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Presidential briefings show US intelligence tracked potential attacks on American soil, aircraft hijackings and Bin Laden’s pursuit of unconventional weapons The CIA has declassified dozens of presidential intelligence briefings revealing that US officials were warned years before the September 11 attacks that Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda network were considering strikes on American soil involving hijacked or explosive-packed aircraft, while also pursuing biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.The agency released 71 President’s Daily Brief (PDB) products on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11. The collection, totaling more than 100 pages, is the largest release of CIA presidential intelligence…
A Customs and Border Protection supervisor assigned to the Maine-Canada border has been arrested and charged after FBI agents say he was caught on hidden camera tearing apart government computers, ripping out processors and memory, stuffing in cheaper parts, and plugging the machines back into CBP’s network. Terry “Jiajia” Liu, 39, of Calais, Maine, described himself as a native of Guangzhou, China. He worked as a CBP supervisor at the Calais Port of Entry, with duties stretching to the Ferry Point and Milltown crossings. CBP officers are required to be U.S. citizens. According to The Maine Wire, Liu has posted…
The Israeli military on Thursday destroyed a massive underground structure beneath the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. The immense explosion, captured on camera by onlookers, was so powerful that seismologists recorded the event as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake. The Ali al-Taher ridge is about ten miles from the Israeli border. It has been a major focus of operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ever since Israel invaded Lebanon in response to Hezbollah attacks in March. Last week, the IDF announced it had gained “operational control” over the ridge, and set about clearing the immense tunnel network constructed by…
Nearly 60 congressional Democrats demanded Thursday that the Justice Department and FBI investigate black Americans found hanging nationwide, casting the deaths as “modern-day lynchings.” The letter, led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), was addressed to Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel. It was signed largely by members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), according to theGrio. Pressley framed the deaths in blunt terms, invoking the memory of Jim Crow-era violence. “In this moment of anti-Blackness and emboldened white supremacy, we cannot stand idly by while the strange fruit of…
The Finance Ministry has provided the estimate covering a range of relief and stabilization measures Germany has spent some €50 billion ($58 billion) cushioning the impact of soaring energy prices after cutting Russian gas imports in 2022, Die Süddeutsche Zeitung and Bild have reported.Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, Germany drastically reduced imports of Russian natural gas, which had previously covered 55% of its consumption. The shift has driven up energy costs and contributed to a prolonged economic slump, hitting both households and industry and undermining German competitiveness.Die Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday that the Finance Ministry provided the…
A hot mic caught an awkward exchange about who would speak first at a press conference after an Amazon Prime plane crashed at Miami Airport. Last Sunday, five people died, and five people were injured after an Amazon Boeing 767 plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport and burst into flames. The cargo plane departed Puerto Rico and crashed as it landed at Miami International Airport around 2 pm ET. The plane hit vehicles, forcing a ground stop. Federal officials on Monday said all five people killed after an Amazon plane overran a runway in Miami were on the…
The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday that Ebola is still spreading through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and while cases have declined in the original outbreak region of Ituri province, more infections are being found in the neighboring provinces of North Kivu and Haut-Uele. The DRC government said on Thursday there have been a total of 6,843 confirmed cases since the Ebola outbreak was declared in May, with 3,310 deaths. Over 5,400 of the known cases were reported from Ituri province, but North Kivu has now discovered over 1,000 cases. Africa CDC said…
The Weekly Wrap: 9/11, Bessent, Biden, and Coins of the Realm Welcome back to Friday. It is the 25th anniversary of 9/11. It is also the day CPI apparently locked in a rate hike from the Federal Reserve. This was a busy four-day week. Breitbart interviewed the Treasury Secretary in Washington, DC. The Republicans held a midterm convention in Texas. President Trump promised us each $5,000 in exchange for re-electing Republican majorities. Hunter Biden launched a memecoin that immediately crashed. Consumer sentiment plunged, especially among Republicans. Core inflation came in hotter than expected, probably sealing the deal for a rate hike…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) declined Thursday to endorse President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend to American adults as written, saying he could back it only if it is reworked into a tax refund for working taxpayers. Cruz set that condition during an appearance with Fox News host Jesse Watters amid the network’s coverage of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, where Trump revealed the plan a day earlier. Asked whether he would vote for a $5,000 check, the Texas Republican said his answer “depends on how it’s structured.” “I would like to see it structured as a tax refund,” Cruz…
Riyadh says UAVs launched from Iraq struck the East-West route used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz Saudi Arabia has been forced to shut down its strategic East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks damaged pumping facilities along the route, dealing another blow to the kingdom’s ability to export crude amid the US-Iran war.The Saudi Energy Ministry said on Friday that the pipeline was hit at several locations in the Riyadh and Medina regions the day before, causing “some injuries” and prompting authorities to halt operations as a “precautionary measure.” Emergency teams are assessing the damage, and Riyadh has not said…