WAR

THE FUSE OF THE GOG-MAGOG WAR IS BEGINNING TO BURN
BY: MARK HITCHCOCK ... The name Hezbollah has been all over the news. Hezbollah was founded by Iran in 1982 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Iran has many proxies in Iraq; … continue reading

CHINA’S ROBOT WITH LIGHT-DRIVEN SYSTEM CAN BE USED LIKE BULLET - TRANSFORM BALLISTICS
BY: PRABHAT RANJAN MISHRA ... This power-amplification strategy provides a basis for propulsive motion to advance the capabilities of miniaturized soft robotic … continue reading

THE YAZIDI GENOCIDE — 10 YEARS LATER
BY: WILLIAM DEVLIN ... n August 3, 2014, thousands of Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists from some 80 countries invaded the ancestral homeland of the Yazidi/Ezidi peoples in Shingal Province … continue reading

THE TALIBAN PUBLISH VICE LAWS THAT BAN WOMEN’S VOICES AND BARE FACES IN PUBLIC
BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ... In the first formal declaration of vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan after returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban says it is mandatory for Afghan women … continue reading

US, TAIWAN TO BUILD 3D-PRINTED ‘DRONE ARMY’ TO COUNTER CHINA
BY: KAPIL KAJAL ... 3D-printed drone manufacturing can help reduce drones’ storage footprint by a factor of 10 at a lower cost of manufacture … continue reading

A POLITICAL & SPIRITUAL BATTLE: WHY THE ARAB WORLD HAS NO CLAIM OVER JERUSALEM
BY: AMIR TSARFATI ... The October 7th war between Israel and Hamas boils down to one city, Jerusalem. Is Jerusalem really holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims? … continue reading

WHY IS CHOLERA KILLING THOUSANDS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA?
BY: FREDDIE CLAYTON & KENNEDY PHIRI ... ‘If we were doing enough, we would not have seen such a massive cholera outbreak.’ … continue reading

IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE?
BY: TED SNIDER ... The Western media is suddenly teeming with signs of fatigue and even .... diplomacy? … continue reading

DO YOU HAVE A HEART FOR ISRAEL?
BY: AMIR TSARFATI ... We need to have a heart for this nation [Israel]. We need a longing for them to find salvation, to find their peace between themselves and God, and to not have to go through the tribulation … continue reading

MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS COLLAPSING - GOOD RIDDANCE
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... Should any of us be surprised that the news industry is being hit by a massive wave of layoffs? Survey after survey has shown that the American people have lost faith … continue reading

2024 IS THE NEW 1984: BIG BROTHER & THE RISE OF THE SECURITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
BY: JOHN & NISHA WHITEHEAD ... 2024 is the new 1984. Forty years past the time that George Orwell envisioned the stomping boot of Big Brother, the police state is about to pass off the baton to the surveillance … continue reading

WORLD LEADERS NO LONGER WORKING TOWARD PEACE
BY: RT ... The international community is no longer interested in ending conflicts, and instead views peace as an “unwanted” ideal, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic … continue reading

FINDING PEACE IN A FEAR-MONGERING WORLD?
BY: JONATHAN BRENTNER ... A realistic look at our world is enough to generate much anxiety. The widespread wickedness … continue reading

LIFE UNDER HAMAS IS LIKE UNDER ISIS
BY: GIANLUCA PACCHIANI ... Manar al-Sharif was born in Damascus to a devout Muslim family that embraced the Palestinian cause and supported Hamas. But her views on the terror group changed dramatically after she spent three years in Gaza … continue reading

HOW MUCH AID HAS THE U.S. SENT UKRAINE? HERE ARE SIX CHARTS
BY:JONATHAN MASTERS & WILL MERROW ... Every year, the United States sends billions of dollars in aid — and much more than any other country — to beneficiaries around the world in pursuit of its security, economic, and humanitarian … continue reading

NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS MASSACRE DEATH TOLL HITS 195, 10,000 DISPLACED, MORE THAN 1,000 HOMES BURNED DOWN
BY: FRANCES MARTEL ... Local authorities in Plateau state, Nigeria, updated the death toll of a presumed jihadist massacre of Christians beginning on Christmas Eve to 195 people … continue reading

‘THEY TOLD US – YOU ARE SLAVES’: SURVIVORS GIVE HARROWING TESTIMONY OF DARFUR’S YEAR OF HELL
BY: FRED HARTER ... “With the war in Sudan poised to escalate and the humanitarian crisis growing, traumatised survivors of a blood-drenched summer in West Darfur tell of their ordeal … continue reading

