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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Friday on Fox News’ “The Story” that President Joe Biden should be more aggressive in helping Ukraine win the war by designating Russia “a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law.” Guest host Trace Gallagher said, “Sir, I’d be remiss if I didn’t ask you about world events and a lot going on in Russia. Now you’ve got Vladimir Putin, and it’s in four different regions now in Ukraine. I want to just play this soundbite from the president a bit earlier and then get your final thoughts on what’s happening in Russia.” Earlier at the White House, Biden said, “America is fully prepared with our NATO allies to defend every single inch of NATO’s territory. Every single inch. So, Mr. Putin, don’t misunderstand what I’m saying. Every inch.” Gallagher asked, “This is escalating, make no doubt. I mean, they are there are people there are young people trying to get out of Russia. You’re trying to get out, so you don’t get enlisted in their military. This … [Read more...] about Graham to Biden: Please Designate Russia ‘State Sponsor of Terror’ — Declare Any Nukes an Attack on NATO

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on September 30 said the ban on the Popular Front of India ahead of elections in some States was an act of "political selfishness" aimed at appeasing the RSS. The BSP chief said this decision was behind countrywide demands to also ban the RSS. The Popular Front of India, its origins, presence, and controversies In a tweet in Hindi, Mayawati said, "After targeting PFI (Popular Front of India) in various ways across the country, the Centre has finally banned it along with eight of its affiliates before Assembly elections and considering it a policy of political selfishness and appeasement of the Sangh, there is less of satisfaction and more of restlessness." In a related tweet, she added, "This is the reason why the Opposition parties are angry and attacking on this issue considering the government's intentions to be flawed and the demand for banning the RSS is also openly being raised that if PFI is a danger for the internal … [Read more...] about Ban on PFI act of ‘political selfishness’ aimed to appease RSS: Mayawati

The decision to designate the Popular Front of India (PFI) as an “unlawful association” on September 28 is the most concrete signal yet of the government’s intent to stem the growing radicalisation of Muslim youth. The decision, around which media speculation had been swirling for weeks, was immediately preceded by pre-emptive nationwide arrests of the PFI leadership on the 22nd and 27th. The decision will now have to be referred, in terms of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, to a Tribunal consisting of a sitting High Court judge for determining whether or not there existed “sufficient cause” for declaring the organisation unlawful. The office-bearers of the PFI will be presented an opportunity by this Tribunal to present their case. A final decision about the fate of the PFI should be known within six months. Given the media coverage that has been devoted to the issue, most readers will be at least vaguely familiar with the ideology and sphere of activities of the PFI. … [Read more...] about Ban on Popular Front of India: An Important Step in Countering Rising Islamism in India

This is part eleven of a twelve-part series. Read part one here , part two here , part three here , part four here , part five here , part six here , part seven here , part eight here , part nine here , part ten here , and part twelve here . XI. Concord , 1843. — To sit at the gate of Heaven, and watch persons as they apply for admittance, some gaining it, others being thrust away. To point out the moral slavery of one who deems himself a free man. A stray leaf from the Book of Fate, picked up in the street. The streak of sunshine journeying through the prisoner’s cell, — it may be considered as something sent from Heaven to keep the soul alive and glad within him. And there is something equivalent to this sunbeam in the darkest circumstances; as flowers, which figuratively grew in Paradise, in the dusky room of a poor maiden in a great city; the child, with its sunny smile, is a cherub. God does not let us live anywhere or anyhow on earth … [Read more...] about Passages From Hawthorne’s Note-Books (Part XI)

A shipwrecked submarine discovered off the coast of Argentina is the top secret Nazi submarine that helped Adolf Hitler flee to South America, its finder has claimed. The 80m long wreckage was discovered near Quequen, a port in central Argentina by members of the group Missing Link. Abel Basti, the group’s leader, made the stunning claim it was actually a Nazi submarine that carried Hitler from Germany to a new life in South America. Government divers from the Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA) have visited the wreck and released the first images of it. The wreckage sits 30m deep and has not been officially identified by the PNA despite wild claims of its origin. Mr Basti, who has written books on his ostentatious theory Hitler survived WWII and fled to Argentina, is convinced the wreck proves his wild claims. Divers preparing to explore the wreck ( Image: Credit: Pen News) But historians have laughed off his claims and some of his own group members have … [Read more...] about Nazi submarine that ‘carried Hitler to South America’ shipwrecked off Argentinian coast

