Liberals ignore USA’s blatant violations of international law

 

Trump’s illegal blockade of Iran highlights Liberal party hypocrisy. After repeatedly raising the importance of international maritime law Ottawa has yet to condemn the US’ flagrant violations of international law.

In recent weeks Mark Carney’s government has repeatedly complained about Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. As part of its asymmetric response to US/Israeli aggression, Iran instigated a partial blockade of a waterway in its (and Oman’s) territorial waters. While many have said Iran’s actions contravene the law of the seas, international lawyer Reza Nasri explains how its “legal position regarding the Strait of Hormuz rests on a firm and multi-layered foundation in international law that has been consistently articulated, formally recorded, and never relinquished.” Nasri lays out Iran’s legal case, noting that the country hasn’t ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and when it signed UNCLOS “explicitly rejected” the “transit passage” provisions. Additionally, notes Nasri, “following an unlawful use of force against it, Iran is entitled to invoke its inherent right of self-defense. In such circumstances, the legal characterization of passage cannot be divorced from the realities of hostilities.”

Iran’s blockade/imposition of its terms on passage may be illegal, but it isn’t a clear-cut case. Still, foreign affairs minister Anita Anand said, “blocking the strait of Hormuz violates customary international law as well as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.” The Carney government has repeatedly made this point about Iranian actions while refusing to condemn the US and Israel’s aggression, which is the “supreme international crime”. At the same time, they’ve stayed silent about Trump’s four-month-old oil blockade on Cuba, which has led to the near collapse of the island nation’s electricity network. (As Richard Sanders reported, Canada has sanctioned multiple vessels that have sought to bring oil to Cuba.) That blockade is patently illegal.

As is Trump’s current blockade of Iran. Again, Ottawa has yet to criticize the US violation of maritime law.  (more...)

Liberals ignore USA’s blatant violations of international law

Canadians oppose the Middle East war. The federal government doesn’t

 

Canada has consistently refused to condemn the illegal and aggressive actions of the United States.

The war that the U.S. and Israel launched against Iran on February 28 has once again put Prime Minister Mark Carney and his foreign affairs team to the test. Having previously refused to take any meaningful action against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Carney has again declined to stand on what many see as the right side of history.

On the first day of the war, as news broke of a U.S. and Israeli attack on a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab that killed more than 150 students, Carney did not condemn the assault. Instead, in an official statement, he said: “Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

This position came despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s and his Department of War’s assertion in June 2025 that all of Iran’s nuclear facilities had been destroyed. Moreover, the International Atomic Energy Agency has never confirmed that Iran was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.

In the days that followed, while visiting East Asia and Australia, Carney reiterated, “We will stand by our allies.” His criticism of the war, when it came, was muted and limited to concerns about the U.S. lack of consultation with allies and international institutions.

Carney’s support for the U.S.-Israeli colonial war comes at a time when public opinion in Canada is moving in the opposite direction. A Leger poll in March found that nearly six in 10 Canadians (58 per cent) oppose the U.S. and Israeli bombing of Iran, while only 25 per cent support it.

When a majority of Canadians oppose this war, the question is whether Carney and his government will listen to the people or continue to support a U.S. president who has repeatedly expressed interest in annexing Canada and annihilating Iranian civilization. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, America’s partner in this war, is also wanted by the International Criminal Court.  (more...)

Canadians oppose the Middle East war. The federal government doesn’t

The Hidden Political Engine Behind Modern Revival Culture

 

John traces how Cold War anti-communist rhetoric, National Prayer Breakfast networks, and revivalist leadership intersected in ways that shaped Branhamism and later charismatic movements. He examines claims about William Branham, the Fellowship Foundation, Demos Shakarian, and the broader political-religious climate that framed the struggle against communism as a battle for the human mind.

The discussion also explores how apocalyptic preaching, psychological warfare language, and anti-atheist fear messaging may have helped create fertile ground for manipulation inside revival culture. Along the way, John connects those themes to later New Apostolic Reformation ideas, showing how political influence and spiritual authority could merge into a powerful system of control.

• Introduction
• Branham, Blomberg, And Global Revival Networks
• Declassified History, Chile, And Colonia Dignidad
• Nixon, Shakarian, And The National Prayer Breakfast
• Psychological Warfare And Mind Control Claims

Trump-Witkoff Crypto Gave Legitimacy to a Human Trafficking Linked Network

 

A Trump-branded crypto venture has quietly wandered into the blast radius of one of the ugliest scam-and-trafficking stories on the planet, and now the paper trail is catching up. What the new Guardian Australia and OCCRP investigation reveals, in simple terms, is that people tied to the US president’s family chose to do business with a murky partner whose Timor-Leste showcase project had already drifted into the orbit of an alleged human‑trafficking and cyberfraud empire.

The most damning part of the Guardian Australia and OCCRP investigation is not the photo from Singapore, but what followed that meeting: after Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff were photographed with Jacky Sui, a central figure in the opaque AB ecosystem, World Liberty Financial moved into a formal commercial relationship with AB and later announced the deployment of its USD1 stablecoin across AB’s trading, lending, liquidity, and wallet infrastructure.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance protocol created by the company of the same name. Founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Alex Witkoff, Zach Witkoff, and members of the Trump family, it represents a business initiative of the Trump family.