AFTER ISRAEL SENDS TROOPS INTO GAZA, WATCH FOR HEZBOLLAH, IRAN, SYRIA & THE U.S. TO ALL GET INVOLVED IN THE GREAT MIDDLE EAST WAR
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... “Escalation” will be a word that is used a lot in the coming days. Once Israel sends troops into Gaza, it is going to trigger a series of events that nobody is going to be able to control … continue reading

FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE ARE THE SAME COLORS AS THE PALESTINIAN FLAG?
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... If you go to Revelation chapter 6, you will find that the colors of the horses that the four horsemen of the apocalypse are riding … continue reading

THE NEXT MAJOR WAR IS REPORTEDLY ABOUT TO BEGIN, & “D-DAY” HAS ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN
BY: MICHAEL ... Not another one. As I have repeatedly warned my readers, leaders all over the globe seem to have come down with a really bad case of war fever … continue reading

HOW LASER WEAPONS ARE CHANGING MILITARY DEFENSE AND OFFENSE
BY: TREVOR ENGLISH ... Laser weapons are agile, have infinite ammunition, and can take down a variety of targets … continue reading

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SUDAN? A SIMPLE GUIDE
BY: STAFF WRITERS AL JAZEERA ... Here is a look at the power struggle and violence that are taking place in the country. Fighting has erupted in Khartoum and other cities in Sudan … continue reading

THE ENEMY WITHIN?
BY: ISOBEL KOSHIW ... The enemy within? Ukraine’s Moscow-affiliated Orthodox Church faces scrutiny. Church alleged to be arm of the Kremlin – disguising Russian propaganda as religious teachings … continue reading

RUSSIAN MILITARY EXPERT ON UKRAINE: ‘WAR COULD END THIS YEAR’
BY: OSAMA BIN JAVAID ... Moscow, Russia – As the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine approaches on Friday, Al Jazeera spoke to Pavel Felgenhauer, a Russian defence analyst who served as a senior research officer in the Soviet Academy of Sciences … continue reading

HAITI’S GANG VIOLENCE KEEPS A POPULATION CAPTIVE
BY: EVENS MARY & PAULA DUPRAZ-DOBIAS ... ‘The people in Cité Soleil need a break. We just want to live life like everyone else’ … continue reading

WHO WILL START THE FIRST MAJOR WAR OF 2023?
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... Tensions are on the rise all over the planet, and global conflict will be one of the big trends … continue reading

APOCALYPSE WOW? THESE INSANE NEW BUNKERS LET YOU BUILD A COMPLETE LUXURY HOME UNDERGROUND
BY: DANA GIVENS ... When the zombie apocalypse finally arrives, ask yourself—where will you hide out when everything goes down … continue reading

WHY SO MUCH TALK ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS?
BY: NOAH CARL ... During the last two weeks, there’s been a lot of talk about nuclear weapons in Ukraine … continue reading

CHINA PREPARING FOR INVASION – TAIWAN
BY: LILY KUO ... Beijing’s military drills around the island are aimed at weakening public morale ahead of an attack, Taipei claims … continue reading

IS PUTIN ACHIEVING HIS GOALS IN UKRAINE?
BY: LEONID RAGOZIN ... Inevitably, the Russian propaganda machine is now excitedly parading all the tattoos and patches … continue reading

YOU MAY NOT WANT TO HEAR THIS, BUT MORE WAR IS COMING
BY: MICHAEL ... There are dark clouds on the horizon, and those that choose to ignore them do so to their own peril. When World War I started … continue reading

UKRAINE: THE RETURN OF THE COLD WAR
BY: MICHAEL MANDELBAUM ... The Cold War was not always cold, and the war in Ukraine repeats some of the patterns of that era … continue reading

ISRAEL ACHIEVES HISTORIC FIRST WITH SUCCESSFUL INTERCEPTION OF MOVING TARGETS USING AN ENERGY-BASED LASER WEAPONS SYSTEM MUCH LIKE ‘STAR WARS’
BY: GEOFFREY GRIDER ... This is a historical moment for weapons systems. For the first time, an energy-based weapons system actually works … continue reading

WATER: ‘A MATTER OF SURVIVAL’ IN CONFLICT ZONES
BY: KASMIRA JEFFORD ... Access to drinking water is a major problem around the world, but nowhere is it more challenging … continue reading

