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THE FINAL DAY OF THE EMERGENCY ACT IS ON TODAY FRI NOV 25,22.THE LIBERALS WERE AFTER THEM BEFORE THEY CAME TO OTTAWA.
Truckers are flirting with extremists. They should call off their protest-‘The closer the “freedom convoy” of truckers opposed to new rules around vaccine mandates gets to Ottawa, the less it has to do with truckers or even with those rules.’Star Editorial Board-By Star Editorial Board-Wed., Jan. 26, 2022
The closer the “Freedom Convoy” of truckers opposed to new rules around vaccine mandates gets to Ottawa, the less it has to do with truckers or even with those rules.The convoy may have started out on the West Coast as a legitimate, albeit wrongheaded, protest against new federal regulations affecting essential workers who regularly cross the Canada-U.S. border (truckers prominent among them).But by now, as could have been easily predicted from the start, it has become a magnet for every sort of extremist — not just sincere anti-vaxxers, but a jumble of conspiracy nuts, Western separatists, far right-wingers, and worse.The organizers themselves may not have wanted that to happen; indeed, some are trying to distance themselves from the worst elements attaching themselves to the cross-country convoy.But everyone is judged by the company they keep, and the minority of Canadian truckers who refuse vaccines and oppose mandates should not be surprised if they find their cause overshadowed by the extremists. Lie down with dogs, as they say, and you get up with fleas.So consider the bizarre “Memorandum of Understanding” that some of the truckers’ leaders have put forward, proposing that the “People of Canada” join with the Senate and the Governor General to usurp the powers of the government and ditch vaccine mandates. Apparently the deep thinkers behind the convoy think the answer to their complaints is a coup of sorts with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon leading the charge.Likewise, ponder the hallucinatory art work featuring truckers parting the seas, Moses-style, with a burning cross, no less, in the background.Or the tweets threatening violence against politicians, or even a Canadian version of the invasion of the Capitol building in Washington once the trucks reach Ottawa.No one knows how much of that to take seriously; it may turn out to be just a lot of venting by people glomming on to a movement they had little to do with organizing.Certainly, Conservative politicians who rushed to lend support to the convoy as it started out should be praying hard that it turns out that way. MPs like Andrew Scheer, Candice Bergen and Pierre Poilievre will look awfully bad if the ugly side of the anti-vax movement is on full display once the truckers get to Ottawa.Even if isn’t, those MPs are firmly on the wrong side of this issue. The vast majority of Canadians are fully vaccinated (including, by some estimates, as many as 90 per cent of truckers themselves) and long ago lost patience with the recalcitrant minority that refuses to get their shots.They know that has prolonged the pandemic needlessly and put an intolerable burden on the health care system. We’ve all paid the cost of the anti-vaxxers’ selfishness.So for MPs, of whatever party, to line up with the truckers’ protest is plain wrong. It may do them some good politically, but it amounts to putting partisan advantage ahead of the collective good. For Conservatives, they’ll only discredit their party among the great majority of voters in the long run (not to mention undermine their leader, which for some may actually be the point).The government is right to stick by its policy on mandatory vaccination for cross-border truckers. Indeed, even if Ottawa reversed itself nothing would change: U.S. authorities have imposed a similar mandate on their side of the border, so the truckers are stuck with it for the time being.At this point they should call off their protest. It will accomplish nothing, and it’s already amplifying the most toxic voices among those opposed to vaccine mandates, and vaccines themselves.Truckers were our heroes at the start of the pandemic.Now Trudeau and his Liberal allies want to smear and demonize them. Let’s get the truth out. 👇 pic.twitter.com/xwkDft5mP6 — Erin O'Toole (@erinotoole) January 27, 2022-Other Conservatives have voiced support for the convoy, including deputy leader Candice Bergen and former leader Andrew Scheer, who said that Trudeau is the “biggest threat to freedom in Canada.”(TRUTH).
The former interim Conservative leader publicly berated the prime minister to reach out to protesters, something she says she repeated to Justin Trudeau during that Feb. 3 call.
JIM WATSON WAS ALL OVER TV AT THAT TIME TO. SAYING THE TRUCKERS WERE A BUNCH OF DESECRATERS-EXTREMIST-TERRORISTS AND NAZIS.