That was not a casual brush with bad company. It was a politically connected crypto venture extending market credibility to a murky network whose flagship project in Timor-Leste had already involved figures later sanctioned by the United States over alleged ties to Prince Group, the Cambodia-based conglomerate that the U.S. Justice Department says functioned as a transnational criminal enterprise built on forced labor, industrial-scale crypto fraud, money laundering, bribery, and violence.

World Liberty cannot be written off here as an innocent bystander caught in a messy corner of the crypto world. Zach Witkoff has been identified as a co-founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial, while his father, Steve Witkoff, serves as President Trump’s special envoy, making this not just another speculative crypto partnership but a business relationship embedded in a family orbit of extraordinary political power. When that kind of venture chooses to do business with an opaque network, the issue is no longer optics alone. It becomes a question of what political access is worth, who benefits from it, and how far the Trump-Witkoff nexus is willing to go in commercializing that proximity.  (more...)

Trump-Witkoff Crypto Gave Legitimacy to a Human Trafficking Linked Network

Trump Continues Attacks on Italy’s Meloni

 

U.S. President Donald Trump is on the verge of destroying his relationship with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, who merely expressed disagreement at Trump’s repeated attacks on Pope Leo XIV. “I find President Trump’s words toward the Holy Father unacceptable,” Meloni said on April 14. She had been one of Trump’s closest allies in Europe, and was the only European head of government to attend Trump’s 2025 inauguration.

Trump said the next day that he was “shocked” by Meloni’s rebuke: “Do Italians like the fact that your prime minister isn’t giving us any help to get oil? Do people like her? I can’t imagine. I’m shocked by her. I thought she was brave, but I was wrong,” he said. “She is the one who is unacceptable,” he went on, “Because she doesn’t care if Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up Italy in two minutes if she had the chance.”

When asked if the U.S. still has the same relationship with Italy during an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on April 15, Trump replied: “No. She’s been negative. Anybody that turned us down for helping with this Iran situation, we do not have the same relationship.”

Later on April 15, in remarks to reporters, Meloni reiterated her opinion, saying that Trump’s comments were “unacceptable.” “I expressed my solidarity with Pope Leo. I will tell you more: I would not feel comfortable in a society where religious leaders do as they are told by politicians, not in this part of the world, so I disagreed and said so.”  (more...)

Trump Continues Attacks on Italy’s Meloni

Bomb Threat Against Pope Leo's Brother

 

The testy confrontation by the White House over Pope Leo XIV’s stating the obvious about unjustified war on Iran has apparently branched out into outright nastiness.

Last night, Pope Leo’s brother John Prevost was forced to evacuate his Illinois home south of Chicago due to a bomb threat. The New Lenox (Illinois) Police Department issued a statement confirming the bomb threat. They carried out an extensive search and determined the threat had been made without a bomb actually having been placed. They allowed people in the neighborhood to return to their homes and stated: “The incident remains under investigation as authorities work to determine the origin of the report. Making false reports of this nature is a serious offense and may result in criminal charges.”

Also on April 15, as reported by the Miami Herald, the Trump administration ended the funding for a Catholic Church-based charity that shelters immigrant children. The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami said the White House had pulled a longstanding $11 million contract from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for a program that provides specialized services for unaccompanied and undocumented minors who have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wensky told the Herald: “The U.S. government has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship … and [the services] will be forced to shut down within three months…. [The] services for unaccompanied minors have been recognized for their excellence and have served as a model for other agencies throughout the country. Our track record in serving this vulnerable population is unmatched.”

Washington’s Health and Human Services Department spokeswoman Emily Hilliard attributed the closing to downsizing, saying that the average daily population of unaccompanied migrant children was down to 1,900, so ORR’s previous services are being cut back.  (more...)

Bomb Threat Against Pope Leo's Brother

Hackers break into Israel's 'Holocaust museum,' expose Mossad spies posing as visitors

 

A hacking group announces breaking into the Israeli regime's "Holocaust museum," gleaning personal data of all visitors, including undercover agents belonging to the regime's Mossad spy agency.

In a statement on Tuesday, Handala, a pro-resistance hacktivist group, said it now possessed personal data of all visitors, financial donors, covert delegations, and even Mossad agents, who had visited the facility using false identities.

It identified the target as the "Yad Vashem Museum" in the holy occupied city of al-Quds, which Tel Aviv calls the largest "Holocaust memorial institution" in the occupied territories.

The operation, the group said, once again challenged the regime’s fragile cybersecurity.

The group has a proven track record of targeting high-level Israeli figures, exposing their secrets and contributing to the psychological and information warfare against the regime.

Most recently, the group announced on April 9 that it had successfully breached the personal phone of Herzi Halevi, former chief of staff of the Israeli army, extracting thousands of confidential images, videos, documents, and files.  (more...)

Hackers break into Israel's 'Holocaust museum,' expose Mossad spies posing as visitors

Andrew Lownie & Shauna Kay - Entitled, The Rise and Fall of The House of York

 

In 2025, Andrew Lownie and Shauna Kay recorded a series of weekly podcasts to discuss his most recent bestseller: "Entitled, The Rise and Fall of The House of York".

Andrew Lownie is a renowned biographer and historian who conducted a forensic study of the life and controversies of Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Exploring Royal Family scandals, Epstein connections, the Virginia Giuffre lawsuit, the infamous Newsnight interview & the subsequent fallout, and the Pizza Express alibi!

