED AGENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA" (SNIPPET: "Ji Chaoqun, 31, of Chicago" SNIPPET: "Evidence presented at the two-week trial revealed that Ji worked at the direction of a high-level intelligence officer in the Jiangsu Province Ministry of State Security (JSSD), a provincial department of the Ministry of State Security for the People's Republic of China. Ji, a Chinese citizen residing in Chicago, was tasked with providing the intelligence officer with biographical information on certain individuals for possible recruitment by the JSSD. The individuals included Chinese nationals who were working as engineers and scientists in the United States, some of whom were U.S. defense contractors. In 2016, Ji enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program, which authorized the U.S. Armed Forces to recruit certain legal aliens whose skills are considered vital to the national interest.") (September 27, 2022) (Read More...)
COFFEE OR DIE Magazine - Military: "U.S. INTERCEPTS CHINESE-RUSSIAN SURFACE ACTION GROUP OFF ALASKA" by Carl Prine (SNIPPET: "The US Coast Guard cutter Kimball intercepted a Chinese and Russian surface action group operating off Alaska's Rat Islands last week." SNIPPET: "Roughly a year ago, US Coast Guard cutters on patrol in the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean intercepted Chinese warships, including a surface action group, roughly 50 nautical miles off the Aleutian Islands.") (September 26, 2022) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "CHINA EXPANDS ITS SECRET POLICE STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD" by Karl Salzmann (SNIPPET: "The stations are affiliated with the United Front Work Department, a Communist Party organization that has deep ties to the Biden administration. The think tank founded by Biden energy czar John Podesta, for example, has worked extensively with a United Front organization. The president's son, Hunter Biden, helped a United Front Work Department group gain a foothold in the United States, the Washington Free Beacon reported.") (September 15, 2022) (Read More...)
NEWSMAX: "CHINA EXPANDING OVERSEAS SECRET POLICE STATIONS, INCLUDING 1 IN NYC" (SNIPPET: "The Chinese Communist Party operates 54 such stations around the world, according to the report, with 36 of them in Europe.") (September 15, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Law/News: "HOW TEXAS IS FIGHTING CHINESE INFILTRATION" by Kevin Mooney (SNIPPET: "A Texas law blocking construction of a Chinese-owned wind farm close to an Air Force base could ripple across state lines to inspire new laws deterring China from burrowing into American infrastructure. The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act--which became law in June 2021--prohibits companies and other entities from entering into agreements in Texas involving critical infrastructure if they are "owned or controlled" by governments or citizens of China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.") (September 1, 2022) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS: "HUNTER BIDEN SAID HE WOULD BE 'HAPPY' TO INTRODUCE BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO TOP CCP OFFICIAL James Bulger requested introduction from Hunter Biden, saying it's 'very important to our BHR initiative'" by Cameron Cawthorne, Jessica Chasmar (SNIPPET: "The emails underscore the extent to which Hunter was willing to use his political connections to aid his business associates in their pursuit of business in China.") (September 8, 2022 2:00am EDT) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORRISM - IPT NEWS: "TURKEY'S AGGRESSION AND CULTURAL ISLAMISM PUSH CONTINUE UNABATED" by Ioannis E. Kotoulas (SNIPPET: "Turkey continues its path of international aggression and embrace of Islamist ideas. As the Western world grapples with the efffects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkey is directly threatening to invade Greece, a fellow NATO member.") (September 21, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "THREE IRANIAN NATIONALS CHARGED WITH ENGAGING IN COMPUTER INTRUSIONS AND RANSOMWARE-STYLE EXTORTION AGAINST U.S. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS" (SNIPPET: "As alleged in the indictment, from October 2020 through the present, Mansour Ahmadi, aka Mansur Ahmadi, 34; Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, aka Ahmad Khatibi, 45; and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari, aka Amir Hossein Nikaeen, aka Amir Hossein Nickaein, aka Amir Nikayin, 30, engaged in a scheme to gain unauthorized access to the computer systems of hundreds of victims in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Iran, and elsewhere, causing damage and losses to the victims." SNIPPET: "The defendants victimized a broad range of organizations, including small businesses, government agencies, nonprofit programs and educational and religious institutions. Their victims also included multiple critical infrastructure sectors, including health care centers, transportation services and utility providers.") (September 14, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Relese: "NEW YORK CITY MAN AND ALABAMA WOMAN PLEAD GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIS" (SNIPPET: "Arwa Muthana, 30, of Hoover Alabama" SNIPPET: "James Bradley, aka Abdullah, 21, of the Bronx" SNIPPET: "Bradley further expressed his desire to conduct a terrorist attack in the United States and discussed potentially attacking the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York." SNIPPET: "Content on Muthana's cellphone, which was searched pursuant to a court-authorized search warrant, included images of an ISIS flag with Arabic writing, firearms, ISIS propaganda, and quotations of the deceased extremist preacher and former al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula member Anwar al-Awlaki...") (September 12, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "QUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIS Awais Chudhary Planned to Commit Knife Attack in Queens on Behalf of ISIS" (SNIPPET: "Awais Chudhary, 22, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan and residing in Queens...") (August 26, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "NEW MEXICO MAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIS Defendant Also Charged with Attempting to Obstruct, Influence and Impeda at Least One Official Proceeding" (SNIPPET: "Herman Leyvoune Wilson, aka Bilal Mu'Min Abdullah, 45, of Albuquerque") (August 26, 2022) (Read More...)
COFFEE OR DIE Magazine - Military: "MARINES RELEASE POWERFUL VIDEO ON ANNIVERSARY OF ABBEY GATE BOMBING" by Matt White (SNIPPET: "A video released by the US Marine Corps on the one-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing on Friday, Aug. 26, captures Painter's memory, a slew of images and videos from Abbey Gate and the Marines who guarded it, and the sound of the explosion that killed 13 Americans and more than a hundred Afghans.") (August 26, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
LIBERTY COUNSEL - Newsroom: "DHS DISINFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD OFFICIALLY ENDS" (SNIPPET: "However, despite the termination of the Disinformation Governance Board, the HSAC recommends that the "DHS should bolster the role of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis" and it "should serve as a principal channel for obtaining disinformation warnings from the U.S. Intelligence Community and from other entities."") (Augst 26, 2022) (Read More...)
ALERT 5 Military Aviation News: "ROKAF SCRAMBLES F-16s AFTER TU-95s ENTERED ADIZ" (SNIPPET: "South Korea scrambled F-16s after Russian Tu-95 bombers entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) on Aug. 23.") (View Here; Read More...)
POLICE1.com (NEW YORK DAILY NEWS by Thomas Tracy, Rocco Parascandola and Janon Fisher): New York - "OFF-DUTY NYPD COP CRITICAL WITH FRACTURED SKULL AFTER AMBUSH BY MUGGING CREW The officer was left lying on the sidewalk bleeding from his left ear and unable stand or speak" (SNIPPET: "The number of robberies in the 43rd Precinct where the attack occurred have spiked, going from 271 by this time last year to 461, a staggering 70% jump.") (August 24, 2022) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "Taliban Circulates video of Haqqanis plotting 2010 suicide raid against U.S. Troops" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The attack was ultimately repelled by a quick reaction force of U.S. and Afghan troops. Six attackers were killed and two suicide vests were recovered.") (August 22, 2022)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Security/Commentary (THE WASHINGTON TIMES by Hans von Spakovsky): "CENSUS BUREAU ADMITS OVERCOUNTING 7 BLUE STATES, JUST 1 RED STATE" (SNIPPET: "In a shocking report, the U.S. Census Bureau recently admitted that it overcounted the populations of eight states and undercounted the populations of six states in the 2020 census. All but one of the states overcounted is a blue state, and all but one of the undercounted states is red. Those costly errors will distort congressional representation and the Electoral College.") (August 18, 2022) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au (NCA NEWSWIRE): "ALLEGED CANBERRA AIRPORT SHOOTER'S BIZARRE REQUEST IN COURT The man charged with firing a revolver and causing chaos at Caberra airport has singled out a media outlet in court" By Courtney Gould (SNIPPET: "Ali Rachid Ammoun, 63") (August 15, 2022) (Read More...)
PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN: Nigeria - "FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN NIGERIA FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH MASSACRE" (SNIPPET: "Terrorist groups such as ISWAP have killed tens of thousands of Christians in Nigeria and displaced millions in an attempt to discard western influence and impose strict Islamic Sharia law. "ISWAP, which split from the mainstream Boko Haram in 2016, has become a dominant group, focusing on military targets and high-profile attacks, including against aid workers," wrote Sahara Reporters.") (August 15, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Security/News: "WHY CHINA OWNING U.S. LAND IS BIGGER DEAL THAN YOU MIGHT THINK" by Samantha Renck (SNIPPET: "A senator from Alabama is sounding the alarm that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to overtake the United States not only militarily, but also economically, as Beijing continues to purchase U.S. land.") (August 12, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "ALLEGED RUSSIAN MONEY LAUNDERER EXTRADITED FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO U.S." (SNIPPET: "Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, 29, a Russian citizen" SNIPPET: "In July 2019, Dubnikov allegedly laundered more than $400,000 in Ryuk ransom proceeds. Those involved in the conspiracy laundered at least $70 million in ransom proceeds. If convicted, Dubnikov faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. First identified in August 2018, Ryuk is a type of ransomware software that, when executed on a computer or network, encrypts files and attempts to delete any system backups. Of note, Ryuk can target storage drives contained within or physically connected to a computer, including those accessible remotely via a network connection. Ryuk has been used to target thousands of victims worldwide across a variety of sectors. In October 2020, law enforcement officials specifically identified Ryuk as an imminent and increasing cybercrime threat to hospitals and healthcare providers in the United States.") (August 17, 2022) (Read More...)
North American Aerospace Defense Command@NORADCommand via Twitter.com: "On two separate occasions, over the past 2 days, the Alaskan NORAD Region detected, tracked and identified Russian surveillance aircraft entering and operating within the Alaskan ADIZ. The Russian aircraft did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. #WeHaveTheWatch" (Posted August 9, 2022 7:26 PM) (View Here.)
NY POST.com - News: "NJ MAN, HADI MATAR, WITH SYMPATHIES TOWARD IRANIAN GOVERNMENT ID'd AS SUSPECT IN SALMAN RUSHDIE STABBING" by Joe Marino and Evan Simko-Bednarski (SNIPPET: "Law enforcement sources told The Post that an initial investigation suggests Matar has made social media posts in support of Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, and in support of Shi'a extremism more broadly. New York State Police, however, said that Matar's motive remained unclear.") (Updated August 12, 2022 5:09 pm) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "MEMBER OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) CHARGED WITH PLOT TO MURDER THE FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR" (SNIPPET: "An Iranian national" SNIPPET: "Shahram Poursafi, aka Mehdi Rezayi, 45, of Tehran, Iran") (August 10, 2022) (Read More...)
NY POST.com - Metro: "MAN ARRESTED WITH AK-47 OUTSIDE OF DISSIDENT IRANIAN JOURNALIST'S BROOKLY HOME" bby Joe Marino and Patrick Reilly (SNIPPET: "Khalid Mehdiyev, 23, was found with the assault rifle, a high-capacity magazine and more than $1,000 worth of cash when he was arrested after lurking for two days, according to a federal complaint.") (Updated July 31, 2022 3:33 am) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FORMER TWITTER EMPLOYEE FOUND GUILTY OF ACTING AS AN AGENT OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND UNLAWFULLY SHARING TWITTER USER INFORMATION Federal Jury Finds Former Twitter Middle East Media Partnerships Employee Guilty of Fraud, Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Foreign Agent Charges for Bribe Scheme to Access, Monitor, and Convey User Information on Behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its Royal Family" (SNIPPET: "Ahmad Abouammo, 44, formerly of Walnut Creek, California, and currently residing in Seattle") (August 10, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FOUR MEMBERS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION CHARGED WITH FENTANYL ANALOGUE DISTRIBUTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "In addition, Panzara set up a shell company to send funds to China to purchase fentanyl analogues.") (August 10, 2022) (Read More...)
BANGKOK POST: Thailand - "RTAF TO CONDUCT 10-DAY AIR EXERCISE WITH CHINESE" by Wassana Nanuam ( SNIPPET: "China is expected to send a fleet of six J-10C/S fighter jets, a JH-7AI fighter-bomber and a Shaanxi KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft to take part in the exercise, the source said.") (August 6, 2022 04:00) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Security/Commentary: "BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CANCELS ROUTINE MISSILE TEST TO APPEASE AN ADVERSARY ... AGAIN" by Patty-Jane Geller (SNIPPET: "The reason behind the delay was reportedly to avoid escalating tensions with China after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. But China clearly doesn't care about de-escalation. So why should the U.S.?" (SNIPPET: "In response to China's aggression, the Biden administration not only choose to do nothing, but it canceled a completely unrelated missile test.") (August 5, 2022) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "SCHUMER STRIPS ANTI-CHINA SECURITY PROVISION FROM MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR BILL Republican senators balk at $250 billion CHIPS Act over China concerns" by Joseph Simonson (SNIPPET: "Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) removed an anti-China security measure from a bill that invests billions of dollars in the U.S. technology sector, a move Republicans say would allow China to benefit from the spending bill and could kneecap the legislation.") (July 26, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL Law/News (THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION by Jennie Taer): "MAN WHO POSED AS FEDERAL AGENT PLEADS GUILTY IN SCHEME TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH SECRET SERVICE" (SNIPPET: "A Washington, D.C., man pleaded guilty..." SNIPPET: "Arian Taherzadeh, 40" SNIPPET: "The FBI arrested Taherzadeh and Haider Ali, 36, both of whom allegedly pretended to be federal agents, on April 6. A federal judge granted bail for both of the accused on April 12, allowing them to stay with relatives in the area under GPS monitoring.") (August 2, 2022) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com - Border: Eagle Pass, Texas - "EXCLUSIVE: 400 MIGRANTS IN ONE GROUP CROSS INTO TEXAS BORDER TOWN" by Randy Clark (SNIPPET: "The migrants crossed during the hottest part of the day as temperatures exceeded 100-degrees Fahrenheit. The group consisted of mostly single adult Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan migrants.") (July 28, 2022) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com - Border: "BURGLAR TRIED TO KILL VICTIM WITH FIREBOMBS IN MEXICAN BORDER STATE -- AUTHORITIES RELEASED HIM" (SNIPPET: "The case took place recently in Saltillo, the capital city of Coahuila -- a state bordering Texas.") (July 26, 2022) (Read More...)
