Pentagon Offers Unusual Reason Why Anti-Air Defenses Failed At Jordan Border Base

(Update 1114ET): Some surprising details and admissions have emerged out of the Pentagon on Monday connected to the drone attack on Jordanian base Tower 22, related to the question of how the base's anti-air defenses could have failed so badly. First, in our prior reporting (below), we linked to Moon of Alabama which asked some key questions not being addressed amid the frenzy of international reporting and growing speculation [emphasis ZH]:

The reporting so far does not answer many arising questions. Tower 22 is on the Jordanian side of the boarder but Jordan insists that no attack had happened on its grounds.

Another anomaly are the high rate of wounded from the alleged drone strike. Drones are used in mass in the Ukraine war but the casualties they cause are usually less than a handful per drone.

The highly automated short and medium range air-defenses (C-RAMs, the equivalent of naval Phalanx guns) at the base should be able to shoot down any drone. Why didn't they work?

Later in the day Monday, some of these questions are being answered. The Wall Street Journal cited US officials who spoke to the failure of the base's anti-air defenses:

The U.S. failed to stop a deadly attack on an American military outpost in Jordan because the enemy drone approached its target at the same time a U.S. drone was also returning to base, U.S. officials said Monday.

The return of the U.S. drone led to some confusion over whether the incoming drone was friend or foe, officials have concluded so far.

The enemy drone was launched from Iraq by a militia backed by Tehran, U.S. officials said. The outpost, Tower 22, sits in Jordan, hard on the borders of Iraq and Syria.

In total three US service members died and at least 34 were injured, with eight of these having been medically evacuated to a hospital in Germany.

At a moment some US Congressional hawks are clamoring to start a war with Iran, WSJ writes further, "The U.S. has yet to find evidence thus far that Iran directed the attack, a U.S. defense official said Monday."

Below is an example of a C-RAM in action… this is what ideally should have happened as the inbound enemy drone got closer to the Tower 22 base:

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-says-significant-military-response-coming-iran-denies-involvement-us-troop

Mess In The West: 'Army Of God' Convoy Heads To US Border While EU Farmers Block Cities

In the US, a convoy of truckers, calling themselves "God's Army," is preparing to embark on a journey from several locations across the Lower 48 to the southern border as tensions soar between Texas and the Biden administration. Meanwhile across the Atlantic, farmers are bearing down on Europe's capitals - from Bucharest to Warsaw to Brussels - venting frustrations about climate policies. These social instabilities are breaking out ahead of key European and US elections this year.

The organizers of the "Take Our Border Back" convoy are "calling all active & retired law enforcement and military, Veterans, Mama Bears, elected officials, business owners, ranchers, truckers, bikers, media and LAW ABIDING, freedom-loving Americans" to "assemble in honor of our US Constitution and Bill of Rights" at the southern border, in protest against the federal government's inability to secure the border, according to the convoy's website.

"Fellow citizens and compatriots … I call on you in the name of liberty, of patriotism and everything dear to the American character to come to our aid with all dispatch," Pete Chambers, one of the coalition's leaders, wrote. "If this call is neglected, we are determined to sustain ourselves as long as possible and act like soldiers who never forget what is due to our own honor and that of our country."

The convoy plans to "send a message" to government officials at all levels about the need to secure the board amid the multi-year invasion of millions of illegals. Chambers believes Americans are "besieged on all sides" by evil "dark forces."

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mess-west-army-god-convoy-heads-us-border-while-eu-farmers-block-cities

Bipartisan Lawmakers Accuse Biden Of Violating The Constitution With Unauthorized Middle-East Strikes

Nearly 30 bipartisan members of the House have sent a letter to President Biden urging him to get authorization from Congress before launching more strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.

The letter, led by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Warren Davidson (R-OH), said President Biden was violating the Constitution by launching a new war against the Houthis.

