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Taliban fighters have been brought to the UK on secret airlift flights after the Afghanistan data breach which was revealed by the Mail. This newspaper revealed earlier this month a British military official catastrophically wrongly shared a database of 100,000 Afghans who had applied for sanctuary in the UK. The scheme was set up for those who worked with British forces to flee the murderous Taliban - so the disastrous leak amounted to giving a 'kill list' to the vengeful jihadist warlords. The breach was discovered by the Mail in August 2023 - and so far, 18,500 of the Afghans...

In one of the most explosive revelations in modern political history, newly declassified documents confirm what millions of Americans suspected all along: the Obama administration orchestrated a deliberate effort to sabotage President Donald Trump after his 2016 election victory. A new report released Friday found that Intelligence officials at the highest levels, acting under direction from the Obama administration, weaponized false information and manipulated national security agencies to undermine the will of the American people. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard revealed new evidence confirming that the Obama administration and his national security cabinet members manufactured and politicized intelligence...

A majority of voters don't believe what the government has to say about the Jeffrey Epstein case in what could prove bad news for President Donald Trump as he tries to move past the scandal, a recent poll found. Overall, 56% of voters do not believe the FBI's conclusions about the late billionaire's death, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey. The bureau concluded that Epstein likely did kill himself, despite pervasive suspicions of foul play. Just 21% believed the official FBI/Department of Justice narrative. A further 23% were unsure. The survey questioned 1,164 likely U.S. voters from July 8-10. "This...

[Catholic Caucus] Communist China intensifies persecution against Underground Catholics in key dioceseUnderground Catholics in the Diocese of Wenzhou have once again faced renewed persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in recent weeks.As Chinese authorities continue to persecute Underground Catholics, the regime has now turned against a priest in the state-sponsored church who has reportedly failed in his required loyalty.Underground Catholics in the Diocese of Wenzhou have once again faced renewed persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in recent weeks, as the regime has continued its push to enact control over the Church in the region.For the CCP it...

President Donald Trump for the first time since returning to office will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power frequently used by his predecessor, two sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday, a move suggesting new interest by the president in defending Ukraine. More than three years after Russia's invasion of its neighbor, Trump's team will identify arms from U.S. stockpiles to send to Ukraine under the Presidential Drawdown Authority, the sources said, with one saying they could be worth around $300 million. Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. would send more weapons to Ukraine to help the...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV cannot afford to compromise with the CCP any furtherPope Leo XIV faces a crucial litmus test for international diplomacy and moral leadership as he inherits the Vatican’s controversial bilateral ties with Communist China under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The contentious and clandestine 2018 Sino-Vatican deal wasrenewed most recently for another four years in November 2024, permiting the Vatican and Chinese authorities to jointly oversee episcopal appointments in China’s state-sanctioned church.As the present head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV has a lot on his plate. In the context of Asia, the new...

Peter, an individual, betrayed Jesus, by denying knowing him three times, and thereby betrayed the group of individuals to which he belonged. His own conscience troubled Peter very deeply. Waltzing Matilda, often called Australia’s unofficial national anthem, is also about betrayal. But it is the betrayal of the human rights of an individual denied his basic right to food by an unjust society. The swaggy is driven to suicide, whereas Peter recovers to become the rock upon which the Christian church was built. For me the fusion of these two different types of betrayal is very beautiful. Perhaps a strange...

Syria’s former media chief and top aide to Bashar al-Assad said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have “tricked” the ousted Syrian president in his final days as leader. Speaking to Mazeej Studios, a podcast produced by Saudi channel Al Arabiya, Kamel Saqr said that Assad was in Moscow in late November, just over a week before Syrian rebels captured Damascus. According to him, the rebels had already captured much of Aleppo by the time Assad met Putin on Friday 29 November. There, Saqr said Assad asked for Putin’s support in helping Iran transport equipment and support to strengthen his...

You can smell it in the air. A deep sense of betrayal among Democratic voters. An underlying realization that the Democratic party’s politburo — Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, Jeffries, and their courtiers of elected official and consultant sycophants — sold voters a bill of goods: the gaslighting of the public on President Biden’s decrepitude; the false idol of the Kamala Harris “campaign of joy” as a smart last-minute stand-in; and the repeated cowering to the far left whose wokeness and moral condescension turns off most voters. In a just world, one might expect a formal no-confidence vote on this leadership failure....

President-elect Trump told The Post Saturday he supports immigration visas for highly skilled workers, appearing to side with Elon Musk in the roiling intra-MAGA debate on the issue. “I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why we have them,” Trump said by phone, referring to the H-1B program, which permits companies to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. “I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program,” added Trump, who restricted access to foreign worker visas in...

