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„A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thurs. following a weekslong undercover operation led by the @NYPDnews, according to officials and court papers.
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The target of the plot was @NerdeenKiswani [1], an outspoken Palestinian activist who co-founded the group Within Our Lifetime and has frequently led protests against Israel and the war in Gaza [2].”
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„ @ZohranKMamdani, the @NYCMayor, published a post on X on Friday referring to Heifler’s arrest,
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saying »a member of an offshoot of the Jewish Defense League [3] [4] – designated by the @FBI as a »known violent extremist organizaton« – was allegedly building explosive devices to target the home of Nerdeen Kiswani in a chilling act of political violence.
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– »The defendant reportedly planned to flee to Israel following the attack« – Mamdani’s post said [5] [6] [7].”
@michaeldweiss 1).
„ @SecRubio (@marcorubio) has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr @ZelenskyyUa's assertion that the U.S. wants Ukraine to hand over territory to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan
@michaeldweiss @SecRubio @marcorubio @ZelenskyyUa 2).
In an interview published this week, Zelenskyy told @Reuters [1] [2] the U.S. was making its offer of security guarantees for Ukraine contingent on the ceding of the Donbas region, the industrial heartland long coveted by Russian [dictator] Vladimir Pootin.”
@michaeldweiss 1).
„Vijay Prashad has come under international scrutiny for his association with Neville Roy Singham,
@michaeldweiss 2).
who has been accused of funding and promoting pro-Chinese government messaging and causes via a network of organizations (including the Prashad-associated Tricontinental Institute, NewsClick, The People's Forum, BreakThrough News, and Globetrotter) [1] [2].”
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„Russia’s embassy in Argentina was the storage depot and Russian government transport was intended to move a cartel-sized consignment of virtually uncut cocaine from South America to Moscow.
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It was a transnational crime that astounded and confused the world, not least because authorities allege it was carried out by a small but resourceful cabal including one dirty embassy employee, one corrupt cop,
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and one charismatic chameleon who used some of the most secure Russian state real estate to store and smuggle $60 million worth of drugs.”
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„Tomahawks are prized in part because they can travel more than 1,000 miles, reducing the need to send American pilots into well-defended airspace.
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The heavy reliance on them in the Iran conflict will require urgent discussions about whether to relocate some from other parts of the world, including the Indo-Pacific,
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and a concerted long-term effort to build more, said several U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military planning.”
@phildstewart @michaeldweiss 1).
„Handala, which presents itself as a group of pro-Palestinian vigilante hackers, is considered by Western researchers to be one of several personas used by Iranian government cyberintelligence units.
@phildstewart @michaeldweiss 2).
Handala recently claimed the hack of Michigan-based medical devices and services provider Stryker (SYK.N), opens new tab on March 11, saying they had deleted a massive trove of company data.
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@phildstewart @michaeldweiss 3).
In addition to the hack against Stryker, Handala on Thurs. claimed to have published the personal data of dozens of defense company Lockheed Martin employees stationed in the Middle East.
@michaeldweiss 1).
„According to the report, security officials believe Iran is being supplied with Geran-2 and Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, which are derived from Tehran’s Shahed design that Russia has previously deployed in Ukraine.
@michaeldweiss 2).
The Russians dramatically improved the Shaheds, including modifications to the engines, navigation and anti-jamming capabilities,” @NicoleGrajewski [1] [2], a professor at Sciences Po university who researches the Russia-Iran relationship, told the Financial Times [3].
@michaeldweiss @NicoleGrajewski 3).
– »So these systems are already more advanced than the ones Iran was producing domestically«.”