"We believe the US’s unauthorized strikes in Yemen violate the Constitution and US statute. We ask that your Administration outlines for us the legal authority used to conduct these strikes, and we urge your Administration to seek authorization from Congress before conducting any more unauthorized strikes in Yemen," the letter reads.

"As representatives of the American people, Congress must engage in robust debate before American servicemembers are put in harm’s way and before more US taxpayer dollars are spent on yet another war in the Middle East. No President, regardless of political party, has the constitutional authority to bypass Congress on matters of war,” the letter says.

Four senators sent a similar letter to President Biden that questioned his legal authority for the strikes.

The US has now bombed Yemen 10 times since January 12. Britain joined the US in some of the strikes, but most have been unilateral US strikes. The latest US attack was conducted early Saturday morning Yemen time, according to US Central Command.

CENTCOM claimed the strikes on Saturday targeted a Houthi anti-ship missile that was aimed at the Red Sea. Yemen’s Al-Masira TV reported the strikes targeted the Ras Issa port, Yemen’s main oil export terminal, which is located in the western Hodeidah province.

The US strikes have done nothing to deter the Houthis, as they have broadened their attacks on commercial shipping to include American and British vessels. Before President Biden started bombing Yemen, the Houthis said they were only targeting Israel-linked shipping to protest the Israeli massacre in Gaza.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bipartisan-lawmakers-accuse-biden-violating-constitution-unauthorized-middle-east-strikes

Chinese Property Giant Evergrande Ordered To Liquidate After Failing To Reach Deal With Creditors

In a historic development for the bankruptcy-shy China, on Monday, a Hong Kong court ordered China Evergrande - once the country's largest real estate company - to be liquidated, opening a new and unpredictable phase in the collapse of the world’s most indebted property developer. The liquidation order comes more than two years after the company’s official default, which triggered a cash crunch for Chinese developers that has crippled what was once the world's largest asset class, and is still hobbling the world’s second-largest economy.

Hong Kong High Court Judge Linda Chan issued the order on Monday after the developer failed to come up with a last minute restructuring plan to satisfy international creditors despite lengthy negotiations.

“It would be a situation where the court says enough is enough,” Chan said. “I consider that it is appropriate for the court to make a winding-up order against the company, and I so order.

A previous deal between Evergrande and international investors fell apart in September after Chinese authorities failed to grant some regulatory approvals. Evergrande’s chair Hui Ka Yan was placed under “mandatory measures” days later on suspicion of “illegal crimes”, authorities said at the time. The winding-up lawsuit was filed in 2022 by offshore creditor Top Shine Global, which said Evergrande had failed to honor HK$863mn (US$110mn) worth of claims.

Today's historic decision to liquidate a Chinese property giant will test the reach of Hong Kong courts in the Chinese mainland, where foreign claims are widely seen to hold little sway and the property slowdown has become one of Beijing’s biggest political challenges.While Evergrande is listed in Hong Kong, almost all of its assets and the vast majority of its more than $300bn in liabilities are in China. Authorities have so far prioritised the completion of unfinished projects by developers.

The judge appointed Edward Middleton and Tiffany Wong, from the restructuring firm Alvarez & Marsal, as Evergrande’s liquidators. Speaking outside the court, Wong said they would begin by meeting management to understand the affairs of the company and discuss next steps.

It wasn't immediately clear if Evergrande's forced liquidations will lead to a fresh crisis in China's property market as true price clearing levels are discovered, often at a huge loss.

Evergrande was once deemed too big to fail, racking up hundreds of billions in debt to expand during a property boom that made the real estate sector a key driver of China’s economic growth. But as the economy slowed, property sales plummeted, and Chinese regulators began clamping down on excessive leverage and speculation. Evergrande struggled to refinance its debts, which had ballooned to more than $300 billion, and repeatedly sought more time to work out a deal with creditors.

In her judgment, Chan said she had decided to order the winding up because Evergrande had “no restructuring proposal, let alone a viable proposal which has the support of the requisite majorities of the creditors”. According to the FT, her decision could trigger further lawsuits stemming from the billions of dollars of losses related to the company’s collapse.