CBP.gov - Local Media Release: San Diego, Calif. - "BORDER PATROL AGENTS SEIZE OVER 200 POUNDS OF FENTANYL" (SNIPPET: "approximately 250 pounds of fentanyl near Campo, Calif" SNIPPET: "A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of multiple bundles concealed within the vehicle's spare tire and gas tank. The bundles contained a combined total of approximately 250 lbs. of pills that tested positive for fentanyl, with an estimated street value of $3,679,000.") (July 18, 2022) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com - Investigations (SOURCE: THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, Spokane, Wash. - by Quinn Welsch): "WASH. SHERIFF CALLS OFFICER'S SHOOTING 'AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT' According to the Spokane County sheriff, two suspects filmed themselves "lying in wait" and pursuing a Spokane police cruiser before opening fire are wounding an officer." (SNIPPET: "Ott is believed to be a member of the Deuce Ave Crip gang and Wynecoop a member of the IPO Bloods gang, according to investigators.") (July 29, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "LEADING ISIS MEDIA FIGURE AND FOREIGN FIGHTER SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT Mohammed Khalifa Executed Two Syrian Soldiers on Behalf of ISIS and served as the English-Speaking Narrator on Exceptionally Violent ISIS Propaganda Videos" (SNIPPET: "A Saudi-born Canadian citizen" SNIPPET: "Mohammed Khalifa, aka Abu Ridwan Al-Kanadi and Abu Muthanna Al-Muhajir, 39") (July 29, 2022) (Read More...)
CBN NEWS: "MORE AMERICAN 'OPEN MINDS' SAY COVID-19 MANIPULATED IN LAB, INTENTIONALLY UNLEASHED ON WORLD" by Gary Lane (SNIPPET: "A recent study by a group of scientists, former defense officials, and intelligence officers determined the COVID-19 virus came from a Wuhan, China lab. This group, known as Team B III went further saying, the Chinese Communist Party intentionally unleashed it on the world. These findings and more appear in the new book, The CCP is at War With America, from the Center for Security Policy.") (August 3, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Security/News: "CHINA IS U.S.' 'TOUGHEST ADVERSARY,' GOP CONGRESSMAN SAYS" by Samantha Renck (SNIPPET: "Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla." SNIPPET: "The second-term congressman and retired U.S. Army Green Beret expressed anger and frustration with how the Chinese are funding their military, while also calling out Democrats and major corporations for their support of the Chinese Communist Party.") (July 26, 2022) (Read More...)
BLOOMBERG.com - News - Technology: "CHINA'S TOP CHIPMAKER ACHIEVES BREAKTHROUGH DESPITE U.S. CURBS" by Debby Wu and Jenny Leonard (SNIPPET: "The Shanghai-based manufacturer is shipping Bitcoin-mining semiconductors built using 7-nanometer technology, industry watcher TechInsights wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. That’s well ahead of SMIC's established 14nm technology, a measure of fabrication complexity in which narrower transistor widths help produce faster and more efficient chips.") (July 20, 2022; Updated July 21, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "RUSSIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO HAVE U.S. CITIZENS ACT AS ILLEGAL AGENTS OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "As alleged in the indictment, from at least December 2014 until March 2022, Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, together with at least three Russian officials, engaged in a years-long foreign malign influence campaign targeting the United States. Ionov is the founder and president of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia (AGMR), an organization headquartered in Moscow and funded by the Russian government. Ionov utilized AGMR to carry out Russia's influence campaign.") (July 29, 2022) (Read More...)
DAILY WIRE.com - News: "BIDEN OFFERS TO RELEASE NOTORIOUS RUSSIAN TERRORIST IN EXCHANGE FOR BRITTNEY GRINER, REPORT SAYS" by Ryan Saavedra (SNIPPET: "notorious Russian weapons trafficker Viktor Bout" SNIPPET: "Bout, who is often referred to as the "Merchant of Death," SNIPPET: "Bout was convicted on terrorism charges back in 2011 for trying to sell tens of millions of dollars worth of missiles to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the purpose of shooting down U.S. Military helicopters.") (July 27, 2022) (Read More...)
CBN NEWS: "RUSSIA STRIKES PORT, HOLDS 20 MILLION TONS OF GRAIN HOSTAGE -- PUTIN ACCUSED OF 'WEAPONIZING FOOD'" by Dale Hurd (SNIPPET: "The U.S. is accusing Vladimir Putin of using food as a weapon after his forces attacked a key port that's used to ship desperately needed grain to the world. There was worldwide condemnation of the Russian missile strikes on the Black Sea port of Odesa just one day after Russia signed a U.N.-brokered agreement to allow grain ships to begin leaving.") (July 25, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Security/Commentary: "ARMY IS FALLING DANGEROUSLY SHORT ON RECRUITMENT. HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT" by Thomas Spoehr and Grace Hermanson (SNIPPET: "And it isn't just the Army. All the other services have reported recruiting challenges and might not make their goals either. What's the impact of a recruiting crisis? When the military services have fewer airmen, special operators, sailors, Marines, and soldiers, they must take what they have and stretch them thinly to cover their requirements. That results in units being deployed too frequently and a shortfall in ready combat units.") (July 22, 2022) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "AYMAN AL ZAWAHIRI IS ALIVE; TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA "REMAIN CLOSE," UN REPORTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been a boon for Al Qaeda and other allied terror groups. Afghanistan is now in the Taliban's full control, and Al Qaeda has enjoyed the same spoils the group had before 9/11: safe haven, and with that the ability to regroup, rest and train its fighters, while they plot and plan to execute attacks against the West.") (July 19, 2022) (Read More...)
CBN NEWS: "HOW CHINA USES TIKTOK TO COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA, AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED" by Caitlin Burke (SNIPPET: "In order to operate successfully, TikTok collects a lot of data. It tracks account information, search history, any content created through the platform, along with users' locations and behavioral information. Companies like Facebook and Google collect similar data, but there's one major difference: TikTok is based in China. China has a national security law that compels every entity within its jurisdiction to aid its espionage and what they view as their national security efforts," said FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.") (July 19, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - International/Commentary: "HOW CHINA IS CHIEF BENEFICIARY OF 'MARXIST HURRICANE' SWEEPING SOUTH AMERICA" by Timothy Doescher (SNIPPET: "But even more concerning is the growing Chinese military threat in our own backyard. According to a recent report, Venezuela will host China, Iran, and Russia for a joint military operation called Sniper Frontier in August, with the goal of positioning forward-deployed military assets in Latin America. This will be the first time these powers have conducted military operations in the Western Hemisphere. This is not the first time China and other malign powers have partnered with the Venezuelan military. We know that in addition to military collaboration, China has provided anti-ship missiles, K-8 combat planes, and People's Liberation Army-run satellite tracking for a military airbase.") (July 18, 2022) (Read More...)