In 2024, we also collaborated on several interviews to uncover insights from Lownie’s bestselling book, Traitor King, The Mountbattens, and his biography on Guy Burgess, Stalin's Englishman. 

This podcast is perfect for fans of British Royal history, Windsor scandals, celebrity biographies, and true crime royal exposés!

#andrewlownie #princeandrew #royalfamily #epstein #VirginiaGiuffre

‘Israel First’ in Iran War Sparks MAGA Civil War

 

Max Blumenthal discusses why the consensus over the US-Israel partnership is unravelling as the intrusive influence of Israel is widely seen to undermine US interests. The disastrous Iran War has intensified the MAGA Civil War.

Why Did So Many Canadians Keep Doing Business with Epstein?

 

The predator’s network reached into this country’s financial, science, and cultural elite

Last month, Prime Minister Mark Carney called for the removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—formerly known as Prince Andrew—from the line of succession.

Mountbatten-Windsor had been arrested in the United Kingdom amid mounting scrutiny of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who operated, according to prosecutors and investigators, as a kind of ultra high-end pimp. Court filings and investigative reporting indicate Epstein not only sought out sexual encounters for himself but traded access to underage girls in exchange for connections, favours, and patronage.

But Canada could have spoken out about Mountbatten-Windsor long ago. His ties to Epstein had been a global scandal for years. Virginia Giuffre’s allegation that she had been trafficked to the prince as a teen first emerged in Florida court documents in 2014. By 2022, the queen had stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of various titles.

It’s worth asking why we didn’t. Why didn’t we act when the right path was clear but not quite so easy? The question is not merely about reputational risk to the Canadian Crown. Epstein’s world-spanning web of financial, political, and academic elite included other Canadians too. Why did they, like so many others around the world, continue to be active parts of his transnational network—years after his crimes were no longer a secret?  (more...)

Why Did So Many Canadians Keep Doing Business with Epstein?

1000+ Mossad Agents’ Images, Videos LEAKED by Iran's Handala Hackers From ‘Secure’ Site in Israel

 

A major cyber breach has been claimed by hacker group Handala, targeting Yad Vashem, one of Israel’s most sensitive institutions. The group alleges it accessed the Holocaust memorial’s database, exposing personal data of visitors, donors, and foreign delegations. Most explosively, it claims to have identified undercover operatives linked to Mossad. While no official confirmation has been issued, the incident raises serious concerns over data security, intelligence exposure, and the growing role of cyber warfare in modern geopolitical conflicts.

Handala hacking group announced it had fully hacked Yad Vashem, having access to data on visitors, donors, secret delegations, and Mossad operatives using false identities.

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— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) April 15, 2026

GNS Cloud Hacked Again | Israel Largest Cloud Company

 

In an era when technology companies promise peace of mind and bulletproof security to their clients, the harsh reality has struck GNS Cloud once again. Today, as a demonstration of our absolute dominance, Handala has successfully hacked the international GNS website, but this is only a glimpse of a much larger story.

For the past 18 months, Handala has maintained uninterrupted and persistent access deep within GNS networks. We have not only penetrated core infrastructure but have achieved complete access to every operational and management layer of this company.

During this period, every single password for client machines and virtual servers, shamefully stored in plain text on GNS servers, has been extracted and archived by our team. No credential, no piece of confidential information has escaped our watchful eyes.

But the implications run even deeper.

Throughout this relentless infiltration, over 112,000 machines and servers were quietly backdoored and brought under Handala’s control. The entire GNS supply chain has fundamentally collapsed, and not a single GNS customer is safe—banks, tech companies, even ordinary users are exposed.

Let us remind you:

In December 2024, during Operation Martyr Reza Awada, we first announced the massive breach of GNS. The company’s management responded with denial and misdirection, publicly claiming nothing had happened. Today, there is nowhere left to hide; we possess undeniable evidence, documentation, and data.

GNS executives may, once again, attempt to dismiss or downplay this complex supply chain attack. But you cannot hide the truth forever.

Every single GNS client must know, your data, your access, your security have been under Handala’s observation and at Handala’s mercy for a long time.

This is not just a warning;

It marks the beginning of a new era, one that exposes the hollow promises of companies that treat security as nothing more than a marketing slogan. Soon, the full scope of this breach, with evidence and specifics, will be made public.

Handala, the shadow above the world of manufactured security illusions.

We are present where you least expect…  (more...)

GNS Cloud Hacked Again | Israel Largest Cloud Company

Trump's attacks on Pope reveal crisis of faith and anger over defeat to Iran: Priest

 

After Pope Leo XIV denounced what he called a “delusion of omnipotence” behind US aggression against Iran, a Catholic priest and researcher said President Donald Trump’s attacks on him reveal both a crisis of faith and a strategic failure.

In an interview with the Press TV website, Christopher Clohessy pointed to the “anger” of the US president over his failure in the war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which led him to launch a verbal attack on Pope Leo XIV after the latter slammed the aggression.

“Donald Trump, like many of those around him, claims Christianity as his faith and way of life, but this is a massively questionable claim considering his words and actions,” he said.

