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President Joe Biden addressed the nation for the second time about the war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Palestinian terror organization on Tuesday, declaring “Israel has the right to respond — and, indeed, has a duty to respond” to Hamas attacks. Flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Biden reacted to emerging news of the 1,000 Israelis killed, nearly 3,000 wounded, and over 100 kidnapped on Saturday. “If the United States experienced what Israel has experienced, our response would be swift, decisive, and overwhelming.”

Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), who is challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in Florida’s gubernatorial race, appears to be fundraising on the assertion that DeSantis “utterly failed to respond” to Hurricane Ian. “Folks, DeSantis utterly failed to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian,” a Crist fundraising email, shared by the DeSantis War Room, reads. “Hurricane Ian was a devastating storm that required REAL leadership — something that DeSantis is incapable of,” the email continues, asking to find 362 Americans “willing to agree with Charlie” and ultimately force DeSantis to “reckon” with his supposed failures:

I’m posing this question to see how fonts would prefer a similar situation to go down.

The head of FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) fired back at President Trump’s comments against the bureau on Sunday, saying any suggestion that agents aren’t dedicated to their jobs “is simply false.” “Every day, FBI Special Agents put their lives on the line to protect the American public from national security and criminal threats. Agents perform these duties with unwavering integrity and professionalism and a focus on complying with the law and the Constitution,” FBIAA head Thomas O’Connor said in a statement. ”This is why the FBI continues to be the premier law enforcement agency in the world. FBI Agents are...

A statement issued on Sunday by a joint command centre consisting of forces of Russian, Iran and allied militia alliance supporting Syrian President Bashar al Assad said that Friday's US strike on the Syrian air base crossed “red lines” and it would "respond with force" to any new aggression while increasing their level of support to their ally. In the statement published by the group on media outlet Ilam al Harbi, the pro-Assad alliances says that “what America waged in an aggression on Syria is a crossing of red lines. From now on we will respond with force to any...

President Obama says the United States will respond to Russian cyberattacks that the intelligence community has concluded were part of an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk2LVM4NZys

Fresh off a trip to the Middle East, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is insisting that Congress get a chance to review and approve a nuclear deal with Iran. "To the detriment of international security […] the Obama administration has always approached the goal of these negotiations as reaching the best deal that is acceptable to Iran, rather than what should be our national goal: ending Iran's nuclear program," the Kentucky Republican said in a statement Monday. McConnell visited Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Afghanistan last week with a Senate delegation. On Thursday, a framework for a nuclear deal with Iran,...

Rep. Sherman on congressional response to Tucson tragedy

There have been a lot of threads recently on liberal activists who intend to disrupt tea party events by acting as agents provocateur. They intend to cause problems by making the tea party attendants seem more violent and extreme than are by carrying offensive signs, shouting racial and homophobic epitaphs, etc. Many people have suggested that FReeper attendees carry cameras and get pics of these cretins, but I think more is needed. We need a site or a thread, possibly even this one, where pics of the perpetrators can be immediately posted. That way, the good folk who cannot attend...

Barack Obama has received considerable criticism for waiting three days to address the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253. In the holiday spirit of giving, I would like to offer Obama ... the Top 10 excuses Obama can use for why it took him so long to speak up. 10. My teleprompter was on vacation last week. 9. Polishing a Nobel Prize takes longer than you think. 8. It was Bush's fault. (Hey, it worked last year.)

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 8, 2008 – Nearly 300 members of the National Guard responded to call-ups from governors in seven states over the last week after tornadoes hit the South and snowstorms blanketed the West. Idaho Army National Guard soldiers of the 145th Brigade Support Battalion shovel snow off Timberlake High School Feb. 2 in Spirit Lake, Idaho. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Bill Muthiora  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. National Guard units responded in Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee after an unseasonable string of winter thunderstorms and tornadoes charged through communities Feb. 5 and left large swaths of...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2007 – The Defense Department receives many attempted cyber attacks each day and has measures in place to aggressively respond to and deter these attacks, a department spokesman said today. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman addressed media reports that a computer system in the Office of the Secretary of Defense was hacked into by the Chinese military earlier this year. Whitman confirmed that an attack did occur in June but declined to identify the origin of the threat. It is often difficult to pinpoint the true origin of an intrusion into computer systems and even more difficult to...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2007 – The New York National Guard is preparing to assist local communities stricken by a winter storm that has dumped as much as 10 feet of snow in some areas, a state National Guard spokesman said today. “Based on the current conditions in Oswego County, elements of the New York National Guard are leaning forward to plan and provide whatever response and resources may be called upon by the New York State leadership,” Army National Guard Lt. Col. Richard Goldenberg reported from the state’s joint force headquarters in Latham, N.Y., near Albany. The snowstorm that...