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/chinese-property-giant-evergrande-ordered-liquidate-after-failing-reach-deal-creditors

US troops killed in Jordan attack: Live updates

President Joe Biden believes that “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq” are responsible

Three US Army soldiers were killed and over 30 service personnel were injured in a weekend drone attack on a small US outpost in Jordan, near the country’s Syrian border, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).

This is the first instance of American troops being killed by enemy fire in the region since the onset of the Gaza war.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq – an umbrella group for Shia militias – has claimed responsibility for the attack.

President Joe Biden has pledged to hold those responsible for the attack to account, attributing it to “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”

29 January 2024

18:33 GMT

The drone strike that killed three American soldiers in Jordan was not just predictable but “an inevitable conclusion” of stationing US troops at “vulnerable” locations across the Middle East, Republican congressional candidate and Iraq War veteran Joe Kent told Tucker Carlson Uncensored.

“We left them there as bait to be killed by Iranians at the time and place of their choosing so that we can continue to escalate towards a war with Iran,” Kent explained. He pointed out that US troops in the region had already been attacked at least 150 times since Israel declared war in Gaza on October 7, prior to Sunday’s strike.

The politician urged the government to resist the temptation to wage an Iraq-style “shock and awe” campaign in Iran. He warned that such a war would result in catastrophic military and financial losses with no perceivable gain for the average American.

18:30 GMT

The White House is controlled by “pro-Iranian activists” and should be “designated as an Iranian proxy,” radio host and political commentator Steve Gill told RT, blaming the presidential administration of Joe Biden for the attack that killed three US troops in Jordan.

“They’re the ones that are exacerbating the situation in the Middle East through their feckless leadership,” he said. Gill added that the Biden administration was responsible for the outbreak of conflict “hot spots” from Ukraine to Gaza immediately before suggesting a regional “escalation” involving targeting Iran’s energy infrastructure.

16:02 GMT

White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre offered Washington’s condolences to “the families who lost three, three brave, three brave of our, three folks who were military folks who were always fighting, who were fighting on behalf of this administration and the American people more importantly” during a press briefing, apparently referring to the soldiers killed in Sunday’s airstrike.

The garbled clip has been widely mocked on social media.

JUST IN: Karine Jean-Pierre sounds worse than Biden, struggles to pronounce her words as she tries offering condolences to 3 troops killed in Jordan.Is she on drugs?“What I will say, our deepest, uh, obviously our deepest condolences, uh, go out and our health, heartfelt… pic.twitter.com/RF0Em7GdOh

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 29, 2024

15:35 GMT

The US effectively provoked the airstrike on its Jordanian base with increased attacks on troops allied with the “axis of resistance” in Syria and Iraq in the preceding days, Foad Izadi, a professor of political communications at the University of Tehran, told RT. One such US strike killed an Iraqi military commander.

Attempts to reframe these militias as “Iran-backed” do not change their essential nature, he said. “What the US is trying to do is link these organizations to Iran, hiding the fact that there is a lot of discontent in both Iraq and Syria against American occupation.”

https://www.rt.com/news/591419-us-troops-killed-jordan-lu/

Several killed in new Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk – mayor

Kiev’s forces have attacked the Kalininsky District of the capital of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, Aleksey Kulemzin has said

At least three people have been killed and one other wounded in a Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin, the mayor of the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic, has said.

The Kalininsky District in the eastern part of the city was targeted on Monday, Kulemzin wrote on Telegram.

Footage allegedly shot at the scene captured several bodies on the ground and the burning debris of a car that had been destroyed in the attack.

According to the republic’s Joint Center for Control and Coordination, eight missiles from a multiple rocket launch system were fired at Kalininsky District at around 3pm local time.