“Quite clearly, he knows that America has not won its war against Iran – in fact, it is Iran who is at this moment victorious,” he said, adding that Iran’s victory is “morally and from the point of view of what is right and just, and also because against all odds it held out against an unjust attack.”

The unprovoked US-Israeli aggression on Iran, which began on February 28 with airstrikes assassinating senior Iranian officials and expanded to target schools, hospitals, energy and road infrastructure, and residential areas, drew sharp condemnation from the Vatican.  (more...)

Trump's attacks on Pope reveal crisis of faith and anger over defeat to Iran: Priest

Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani hails Pope Leo's 'courageous stance' against US arrogance, Zionismhttps://t.co/HvCd0gnIP6

— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) April 13, 2026

Trump as JESUS?! AI Art Fallout Splits MAGA

 

Dr. Steven Hassan goes LIVE to break down a fast-moving and deeply revealing moment inside the MAGA movement: backlash over Donald Trump’s controversial AI image depicting himself as Jesus Christ, escalating tensions with Pope Leo XIV, and growing fractures within the religious right amid conflict with Iran.

In this livestream, Dr. Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump and creator of the BITE Model of Authoritarian Control, analyzes how influence, identity, and belief systems collide when political leaders adopt religious symbolism. What happens when a movement built on loyalty begins to fracture? And what does this moment reveal about political obedience and the psychology of charismatic leaders?

Trump’s AI image sparked rare and public condemnation from conservative Christian voices, exposing tensions between political loyalty and religious devotion. At the same time, disputes over Iran policy, public clashes with Catholic Pope Leo XIV, and internal MAGA infighting are signaling deeper instability within the coalition.

Meanwhile, global stakes are rising. U.S. military escalation around Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are intensifying fears of broader conflict, adding geopolitical pressure to an already fractured political and ideological landscape.

Dr. Hassan will explore:

• Why Trump’s AI “Jesus” image triggered backlash from his own religious base
• The psychology of leader worship, messiah imagery, and charismatic authority
• How undue influence operates when politics and religion merge
• The growing divide inside MAGA over foreign policy and identity
• The significance of Trump’s conflict with Pope Leo XIV
• How crises (war, religion, identity) accelerate group polarization and control
• What this moment reveals about authoritarian movements and their breaking points

At the same time, new developments involving Melania Trump and renewed public attention on her alleged relationship with Jeffrey Epstein add another layer of controversy to the ongoing Epstein Files cover-up.

Billion Soul Harvest: How Revival Became Psychological Warfare

 

John explores the shocking hidden history of the “Billion Soul Harvest” movement, revealing how its roots stretch far deeper than the New Apostolic Reformation. Drawing from Cold War politics, postwar psychological experiments, and William Branham’s authoritarian theology, he traces how government fear tactics and revivalist propaganda merged into a global dominionist agenda. Along the way, he connects the dots between the Milgram obedience studies, Nixon’s “battle for the mind” speech, and the rise of prophetic generals who promised to win the world for Christ through control, not compassion. This episode exposes how the language of revival became the language of psychological warfare, transforming faith into a weapon.

• Introduction and Overview of the Billion Soul Harvest
• What the Doctrine Claims, Why It’s Problematic, and How Dominion and Mysticism Entered NAR Thinking
• Mind Control, Cognitive Capture, and Personal Experience Leaving the Branham Movement
• Post-War Psychology, Milgram Experiments, and How Obedience to Authority Shapes Religious Movements
• How Revivalists Used Information Control, Repetition, Mystical Claims, and Purity Language to Build Authority
• Political Networks, “The Family,” International Revival Campaigns, and the Hidden Support Behind Them
• Operation Condor, U.S. Intelligence Links, Nixon’s “Battle for the Mind,” and the Weaponization of Fear
• Christian Identity Doctrine, One-World Narratives, and the Birth of the Billion Souls Crusade in 1955
• Kansas City Prophets, the Return of the Doctrine, and Why Historians Miss Its Real Origins

MP waves Israeli flag with swastika in Polish parliament

 

Konrad Berkowicz has condemned Israel as “the new Third Reich” over its airstrikes on Gaza and Lebanon

A far-right politician displayed an Israeli flag bearing a swastika instead of the Star of David on the floor of the Polish parliament on Tuesday, sparking outrage at home and abroad.

Konrad Berkowicz, a member of the Confederation bloc, said he was protesting against Israel’s reported use of white phosphorus munitions in Gaza and Lebanon.

“Israel is the new Third Reich, and its flag should look exactly like Germany’s flag from 1933 to 1945,” the MP wrote on X after the incident. He has previously labeled Israel a “terrorist state” over its wars in the Middle East.

According to TVP, Speaker Wlodzimierz Czarzasty said he would seek to fine Berkowicz for breaking parliamentary rules and notify legal authorities about suspected crimes, including publicly insulting the flag of a foreign state and promoting Nazism.  (more...)

MP waves Israeli flag with swastika in Polish parliament

Andrew, Fergie, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and The Royal Family

 

In this recorded Q&A, I respond to detailed questions from my Substack subscribers about Andrew and Fergie, their daughters and the wider culture of secrecy surrounding the monarchy. Join me on Substack here - https://substack.com/@andrewlownie

Drawing on my research for Entitled and ongoing investigations, I discussed Epstein, royal finances, double standards, and the pressures now facing the institution. 