FEB 6,22-The group started rolling big rigs, pickup trucks and other vehicles into Ottawa’s downtown core late last month around the Hill, where their incessant horn blasts and nighttime fireworks have terrorized the 24,000 locals who live in the vicinity. Ottawa police said it counted 500 vehicles Sunday in the city’s “red zone.”Ontario Premier Doug Ford is now calling it “an occupation,” and it’s clear protesters are digging in for the long run.The demonstrators have set up barbecues and fire pits, amassed stockpiles of food, toilet paper and fuel, and hung banners everywhere with messages like “Freedom over Fear,” “Media is the virus” and “Fuck Trudeau.” They have even inflated bouncy castles on the street in front of Parliament for the kids.The truck horns and diesel fumes were unavoidable Sunday for families who, despite the protest, went for a skate on the ice of the nearby Rideau Canal.Ottawa is not alone. Smaller trucker demonstrations also took place in other major Canadian cities on Saturday.Ottawa City Councillor Diane Deans, chair of the Police Services Board, said Saturday that the protesters are emboldened by the lack of enforcement by every level of government.“This group is a threat to our democracy,” she told an emergency public meeting. “What we’re seeing is bigger than just a city of Ottawa problem — this is a nationwide insurrection. This is madness.”The demonstrations have not led to physical violence. But Ottawa police released a statement Sunday saying the force is investigating more than 200 calls to its hotline for hate-motivated crimes.Police, who were not enforcing bylaws at the outset, have started putting more pressure on the protesters.The department said between Saturday and Sunday morning, officers issued more than 450 tickets. It also warned Sunday that anyone caught bringing supplies to the demonstrators, like gas, could now face arrest.The provincial and federal governments have helped increase the police presence in the city. Watson said that he’s in constant contact with his counterparts about resources and that they’ve been responsive.Trudeau told reporters on Thursday that he’d not had any requests to send the military into Ottawa’s streets.“One has to be very, very cautious before deploying military in situations engaging Canadians,” Trudeau said. “It is not something that anyone should enter in lightly.”
JUSTIN TRUDEAU A DAY BEFORE THE TRUCKERS CAME TO OTTAWA.
Trudeau says ‘very small, very angry’ trucker convoy is trying to ‘lash out’By Joan Bryden The Canadian Press-Posted January 28, 2022 7:46 pm-Ottawa police have warned of the potential for violence by extremists who’ve joined, or in some cases helped organize, the truck convoy that began converging on the country’s capital Friday.The so-called “freedom convoy” has been billed as a protest against the federally imposed vaccine mandate on cross-border truckers, even though planning for the event began before the policy was established.While key organizers have said violence won’t be tolerated, far-right extremists and white nationalists have latched onto it, with some calling for “bullets” or a “massive revolution” or a riot akin to the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol a year ago.(ALL PROPAGANDA LIES BY TRUDEAU)
Canada: Trudeau denounces anti-vaccine trucker protests-Canadian PM slams intimidation, vandalism and ‘racist flags’ at demonstrations organised by some far-right activists.By Al Jazeera Staff-Published On 31 Jan 2022-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denounced “symbols of hatred and division” that were on display during mass demonstrations by anti-vaccine truckers and their supporters in the capital, Ottawa.Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trudeau said that while people have a right to protest, “hate can never be the answer”.“Over the past few days, Canadians were shocked and frankly disgusted by the behaviour displayed by some people protesting in our nation’s capital,” Trudeau said during a news conference.“I want to be very clear: We are not intimidated by those who hurl insults and abuse at small business workers and steal food from the homeless. We won’t give in to those who fly racist flags. We won’t cave to those who engage in vandalism or dishonour the memory of our veterans.”Participants in the so-called “Freedom Convoy” began arriving in Ottawa on Friday from across the country, and a crowd of thousands marched through the city the next day to denounce a coronavirus vaccine mandate for truckers driving across the Canada-US border.(RIGHT FROM THE BEGGINING OF THE PEACEFUL PROTEST THE LIBERALS AND ESPECIALLY JUDAS (DADDYS LITTLE BOY JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND OTTAWA MAYOR JIM (WHATS UP DOC) WATSON.AND DEMOCRAPS AND THE BRAIN-DEAD PROPAGANDA CANADIAN LIBERAL MEDIA. CALLED THEM A BUNCH OF EXTREMIST TERRORISTS RIGHT FROM THE START.)
TRUDEAU AND HIS LITTLE PUPPETEERS ARE STILL GOING AFTER THE TRUCKERS.THIS LAWYER PROOVED THE LIBERALS SET UP THE TRUCKERS WITH THIS NAZI FLAG PERSON. NOW OF COURSE THE LIBERALS MUST SHUT UP THE TRUTH AGAINST THEM. JUST LIKE THEY DID TO THE TRUCKERS.