Stephen Friend, a suspended FBI special agent, is awaiting a response from federal oversight officials to an affidavit he filed last week alleging that the FBI mishandled cases related to the January 6 riot and that the FBI then retaliated against him after he reported the alleged wrongdoing up the agency’s chain of command. Friend filed the affidavit, a ten-page document obtained by Breitbart News, with the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) on September 21 after the FBI suspended his security clearance on September 19. Friend, a 37-year-old father of two who has worked at the FBI for eight years, is now being forced to use his leave time as a result of the suspension while he waits for the FBI to decide its next steps and, as a parallel matter, while he waits for both the OSC to address the affidavit, which the OSC is required by statute to do, and the OIG to decide if it will investigate the claims in the affidavit. The suspended agent … [Read more...] about Suspended Whistleblower Awaits Response to Affidavit Alleging FBI Mishandled Jan. 6 Cases

As the West and Russia remain mired in soaring tensions over Russia's war in Ukraine, increasingly apparent signs of sabotage that struck twin gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea have emerged as another, dangerous front in the crisis between NATO and the Kremlin. Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin has explicitly blamed the attack on an "Anglo-Saxon" plot, further raising the stakes. NATO, for its part, has not yet publicly discussed putting forth any specific military response, nor has it publicly attributed blame for the leaks. But the alliance's North Atlantic Council said Thursday that "all currently available information indicates that this is the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage" in comments referred to Newsweek . "We, as Allies, have committed to prepare for, deter and defend against the coercive use of energy and other hybrid tactics by state and non-state actors," the statement said. "Any deliberate attack against Allies' critical … [Read more...] about Nord Stream pipeline “sabotage” sets up new crisis between NATO and Russia

The explosions that rocked natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea ahead of huge methane leaks probably corresponded to an explosive load of several hundred kilos (pounds)," Denmark and Sweden wrote Friday in a letter to the United Nations. Norwegian researchers published a map Friday projecting a huge plume of methane released by the damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines will travel over large swaths of the Nordic region. Moscow has requested an emergency meeting at the U.N. Security Council to discuss the pipelines and called for a thorough international probe to assess the damage to the pipelines, which carry natural gas from Russia to Europe. Russia says it looks like a terror attack, probably conducted on a state level. The suspected sabotage this week on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines have produced two methane leaks off Sweden, including a large one above North Stream 1 and a smaller one above North Stream 2, and two leaks off Denmark. Norwegian researchers published a … [Read more...] about Nord Stream: Huge Blasts Preceded Methane Pipeline Leaks in Baltic Sea, Says Report

A special court here on Friday sent 11 Popular Front of India (PFI) activists, who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently, to judicial custody till October 20. The accused were produced before the court as their NIA custody period ended today. The court has asked the NIA to produce the accused on October 20. Meanwhile, the NIA has sought seven day custody of the third accused, Abdul Sathar, who was recently arrested. The court will consider the custody application on Monday. The NIA has raised serious allegations against the banned PFI and its arrested leaders and claimed that the seized documents during the raids contain highly incriminating materials targeting prominent leaders of a particular community. In a remand report submitted before the NIA special court seeking custody of 10 accused in a case registered here, the agency also alleged that the radical Islamist outfit encouraged youth to join terrorist groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamic … [Read more...] about Arrested PFI Leaders in Kerala Sent to Judicial Custody Till Oct 20

Popular Front of India (PFI) members, who joined the dreaded terror organisation ISIS, always took a long circuitous route to avoid the security dragnet before arriving in conflict theatres like Syria to take part in jihad, officials said. The PFI was banned by the government on Tuesday for five years for allegedly having “links” with global terror organisations like the ISIS and trying to spread communal hatred in the country. According to documents prepared by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), there were a few cases of youths getting killed or arrested at foreign soil and later being deported back to India. In 2017, Kerala Police received information that some Muslim youths had migrated to Syria and some were planning to join hands with ISIS in its jihad and most of the accused in the case were members of the PFI. Hamza, a Gulf returnee, was the alleged mastermind behind recruiting Kerala youths to ISIS. To execute his plans, Hamza befriended suitable PFI supporters who … [Read more...] about Several PFI Members Travelled to ISIS Strongholds to Join Jihad: Officials