CBN NEWS: "PRO-ABORTION RADICALS OFFER 'BOUNTIES' ON SUPREME COURT JUSTICE 'SIGHTINGS', BIDEN MAY DECLARE ABORTION 'HEALTH EMERGENCY'" by Dale Hurd (SNIPPET: "Now a group called ShutDownDC says it's willing to pay a bounty to its social media followers for a "confirmed sighting" of conservative Supreme Court justices.") (July 11, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIS Defendant Created and Disseminated a Bomb-Making Instructional Video to Support ISIS" (SNIPPET: "Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 32, of St. Augustine, pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Florida..." SNIPPET: "Langhorne was arrested at his residence in Roanoke, Virginia, on Nov. 15, 2019. Langhorne admitted in a post-arrest interview that he had "probably at some point" pledged allegiance to both ISIS and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was the leader of ISIS from 2014 until his death on Oct. 26, 2019.") (July 7, 2022) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT NEWS: "IN MOLENBEEK: JIHADISTS, GUNS AND (DRUG) MONEY" by Abigail R. Esman (SNIPPET: "Molenbeek, Belgium" SNIPPET: "But the largely Muslim community of Molenbeek (pronounced MOLE-en-bake) is not just known for raising young Islamist radicals and jihadists; it has also long served as a center for illegal drug trade, with much of the drug income helping to finance Islamist militant groups.") (July 6, 2022) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS: "COAST GUARD SENDS BACK 46 CUBANS ENCOUNTERED AT SEA The Coast Guard saw more Cubans out at sea than in all of fiscal years dating back to 2017, many of whom were encountered near the Florida Keys" by Louis Casiano (SNIPPET: "Since Oct. 1, 2021, Coast Guard crews have interdicted 3,016 Cubans, a sharp rise from all of Fiscal Year 2021 when the agency encountered 838 Cuban migrants. In Fiscal Year 2020, the number of Cubans encountered was 49, the agency said.") (June 29, 2022 4:35pm EDT) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS: "BIDEN ADMINISTRATION LIFTING TRUMP-ERA RESTRICTIONS ON CUBA FLIGHTS Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a written request to the U.S. Transportation Department Tuesday to have the prohibition revoked" by Brie Stimson (SNIPPET: "The administration said it would also move to reinstate the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program, which has a backlog of more than 20,000 applications and increase consular services and visa processing.") (June 2, 2022 12:46am EDT) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "MEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "Kristopher Sean Matthews, aka Ali Jibreel, 36, of South Carolina, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and Jaylyn Christopher Molina, aka Abdur Rahim, 24, of Cost, Texas, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. According to court documents, since May 2019, Matthews conspired with Molina to provide services to ISIS by administering an encrypted, members-only chat group for persons who supported ISIS ideology; by collecting, generating, and disseminating pro-ISIS propaganda;;and by disseminating firearms training materials and bomb-making instructions to each other and to other members of the chat group and others.") (July 1, 2022) (Read More...)
KTLA News: "LAPD ARREST MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING OFFICER WITH TORCH DURING ABORTION RIGHTS PROTEST" by Travis Schlepp (SNIIPPET: "The Los Angeles Police Department said 30-year-old Michael Ortiz attacked an officer with a torch, sending the officer to the hospital with burn injuries.") (June 25, 2022; Updated June 26, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "U.S. CITIZEN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN Defendant Conspired to Illegally Export U.S. Goods and Technology Without Required Export Licenses" (SNIPPET: "A dual citizen of the United States and Iran pleaded guilty..." SNIPPET: "According to court documents, Kambiz Attar Kashani, 44, and his co-conspirators, using two United Arab Emirates companies, evaded U.S. export laws between February 2019 and June 2021 by procuring electronic goods, technology and services from U.S. technology companies for end users in Iran without obtaining required licenses or other authorization from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Kashani acted at the direction of an arm of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). CBI has been designated by OFAC for having materially assisted, sponsored or provided financial, material or technological support to known terrorist organizations.") (June 28, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Education/Analysis: "CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES CLOSING, BUT CHINESE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS CONTINUE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES" by Jarrett Stepman (SNIPPET: "When an organization becomes unpopular, it rebrands, but that doesn't necessarily mean its mission or product has fundamentally changed." SNIPPET: "In particular, the congressman pointed to the United Front Work Department, which partnered with Confucius Institutes and conducts various influence operations in the U.S." SNIPPET: "Banks cited several examples in which the Chinese Communist Party conducted espionage through its connection to university programs." SNIPPET: "Often, a Confucius Institute is rebranded as a Center for Language Education and Cooperation.") (June 21, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FORMER U.S. MILITARY PILOT ADMITS ACTING AS PAID AGENT OF CHINA AND LYING ON NATIONAL SECURITY BACKGROUND FORMS" (SNIPPET: "A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he acted as an unregistered agent of China and accepted thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese government to provide aviation-related information from his defense-contractor employers. He also pleaded guilty to making related false statements during national security background checks. Shapour Moinian, 67, of San Diego...") (June 23, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FORMER UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PROFESSOR SENTENCED TO A YEAR AND DAY FOR LYING TO FEDERAL AGENTS ABOUT PATENTS IN CHINA" (SNIPPET: "According to court documents, Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 64, of Fayetteville, filed 24 patents in the PRC which bear Ang's name or Chinese birth name. The University of Arkansas, where Ang worked as a professor, required individuals such as Ang to promptly furnish to the university "full and complete" disclosures of inventions, and university policy provided that it, not individual inventors, would own all inventions created by those subject to the policy. This policy was established "in furtherance of the commitment of the university to the widest possible distribution of the benefits of university research, the protection of inventions resulting from such research, and the development of Inventions for the public good."") (June 16, 2022) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS - Opinion: "UKRAINE'S VALIANT EFFORTS TO DEFEAT RUSSIA BEIND UNDERMINED BY CHINESE TECHNOLOGY" by Chuck Flint (SNIPPET: "Allegations have arisen that Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), a Chinese company that is the world's largest civilian drone manufacturer, has been providing the Russian military with software to track Ukrainians piloting DJI drones used to conduct operations.") (June 18, 2022) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS - Border Security: "BORDER PATROL ARRESTS OF MIGRANTS ON TERROR WATCH LIST AT SOUTHERN BORDER SPIKE UNDER BIDEN Border states like Arizona and Texas have faced crushing wave of migrants" by Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin (SNIPPET: "In Fiscal Year 2022 there have been 50 arrests of migrants on the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) at the southern border by Border Patrol between ports of entry.") (June 17, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
UNION OF CATHOLIC ASIAN NEWS: "INDONESIAN TERRORISTS 'INFILTRATING ISLAMIC SCHOOLS'" by Katharina Reny Lestari (SNIPPET: "At least 198 Islamic boarding schools have ties to terrorist networks, according to Indonesia's National Counterterrorism Agency. Agency chief Boy Rafli Amar made the claim at a meeting with MPs on Jan. 25, saying the assessment was a result of the agency's terrorism prevention efforts last year. "There are 11 Islamic boarding schools with ties to Jamaah Ansharut Khilafah, 68 with Jemaah Islamiyah and 119 with links to [Jamaah] Ansharut Daulah, an Islamic State affiliate," he said.") (January 26, 2022 08:56 AM GMT) (Read More...)
POLICE1.com (LOS ANGELES TIMES by Richard Winton and James Queally): Los Angeles - "L.A. DIST. ATTY'S POLICIES MAY HAVE REDUCED PRISON TIME FOR MAN WHO KILLED EL MONTE COPS: DOCUMENTS The gunman had a prior conviction that previously would have led to a harsher sentence" (June 17, 2022 5:38 AM) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (SOURCE: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN, Calif. by Quinn Wilson): "POLICE CATCH 2 ACCUSED OF USING FLAMETHROWER AT CALIF. STREET TAKEOVER According to San Bernardino police, two Arizona men are suspected of using a flamethrower and causing $150,000 worth of damage to an intersection during an April street takeover." (SNIPPET: "Both men, who were identified as 31-year-old Edgar Pena and 41-year-old Eric Hanshaw of Maricopa County, Arizona, are accused of using a flamethrower on the asphalt of the intersection of 5th Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue at 11:38 p.m. on April 24, the San Bernardino Police Department said.") (June 16, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
AL.com - News: "ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH FOUNDER LEFT WITH HEARTBREAK, QUESTIONS AFTER DEADLY SHOOTING" by Greg Garrison (SNIPPET: "... left two people dead and third injured." SNIPPET: "Jim Musgrove, a church member, hit the shooter with a chair and wrestled the gun away from him, Carpenter said." SNIPPET: "No one at the dinner knew "Mr. Smith," who claimed he was a former member.") (Updated June 17, 2022, 9:54 a.m.) (Read More...)