Donetsk, which is located close to Russia’s front line, has frequently been a target of Ukrainian strikes amid the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. But, earlier this month, the city of some 600,000 came under one of the worst attacks when 25 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded during a weekend bombardment of a busy market.

Moscow described the strike as “a barbaric terrorist act” carried out by Ukraine with support from the West, as it relied on weapons supplied by the US and its allies. Kiev’s actions have once again proven that the goal of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine must be achieved, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.

https://www.rt.com/russia/591468-ukraine-shelling-donetsk-mayor/

WEF Intends On 'Rebuilding Trust' Through Censorship And Surveillance

A rundown of the annual World Economic Forum gathering in the Swiss Alps.

Another Gathering of the Ghouls is behind us, as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2024 Davos confab has come to an end.

Here’s what we learned about the plans our technocratic tyrant overlords have for us, along with a series of highlights (the good, the bad, and the notable) from the annual Swiss mountain retreat.

“Rebuilding Trust” was the theme of the conference, but nobody admitted to any wrongdoing

The 2024 program was one for the ages. Attendees watched Pfizer’s Albert Bourla talk about his company’s embrace of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They saw depopulation advocate Bill “Bugman” Gates advancing the climate hoax. John Kerry appeared on four different stages to discuss the “energy transition.” We also saw Klaus Schwab sit down for a 1 on 1 with the second highest ranking Chinese government official.

In none of these panels did anyone show any bit of regret for their decisions. Unsurprisingly, none of the catastrophic “errors” made during the Covid hysteria era never came up. Some devised even more authoritarian solutions for the “problems” that humanity faces. Gates, for his part, said he was working on vaccine patches so that uptake for shoddy pharmaceuticals will be even higher next time around.

To the WEF crowd, “Rebuilding Trust” often meant doing a better job to silence people by filtering out what they deemed “misinformation” and “disinformation.” In short, the problem isn’t them, it’s the people who are in the way. In order to rebuild trust, they want independent platforms like this one to be out of the way, through invasive surveillance and censorship measures.

There was no real debate

In order to get access to Club Davos, prospective participants are ideologically vetted for adherence to the big narratives advanced by Schwab and the gang. Davos isn’t a forum for robust debate, but a chance for the global ruling class to rally together behind the same agenda items.

The Slava Slush Fund remains intact

Surprise surprise: the annual meeting began with a Volodomyr Zelensky appeal for more money. His speech received a standing ovation in Davos. Lots of powerful leaders dedicated their address to the Ukrainian effort, demanding a continuing flow to the seemingly never-ending Ukraine money spigot.

China takes center stage

Despite hating Putin with a fury, the WEF crowd LOVES its more powerful Chinese ally. From Klaus Schwab to the corporate media and multinational company CEOs in attendance, the Chinese premier was met with much fanfare.

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/information-war/wef-intends-on-rebuilding-trust-through-censorship-and-surveillance

Eight Ways Chris Wray and Bill Barr Destroyed Free and Fair Elections in America

In 2020, then-Attorney General Bill Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray destroyed elections in the United States of America.

Through their actions and inactions, Bill Barr and Chris Wray were active participants in the massive criminal fraud of the 2020 election.

1. GBI Strategies Democrat-funded ballot registration harvesting scandal

The massive ballot registration fraud by GBI Strategies – a Democrat-funded operation – in Michigan and every battleground state.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, in August 2023, CONFIRMED that 8,000 to 10,000 suspected fraudulent ballot registrations were delivered to the Muskegon, Michigan, City Clerk prior to the 2020 election.

1. The #DetroitLeaks training sessions

The #DetroitLeaks Tapes: Democrats in Michigan were caught on audio training poll workers in Detroit to commit voter fraud in a variety of ways.

The #DetroitLeaks reports revealed that Detroit poll workers who were trained in how to lie, trained on how to handle ballot challenges from Trump supporters, told to call 911 on any challengers, and to use COVID as an excuse to deny poll challengers access to view the ballots as they were being counted and tabulated.