• Introduction and context for the Q&A
• Prince Philip, the Queen, and responsibility for Andrew
• Family dynamics and why Andrew was protected
• Power, deference, and the culture of cover-up
• How Lownie’s research changed his view of the establishment
• Epstein, Maxwell, and access to royal residences
• Royal privilege, hospitality, and abuse of access
• Double standards and “half-in, half-out” royalty
• Andrew’s views on Catherine and William’s attitude toward him
• The York daughters, money, gifts, and titles
• Royal finances, offshore accounts, and unanswered questions
• Accountability, Parliament, and institutional resistance
• The future of the monarchy and the case for reform

The Europeans are trying to have it both ways

 

In an interview for Al Mayadeen, investigative researcher, broadcaster, and academic, David Miller, argues that European powers are “trying to have it both ways," distancing themselves from US-led actions they see as illegal, while still offering support behind the scenes.

He points to France and Spain stepping back from a US coalition against the Yemeni Armed Forces, exposing limits in Washington’s ability to project power. Yet, at the same time, countries like Spain have allowed US overflights involved in the war against Iran, and the UK continues providing intelligence support from Cyprus.

According to Miller, this reflects a broader European strategy: publicly cautious due to international law and public opinion, but still materially backing US and Israeli actions in the region.

The Trump Administration's War on Cuba

 

The Trump Administration’s economic strangulation of Cuba has created unbearable hardships for the population. Medea Benjamin describes what she saw on a recent solidarity delegation and what people can do to break the blockade.

Declassified files reveal Zionist militia sought alliance with Nazi Germany

 

Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang, wanted to partner with Nazi Germany to expel Britain from Mandatory Palestine and establish a Jewish State

Newly declassified Israeli files reveal pre-state Zionist militias contacted Nazi Germany officials for help in establishing a Jewish state in Palestine as World War II raged.

The newly released files are from the Israeli army's archive, and were declassified at the request of Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

One file from May 1941 includes statements from Eliyahu Golomb, founder and de facto commander of the Haganah, a pre-state Zionist militia in Mandatory Palestine, which was under British control.

Golomb indicates that a rival Zionist militia was seeking to establish contacts with officials in Nazi Germany for help in expelling the British.

“I have information … about suspicion regarding a group of Jews who have connections with the enemy,” Golomb said, referring to the Germans.

“According to the information, there is a man who contacted the Germans. This man is known; his name is S,” he added.

“S” was Avraham “Yair” Stern, leader of Lehi, the pre-state underground Zionist militia also known as the Stern Gang.

Golomb's remarks were recorded in real time in a Haganah intelligence document filed under “Contacts with the Axis.”  (more...)

Declassified files reveal Zionist militia sought alliance with Nazi Germany

Iran-Linked Handala HACKERS Steals TOP Israeli SECRETS And Expose Mossad Agents’ LOCATIONS

 

Iran-linked hacker group claims to have breached some of Mossad and Shin Bet’s most sensitive systems. The group, known as Handala, has released alleged aerial surveillance footage showing secret facilities and even the homes of top Israeli intelligence officials.

According to the claims, the group tracked movements, daily routines, and routes of senior military and security figures across Israel over several months. Handala also alleges that local collaborators inside Israeli territory helped gather critical intelligence, pointing to a potentially deep operational breach.

The revelations have sparked serious security concerns, with fears that sensitive locations and personnel details may now be compromised. The group has hinted at a much larger hidden campaign and is actively recruiting individuals through encrypted channels, raising alarms over an expanding cyber and intelligence threat linked to Iran.

What Is Truly Great About America vs. Trump's Crash Course to Disaster!

 

Donald Trump is leading America on a crash course to disaster.  His recent behavior is shaped by the imperial doctrines of the City of London, policies of Permanent War and depopulation, policies of The Clash of Civilizations.  Join with the LaRouche Organization to make sure that the authentic voice of the American republic is heard.

How an Iranian Cyberattack Hit US Local Governments

 

Congress must restore funding and coordination to defend against escalating Iranian cyber threats targeting the United States.

Iran didn’t send a missile to Indiana. It sent a fax. Last week, Saint Joseph’s County was informed by Iranian hackers that they had “completely taken control of the centralized IT infrastructure of St. Joseph County.” The hackers claimed to have seized police reports, court documents, child support payments, and doctors’ notes for thousands of Hoosiers.

In the end, it was revealed that Iran had only breached a single fax server and no files had been deleted. Still, Iran had already succeeded in its mission. The single breach was enough to generate headlines, create panic, and leave residents uncertain of whether their local institutions could protect their most sensitive information. 

The goal wasn’t to destroy St. Joseph County—it was to make every county in America wonder if they’re next. Tehran took a minor intrusion and spun it into a narrative of omnipresence—that Iranian hackers can reach anyone, anywhere, at any time. By attacking a northern Indiana county, Iran is not showing precision; they’re showing reach, scale, and psychological impact.

Iran’s cyber capabilities don’t match the reputation they’ve carefully cultivated, but artificial intelligence (AI) is closing the gap between reputation and reality. Iranian cyber-attacks such as this are the future of warfare, and small-town America isn’t ready for it.  (more...)

How an Iranian Cyberattack Hit US Local Governments

Hacker group says it penetrated Saudi, Bahraini steel giants

 

Pro-resistance hacker group Handala says it has penetrated computer systems of two giant steel-making companies in the Arab world, causing complete disruption to their operations.