Canada-Lawyer for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers facing libel notice over inquiry claims-By Rachel Gilmore Global News-Udated November 23, 2022 3:38 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: Enterprise Canada said on Wednesday their original cease-and-desist letter contained a “typo” when it referenced dates in 2021 instead of 2022. Their corrected letter was published on Tuesday afternoon, and the quotes from their updated letter are added below.A lawyer representing the “Freedom Convoy” organizers is facing a cease-and-desist letter as well as a “forthcoming” notice of libel after allegations he made during the Emergencies Act inquiry on Monday.Brendan Miller, the counsel representing Freedom Corp., had claimed during comments made at the commission that an employee of the government relations firm Enterprise Canada, Brian Fox, was carrying a Nazi flag during the protests earlier this year.In a cease and desist letter sent to Miller and published on Enterprise Canada’s Twitter on Tuesday, lawyer Jeff Galway from Blakes, Cassels and Graydon said the “unfounded accusation” is “highly defamatory.”“It is irresponsible and reckless to use the Commission’s process to make these false and damaging allegations in a highly visible forum,” the letter said.“These accusations could not be more baseless, and are causing immediate and irreparable harm to our clients.”Miller levied the accusation on Monday while questioning the head of Canada’s spy agency, David Vigneault, during a hearing for the Public Order Emergencies Commission.Miller had alleged that the Enterprise employee had been carrying a Nazi flag during the convoy.Click to play video: 'CSIS head urged Trudeau to invoke Emergencies Act during convoy, inquiry hears' When Vigneault responded that he hasn’t testified to that, Miller fired back, “Yeah, you haven’t testified to it, but you know that to be true, don’t you?”The commissioner then cut in and chastised Miller’s conduct, saying the question was “not a fair statement.”In the cease and desist sent to Miller on Tuesday, Galway explained that Fox “was not in Ottawa at any time in January or February of 2022.”“His most recent visit to Ottawa, to the best of his recollection, was to attend the Manning conservative action conference in 2019,” it added.The letter went on to say that Fox was “not involved” in the “Freedom Convoy” protests and added that, “contrary to the misinformation (Miller’s) statements have engendered online, Brian Fox is not a Liberal Party member, supporter, or collaborator.”“He is a longstanding member of and contributor to the Conservative Party of Canada, and participated in the recent leadership process to support Mr. (Pierre) Poilievre,” it said.“Your implication that Mr. Fox colluded with the incumbent government to discredit protestors has absolutely no basis in fact, and is reckless.”Shortly after Miller made the allegation, social media lit up with claims about the Enterprise employee. Some users on Twitter called him a “paid actor,” while others questioned whether he was a “Liberal plant.”The letter concludes by demanding Miller “cease and desist immediately” and “correct” his “false statements.”“A formal notice of libel is forthcoming, and we expressly reserve all of our clients’ legal rights and remedies.”Speaking outside the inquiry on Tuesday prior to the cease and desist being made public, Miller faced questions from reporters asking whether he was concerned about being sued for the allegation he made.“No, I’m not. Because guess what? Truth is a full defence,” Miller responded.“We also have privileges for things of which we say in a courtroom — and the reason that that exists is so that lawyers can do their job and witnesses can tell the truth.”He said he didn’t care about Enterprise’s “little announcement yesterday,” referring to the government relation firm’s statement that they were considering their legal options.“I could care less,” Miller said.“If they want to bring that, I would be happy to do so and defend it, and get discovery, and get their records.”Miller proceeded to reiterate the assertion during his questioning of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Tuesday afternoon, after receiving the cease and desist.The Freedom Corp. lawyer also told the inquiry he had filed an “affidavit” from an individual “who identified this man, and the man is Mr. Brian Fox, according to that affidavit.”