1. In a coordinated act, battleground states quit counting ballots on election night

On Election night in November 2020, President Trump was soundly defeating Joe Biden. Trump was crushing Joe Biden in the battleground states.

Then, something took place that Americans had never experienced in over 200 years of its existence. News broke that the battleground states were going to quit counting votes for the night. This had NEVER taken place in US history.

https://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2024/01/eight-ways-chris-wray-and-bill-barr.html

U.S. taxpayers are spending $1.6 billion to help Illegals make the journey.

Center for Immigration Studies senior fellow Todd Bensman explains how the migrant crisis is affecting taxpayers’ wallets. #foxnews

https://citizenwatchreport.com/todd-bensman-u-s-taxpayers-are-spending-1-6-billion-to-help-illegals-make-the-journey/

WHO: Those Failing to Comply with NWO Will Be Killed by ‘Disease X’

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned sovereign nations that those states that refuse to comply with the globalists’ “New Order” will pay the price when so-called “Disease X” is unleashed on the public.

According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the “New World Order” will be ushered in when states sign the United Nations “health” agency’s “Pandemic Treaty.”

By signing the treaty, countries will enable the United Nations (UN) and WHO be establish an unelected single world government.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned sovereign nations that those states that refuse to comply with the globalists’ “New Order” will pay the price when so-called “Disease X” is unleashed on the public.

According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the “New World Order” will be ushered in when states sign the United Nations “health” agency’s “Pandemic Treaty.”

By signing the treaty, countries will enable the United Nations (UN) and WHO be establish an unelected single world government.

Under the condition of the treaty, nations will need to surrender their powers to the UN for the sake of the “New Order.”

The WHO is now demanding that all member states sign the treaty in order to be “protected” from “Disease X.”

Those who fail to comply will be signing a death warrant for their citizens, Tedros warns.

Steve Watson and Professor Michel Chossudovsky expounded on this conspiracy in a Jan. 25 piece published by the Center for Research on Globalization.

They quoted a piece by Forbes about Disease X, which is used by medical tyrants to “encourage the development of countermeasures, including vaccines and tests, to deploy in the case of a future outbreak.”

https://newsaddicts.com/who-those-failing-comply-nwo-killed-disease-x/

How do they know this will be 20 x worse than covid?

>>20324973

either post sauce or fuck off

Could Israel bring charges of genocide against Iran at the ICJ?

Iran has long declared its stated goal of destroying the Jewish State.

Israeli Member of Knesset and former justice minister Gideon Sa'ar announced on Sunday that Israel could initiate proceedings against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on charges of genocide and extermination.

Speaking to Aryeh Golan on the Kol Yisrael morning radio show on Sunday, Saar said, “Iran finances, arms, and trains all the jihadi terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which carried out October 7, so, in my opinion, there is an abundance of evidence which can be submitted to the court in The Hague."

Hundreds of Hamas terrorists broke through Israel's border with Gaza on October 7, after which they brutalized army bases and civilian communities, murdering 1,200 people and kidnapping around 250 more back to Gaza.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-784205

>>20324997

fuck off then

Bill Maher Attacks 'October 7 Deniers,' Says Everyone Saw Hamas Commit Mass Rape and Behead Babies

HBO's Bill Maher went after "October 7 deniers" on his show Friday night and claimed falsely that everyone saw footage of Hamas committing mass rape and beheading babies because they filmed it themselves (they did not and no such footage has ever been produced).

"Bill Maher sees Biden's shrinking support among young voters and concludes that it's because 'the kids love Hamas,' " Aaron Mate commented on X. To make his case, he cites Lizza Dwoskin's Washington Post hit piece about so-called 'Oct. 7th deniers.' Dwoskin invented a fictional 'growing movement' of people who believe Oct. 7th 'was staged by the Israeli military.' She purposely conflates this non-existent movement with independent journalists who point out what's reported in Israeli media but censored here: that Israeli forces killed some of their own people on Oct. 7th. Dwoskin can't refute that, so she just resorts to smears."