Handala said in a Monday statement that its hackers had carried out an “unprecedented and extensive” cyber operation to deeply penetrate the systems used to run Sulb in Saudi Arabia and Foulath in Bahrain.

The group said the cyberattack had paralyzed the two companies, which collectively produce two million metric tons per year of steel with a value of $5 billion, and caused them to stop their manufacturing operations.

It said the operation was a response to recent US-Israeli attacks on steel-making companies in countries of the Resistance Front, namely Iran.

“No location in the enemy's geography is beyond the decisive reach of Handala," said the group, which has a record of penetrating sensitive computer systems and databases in the United States and in the Israeli-occupied territories.

“Handala will continue on its powerful path as the voice of the oppressed and a symbol of justice,” it said.  (more...)

Hacker group says it penetrated Saudi, Bahraini steel giants

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Handala Claims Cyber Attack Paralysis of Steel Giants Foulath and SULB

Hacker Group Handala Launches Heavy Cyber Attacks on Saudi Industrial Infrastructure

The pro-Palestine hacker collective Handala announced that it is carrying out heavy cyber attacks on Saudi Arabia's industrial infrastructure as a preventive and warning measure. pic.twitter.com/1rCe60N8bg

— Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) April 13, 2026

Catholic Talking Heads Throw Carrie Under the Bus

 

“Staid” is the word the Wall Street Journal applied to government commissions on religious freedom. The February 10, 2026 meeting of Donald Trump’s White House Religious Liberty Commission, however, was anything but staid. Contentious might be a better word, Carrie Prejean Boller’s testimony cut through the conventional interreligious pieties and accused the rabbis on the committee of imposing Zionism as the equivalent of a state established religion on American Catholics like herself. As we have come to expect, the Jews attempted to turn the tables on Carrie. Rabbi Frankel told her “You don’t get to block me because I’m a Zionist and a Jew,” at the very moment when the Jews were blocking Carrie because she was a Catholic and calling for her ouster from the panel because of her Catholic beliefs. Refusing to be cowed, she responded, “I am a Catholic and I do not embrace Zionism,” adding that Zionism and Catholicism are incompatible. Before anyone realized what was happening, she took control of the debate by making it a Catholic-Jewish conflict. 

As I predicted, the collapse of Protestantism which became apparent as the third republic drew to a close had a dramatic effect on American identity and the terms of civic discourse. America was always a country with three ethnic groups based on three religions—Protestant, Catholic, Jew—with the Protestants being the dominant group. As Samuel Huntington pointed out in his book on American identity Who Are We? an American was an “Anglo-Protestant,” who acted as a buffer between Catholics and Jews, defusing conflicts between them by blurring the clear theological distinctions which made conflict inevitable. 

As Protestantism continues to evaporate, the confrontation between Jews and Catholics becomes more contentious. The mainline Protestant sects—Presbyterians, Methodists, and Episcopalians—have been taken over by homosexuals and marginalized, while sects at the lower end of Protestant demographics like Southern Baptists and other Evangelical churches have adopted Christian Zionism as their creed, as represented by Texans like Ted Cruz, who told Tucker Carlson he had a religious duty to support the state of Israel.

Carrie was no stranger to the culture wars. She debuted as a national figure when running as Miss California for the Miss USA title. One step away from claiming the title, Carrie was ambushed by Perez Hilton, who asked her what she thought of gay marriage. When she declared that marriage could only take place between a man and a woman, she lost her chance to become Miss USA, but her decision to come out in favor of traditional marriage launched her career as a national figure in the culture wars. Her identity at this point was a conservative in the mold of Sean Hannity, who co-wrote her autobiography Still Standing. During the round of talk show appearances which surrounded its publication, Carrie would tell people like Larry King that the person she admired most was Sarah Palin. The King interview took place on November 11, 2009, when loyalty to the conservative party line was already sounding dated. 

The most significant change in her life between Carrie’s appearance on Larry King in 2009 and the brouhaha of the Trump committee on religious liberty in 2026 was her conversion from the Protestantism of her youth to Catholicism in 2025. Her conversion freed her from the straitjacket of an obsolete conservatism and was replaced by ethnic Catholicism as her identity marker at precisely the moment when the Jews had overplayed their hand in Gaza and had become odious in the eyes of the entire world. The disappearance of Protestantism at the end of America’s third republic made the Jewish-Catholic conflict inevitable. Carrie was correct in her reading of the signs of the times. The moment had arrived for a Catholic-Jewish showdown. The Israeli genocide in Gaza had called the existence of a universal moral law, with no genetic exceptions, into question, and that question had to be answered before America could proceed to the fourth republic.  (more...)

Catholic Talking Heads Throw Carrie Under the Bus

Pope Leo denounces ‘delusion of omnipotence’ driving US-Israeli war on Iran

 

The US-born pontiff has become an increasingly vocal critic of Washington’s war rhetoric, amid reports of Pentagon officials threatening the Vatican over its anti-war stance

Pope Leo XIV on 11 April denounced what he called a “delusion of omnipotence” fueling the US–Israeli war on Iran, urging political leaders to halt the fighting and pursue negotiations.

“Enough of the idolatry of self and money!” he said. “Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!”