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION - Report - Asia: "MEETING CHINA'S SPACE CHALLENGE" by Dean Cheng (SNIPPET: "While the space white paper does not discuss China's military space programs, the reality is that much of China's space program occurs within the context of the PLA. The PLA manages China's entire space infrastructure, and key projects are headed by active-duty PLA officers. The Chinese human spaceflight program, for example, is headed by General Li Shangfu, who is also head of the Equipment Development Department and a member of the PLA Central Military Commission. Equally important, China's defense budget in 2022 will be rising faster than the expected economic growth rate.") (June 14, 2022) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS: "'INVISIBLE JIHAD': REPORT SAYS IRANIAN REGIME AND ITS PROXIES DRIVING EXODUS OF CHRISTIANS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "This "invisible jihad," orchestrated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and regime proxies, is having a severe impact on embattled Christian communities in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, it says.") (June 14, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL - Law/Commentary: "THE EERIE SILENCE AROUND KAVANAUGH ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT" by Katrina Trinko (SNIPPET: "We right now have regular protests at Supreme Court justices' homes. Here at The Daily Signal, we've covered protests in recent weeks at the homes of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett, and of course, Kavanaugh. At Barrett's home alone, there have been at least five protests, complete with people swearing and using profanities in front of neighborhood children.") (June 9, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
COFFEE OR DIE Magazine: "KANSAS WOMAN WHO GAVE SUICIDE BELTS AND AK-47s TO ISIS KIDS PLEADS GUILTY" by Carl Prine (PHOTO CAPTION: "A Kansas woman, Allison Fluke-Ekren, aka "Umm Mohammed al-Amriki," engaged in terrorism-related activities in Syria, Libya, and Iraq between 2011 and 2019. Composite by Coffee or Die Magazine." SNIPPET: "Prosecutors said she also proposed to lead terror attacks in the US against malls and other soft targets." SNIPPET: "She also allegedly proposed an assault on an unidentified US college that relied on her volunteers entering the US through Mexico and donning the clothing of "infidels" to distribute bomb-laden backpacks across the campus.) (June 7, 2022) (Read More...)
COFFEE OR DIE Magazine: "REFUGEE LINKED TO CONEY ISLAND BOMB CELL SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON" by Carl Prine (SNIPPET: "A refugee from Uzbekistan tied to a terrorist plot to blow up Coney Island and murder a US president has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for delivering aid to an Islamic State group terrorist recruit. On Friday in New York, US District Judge William F. Kuntz II also sentenced Dilkhayot Kasimov, 34 ....") (June 6, 2022) (Read More...)
LIBERTY COUNSEL - Newsroom: Boise, ID - "COVID SHOTS CAUSING MONSTROUS CLOTS" (SNIPPET: "Dr. Ryan Cole, a Mayo-trained board-certified pathologist and owner of the largest independent diagnostics laboratory in Idaho, is finding an alarming number of large blood clots that have appeared since the COVID shot rollout and seem to be present only in those people who have received the injection. Dr. Cole was interviewed by Mat Staver on Liberty Counsel's TV program, "Freedom Alive." The blood clots are not what one would normally think of a clot. Rather than a small clot the size of a BB or larger, these clots are long, worm-like, and some stretch for several inches or even up to several feet long.") (June 6, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. TREASURY TARGETS HAMAS FINANCIAL NETWORK" by Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "The individuals and entities sanctioned by Treasury were Ahmed Sharif Abdallah Odeh, Usama Ali, Hisham Yunis Qafisheh, 'Abdallah Yusuf Faisal Sabri, Trend GYO, Anda Company, Agrogate Holding, Al-Rowad Real Estate Development, Sidar Company and Itqan Real Estate JSC. All were found by Treasury to be involved in concealing and laundering funds for Hamas." SNIPPET: "From documents obtained by FDD’s Long War Journal, Qafisheh was also a board member of another Turkish real estate company called IYS. That information was not included in Treasury's report and IYS was not mentioned as having any connection to Hamas in Tuesday’s announcement." SNIPPET: "From the documents obtained by FDD's Long War Journal, Qafisheh changed his name to Hasmet Aslan, though it is unclear on what date that occurred and the reason behind it.") (May 26, 2022) (Read More...)
38 NORTH.org: "NORTH KOREA'S YONGBYON NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER: UPGRADES AROUND THE COMPLEX" by Peter Makowsky, Olli Heinonen and Jack Liu (SNIPPET: "Taken together, these activities suggest a longer-term investment in further developing the country's nuclear weapons program.") (May 24, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS HIGH-LEVEL ISIS MEMBER OF PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING TWO COUNTS RESULTING IN DEATH Mirsad Kandic Faces Up to Life Imprisonment for Becoming an ISIS Fighter, Recruiting Other ISIS Fighters, and Providing Weapons, Equipment, and Battlefield Intelligence to ISIS" (SNIPPET: "According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Mirsad Kandic, 40, of Brooklyn, New York, and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was a high-ranking member of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. He had multiple responsibilities within the global terrorist organization, including recruiting foreign fighters, trafficking foreign fighters from the West through Turkey and into Syria, and obtaining weapons, military equipment, maps, money, and false identifications for ISIS fighters. In carrying out these responsibilities, the defendant worked directly with ISIS emirs and battlefield commanders, including Bajro Ikanovic, who commanded an ISIS training camp in Syria beginning in or around 2014. Ikanovic, in turn, reported to Omar Shishani, then the top military commander for ISIS, and a key advisor to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was, at the time, the leader of ISIS and the self-declared Caliph of the Islamic State. According to the testimony of 36 witnesses and evidence drawn from six continents, Kandic attempted to leave the United States to fight jihad as early as the summer of 2012.") (May 25, 2022) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS - Florida - "BORDER PATROL RELEASED SUSPECTED TERRORIST WHO CROSSED INTO U.S. ILLEGALLY, ICE TOOK WEEKS TO REARREST HIM The suspected terrorist is a Colombian citizen, according to a federal memo" by Adam Sabes, Bill Melugin (SNIPPET: "The suspected terrorist, Isnardo Garcia-Amado, 35" SNIPPET: "Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told Fox News that he is demanding an explanation of why a suspected terrorist was allowed to live in the United States for weeks.") (May 23, 2022 6:30pm EDT) (View Here; Read More...)
BARNABAS FUND - News: "ISLAMIC STATE PUBLISHES VIDEO SHOWING MURDERS OF 20 NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS" (SNIPPET: "also known as ISIS" SNIPPET: "The time and location of the killings is not known; however, the authenticity of the video has been confirmed by SITE Intelligence Group, an American non-governmental organization that tracks jihadi groups.") (May 23, 2022) (View Here; Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SEVERAL WESTERNERS KIDNAPPED ACROSS THE SAHEL IN RECENT MONTHS" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Over the last two months, at least five Westerners, including three Italian nationals, one Polish citizen, and one American, have been kidnapped by armed men across the Sahel. An additional hostage, a Togolese national, was also kidnapped alongside the Italians." SNIPPET: "That kidnapping came a few weeks after American nun, Suellen Tennyson, was kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso in early April. Tennyson was taken by at least 10 armed men from her convent in the town of Yalgo." SNIPPET: "Several other Westerners remain in jihadist captivity in the Sahel.") (May 23, 2022) (Read More...)