‘Your guy has really screwed the pooch,’ Kenney told feds over Coutts blockade-By Stephanie Taylor, Laura Osman and David Fraser The Canadian Press-Posted November 22, 2022 5:12 pm
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces “holding the bag” to clear “Freedom Convoy” protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned.Documents released by the inquiry looking into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter include text messages between three ministers in which Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc relayed messages he said he received from Kenney.In messages that LeBlanc said Kenney had written, the then-premier accused Ottawa of not caring about the Canada-United States border closure in Coutts, Alta., and complained about the federal decision to decline Alberta’s request for military equipment that could help remove protest vehicles.LeBlanc sent the messages to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Feb. 11, three days before Alberta RCMP moved in to make arrests in Coutts.In an apparent reference to Trudeau, a message attributed to Kenney said: “Your guy has really screwed the pooch.”“This trucker vax policy is obviously just dumb political theatre,” the message said, apparently referring to a federal policy requiring COVID-19 vaccination for cross-border truckers. The policy sparked the convoy protests, which ultimately saw demonstrators railing against other COVID-19 restrictions and the federal government.“Calling them all Nazis hasn’t exactly helped. And now the provinces are holding the bag on enforcement,” the message read.The message continued with an allegation that private vendors would not provide tow trucks or other heavy equipment to “move these freakin’ trucks” because protesters, described as “crazies,” were making death threats.“And you guys turned down our request for army equipment to help us. Because apparently, the Government of Canada doesn’t really care about the international border being closed,” the message said.“But don’t worry, the RCMP commander in Alberta just told me proudly that he has secured some psychologists to do a profile assessment on the protesters. I said, ‘that’s great news, deputy commissioner, ‘do any of them know how to drive a tow truck.”’In response to the texts that LeBlanc said were from Kenney, Alghabra wrote: “Speaking of bonkers.” LeBlanc replied: “Totally.” Further text messages in the conversation were not released.The blockade in Coutts forced the closure of the highway and border crossing for more than two weeks before it was broken up on Feb. 14, when RCMP seized guns and charged four men for conspiracy to commit murder.The same day, the federal government moved to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to continued protests in downtown Ottawa.When a commission lawyer asked LeBlanc whether Kenney was referring to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the message that had him say “Your guy has really screwed the pooch,” LeBlanc testified he did not ask.“This text message was the premier empathically expressing his frustration,” he said.It’s not the first time the commission has seen testy exchanges between federal ministers and their provincial counterparts, particularly in Ontario.The commission has heard that members of the federal cabinet were frustrated with what they considered to be a lack of willingness from the Ontario government to come to the table to hammer out a solution to the blockades.Earlier in the day, the public inquiry was shown a text message from Mendicino’s chief of staff, Mike Jones, who back in February said Ontario’s former solicitor-general Sylvia Jones used an expletive when communicating how she didn’t “take edicts.”The Ontario government did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.The Public Order Emergency Commission, which is in its final week, has previously heard that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet was highly concerned about the possibility that the “Freedom Convoy” might inspire further protests after demonstrators’ blockade in Coutts and another six-day border closure in Windsor, Ont.The inability of authorities to convince or find tow truck operators willing to remove protest vehicles was one of the reasons Trudeau’s government has argued the Emergencies Act was necessary, because it gave law enforcement the authority to compel companies to do the job.
Anti-hate experts urge action against right-wing extremism in Canada-Judy Trinh-CTV National News, Ottawa Correspondent-Updated Sept. 16, 2022 7:17 p.m.
Anti-hate experts are urging policy makers to take action against what they describe as growing right-wing extremism in Canada.One of these experts says research suggests that millions of Canadians have been drawn into the far right over the course of the pandemic, some of whom have been indoctrinated by misinformation and lies that were then amplified by the Freedom Convoy.Evan Balgord, the executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, says the convoy’s organizers were able to successfully use the month-long February protest to recruit vaccine-hesitant people into their movement.“They were now rubbing shoulders with, you know, racists and bigots and people who would like to use violence to overthrow the government. A portion of those people are getting further radicalized.”Balgord was one of more than a dozen experts who spoke at “Hate Among Us,” an international conference held in Ottawa Tuesday that discussed solutions to growing extremism.Although some of the Convoy’s leadership is now facing criminal charges, Balgord says the movement’s ideas are entrenched in the mainstream.Balgord, whose organization tracked right-wing groups and monitored their activities and influence, claims that six years ago there were around 20,000 white supremacists in Canada. That’s not the case anymore, Balgord says.Balgord estimates that there are now 10 to 15 per cent of Canadians who hold far right views, which encompass a wide range of extremist opinions including anti-government and anti-science perspectives along with racist and homophobic beliefs. Some of them may not consider themselves racist, but they are giving cover to extremists, he says.A recent Abacus Data survey indicated that 44 per cent of the Canadian population, or 13 million Canadian adults, believe in at least one conspiracy theory. These theories include racist beliefs that political elites are trying to replace native-born Canadians with immigrants who support them, or that the World Economic Forum has a secret strategy to impose its economic plans across the globe.GAINING POLITICAL POWER-Meanwhile polling data released earlier this month by EKOS Research showed that 25 per cent of Canadians support the anti-vaccine mandate views espoused by Convoy organizersIn addition to this, Frank Graves, president of EKOS Research, says at least 10 per cent, or more than three million Canadians, view the current government as illegitimate. The supporters are predominately male and under 50 years old, with a high school education. Graves says this group has become a political force in Canada and gravitates toward parties on the right of the spectrum.Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre marches with Canadian veteran James Topp as the Canada Marches "March to Freedom" arrives in Ottawa.The Conservative Party of Canada’s new leader, Pierre Poilievre, has embraced convoy supporters and marched with a Canadian soldier who refused to be vaccinated.Graves says committed convoy supporters could be a new source of finding success politically.“But what you need then is to find simply another 10 per cent of voters who are sick to death of the current government…And I think that would provide a successful path to power. I'm not saying it's a sure thing, but it's certainly not implausible.”The far right elements in that 10 per cent of voters who view the government as illegitimate can, in extreme cases, be dangerous or delusional, anti-hate experts say.That was evident in Coutts, Alta., where RCMP arrested seized weapons and tactical gear from a group that took part in the border blockade. Some members may have had ties to the neo-fascist group Diagolon.Court documents showed RCMP feared the extremists would shoot to kill officers.In August lawyer Caryma S’ad, who has been documenting the activities of Convoy supporter for months, captured video of QAnon supporters attempting to place Peterborough police under citizens arrest.Then two weeks later, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was ambushed by a Freedom Convoy supporter who verbally assaulted her.Stephanie Carvin, a former national security analyst for the Canadian government, says before the pandemic, police were concerned about terrorist attacks from foreign players such as Al Qaida. But as the U.S. learned on Jan. 6 last year during the attack on the Capitol, the risk picture has changed - the dominant threats here are homegrown.Stephanie Carvin, from Carleton University, says national security risks in Canada have shifted from large scale threats to buildings to targeted personal attacks on politicians.“Jan. 6 changed things in Canada. We’re now not so much worried about bombs. We’re worried about a mob armed with hockey sticks and fire extinguishers charging at the historical parliament buildings,” Carvin said.In June, the parliamentary protective service issued panic buttons to MPs, some of whom received death threats. Since the pandemic, the threats have become more pervasive, personal and tougher to guard against, says Carvin, who now teaches at Carleton University in Ottawa.“It’s a much more dangerous situation when people see politicians as legitimate targets for violence.”POLITICAL AND PUBLIC SOLUTIONS-To counter this growing threat to democracy, Heidi Beirich of U.S.-based Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, says the extremists are exploring real grievances like job losses and rising costs of living that policy makers need to address. She says Canada should pass a digital accountability law that forces social media companies to clamp down on disinformation shared on their platforms.Bierich says community groups can organize to fight back against the hateful movement. An example is Ottawa’s “Battle of Billings Bridge” in February this year, where concerned residents blocked a roadway for hours, preventing a convoy of vehicles from joining the trucker protest that occupied Parliament Hill.Heidi Beirich works with the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. She researches White Supremacist terrorism.“This is a situation where we have a growing far right movement that’s a threat to a lot of things: climate change, racial injustice and sound immigration policies. The list could go on,” Bierich said.Beirich added that it’s important for media to continue reporting on the far right and its views.“It’s not a question of giving them oxygen. They’ve got the oxygen. The question now is are they being appropriately examined and interrogated by the press about their beliefs and ideas so other people can be inoculated from their views.”
Report: Iran developing missiles that could eliminate obstacles to delivering nuke-While previous intel assessments said Iran would need 2 years to assemble weapon, NYT finds growing gaps in West’s knowledge of Tehran’s progress, particularly at Fordo site-By TOI staff-NOV 25,22-Today, 8:26 pm 0
Iran has reportedly been developing large cruise missiles that could potentially “eliminate many of the obstacles” toward delivering a nuclear bomb.Citing several US intelligence and security sources and experts, The New York Times reported Thursday that Tehran has moved closer toward achieving weapons-grade enrichment and could soon possess the technology required to deliver nuclear bombs.While both American and Israeli intelligence officials have suggested that Tehran would require at least two years to reach sufficient levels of enrichment and build a bomb that could fit atop a missile, the report said “growing gaps in knowledge” about the pace of Iran’s nuclear development could significantly change that estimation.The report noted that Iran has recently notified inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it plans to advance its nuclear enrichment efforts at its underground Fordo site, which was previously sabotaged by Israel and the US.The enrichment to 60% purity — a technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90% — was being carried out using the advanced IR-6 centrifuges at the facility and was described as a response to the IAEA’s resolution last week criticizing Tehran’s lack of cooperation with the nuclear watchdog.The Times suggested that the Fordo site — located deep within a mountain range — would be “hard to bomb,” even if Israel’s incoming hawkish government led by Benjamin Netanyahu wants to carry out an attack. Netanyahu had reportedly considered ordering a strike on the site when he was premier in 2012.As hopes of returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran have dissipated, the US has shifted its focus to undermine Iran’s nuclear plans, and according to The New York Times, the Fordo site has been a cause for concern among Pentagon officials.“Imagine telling the incoming administration in January 2021 that within two years, Iran would be enriching to near weapons-grade uranium at Fordo, deploying its most advanced centrifuges in large numbers, accepting severely limited international monitoring, accumulating multiple bombs’ worth of highly enriched uranium and rejecting diplomatic efforts,” Henry Rome, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was cited as saying.