Speaking during an evening prayer service in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Leo delivered his strongest remarks yet as US-Iran talks began in Pakistan and a fragile ceasefire was held.

The US-born pontiff did not explicitly name Washington or President Donald Trump.

However, his message appeared directed at US officials who have promoted military dominance and framed the war in religious terms.

Leo said prayer could “break the demonic cycle of evil,” referring to the ongoing cycle of violence in the war, and warned that “the holy Name of God … is being dragged into discourses of death,” criticizing how US officials have invoked religion to justify ongoing wars.  (more...)

Pope Leo denounces ‘delusion of omnipotence’ driving US-Israeli war on Iran

‘Unhinged & unchristian’: Global outrage erupts after Trump attacks Pope, poses as Jesus

 

A massive firestorm of international condemnation erupted on Orthodox Easter Monday after President Donald Trump launched a vicious attack on Pope Leo XIV and shared an image of himself depicted as Jesus Christ.

People, cutting across the political and religious spectrum, labeled the remarks as “deranged,” “abhorrent,” and a dangerous display of a “messiah complex.”

It came days after Pope Leo XIV strongly criticized Trump’s unprovoked war against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the threat to end the Iranian civilization, which the Pontiff called “truly unacceptable” on moral and international law grounds.

In response, Trump lashed out at the spiritual leader of over 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide

Political analyst Larry Sabato referred to the US president’s “monumental arrogance,” quoting him as saying, “I don’t want a Pope who…”

Sabato recalled a previous incident where Trump tweeted a manipulated image of himself dressed as the Pope, stating, “That’s the Pontiff this vainglorious super-narcissist wants.”  (more...)

‘Unhinged & unchristian’: Global outrage erupts after Trump attacks Pope, poses as Jesus

Trump: “I don’t want a Pope who…” What monumental arrogance. Remember the tweet Trump posted featuring himself as Pope? That’s the Pontiff this vainglorious super-narcissist wants. https://t.co/cTY3nSn1gp

— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) April 13, 2026

Is America Becoming a Christian Nationalist State?

 

Is religion taking over American politics? In this episode of Cults, Culture, & Coercion, Dr. Steven Hassan speaks with scholar Keri Ladner, PhD about Christian nationalism, American Dominion, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), and how fringe religious ideologies have invaded mainstream politics.

Dr. Steven Hassan, author of New York Times Bestseller, The Cult of Trump, interviews Keri Ladner, an expert on religious fundamentalism, politics, and the radicalization of religious movements, about her new book American Dominion and the rise of what she describes as a new form of “Christendom," a system where religious authority and political power become deeply intertwined.

Drawing on historical analysis and theological research, Ladner explains how movements once considered fringe have entered mainstream influence. She highlights connections between infamous cult leaders like Jim Jones and William Branham and the development of “Manifest Sons of God” theology, showing how these ideas have evolved and re-emerged in modern movements like the New Apostolic Reformation. These belief systems often emphasize apostles, prophets, and spiritual authority structures that require submission and obedience from followers.

Together, Hassan and Ladner explore how these movements operate not just as belief systems, but as structures of deep political and social influence, using manipulative emotional experiences, peer-pressure laden worship environments, and claims of supernatural/god-like powers to reinforce authority. They examine the role of faith healing, speaking in tongues (glossolalia and Pentecostalism), and confirmation bias in shaping perception and maintaining belief, as well as the real-world consequences when individuals are discouraged by faith healers and religious figures from seeking medical care.

The conversation also highlights the psychological dynamics of coercion and cult influence, including how charismatic leaders establish control, how group reinforcement shapes belief, and how ideology can spread through cultural channels like music and community networks.

If you’ve ever wondered how religious movements gain political influence, how cult dynamics can exist within mainstream institutions, or how to recognize the warning signs of coercive control, this episode offers critical insight grounded in history, psychology, and lived experience.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What “American Dominion” means and how it relates to modern politics
• How Christian nationalist ideas move from fringe to mainstream
• The origins and influence of Manifest Sons of God theology
• Connections between Jim Jones and modern religious movements
• What the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is and how it operates
• How apostles, prophets, and authority structures reinforce control
• The psychology behind faith healing, speaking in tongues, and confirmation bias
• How coercive control functions in religious contexts
• The risks of rejecting medical treatment in favor of belief systems
• How to recognize cult dynamics within political and religious movements

Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona for Gaza

 

The Global Sumud Flotilla has once again set sail from the Spanish port of Barcelona, aiming to break Israel's blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. The Israeli military blocked similar attempts last year, arresting hundreds of activists. Jaime Velazquez reports.

Handala Strikes Back: Steel Giants Foulath and SULB Crippled in Retaliation Cyberattack

 

In the wake of the organized crimes and targeted attacks on the steel factories of the Resistance Axis last week, Handala once again proves that any assault on the Resistance will be met with a severe and unforgettable response.

In a wide-scale and unprecedented cyber operation, the two unrivaled steel giants of the region, Foulath and SULB, located in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, were completely compromised and forced out of operational status.

These two factories, with an annual turnover exceeding $5 billion, a yearly production capacity of 2 million tons of steel, and a workforce of over 2,000 specialists, form the backbone of the Gulf’s economic and industrial infrastructure. Today, these pillars have been brought to their knees by the will of the Resistance, reaffirming that no corner of the enemy’s geography is beyond Handala’s decisive reach.

