Sunday, January 12, 2025
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Iran unveils underground 'missile city' that houses rockets to be used in attacks on Israel in chilling footage
Chilling footage broadcast by Iranian media on Friday showed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander General Hossein Salami inspecting an underground missile facility.
In one clip, General Salami can be seen addressing troops in a speech.
'Every day, the number of systems and missiles is added in the far corners of this land', he says.
'Maybe the enemy thought that our production power has stagnated, but the growth rate of our missile power is up to date'.
In other videos, he can be seen examining what appear to be missiles.
It was not immediately clear when and where the footage was filmed.
General Salami has risen through the ranks of the IRGC since its inception following the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.
He is known for his menacing speeches and his devotion to Iranian leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei.
The release of the footage comes as Israeli military said scores of Israeli jets completed waves of strikes against missile factories and other sites near Tehran and in western Iran last October.
Iran played down the air attack against its military targets, saying it caused only limited damage.
Also, Israel's military said it had carried out new airstrikes in Yemen against what it said were Houthi rebel targets.
Its statement Friday said fighter jets struck 'on the western coast and inland Yemen,' a day after the Houthis launched three drones at Israel.
The US military bombed Yemen earlier this week.
Houthi-controlled media reported one worker dead and six people wounded at the Ras Isa port.
The Houthis said the strikes occurred while Yemenis were rallying in the capital Sanaa in support of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Tensions in the region have grown rapidly since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas, raising fears of a wider conflict that could drag in global powers and imperil world energy supplies.
In recent weeks, Israel and Hamas have appeared to inch closer to an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages.
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that 46,006 Palestinians have been killed and 109,378 wounded in the Israel-Hamas war with no end in sight.
The ministry says women and children were more than half the fatalities but does not say how many of the dead were fighters or civilians.
The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence.
It blames Hamas for civilian deaths because it says militants operate in residential areas.
Israel's air and ground operations have driven hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into sprawling tent camps along the coast with limited access to food and other essentials.
The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and abducting around 250.
A third of the 100 hostages still held in Gaza are believed to be dead
Judge Merchan tries to defend himself after Trump sentencing — but he and Bragg are responsible for this monster
On Friday, the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump saw one of the most impassioned defense arguments given at such a hearing in years … from the judge himself.
Acting Justice Juan Merchan admitted that the case was “unique and remarkable” but insisted that “once the courtroom doors were closed, the trial itself was no more special, unique, and extraordinary than the other 32 cases in this courthouse.”
If so, that is a damning indictment of the entire New York court system. Merchan allowed a dead misdemeanor to be resuscitated by allowing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to effectively prosecute declined federal offenses.
He allowed a jury to convict Trump without any agreement, let alone unanimity, on what actually occurred in the case.
Merchan ruled that the jury did not have to agree on why Trump committed an alleged offense in describing settlement costs as legal costs.
Neither the defendant nor the public will ever know what the jury ultimately found in its verdict.
I once described this case as a legal Frankenstein: “It is the ultimate gravedigger charge, where Bragg unearthed a case from 2016 and, through a series of novel steps, is seeking to bring it back to life … Bragg is combining parts from both state and federal codes.”
Even liberal legal experts have denounced the case and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) recently called it total “bulls–t.”
Now, Merchan seemed quick to assure this Frankenstein case was just like any other creature of the court. It did not matter that it was stitched together from dead cases and zapped into life through lawfare.
Merchan knows that there is a fair chance this monstrosity will finally die on appeal, and he was making the case for his own conduct.
The verdict, however, is likely to last far longer than the Trump verdict. It is a judgment against not just Merchan but the New York legal system, which allowed itself to be weaponized against political opponents.
Trump can now appeal the case as a whole. Prior appeals in the New York court system were unsuccessful, and hopes are low that the system will redeem itself.
However, Trump can eventually escape the vortex of the New York court system in search of jurists willing to see beyond the rage and bring reason to this case.
Merchan’s monster will now go on the road and work its way back to the Supreme Court. Outside of New York, this freak attraction will likely be viewed as less thrilling than chilling.
Lawfare is that monster. It threatens us all, even those who hate Trump and his supporters. Once released, it spreads panic among the public, which can no longer rely on the guarantees of blind and fair justice.
That includes businesses that view this case and the equally absurd civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James as creating a dangerous and even lawless environment. Many are saying “There but for the grace of God go I” in a system that allows for selective prosecution.
Many will be blamed as the creators of this monster but few will escape that blame, including Merchan himself.
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and the author of “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.”
Friday, January 10, 2025
Shocking Footage: "I've never seen such destruction.... it looks like a war zone."
*Shocking Footage: "I've never seen such destruction.... it looks like a war zone."*
News chopper gives a shocking report on the view from above Pacific Palisades.
Thousands of homes are destroyed.
Watch LA Lady Confront Newsom asking him "Why the Hydrants have no water"?
LA woman runs up to confront Gavin Newsom about his failures, asks him why her daughter’s school burned down and why the hydrants didn’t have any water.
Fetterman Sticks it to the DemonRats!
U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) made waves with two major announcements that have taken social media by storm. The first shock came when Fetterman revealed his intention to vote YES on several of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, a move that defies party lines and has sent shockwaves through Washington.
Fetterman mentioned several notable names, including Marco Rubio, Elise Stefanik, Sean Duffy, and Brooke Rollins as individuals he would support for cabinet positions under a future Trump administration. He also left the door open to consider RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, signaling a rare willingness to cross party lines.
Angry Bnei Brak Torah Learners Attack Accost IDF General While He Eats Cholent
זו תורה וזו שכרה
ומי כעמך ישראל
I see that the Bochrim know how to riot not only in Yeshiva but also in the streets. I wonder how they would fair opposite a couple of Hamas terrorists?
On Thursday, a frightening incident took place in the heart of Bnei Brak, as IDF Major General David Zini was accosted by hundreds of members of “Peleg Yerushalmi”.
Major General Zini, along with his advisor, were reportedly visiting Bnei Brak to meet with local figures. He was eating cholent at the Goldis restaurant, when a member of Peleg Yerushalmi recognized him and encouraged his peers to join in assaulting him.
As can be seen on video, the protesters tried to storm the restaurant. Police were called to intervene and rescue the general.
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