“That’s not quite a worst-case scenario, but it’s pretty close.”Under the terms of the 2015 agreement, Iran was only permitted to enrich uranium to 3.67% purity. That deal gave Iran sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear program to prevent the production of a weapon. The deal also called for Fordo to become a research and development facility.The report said it’s hard to know how long Iran would need to produce a bomb and build a suitable missile to deliver it under the current conditions and available information, but suggested that current estimations may be lacking “at a time that inspections have been limited and cameras installed by the IAEA have been shut off by the Iranians.”Lacking intelligence would make the diversion of nuclear fuel hard to detect, the newspaper added, adding that reports of military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in Ukraine further complicate things, with the report suggesting it could be extended to missile development as well.Earlier this month, Iran claimed to have developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defense systems.Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound.“This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to counter air defense shields,” General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of the IRGC’s aerospace unit said.The US has repeatedly voiced concern that testing such missiles could boost Iran’s ballistic missile technology, extending to the potential delivery of nuclear warheads.In March, the US government imposed sanctions on Iran’s missile-related activities.It said in a statement at the time that the punitive measures followed “Iran’s recent missile attack on Arbil, Iraq, as well as missile attacks by Iranian proxies against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.”“These attacks are a reminder that Iran’s development and proliferation of ballistic missiles pose a serious threat to regional and international security,” it said.Agencies contributed to this report.
'We're the only means that Iranians can see the protests'-Security upped for UK-based Persian news station after threats from Iranian regime
Concrete barriers erected outside Iran International’s London office, which has been covering protests in Islamic Republic; spokesperson says staff are ‘more anxious’ than panicked-By AFP-NOV 25,22-Today, 7:39 pm 0
LONDON, United Kingdom — The Iran International TV channel on Friday said that further security measures have been put in place around its London offices after threats from the regime in Tehran.Concrete barriers have been erected similar to those at key government buildings and tourist spots in the British capital, to prevent vehicle attacks.The barriers were “guaranteed to stop a 7.5-tonne truck at 50 miles (80 kilometers) per hour,” a spokesman for the Persian-language channel said.Vehicle access in and around the site would also be controlled and checks carried out, he added.The threats were an escalation of years of intimidation because of its broadcasting of protests in Iran, the spokesman told AFP.“We’re the only channel running 24/7 coverage of the protests,” he said.But he added: “We’re not the voice of the protests. We’re the only means that people in Iran can see them.”The spokesman, who asked not to be identified, stressed that Iran International was not an opposition channel and its staff were not activists.“We were set up as a service for people in Iran and the diaspora,” he said. London’s Metropolitan Police has placed armed police forces outside @IranIntl's headquarters following threats by the Iranian regime against its journalist. pic.twitter.com/5wlEZVkN9k- me@narimangharib.com – #MahsaAmini (@NarimanGharib) November 19, 2022-Last week, London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed that armed police vehicles had been deployed outside the TV studios.That followed “severe and credible” death threats against two of its UK-based journalists from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.The UK government promptly hauled in Iran’s highest-ranking diplomat to the country for a dressing-down.Earlier this week, the Kan public broadcaster reported that Israel provided intelligence information to the British authorities that enabled them to foil the planned attacks against local journalists.MI5, the UK domestic intelligence agency, has uncovered at least 10 plots by Iran to kill UK-based individuals deemed to be “enemies of the regime” so far this year, its boss said last week.The channel employs about 100 staff in London, whose coverage of the protests largely involves sifting through and verifying social media content of the demonstrations.Iranian staff were “more anxious” than panicked about the threats and more worried about the safety of their families back home, as well as the wider impact of the protests, said the spokesman for the channel.“We all don’t know what the hell is going to happen. That’s stressful,” he said.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
Iran blasts ‘useless’ UN rights probe into deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests-Tehran says investigation, backed by majority of Human Rights Council, is ‘violation of sovereignty’ and a ‘strategic error by Germany and certain Western countries’By AFP-NOV 25,22-Today, 5:53 pm 0
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign ministry condemned a United Nations Human Rights Council decision to probe the Islamic Republic’s response to unrest following the death of Mahsa Amini.Tehran had opposed holding the urgent council session on Thursday as requested by Germany and Iceland.It “totally rejects” the resolution that was adopted to establish a high-level fact-finding mission, the ministry said in a statement late Thursday.Iran has seen more than two months of anti-regime protests sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini. She had been arrested for an alleged breach of the country’s strict dress code for women.Government officials have blamed the “riots” on “foreign enemies” in the West whom they accuse of inciting law-breaking.The foreign ministry said Iran had already formed a national commission of inquiry involving legal experts and “independent representatives.”“The formation of any new mechanism to examine the incidents over the past two months in Iran is useless and represents a violation of the country’s national sovereignty,” it said in a statement.Iran “does not recognize the mission,” the ministry added.A broader-than-expected majority of the 47-member council backed launching the probe, with 25 votes in favor, 16 abstaining and only six countries — Armenia, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Pakistan and Venezuela — opposed.Tehran accused Germany and other countries which supported the resolution of making “false and provocative allegations about violating men, women and children’s rights, which Iran denies.”“This resolution was made under pressure from certain political lobbies that depend on false information spread by anti-Iranian media,” the foreign ministry charged.It decried a “strategic error by Germany and certain Western countries” and said “this blindness will be detrimental to their interests.”During Thursday’s session, UN rights chief Volker Turk insisted that “the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force must come to an end.”Turk said more than 300 people had been killed since Amini’s death. He told reporters he had offered to visit Iran but had received no response from Tehran.
