UK Column News - 25th September 2024

Source:  ukcolumn

Mike Robinson, Vanessa Beeley and Charles Malet with today’s UK Column News.

 

Escalation in Lebanon: Will A Levant-Wide War Commence?

00:21 Israel Defense Forces (on X): IDF’s post

The rocket that you see below is a long-range rocket, stored on a hydraulic system directed toward Israeli civilians and ready to be launched at a moments notice.

Al Mayadeen: Telegram channel

Al Mayadeen: Ramat David airbase: all you need to know

Al Mayadeen: Megiddo Military Airport significance

Al Mayadeen: In first, Hezbollah targets Mossad HQs in Tel Aviv suburb with Qader 1

Defense Express (2022): The USA Unexpectedly Deploy the 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division Near Border of Ukraine in Romania

Al Mayadeen: Debunking Israeli lies

The Cradle: Hezbollah confirms top commander in ‘full health’ after latest Israeli strike on Beirut 

Haaretz: While IDF Attacks ‘Degraded’ Hezbollah, It Remains a Major Threat to Israeli Home Front (Archived)

Times of Israel: Syrian air defense triggered amid alleged Israeli strike on port city of Tartus

Disclose TV: Lebanon: UK to send 700 troops to Cyprus for possible Lebanon evacuation

BBC: Leave Lebanon now, Starmer tells Britons

 

Global Tensions, Race-Baiting Foreign Secretary: David “Azza Blackman” Lammy Raises Imperialism In Intra-Slavic War

08:38 TASS: Moscow reiterates will not test nukes if Washington refrains

MeNMyRC (on X): MeNMyRC’s post

As is readily apparent, the RS–28 Sarmat test was a complete failure. The missile detonated in the silo leaving a massive crater and destroying the test site. The Sarmat is a liquid-fueled missile, so this accident could have occurred separate from the actual launch activity.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (on X): Zelenskyy’s post

We are currently preparing for the second Peace Summit, moving forward step by step with our partners according to the Peace Formula.

GOV.UK: “Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is in his interest alone – to expand his mafia state into a mafia empire”: UK statement at the UN Security Council

The Times: ‘Private deal’ could let Ukraine fire missiles into Russia (Archived)

 

Did The SAS Shoot To Kill In Afghanistan?

17:13 Ben Wallace (on X): Wallace’s thread

Yesterday i was contacted by Hannah O’Grady, a producer at BBC Panorama knowing I was due to appear in front of Judge-led Public Inquiry into actions by SF in Afghanistan over 10 years ago.

Daily Mail: The truth about SAS shoot-to-kill night raids, by the hero of 200 secret ops: Soldier breaks ranks to defend elite unit from witch-hunt but says illegal killings were ‘unwritten rule of our job’

UK Parliament: Contact information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

UK Parliament: Government Bill: Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021

Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan: Chair of the Inquiry: The Right Honourable Lord Justice Haddon-Cave

UK Parliament: Ministry of Defence: JSP 398 United Kingdom Manual of National Rules of Engagement (PDF)

 

UK Column Event: Bristol—Limited Tickets Available

25:17 Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column with only £5 a month

Access UKC News Extra—UK Column Community

UK Column article: Attacks on Academic Freedom, The Times of London, and MI6

Forthcoming UK Column interview: Peace in Ukraine: A call to Prime Minister Modi—Thursday 26th at 1 pm

UK Column interview: Extradition: A most one-sided affair—with Lord Deben (John Gummer)

UK Column Shop: Agenda 21—Your Life In Their Hands by Martin Edwards

UK Column event: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

Event: Heritage Party Conference 2024—Saturday, 28 September

 

Biosecurity: No Bones About It—Culling Could Result From PCR Tests

30:11 Animal and Plant Health Agency (on X):

We’ve updated our disease surveillance dashboards for Cattle, Pigs, Sheep & Chickens. They show disease data from submissions to our GB diagnostic network & can inform keepers about diseases in their area.

UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (DEFRA): Scanning surveillance dashboards and analytics

NFU President (on X): NFU President’s post

NFU President @ProagriLtd met Defra [British Agriculture] Minister @SueHayman1 to discuss UK biosecurity, the evolving situation with bluetongue and other issues. Border biosecurity is a critical issue and border inspections, carried out in the appropriate place, are vitally important to NFU members.

GOV.UK: Bluetongue virus restricted zones declared

GOV.UK: Dr Christine Middlemiss is the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO)

FOI Request from UK Column to APHA, concerning Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) Report on nitrogen foam for the mass culling of poultry

GOV.UK: Poultry valuation tables

The government has powers to cull (kill) animals to control the spread of some animal diseases.

 

Telegram Agrees to Share User Data with Authorities—A Reminder That Big Brother is Watching

37:07 Du Rove’s Channel (Telegram): Du Rove’s post

We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules can be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.

Anthony Colpo (Substack): The Telegram Sham: Pavel Durov is a WEF Young Global Leader & His ‘Encrypted’ Messaging App Stinks Like a Psy-Op. Message like everyone is watching.

Social Media Today: X Will Comply With Brazilian Censorship Demands

Bürgerrat (German): Citizens’ assembly against disinformation—Recommendations against disinformation

European Commission: The EU’s Digital Services Act

Bürgerdialog: What is the Citizens’ Assembly?

GOV.UK: Major step forward in government’s devolution revolution as new powers agreed for English regions

UK Column Shop: Agenda 21—Your Life In Their Hands by Martin Edwards

 

Global Arms Sales: Britain In the Business of War

43:46 GOV.UK: British nationals should leave Lebanon, as UK bolsters contingency teams in region 

RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems: TROPHY® APS

Founded as part of the Military Science Corps of the IDF

The British Army (2022): Army experiments with automated vehicles to deliver vital ‘last mile’ capability

The British Army (2023): £20 million contract marks big steps towards Challenger 3 missile protection system

Defence Equipment & Support: Sky Sabre

UK Parliament: UK arms exports to Israel (PDF)

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2023 (PDF)

 

What Is Hezbollah Really? Exploring Its History, Role, and Regional Impact

50:46 BBC: What is Hezbollah and why is Israel attacking Lebanon?

NPR: The history of Hezbollah

Council on Foreign Relations: What Is Hezbollah?

The American Conservative (2017): Hezbollah is Not a Threat to America

Al Manar: Where Was Geagea When Hezbollah Was Protecting Nuns and Monasteries from Terrorists in Syria? (Video)

Combating Terrorism Center: Hizballah’s Lebanese Resistance Brigades

International Business Times (2015): Christian, Sunni And Shia: Meet Hezbollah’s Non-Denominational Military Branch Defending Lebanon, Fighting In Syria

The Christian Post (2015): ‘They Accept Us as We Are;’ Christians Join Forces With Muslim Group Hezbollah to Fight ISIS in Lebanon

Nations Online: Map of Lebanon