After 10 years of betraying their voters the Conservative Party of the U.K. has been abandoned by its members for the Reform Party. A few days ago Reform Party paying membership surpasses the Tories after the Reform Party was strategic in removing the feckless, back-stabbing Tories in the election held earlier this year. In 2016 Brexit was predictive of Trump's surprise defeat of D.C.'s heroine Hillary Clinton and now the election repudiation of the Conservative Party this year predicts a MAGa voter backlash if the GOP under President Trump does not stop the foreign invasion and colonization of America and...

Europe owes a huge debt of gratitude to America for various reasons, particularly during pivotal moments in history. Some key contributions where America saved Europe's bacon include: World War I: The United States entered World War I in 1917, tipping the balance in favor of the Allies. The influx of American troops and resources helped end the war, leading to the eventual defeat of the Central Powers. World War II:America played a crucial role in the defeat of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan. Beyond military support, the U.S. provided economic aid through programs like the **Lend-Lease Act**, which...

A man who claims he spent money to fund Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's shock rise to Congress says the 'Squad' Democrat has 'betrayed' her district. Ramon Ramirez Baez, a lifelong Democrat who voted for Donald Trump in November and committee member in the New York Assembly, claims he helped get her to the debate stage and propped up her Congressional campaign when she primaried establishment Democrat Joe Crowley. Now, Baez is working on behalf of the campaign to improve the Roosevelt Ave. section of Corona, Queens in AOC's district, which has become a huge new red light district thanks to the arrival...

The Betrayal of the Catholic Church in ChinaThere is some historical evidence that suggests St. Thomas the Apostle went not only to India, but all the way to China. At the latest, we know there were Christians in China from AD 600 forward. Since then, they have been few in percentages but great in suffering for Jesus Christ. The persecution of Catholics in China peaked in the 20th century under the Boxer Rebellion and Mao’s Red China.But in 1957, the Communists tried a new move in establishing the “Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.” This was an attempt to mimic the hierarchy...

Catholic Priests from Fujian Mobilized for “Patriotic Education” in XinjiangA delegation led by Bishop Vincent Zhan Silu, a CCP loyalist, went to the region to “see and believe” that all is well there and to preach “patriotism” to local religionists.The law on “patriotic education,” aimed at promoting the most massive domestic propaganda effort in the 21st century, is in force in China since January 1. On January 4, the five authorized religions issued guidelines on how government-controlled religions and clergy are expected to cooperate in this gigantic enterprise.One region where, understandably, “patriotic education” is not highly successful is Xinjiang (which...

From curbside abortions to gender-neutral prayer rooms, so much insane stuff unfolded at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. One of these abhorrent moments apparently snuck under the radar — until now. It turns out that a top Kamala Harris surrogate bashed the Bill of Rights as "that little piece of paper" and urged Democrats to "reimagine democracy" on Day 1 of the DNC. Kelley Robinson, president of the far-left Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and a prominent supporter of Kamala Harris, made the appalling comments during a daytime session addressing "how defeating Donald Trump and the Project 2025 agenda rests on...

The family of former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ripped his decision to endorse former President Donald Trump on Friday. “We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride,” the family said in a statement. “We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story,” they said: I am sharing...

Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realized that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet, his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday. Assange is being sought by the United States on 18 counts of hacking U.S. government computers and an espionage offense, having allegedly conspired with Chelsea Manning, then a U.S. soldier known as Bradley Manning, to leak hundreds of thousands of secret documents by WikiLeaks almost a decade ago. On Monday, the lawyer representing the United States told the hearing that Assange,...

Cardinal once jailed by communists criticizes Vatican’s ‘silence’ about China’s persecution of Catholics‘The Church’s silence in the face of human rights abuses by Communist China harms Catholic life in China,’ said Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison by communists for ‘religious activities’ when he was a young priest.PRAGUE (LifeSiteNews) — A Czech cardinal who was once imprisoned by communists publicly criticized the Vatican under Pope Francis for ignoring Communist China’s human rights abuses and persecution of Catholics.“Just as silence and complicity with the communist regime damaged my country and made it easier for the...

The abortion debate in America has been a defining issue for decades, drawing a clearly defined line between those who value life and those who, quite frankly, promote death. From the infamous Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, which opened the floodgates to the slaughter of the unborn, to the 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned it, conservatives have long held the moral high ground. We have rightfully labeled the Democrat party as the “party of death”—it is their policies that have facilitated the killing of millions of innocent lives. Yet, with the latest compromises from the Republican National Committee (RNC),...