"Maher then makes the false claim that Hamas filmed themselves committing rape and beheading babies," Mate added. "That's one of the most demented things anyone has said about Oct. 7th no easy feat. His guests Seth MacFarlane and [Rep.] Adam Schiff (D-CA) nod along and agree with him. Schiff one of the biggest purveyors of Trump-Russia conspiracy theories – then complains about 'disinformation.'"

As I reported previously, there's is no footage of any Hamas rapes (or beheading of babies) despite their fighters recording their attack with GoPros.

The Israeli media admitted this week that most of their atrocity propaganda about Hamas beheading babies and baking them in ovens was made up to drum up support for their war on Gaza.

When you point out these facts, Zionists start screaming out for censorship and accuse you of "anti-Semitism" and suggest you're filled with pathological hatred because you don't believe their proven lies.

https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64262

Sunlight naturally boosts our immune systems

Sensible sun exposure has many health benefits. Many are the result of vitamin D production, which occurs when your skin is exposed to UV light, but many others are unrelated to vitamin D.

Research shows both blue light and UVA light boost the activity of T lymphocytes. As little as five to 10 minutes of sun exposure was needed to boost immune cell activity.

The healthiest blue light is from the sun, as it is balanced by near-infrared radiation, which activates cytochrome C oxidase in your mitochondria and helps optimise ATP production.

https://expose-news.com/2024/01/28/sunlight-naturally-boosts-our-immune-systems/

Influencers paid to discourage sun tanning in Australia after shocking attitudes emerge

Millions of dollars are being spent to curb a worrying trend that is putting lives at risk.

https://7news.com.au/news/influencers-paid-to-discourage-sun-tanning-in-australia-after-shocking-attitudes-emerge-c-13394221

ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES HIT TARGETS IN SOUTHERN DAMASCUS

On January 29, Israeli aircraft launched strikes on the Syrian capital. Strikes hit the area of Sayed Zainab on the southern outskirts of Damascus.

Several explosions were reported in the area. Reports about the strikes were confirmed by the footage from the city:

According to preliminary reports from the area, the attack resulted in military and civilian casualties. Their number is yet to be revealed.

A military source told SANA reporter that “ Nearly at 13:00 p.m. on Monday, the Zionist enemy launched an aerial act of aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a number of points in southern Damascus.”

Some preliminary reports claimed that the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters was the target of the attack.

The last Israeli attack in Damascus took place on January 20. The IRGC confirmed deaths of four of its military advisers on the western outskirts of the city. LINK

Israeli airstrikes have intensified since the war in the Gaza Strip broke out following the October 7 Palestinian surprise attack on Israel.

https://southfront.press/israeli-airstrikes-hit-targets-in-southern-damascus/

>>20325083

toxic sunscreen kills

“Crisis Actors” Being Hired For Georgia National Guard Training, February 5th-8th, 2024

Is a new FF being planned for Georgia between February 5-8th?

Here’s what has been posted:

https://wltreport.com/2024/01/27/crisis-actors-being-hired-georgia-national-guard-training/?utm_source=newsletter_ssp

Greg Abbott is a WEF member.

Texan Videos Unguarded, Wide Open Gates Along Every Mile of Border Wall; MSM Only Shows Eagle Pass

https://www.bitchute.com/video/QYCPzEz49BUU/

>>20325134

'The People of Israel Will Settle Gaza': Netanyahu's Ministers at Far-right Conference Endorse Expulsion of Palestinians

''Voluntary' [emigration] is at times a situation you impose until they give their consent,' declared Netanyahu's communications minister on-stage, exposing the true message of the 'Conference for the Victory of Israel': The transfer, or expulsion, of Palestinians from Gaza

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-29/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-people-of-israel-will-settle-gaza-netanyahu-ministers-urge-palestinians-expulsion/0000018d-5495-d1b6-aded-5fdd570c0000