Never forget, Handala sees everything.

Our shadows hover over your command rooms and decision-making centers, recording every act of betrayal and crime. The fire of our revenge will blaze, sooner or later. No one knows when the moment of collapse for your illusion of security will come.

This cyber operation is both a retaliation for the blood of Handala’s martyred hackers during the Ramadan War and a firm response to the recent crimes against the people of South Lebanon.

We warn all Epsteinist leaders in the region:

This strike is only the beginning of a wave of retribution and demonstrates that Handala’s hand remains on the trigger; no act of treachery will go unanswered, and the age of false security is over.

Handala, the voice of the oppressed and the symbol of justice, will continue on its powerful path.

Today, the steel of the enemy has been broken; tomorrow, it will be the turn of the entire system of corruption and oppression.  (more...)

Handala Strikes Back: Steel Giants Foulath and SULB Crippled in Retaliation Cyberattack

Trump casts himself as Jesus after attacking Pope

 

The US president portrayed himself as a holy healer, while some noted a similarity between the man being healed and Jeffrey Epstein

US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated image of himself as a robed, Christ-like figure healing a bedridden man, flanked by eagles, fighter jets, and US service members, with the Statue of Liberty and the US flag in the background. The post triggered backlash, with some users suggesting the figure being healed resembled the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The image was posted on Truth Social on Sunday after Trump’s broadside at Pope Leo XIV, calling the Chicago-born pontiff “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.”

In the picture, Trump – while lacking a halo – is seen wearing red and white drapes, colors symbolizing bloodshed and Christ’s sacrifice for humanity, as well as his absolute purity.

The Pope previously criticized the US-Israeli attack against Iran and described Trump’s threats to destroy Iranian civilization as “truly unacceptable,” saying it amounts to “a threat against the entire people.”

he US president – who has described himself as a nondenominational Christian – also noted that “we don’t like a pope that’s going to say that it’s OK to have a nuclear weapon,” adding that he is “not a fan of Pope Leo.”  (more...)

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The Biggest Lie Christians Are Being Sold Right Now

 

In this week's Underground, Michael celebrates the conversion of a young Muslim man to the traditional Catholic Faith. 

He then goes nuclear on Zionists who ignore the Gospel of Jesus Christ but cite Old Testament wrath verses to justify Neocon warmongering in Israel's name. Jesus said that, if we want to be children of God, we must love our enemies and be good to those who persecute us. So, what's with the warmongering of Reverend Franklin Graham and Pastor Paula White? 

The MAGA dissenters from Trump's love affair with Bibi Netanyahu just picked up a powerful new ally in Pope Leo XIV. Now what, Pastor Hagee?  

Plus, Muslims have our buildings, but we have the Faith. As the Catholic Church continues to sell her empty churches to Muslim investors who want to turn them into mosques, when will the Vatican admit that the Traditional Catholics probably had a point all along?

Quebeckers Fight U.S.-Backed Expansion of Arms Plant

 

GD-OTS Canada plans to spend $682 million to add 12 buildings to its 150-building campus in Valleyfield.

More than 100 Quebeckers and 23 civil society groups have signed a memo calling on the Quebec government to reject a proposed expansion to a General Dynamics facility southwest of Montreal.

“The expansion of the General Dynamics facility is a moral disaster and Quebeckers say no,” reads the memo, which was submitted to Quebec environmental agency Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE).

The plant in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. is operated by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS), a subsidiary of American weapons giant General Dynamics.

The Valleyfield factory produces what the company calls “energetic materials,” which are propellants used in mortars, tank ammunition and heavy artillery.

GD-OTS plans to spend $682 million to add 12 buildings to its 150-building campus in Valleyfield, according to BAPE.

The expansion is entirely funded by the U.S. military, GD-OTS strategic advisor Daniel LePage said at a public hearing on February 17, according to a transcript posted in French and machine translated into English.  

The expansion will allow GD-OTS to increase its capacity to produce M31A2, a propellant used in heavy artillery, from 6 million pounds to 16 million pounds per year, LePage said at the meeting.  (more...)

Quebeckers Fight U.S.-Backed Expansion of Arms Plant

Handala carries out unprecedented cyberattack against critical UAE Infrastructure

 

The Handala hacking group has carried out a significant and successful cyber operation targeting the United Arab Emirates' critical infrastructure.

In a statement on Sunday, the pro-resistance hacktivist group said the operation came in response to the “blatant betrayal” of UAE leaders, drawing parallels to infamous historical figures like Jeffrey Epstein.

It went on to say that the cyberattack aims to send a stark warning to the UAE and all “traitor” regional governments about the consequences of their political choices. 

During the operation, a staggering 6 petabytes of data were destroyed, rendering them completely unrecoverable. 

In addition, 149 terabytes of confidential and sensitive documents were successfully extracted from three pivotal institutions within the UAE—namely the Dubai Courts Authority, the Dubai Land Authority, and the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority. 

Together, these agencies serve as the backbone of Dubai's economic, legal, and infrastructural systems, making their infiltration a significant blow to the city's operational integrity.

The ramifications of the cyberattack are already being felt across Dubai, with widespread disruptions reported across these key institutions.   (more...)

Handala carries out unprecedented cyberattack against critical UAE Infrastructure