Manhunt continues for Jerusalem bomb attack suspects; police on high alert in city-Security officials say will place particular emphasis on securing places of worship, shopping centers and recreation sites over the weekend, two days after deadly terror attack-By TOI staff and Emanuel Fabian-NOV 25,22-Today, 1:58 pm 3
Police said Friday that bolstered forces would remain deployed in Jerusalem as the manhunt continued for a suspected terror cell that detonated explosive devices at two bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a teenager and wounding more than 20 others.Police said in a statement that officers from the force, along with the Shin Bet, were looking for “anyone involved” in the terror attack.Immediately after the deadly bombing, it was ordered that the number of officers across Jerusalem be ramped up, especially in crowded areas.Police said Friday they aimed to increase the police presence throughout the city to give “a sense of security to all the city’s residents and visitors.”There was to be a particular emphasis on places of worship, shopping centers and recreation sites that were expected to be busy over the weekend.Police said that while the public should not panic, they should remain alert and report any suspicious activity or individuals.Police chief Kobi Shabtai visited the center of Jerusalem, accompanied by local police chief Doron Turgeman.Shabtai was briefed on the force’s “extensive deployment and increased preparation” for the upcoming weekend, police said.A 16-year-old yeshiva student, Aryeh Schupak, was killed and 22 people were hurt in the two attacks, including one person listed as critical and another three in serious-moderate condition, according to medical officials.Aryeh Schupak, 16, killed in a bombing attack at the entrance of Jerusalem, November 23, 2022. (Courtesy)-The first explosion occurred close to the main entrance of Jerusalem in Givat Shaul, shortly after 7 a.m., a peak commuter hour. The second blast occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m., at Ramot Junction, where heavily trafficked roads meet, in the capital’s northwest.Schupak, who was killed in the first bombing, was a dual Israeli-Canadian citizen.The head of the police operations division said the “two high-quality, powerful explosive devices [capable of] a high level of damage” were hidden behind the bus stop and in a bush. The remotely detonated devices were packed with nails and ball bearings to maximize casualties, according to police officials.No terror group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.On Thursday, previously unseen footage of the attack was posted on the Telegram social media service by an Iranian hacker group that said the film came from surveillance cameras used by a major Israeli security organization.Details of the investigation into the bombing were placed under a gag order by a court at the request of police.Due to the nature of the attacks, with two near-identical bombs exploding within half an hour of each other at two bus stops, Deputy Commissioner Sigal Bar Zvi said Wednesday police suspected an organized cell was behind it, rather than just one person.The bombings came during a time of heightened tensions, following a series of Palestinian attacks that left 30 people in Israel and the West Bank dead since the start of the year, including Wednesday’s attack.In recent months, there have been several stabbing and attempted stabbing attacks in Jerusalem, mostly in the Old City. Last month, a Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint near Jerusalem.In the spring, the military launched a major anti-terror offensive in West Bank following the attacks.The operation has netted more than 2,000 arrests in near-nightly raids, but has left over 130 Palestinians dead, many of them — though not all — while carrying out attacks or during clashes with security forces.Bombings on buses and in public places were a hallmark of the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005, but mostly subsided over the last 17 years, which Israeli officials attributed to increased security measures, including the West Bank security barrier, and better intelligence.In 2016, the Hamas terror group was accused of bombing a bus in Jerusalem, leaving 21 people injured. And in 2011, a bomb hidden in a backpack exploded at a bus stop outside the Jerusalem International Convention Center, killing two and injuring dozens more.
