Philippines, Japan Working on Military Pact for Reciprocal Deployments

The US has been encouraging its allies in the region to boost military ties as part of its strategy against China

The Philippine government has said it’s working on a pact to strengthen military ties with Japan amid rising tensions in the region, Defense Post reported on Wednesday.

The proposed deal, known as a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), would allow the two nations to deploy troops on each other’s territory. Japan recently finalized a similar agreement with Australia, making Canberra the first nation to be able to deploy troops on Japanese territory besides the US since World War II.

Japan and the Philippines are treaty allies of the US, and both nations have maritime disputes with China over small, uninhabited islands that the US has pledged to defend. The Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea are a major source of tensions between Japan and China, while many features of the South China Sea are claimed by both Beijing and Manila.

🔗Source: Antiwar.com

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Young children may be getting double the authorized dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine — a mistake that could have serious consequences, medical professionals told #TheDefender.

“The only appropriate dose of this mRNA shot for children is no dose." — Dr. Renata Moon

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🚨BREAKING: Israel just dropped what appears to be a Hellfire RX9 missile next to the journalists tent outside Al-Shifa hospital. At least one man lost his leg, as seen in this video, while another is injured.

Another Israeli war crime documented for the world to see

🔗Source: Dan Cohen

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Netanyahu ‘A Danger to Israel’: Former Israel PM

The Israeli prime minister is in a 'state of nervous breakdown' fearing he will be removed from office, former prime minister Ehud Olmert says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been “destroyed emotionally” by his failure to prevent the 7 October Hamas attack and is now miscalculating by preparing to take overall control of Gaza’s security for an “indefinite period” if the Palestinian resistance group is defeated in Gaza, according to former Israeli leader Ehud Olmert.

Netanyahu is widely blamed by Israelis for the Hamas attack, in which 1,400 Israelis were killed and 240 taken captive. Many Israelis cite the slow response of the army and police, which in some settlements near Gaza took hours, while Israeli eyewitnesses have said the Israeli army itself killed many civilians in an effort to prevent Hamas taking them captive back to Gaza.

In an interview with US news outlet Politico, Olmert claimed Netanyahu was in a state of “nervous breakdown,” for fear of being removed from office due to the failure.

“He’s being squeezed from all sides and his focus seems to be stopping being thrown out of office the day the war stops and even maybe before then,” he said.

“You expect him now to talk about the second phase and the third phase. He’s not certain he will survive politically this phase,” Olmert added.

“[Netanyahu] has shrunk. He’s destroyed emotionally, that’s for sure. I mean, something terrible happened to him. Bibi has been working all his life on the false pretense that he is Mr. Security. He’s Mr. Bullshit,” Olmert said. “Every minute he is prime minister he is a danger to Israel. I seriously mean it. I am certain the Americans understand he is in bad shape.”

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This is the sort of headline that could only be dreamt up by the most bloodthirsty warmongers imaginable.

NYT: "Ukraine. Israel. Can America Support Two Wars and Still Handle China?"

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Gaza Officials Say Hospitals Come Under New Israeli Attacks

Gaza officials said Israel launched air strikes on or near at least three hospitals on Friday, further endangering a health system swamped with thousands of casualties and people displaced by Israel's war against Hamas in the Palestinian enclave.

"The Israeli occupation launched simultaneous strikes on a number of hospitals during the past hours," Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra told Al Jazeera television.

Qidra said Israel targeted the courtyard of Al Shifa, the biggest hospital in Gaza City, and there were casualties, but he did not provide details. Israel said Hamas has hidden command centres and tunnels beneath Al Shifa, allegations Hamas denies.

Israel's military did not immediately comment on Qidra's statement, which Reuters could not independently verify.

The month-old Israeli military campaign to wipe out Hamas, following the militants' Oct. 7 raid on southern Israel, has left Gaza's hospitals struggling to cope, as medical supplies, clean water and fuel to power generators have been running out.

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Zambia’s Currency Plunges to Record Despite Government Steps

- Kwacha among the worst performing in the world year-to-date
- The currency has declined over 20% versus the dollar in 2023

Zambia’s kwacha fell to a record low against the US dollar days before new central bank measures take effect.

The kwacha dropped 0.4% to trade at 22.7250. The southern African nation’s currency has depreciated more than 20% against the greenback this year.

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Dollar Shortage Spurs 44% Devaluation in Malawi’s Currency

- Central bank announces step to correct supply-demand imbalance

- Malawi facing dollar shortage that has curbed fuel imports

Malawi devalued its currency by 44% amid a shortage of dollars that has curbed imports of fuel and other commodities in the debt-stricken southern African nation.