CBN NEWS: "$163 BILLION HEIST: STUNNING AMOUNT OF U.S. PANDEMIC AID STOLEN, FUELED BY FAILURES AT FEDERAL, STATE AGENCIES" by Steve Warren (SNIPPET: "Criminals stole nearly $163 billion of American taxpayer dollars from the pandemic-related unemployment aid that was meant for American workers, families, small businesses, and industries. And many of the thieves were from foreign countries, so the money may never be recovered.") (May 16, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "U.S. CITIZEN AND FOUR CHINESE INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS CHARGED WITH SPYING ON PROMINENT DISSIDENTS, HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS AND PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS The Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Silence Critics of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the United States and Abroad" (SNIPPET: "According to court documents, Wang Shujun, 73, of Queens, New York; Feng He, aka Boss He, of Guangdong; Jie Ji, of Qingdao; Ming Li, aka Elder Tang and Little Li, of Guangdong; and Keqing Lu aka Boss Lu, of Qingdao, allegedly participated in an espionage and transnational repression scheme in the United States and abroad. Wang was arrested on March 16, pursuant to a criminal complaint, and will be arraigned at a later date. He, Ji, Li and Lu remain at large.") (May 18, 2022) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE ASIA - English - news: "CALIFORNIA CHURCH SHOOTER IN TAIWAN 'PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION' GROUP LINKED TO BEIJING Taiwan mourns shooting death, injuries following an attack on worshipers at an Irvine Presbytterian church" by Hwang Chun-mei (SNIPPET: "California church killer David Chou has close ties to a Taiwan 'peaceful reunification' group linked to the ruling Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, a body that has been designated a representative of a foreign government by the U.S. government, according to a report on its founding ceremony.") (May 17, 2022) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "CALIFORNIA CHURCH SHOOTING UNDER INVESTIGATION AS AN ANTI-TAIWAN 'HATE INCIDENT' Suspect immigrated from China, had 'grievance' against Taiwanese" by Valerie Richardson (SNIPPET: "The suspect, 68-year-old David Chou, is a naturalized U.S. citizen who emigrated from China.") (Updated May 16, 2022 7:33 p.m.) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CALIFORNIA CHURCH SHOOTER WAS A CHINESE IMMIGRANT MOTIVATED BY HATE FOR TAIWANESE" by Josh Christenson (SNIPPET: "David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas killed one congregant and wounded five others during the shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church on Sunday. He was subdued and hog-tied with electrical cords by parishioners until law enforcement arrived, an act of "exceptional heroism and bravery," according to one sheriff's official. All of the victims were seniors.") (May 16, 2022 4:04 pm) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "TOGO SUFFFERS ITS FIRST DEADLY JIHADIST ASSAULT" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Between May 10 and May 11, around 60 gunmen on motorcycles assaulted the Kpinkankandi military base, which sits in Togo's northern Kpendjal Prefecture just across the border from Burkina Faso. According to locals, the battle over the base then raged most of the night before the jihadists ended the assault. As the battle was raging, nearby Togolese troops attempted to rush to the base to provide reinforcements but were struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) -- the first such incident witnessed by Togo.") (May 12, 2022) (Read More...)
THE RECORD. by Recorded Future: "CANADIAN FIGHTER JET TRAINING COMPANY INVESTIGATING RANSOMWARE ATTACK" by Jonathan Greig (SNIPPET: "The LockBit ransomware group gave Top Aces a deadline of May 15 before it leaks the 44GB of data it allegedly stole. LockBit continues to be one of the most prolific ransomware groups working, with hundreds of attacks over the last year. They have attacked at least 650 organizations so far this year, according to data collected by Recorded Future.") (May 11, 2022) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - U.S. Attorney's Office - Southern District of New York - Press Release: "NEW JERSEY MAN CONVICTED OF RECEIVING MILITTARY-TYPE TRAINING FROM HIZBALLAH, MARRIAGE FRAUD, AND MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS Alexei Saab Was Trained by Hizballah's External Terrorist Operations Component in the Use of Firearms and Bomb-Making and Gathered Intelligence in New York City and Elsewhere in Support of Attack-Planning Efforts" (SNIPPET: "ALEXEI SAAB, a/k/a "Ali Hassan Saab," a/k/a "Alex Saab," a/k/a "Rachid," SNIPPET: "The evidence at trial showed that Saab surveilled some of New York's most iconic and highly trafficked locations, such as the U.N. headquarters, Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Empire State Building, and local airports, tunnels, and bridges-- in order to provide critical intelligence on how they could be most effectively attacked.) (May 11, 2022) (Read More...)
LIBERTY COUNSEL - Newsroom: "BIDEN'S AMENDMENTS HAND U.S. SOVEREIGNTY TO WHO" (SNIPPET: "Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver stated, "The Biden administration has now set America up for cede U.S. sovereignty concerning the health of Americans to the World Health Organization. The proposed amendments would give the WHO global jurisdiction over the United States including the authority to declare national emergencies. We have already seen the lawless abuse of power under Joe Biden by the Centers for Disease Control, which the courts have fortunately blocked. Americans would have very little recourse against the WHO. America must not give up its sovereignty to the WHO."") (May 12, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "HAITIAN GANG LEADER CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT HOSTAGE TAKING FOR KIDNAPPING OF 16 U.S. MISSIONARIES IN FALL 2021 Most Victims Held for 61 Days in Effort to Secure Gang Leader's Release from Prison" (SNIPPET: The indictment charges Joly Germine, 29, aka Yonyon, who is described aas leader of the 400 Mawozo gang.") (May 10, 2022) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL (THE DAILY CALLER by Kendall Tietz) - Society/News: "PRO-LIFE GROUP ATTACKED WITH MOLOTOV COCKTAIL, HEADQUARTERS SET ABLAZE" (SNIPPET: "A Molotov cocktail was also thrown into the building, but did not ignite, according to police. However, a separate fire unrelated to the Molotov cocktail was started that set the building ablaze, damaging parts of the interior, according to the Times.") (May 9, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "JURY CONVICTS DUTCH NATIONAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN TERROR FINANCING RING" (SNIPPET: "... terrorist financing ring in support of the Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab." SNIPPET: "Farhia Hassan, 38" SNIPPET: "Two U.S.-based members of the fundraising ring, Muna Osman Jama, 41, of Reston, Virginia, and Hinda Osman Dhirane, 51, of Kent, Washington, were convicted in 2016 for their participation and were sentenced to 12- and 11-years’ imprisonment, respectively.") (May 3, 2022) (Read More...)
PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN: Pakistan - "FOURTEEN MEN RAID CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Global Passion School has been in operation since 2018 and offers free education to Christian youth in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Last Friday, fourteen armed assailants attacked the Christian school, damaged the vehicles, and tortured the students and teachers. The attackers intended to extort the school for money, which would have occurred every month. The school officials were given two days to collect the money, or else the men would return and kill them. Before they left, they assaulted students, abused the female staff, and damaged the vehicles in the parking lot.") (May 2, 2022) (Read More...)