2nd sinkhole opens on main Tel Aviv highway, causing traffic chaos but no injuries-Three lanes of Ayalon blocked near La Guardia interchange after second sinkhole opens on thoroughfare within a number of weeks-By TOI staff-NOV 25,22-Today, 9:54 am 1
A sinkhole opened up on Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway on Friday morning, two months after a similar incident closed sections of the thoroughfare for a number of weeks.The incident took place at the La Guardia interchange on the major intracity freeway in the Gush Dan region, close to the Hagana Train Station.No injuries or damage to property were reported.Three of the five lanes going south were blocked to traffic and drivers were asked to seek alternative routes, police said.Safety experts from Ayalon Highways, the company that operates the road, were dispatched to the scene and are examining the scope of the damage caused. Some lanes will remain shut until road safety can be assured, authorities said.The Ayalon Highway is built over the channel of the Ayalon Stream, putting it at a higher risk for sinkholes.Additionally, huge amounts of infrastructure and construction work in the area have caused sinkholes to open and severe flooding to occur.Several sinkholes have been discovered in Israel in recent months, including two recent incidents in Tel Aviv.On Sunday, police were alerted to the sinkhole on the corner of Ibn Gabirol and Zeitlin streets in the city, right by Rabin Square.The sinkhole may have been caused by the construction of the Green Line of the Tel Aviv light rail system that is taking place in the area, upsetting the subterranean soil, according to Hebrew media reports.In September, a part of the Ayalon Highway was shut down for two weeks after a 15-meter-deep (50-foot) sinkhole emerged at Hashalom Interchange. It was allegedly caused by construction work on the nearby Azrieli Spiral Tower, which is slated to become Tel Aviv’s second-tallest building.Earlier this month, a sinkhole appeared in a parking spot between two buildings in Hod Hasharon. Emergency services that arrived at the scene ordered an evacuation of nearby buildings until municipal engineers examined the hole to assess its cause.In July, a man was killed when a sinkhole opened underneath a swimming pool during a party at a home in the central town of Karmei Yosef.
Musk to grant amnesty to suspended Twitter accounts, drawing hate speech concerns-Experts say move will spur rise in harassment, hatred, misinformation; billionaire says platform to return accounts that haven’t ‘broken the law or engaged in egregious spam’By AP and TOI staff-NOV 25,22-Today, 7:54 am 3
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.The billionaire’s announcement came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on reinstatements for accounts that have not “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.” The yes vote was 72%.“The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk tweeted using a Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people, the voice of God.”Musk used the same Latin phrase after posting a similar poll last last weekend before reinstating the account of former US President Donald Trump, which Twitter had banned for encouraging the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Trump has said he won’t return to Twitter but has not deleted his account.Such online polls are anything but scientific and can easily be influenced by bots.In the month since Musk took over Twitter, groups that monitor the platform for racist, antisemitic and other toxic speech say it’s been on the rise on the world’s de facto public square.That has included a surge in racist abuse of World Cup soccer players that Twitter is allegedly failing to act on.The uptick in harmful content is in large part due to the disorder following Musk’s decision to lay off half the company’s 7,500-person workforce, fire top executives, and then institute a series of ultimatums that prompted hundreds more to quit. Also let go were an untold number of contractors responsible for content moderation. Among those resigning over a lack of faith in Musk’s willingness to keep Twitter from devolving into a chaos of uncontrolled speech were Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth.Major advertisers have also abandoned the platform.On Oct. 28, the day after he took control, Musk tweeted that no suspended accounts would be reinstated until Twitter formed a “content moderation council” with diverse viewpoints that would consider the cases.On Tuesday, he said he was reneging on that promise because he’d agreed to at the insistence of “a large coalition of political-social activists groups” who later ”broke the deal” by urging that advertisers at least temporarily stop giving Twitter their business.A day earlier, Twitter reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which was banned in January for violating the platform’s COVID misinformation policies.Musk, meanwhile, has been getting increasingly chummy on Twitter with right-wing figures. Before this month’s US midterm elections he urged “independent-minded” people to vote Republican.A report from the European Union published Thursday said Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it this year compared with 2021. The report was based on data collected over the spring — before Musk acquired Twitter — as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms’ compliance with the bloc’s code of conduct on disinformation. It found that Twitter assessed just over half of the notifications it received about illegal hate speech within 24 hours, down from 82% in 2021.On Thursday however, it seemed like Musk had personally been involved in deleting one Twitter account that posted antisemitic content and praised Palestinian terrorism against Israelis.A Twitter user alerted Musk to the account — called Jisr Collective — by tagging him in a post of screenshots of the account’s tweets, one of which praised twin terrorist bomb blasts in Jerusalem on Wednesday as “spectacular.”Musk replied that such posts were “not ok.” A short while after, the account no longer appeared to be active.