The kwacha will be offered at 1,700 per dollar at a currency auction on Thursday, compared with 1,180.29 previously, the Reserve Bank of Malawi said in a statement. The adjustment leaves the kwacha worth two-thirds less than it was at the start of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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US Forces Under Fire in Middle East as America Slides Towards Brink

A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict.

The drone, which was launched at the Erbil air base by an Iranian-backed militia before sunrise on Oct. 26, penetrated U.S. air defenses and crashed into the second floor of the barracks housing American troops at about 5 a.m, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

But the device laden with explosives failed to detonate and in the end only one service member suffered a concussion from the impact, said the officials, who asked to remain anonymous to speak freely about the attack. The U.S. had got lucky, they added, as the drone could have caused carnage had it exploded.

The incident was among at least 40 separate drone and rocket attacks that have been launched at U.S. forces by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria over the past three weeks in response to American support for Israel in the Gaza war, according to Pentagon data and the two U.S. officials.

The bombardment has only caused a few dozen minor injuries so far, with many of the rockets and one-way attack drones intercepted by U.S. air defenses in Iraq and Syria, where a total of 3,400 American troops are based.

David Schenker, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think-tank, cautioned that while neither Iran and its allied groups nor the U.S. appeared to want a direct confrontation, the risks were growing. The possibility of a major strike that draws America into a conflict is "a very realistic concern," he said.

"I think they are calibrating the attacks to harass rather than kill en masse U.S. troops," he said of Iraqi and Syrian militias. "But there's a lot more they can do."

It's unclear how President Joe Biden would respond to a major attack that kills a large number of Americans. Struggling in opinion polls ahead of next year's presidential election, Biden has so far sought to limit the U.S. role in the conflict mostly to ensuring military aid to Israel.

🔗Source: Reuters

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🚨BREAKING — BMJ Investigation: Is the US’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System broken?

BMJ investigation by @writingblock finds FDA keeps both a private and an incomplete public version of VAERS reporting system for vaccine injuries.

https://bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2582

Two versions.

Like many have suspected "reports aren’t being followed up, and signals are being missed."

The BMJ investigation has raised concerns that the VAERS system isn’t operating as intended and that signals are being missed.

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US Treasury Department Intercepted Payment For “Police State” Documentary Ad Campaign

It’s an unfolding story worthy of a thrilling movie plot itself. You wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t real: the US government agency assigned to monitoring foreign terrorism and trafficking has disrupted a bank transaction by the producers of “Police State,” a film by released by filmmaker, Dinesh D’Souza, exposing an emerging authoritarian trend in America.

With its recent premiere, both online and in theaters across the US, Dinesh D’Souza’s chilling production digs into the deeply troubling evolution of an escalating police state targeting the common citizen; the unprecedented political persecution orchestrated under the Biden regime is uncloaked for all to see. Thousands eagerly tuned in – made possible by a partnership with Dan Bongino – as the true extent of this political downfall began to unfold.

Dinesh D’Souza paints a stark image of the America of today, describing it as “a scary place to live, a chilling take on the reality of a fast-approaching police state,” during a discussion with The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft.

At the Police State’s Mar-a-Lago premiere recently, Hoft shared his encounter with D’Souza. Afterwards, startling news revealed that the US Government had blocked a transaction to the Salem Media Group by the producers of “Police State.”

The revelation of the agency involved was even more shocking: the very same department that tracks terrorism and narcotics trafficking.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the US Department of the Treasury, had abruptly “intercepted” a $106,000 payment intended to purchase ads for D’Souza’s film, as he told Newsweek.

Engaging in such activities is no small inconvenience for D’Souza and his team. Although the Treasury Department remains silent on their actions, the delay has already begun to create waves and provide a real-time example of the content pointed out in the film.

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"I am here on behalf of hundreds of thousands of American Jews who say: Not in our name! Ceasefire now! Let Gaza live!"

-Elena Stein of Jewish Voice for Peace outside the UN

US Launches More Airstrikes in Eastern Syria Against IRGC Site

The Pentagon says the strikes targeted a facility used by Iran's IRGC and affiliated groups, referring to Shia militias

The Pentagon said on Wednesday night that the US launched more airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted a facility used by “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.”

“This strike was conducted by two US F-15s against a weapons storage facility,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement. He said the strike was “a response to a series of attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by IRGC-Quds Force affiliates,” referring to the Shia militias that operate in both countries.

The US launched similar airstrikes on October 27 in an attempt to “deter” further attacks on US forces in the region. But the rocket and drone fire on US bases has not stopped. At least 41 attacks have been reported since October 17, injuring at least 45 US troops.

🔗Source: Antiwar.com

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