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION - Commentary - Asia: "IN CHINA, PUBLIC HEALTH TAKES BACK SEAT TO POLITICS" by Michael Cunningham (SNIPPET: "TThe draconian nature of Shanghai's lockdown over the past couple weeks has shocked observers worldwide and traumatized the city's 26 million residents, most of whom remain forcibly confined to their homes." SNIPPET: "This plight is not unique to the residents of Shanghai. Multiple other Chinese cities have imposed similar lockdowns since 2020, and more likely will in the coming months.") (April 19, 2022) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "BIDEN UNILATERALLY DISARMS IN SPACE FIGHT, 'HANDICAPS' ABILITY TO DETER RUSSIA" by Josh Christenson (SNIPPET: "The Biden administration is ending missile tests against defunct spy satellites, making the United States the first world power to do so.") (April 19, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FORMER ALABAMA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO OVER SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONCEALING TERRORISM FINANCING" (SNIPPET: "funds to be provided as material support to al-Qaida" SNIPPET: "Alaa Mohd Abusaad, 26, pleaded guilty to concealment of terrorism financing in September 2019.") (April 27, 2022) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - U.S. Attorney's Office - Central District of California - Press Release: Santa Ana, California - "FEDERAL GRAND JURY ISSUES INDICTMENT ALLEGING IRVINE MAN CONCEALED MATERIAL SUPPORT AND FINANCING TO FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury today returned a four-count indictment that charges an Irvine man with attempting to provide material support to two foreign terrorist organizations - Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Hamas. Jason Fong, 26, allegedly attempted in the spring of 2020 to provide to HTS tactical, combat and weapons training material - as well as information regarding the making of chemical weapons and improvised explosive devices. The indictment further alleges that in May 2020 Fong attempted to fundraise for Hamas.") (April 27, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO EUROPEAN CITIZENS CHARGED FOR CONSPIRING WITH A U.S. CITIZEN TO ASSIST NORTH KOREA IN EVADING U.S. SANCTIONS Alejandro Cao de Benos and Christopher Emms Allegedly Conspired with American Virgil Griffith to Provide Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Services to North Korea" (April 25, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "PACIFIC NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMIST AND ARSONIST PLEADS GUILTY" (SNIPPET: "Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, 53" SNIPPET: "According to court documents, beginning in October 1996 and continuing through December 2005, Dibee and at least 15 other individuals affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front, loosely affiliated environmental extremist groups, knowingly conspired with one another to damage or destroy various commercial and government-owned properties." SNIPPET: "The conspirators, together known as "the Family," were ultimately linked to more than 40 criminal acts between 1995 and 2001 and caused more than $45 million in damages.") (April 22, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "RUSSIAN LEGISLATOR AND TWO STAFF MEMBERS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO HAVE U.S. CITIZEN ACT AS AN ILLEGAL AGENT OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES Russian Legislator Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Babakov and Staff Members Aleksandr Nikolayevich Vorobev and Mikhail Alekseyevich Plisyuk, Allegedly Conspired to Violate U.S. Sanctions, Have a U.S. Citizen Act as an Unregistered Agent of Russia, and Fraudulently Obtain Visas to Enter the U.S. in Furtherance of a Global Foreign Influence Scheme for the Russian Government" (April 14, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "JURY CONVICTS ISIS 'BEATLE' FOR ROLE IN HOSTAGE-TAKING SCHEME THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF AMERICAN, BRITISH AND JAPANESE CITIZENS" (SNIPPET: "A federal jury convicted a militant fighter for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, on all eight charges that were brought against him in the United States relating to his participation in a brutal hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens, as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals, in Syria. According to evidence presented during trial through the testimony of 35 witnesses, from November 2012 through Feb. 7, 2015, former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, served as a high-ranking ISIS fighter and was an integral member of a wide-ranging conspiracy involving the captivity of 26 hostages in Syria. Elsheikh personally participated in the detention of and hostage negotiations for four American citizens - James Wright Foley, Kayla Jean Mueller, Steven Joel Sotloff and Peter Edward Kassig - each of whom died as hostages in ISIS custody. In addition, Elsheikh personally participated in the detention of and hostage negotiations for British, French, Italian, Danish, German, Spanish, Swedish, Belgian, Swiss and New Zealand nationals.") (April 14, 2022) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-CDCA - Press Release: Los Angeles, Calif. - "FORMER SAN PEDRO TRAIN ENGINEER SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR INTENTIONALLY DERAILING LOCOMOTIVE NEAR U.S. HOSPITAL SHIP" (SNIPPET: "A former train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for intentionally running a locomotive at full speed off the end of railroad tracks near a United States Navy hospital ship that was deployed to provide medical relief during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eduardo Moreno, 46, of San Pedro, was sentenced by United States District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, who also ordered him to pay $755,880 in restitution. Moreno pleaded guilty in December 2021 to one count of committing a terrorist attack and other violence against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems." (April 13, 2022) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS - New York City: "BROOKLYN SUBWAY SHOOTING SUSPECT FRANK JAMES WAS CHARGED FOR 'TERRORISTIC THREATS' IN 90s, COURT OFFICIAL SAYS Frank R. James was charged in the 1990s with two counts of terroristic threats, but went to trial and was ultimately convicted of harassment," by Stephanie Pagones (April 14, 2022) (Read More...)
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT - Newsroom: "UP TO $50,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION REGARDING A SHOOTING/ASSAULT" (SNIPPET: "the 62 year old Frank Robert James" SNIPPET: "The perpetrator is known to have ties in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio.") (April 13, 2022) (Read More...)
COFFEE OR DIE Magazine: "THE 'MAD BOMBER' WHO TERRORIZED NYC SUBWAYS AND STREETS FOR 16 YEARS" by Matt Fratus (SNIPPET: "The case marked one of the earliest instances of criminal profiling being used successfully; the investigation led authorities to a previously unsuspected lone-wolf suspect named George Metesky. Until he was caught, newspapers had labeled him the "Mad Bomber."" SNIPPET: "Metesky was committed to the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where he served 17 years, until he was released.") (April 13, 2022) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Biden Administration: "BIDEN FAMILY HELPED SHADY CHINESE BUSINESSMAN WITH U.S. VISA ISSUES" by Chuck Ross (SNIPPET: "Emails from Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop show the Biden family solicited help from a former Obama administration immigration official working in private practice to secure visas for Ye Jianming and his family." SNIPPET: "The Biden clan's relationship with CEFC has come under intense scrutiny because of Ye's alleged ties to the Chinese military. CEFC was also a key part of China's ambitious plan to snatch up energy companies across the globe. CEFC helped promote China's Belt and Road Initiative, a program that Beijing uses to increase its global influence.") (April 7, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "CHINESE NATIONAL SENTENCED FOR ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE CONSPIRACY" (SNIPPET: "A Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri..." SNIPPET: "Xiang Haitao, 44, pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2022. According to court documents, Xiang conspired to steal a trade secret from The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, an internationally based company doing business in St. Louis, Missouri, for the purpose of benefitting a foreign government, namely the People's Republic of China (PRC).") (April 7, 2022) (Read More...)
POLICE1.com - Topic - Federal Law Enforcement (ASSOCIATED PRESS by Michael Balsamo): Washington - "FEDS: 2 MEN POSED AS AGENTS, GAVE LAVISH GIFTS TO SECRET SERVICE OFFICERS The two men were reportedly trying to integrate with actual agents, one of whom served on the first lady's security detail" (SNIPPET: "Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36") (April 7, 2022 7:53 AM) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - U.S. Attorney's Office - Eastern District of New York - Press Release: "U.S. CITIZEN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT FOR ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIS Defendant Sought to Join the Islamic State in Libya, and Testified at Trial that He Would Again Seek to Join ISIS if Acquitted" (SNIPPET: "Bernard Raymond Augustine" SNIPPET: "Augustine, a U.S. citizen and California resident") (April 6, 2022) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SHOOTING ATTACK IN BENEI BERAK LEAVES 5 DEAD" by Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "In the attack, an individual now identified as Dia Hamarsha, shot and killed several civilians near a convenience store with an assault rifle. Hamarsha then proceeded to a nearby area where he shot and killed a police officer before being neutralized by another officer at the scene.") (March 29, 2022) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHOOTING ATTACK IN ISRAEL" by Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "The group identified "Ayman Ighbariya" and "Khaled Ighbariya" as the perpetrators of the attack." SNIPPET: "Local news outlets reported two Israeli border police officers were killed, and several other officers were injured in a shootout with the attackers.") (March 27, 2022) (Read More...)
PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN: Nigeria - "CHURCH BURNED, THREE KILLED IN CENTRAL NIGERIA" (SNIPPET: "Early Monday morning, April 4th, Fulani militants attacked Christians in central Nigeria's Miango District. According to ICC's correspondent in Nigeria, the attack by Islamist extremists killed three people and injured one. Additionally, 25 homes and 40 barns were burned. The village community church, called the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), was burned to the ground.") (April 6, 2022) (Read More...)