7/7/2006 - SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Sixteen firefighters here responded to, controlled and eventually extinguished a large grass fire that threatened several locations on the Victory Base Complex outside Baghdad on July 3. "A trash burn got out of control and started the surrounding grassy area on fire," said Tech. Sgt. Michael Routh, assistant operations chief. The fire was not on Sather Air Base-proper but within the confines of the Victory Base Complex on which Sather sits. Chief Master Sgt. Robert Guerrero, fire chief, was driving to Fire Station 1 when he noticed the blaze and called it...

Soldiers Respond When Leader Struck Down Two soldiers proved their mettle following a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device blast that killed three and left six soldiers critically wounded. By U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent Williams 4th Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division BAGHDAD, June 9, 2006 — As small-arms fire could be heard nearby the burning vehicle, U.S. Army Spc. Izzy Flores, combat medic, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, said he thought to himself, “Please don’t shoot me now; I’ve got to finish this.”The explosion of the vehicle-borne improvised-explosive device sent a wave...

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2006 – Coalition forces destroyed an abandoned hotel yesterday in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, using precision munitions to deny its use as an insurgent support base, military officials in Baghdad reported today. Officials said the hotel was a known location of insurgent activity, and that coalition forces have targeted it multiple times since May 7 in response to repeated insurgent activity. In other Iraq news, coalition forces responded yesterday to multiple insurgent attacks in central Ramadi. Insurgents attacked Marines from 2/28 Brigade Combat Team multiple times with homemade bombs, medium and heavy machine-gun fire, and small-arms fire from several...

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2006 – Coalition forces engaged several insurgents near an abandoned train station in southeastern Ramadi, Iraq, May 16 in response to repeated hostile activity. It was the seventh day since May 7 that coalition forces engaged insurgents in the area. Troops observed several insurgents moving a weapon from the train station to a vehicle nearby. Coalition forces engaged the insurgents with artillery, killing several insurgents and destroying the weapon. Troops saw one of the insurgents leave the area with the vehicle. Later in the day, troops observed several more insurgents with weapons taking positions on a rooftop...

ORLANDO, Fla., May 9, 2006 – More than 8,000 citizen-soldiers and airmen are ready to assist the state of Florida in fighting wildfires that have plagued the state for several weeks, Florida National Guard officials announced today. Guard officials said that more than 8,000 acres have burned in Florida, particularly in Volusia, Brevard, Hillsborough and Lee counties. The fires have caused portions of Interstate 95, a widely traveled roadway that links the state to the rest of the East Coast, to close periodically in recent days, and many residences have been destroyed. If the fires persist, they will threaten more...

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2006 – Multinational Force Iraq released 299 male detainees from coalition-run prisons, and coalition forces responded to insurgent small-arms fire yesterday, military officials in Iraq reported. The Iraqi-led Combined Review and Release Board reviewed the detainees' files and recommended release. The CRRB was established in August 2004 and consists of members from the Ministries of Human Rights, Justice and Interior, as well as officers from the multinational forces. To date, the board has reviewed the cases of more than 36,700 detainees, recommending more than 18,750 individuals for release. In other news, coalition forces delivered precision munitions in...

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2006 – Combat operations continue in Iraq as U.S. Marines and Iraqi forces engaged enemy fighters after two attacks in recent days. Coalition forces killed eight insurgents when they responded to an insurgent attack in central Ramadi today. U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 28th Brigade Combat Team, were attacked multiple times with rocket-propelled grenades, medium machine-gun fire, and small-arms fire from a building near the Ramadi government center. Coalition forces responded with small-arms fire, heavy machine-gun fire, grenades, and ground-launched precision-guided munitions. No coalition or civilian casualties resulted from the incident. Elsewhere, a homicide bomber attacked a...