THE WORST SUNRISE IN MY LIFE
BY: JIM HEINTZ ... The worst sunrise in my life': Ukarians Wake to Attack - KYIV, Ukraine. The missile fragment pierced the ceiling of Mikhail Shcherbakov’s apartment … continue reading

KILLER ROBOTS: WATCH HOW AI-PROGRAMMED MILITARY ROBOTS COULD MAKE HUMAN SOLDIERS COMPLETELY OBSOLETE
BY: PRAKASH NANDA ... With tomorrow’s wars likely to be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before — thanks to the advances in the “autonomization” of land, air, sea, and undersea platforms … continue reading

SUDAN’S MILITARY SAYS IT SEIZED POWER TO PREVENT ‘CIVIL WAR’
BY: AL JAZEERA & NEWS AGENCIES ... World leaders and human rights groups have condemned the detention of several high-ranking Sudanese officials in what appears to be a coup attempt, as a senior military official dissolved the government … continue reading

CHINESE FILM ABOUT DEFEATING AMERICA IN KOREAN WAR TOPS GLOBAL BOX OFFICE
BY: JOHN HAYWARD ... According to box-office data compiled by a Chinese-owned tracking service, the number one movie worldwide this week is The Battle at Lake Changjin, a three-hour-long epic about Chinese forces defeating American troops in the Korean War that was partly funded by the Chinese Communist government … continue reading

MYANMAR’S HIDDEN HUNGER
BY: THIN LEI WIN ... Khin, a 59-year-old rice farmer, faced a distressing choice at the height of Myanmar’s monsoon season three months ago: sell a cow, a prized asset for agricultural households, or go hungry … continue reading

'I WANTED IT ALL OUT, DOWN TO THE NAILS, SCREWS, BOLTS': TRUMP TELLS GLENN BECK HE REJECTED GEN. MILLEY'S PLAN TO LEAVE MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
BY: BLAZE TV STAFF ... I wanted it all out, down to the nails, screws, bolts': Trump tells Glenn Beck he REJECTED Gen. Milley's plan to leave military equipment in Afghanistan … continue reading

THE WEST MUST COUNTER IRAN’S MARITIME TERRORISM
BY: ELIEZER MAROM ... JNS.org – Commercial shipping activity in the Gulf of Oman near the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates was disrupted on Tuesday after several ships in the area reported difficulties operating their GPS-based navigational systems … continue reading

UNDER THE TALIBAN, CHRISTIANS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE FACING A FUTURE OF SEX SLAVERY, FORCED CONVERSION AND BRUTAL PERSECUTION
BY: MICHAEL SNYDER ... At this hour, Christian families in Afghanistan are hiding in their homes waiting for the inevitable knock on the door. The Taliban is trying very hard to convince the rest of the world that they have become more moderate over the last two decades … continue reading

THE HISTORY OF THE TALIBAN
BY: ALJAZERRA ... The Taliban has retaken Afghan government 20 years after it was removed from power in a US-led invasion. On Sunday, the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan after a few weeks of stunning military victories … continue reading

JUNKYARD OF EMPIRES: AFGHANS SIFT THROUGH LEFTOVERS OF US OCCUPATION
BY: AFP ... “Withdrawal of American troops will have a bad impact on the economy of the country and that of Bagram,” says district governor. Squatting in the dust by the main road to Afghanistan's biggest airbase, Mir Salam sifts through a pile of broken electronics in front of him, salvaged from departing US troops … continue reading

CHINESE STATE MEDIA URGES COUNTRY TO PREPARE FOR NUCLEAR “SHOWDOWN” WITH USA
BY: KELEN MCBREEN ... In a Thursday op-ed for the Chinese state-run outlet Global Times, the newspaper’s editor Hu Xijin told citizens of China to “prepare for an intense showdown” with the U.S. “We must be prepared … continue reading

KISSINGER WARNS WASHINGTON: ACCEPT NEW MULTIPOLAR GLOBAL SYSTEM OR FACE A PRE-WWI GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION
BY: ZERO HEDGE ... Unlikely that Washington is ready to unilaterally end its hard and soft power aggression as it falsely believes it can maintain a unipolar order against China, Russia. With the White House continually … continue reading

THE MOST LETHAL VIRUS IS NOT COVID. IT IS WAR!
BY: JOHN PILGER ... Britain’s Armed Services Memorial is a silent, haunting place. Set in the rural beauty of Staffordshire, in an arboretum of some 30,000 trees and sweeping lawns, its Homeric … continue reading