CBP.gov - Newsroom - Local Media Release: Rio Grande City, Texas - "LARGE GROUPS ENCOUNTERED IN RGV" (SNIPPET: "The migrants are from Central America as well as Venezuela and Cuba." SNIPPET: "The migrants are citizens of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Peru." SNIPPET: "Additionally, over the weekend, RGC agents apprehended four large groups of migrants that totaled 527. The countries of nationalities included" Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba, Ecuador, Romania, and Mexico.") (April 5, 2022) (Read More...)
THE CONNEXION - French News in English since 2002: "SHOELESS PILOT IN STOLEN PLANE INTERCEPTED BY FRENCH ARMY JET" by Hannah Thompson (SNIPPET: "The pilot is suspected of having stolen the aircraft in Italy before eventually coming to circulate above the air defence base in Toulon (Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur). He had flown in several no-fly zones, including over the naval base in Toulon, and had neither established radio contact nor shared a flight plan. The pilot was in his 30s, spoke in English, did not have any legal documentation on him, and said he was originally from Slovakia.") (March 31, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - The United States Attorney's Office - District of Massachusetts - Press Release: Boston - "BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRM DIRECTOR SENTENCED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE RELATING TO ATTEMPTS TO ACQUIRE RICIN Defendant was the director of advanced research at a Massachusetts biotechnology firm" (SNIPPET: "Dr. Ishtiaq Ali Saaem, 37, a Bangladeshi national residing in Massachusetts" SNIPPET: "Saaem held a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, resided in Massachusetts and worked as the director of advanced research at a biotechnology firm based in Massachusetts. Saaem became interested in acquiring ricin from castor beans as well as convallatoxin, a poison found in lily of the valley plants...") (March 31, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FORMER GE POWER ENGINEER CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE Jury Finds Xiaoqing Zheng Conspired with Individuals in China to Steal GE's Trade Secrets Knowing or Intending to Benefit the Government of China" (SNIPPET: "According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, was employed at GE Power & Water in Schenectady, New York, as an engineer specializing in sealing technology. He worked at GE from 2008 until the summer of 2018. The trial evidence demonstrated that Zheng and others in China conspired to steal GE's trade secrets surrounding GE's steam and gas turbine technologies, knowing or intending to benefit the People's Republic of China and one or more foreign instrumentalities, including China-based companies that research, develop, and manufacture parts for turbines.") (April 1, 2022) (Read More...)
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO A YEAR AND A DAY FOR ILLEGALLY BROKERING SALES OF EMBARGOED DEFENSE ARTICLES FROM CHINA AND FILING FALSE INCOME TAX RETURN" (SNIPPET: "According to court documents, Tuqiang Xie, aka Tony Xie, 60, of Irvine, pleaded guilty in 2019 to one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act and one count of filing a false tax return. Xie admitted in a plea agreement that through his company, Bio-Medical Optics LLC in Irvine, California, he served as a broker for the shipment of defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List (USML) and the U.S. Munitions Import List (USMIL). The items on these lists are regulated components and systems used in U.S. military equipment.") (March 31, 2022) (Read More...)
MORNING STAR NEWS: Abuja, Nigeria - "TERRORISTS KILL 50 CHRISTIANS AND ABDUCT 100, INCLUDING PRIEST Church building, homes burned down in Kaduna state, Nigeria." (SNIPPET: "Women and children were among those killed, Musa said. The burned church building was located in Zangon Tama village, and the assailants also raided the villages of Unguwar Kaya Fatika, Barebari, Dillalai, Unguwar Bakko, Gidan Alhajin Kadi, Kadanya and Durumi, he said.") (March 28, 2022) (Read More...)
DARKReading.com - Attacks/Breaches: "RUSSIAN NATIONALS INDICTED FOR EPIC TRITON/TRISIS AND DRAGONFLY CYBERATTACKS ON ENERGY FIRMS Four Russian government employees were charged by the DoJ for attack campaigns targeting hundreds of energy sector companies and organizations in 135 countries, including the US." by Kelly Jackson Higgins (SNIPPET: "But unless the defendants in these two cases leave Russia and step onto US soil -- or visit another country that has an extradition agreement with the US -- chances of their arrests are slim.") (March 24, 2022) (Read More...)
DARKReading.com - Attacks/Breaches: "INDICTMENT OF RUSSIAN NATIONAL OFFERS GLIMPSE OF METHODICAL TARGETING OF ENERGY FIRM Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh tried to cause catastrophic damage to Saudi oil refinery in 2017 via the Triton/Trisis malware, the US has alleged." by Jai Vijayan (SNIPPET: "The US indictment alleged that while Gladkikh's malware triggered emergency shutdowns, his real goal was to cause extensive damage to the facility. The indictment alleged that the Russian operative and his partners had obtained the knowledge to disable or disturb the Saudi plant's safety shutdown procedures in such a way as to cause catastrophic plant failure.") (March 25, 2022) (Read More...)
FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ISLAMIC STATE KILLS HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN MALI" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "... around 400 civilians dead. Exact numbers of those killed remain unknown." SNIPPET: "Security in the Sahel has rapidly deteriorated in recent years, as violence stemming from both al Qaeda and the Islamic State, and from communal tensions, has rocked Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. State responses, as well as actions taken by non-state actors, have also added to the perilous security situation across the region.") (March 25, 2022) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE - Press Statement - Ned Price, Department Spokesperson: "DESIGNATION OF SIX INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO BOKO HARAM" (SNIPPET: "Nigerian nationals Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad") (March 25, 2022) (Read More...)
ALL AFFRICA.com (PREMIUM TIMES by Saviour Imukudo): "NIGERIA: TERRORISM SUSPECT ESCAPES FROM COURT PREMISES - POLICE" (SNIPPET: "The suspect, also known as Anthony Malachy Akpan, is 34, and hails from Atan Midim in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State." SNIPPET: ""He is wanted by the Police in connection with series of armed robberies, kidnapping, murders and terrorism in the (Akwa Ibom) State.") (March 23, 2022) (Read More...)
COFFEE OR DIE Magazine - Culture/History: "THE AMERICAN AVIATOR WHO CRASH-LANDED INTO A SOCCER GAME, THEN STOPPED FOR BEERS WHILE EVADING NAZIS" by Matt Fratus (SNIPPET: "His only good option, as far as he could see, was to try to flee the area, then blend in among the locals and head southwest toward Spain in hopes of reaching friendly lines." SNIPPET: "He therefore had to rely primarily on training he had received at an escape and evasion course in Debden, England, which taught him to improvise and trust his intuition if he ever found himself in a jam like the one he was in now." SNIPPET: "Willis replied that the training was priceless and that the compass he'd been issued had proved key to his survival.") (July 29, 2022) (Read More...)
FAITHWIRE.com: "'We Believed...That Was Our Last Breath': MILITANTS CAME TO KILL MISSIONARIES UNTIL A SIMPLE ACT LED THEM TO CHRIST" by Billy Hallowell (SNIPPET: "While not every such encounter ends so positively, Amaechina's story is a powerful reminder of the life change that is possible when Christians live out Jesus' command to "love God and love others."") (February 1, 2022) (Read More...)
LIBERTY COUNSEL - Newsroom: "AMERICA BEGAN WITH THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT" (SNIPPET: "America's first great governmental document, known as the Mayflower Compact, was signed on this day in 1620 by the adult male members of the Pilgrims before disembarking from their ship and voting to establish a new form of government in the New World. The Mayflower Compact clearly stated what they had undertaken was for "the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith." This agreement established the idea of self-government through the laws made by the people.") (November 11, 2021) (Read More...)
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