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13-41 Israel-Hamas War. Israel Awakens with Vengeance — But What Next?

13-41 Israel-Hamas War. Israel Awakens with Vengeance — But What Next?

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Show 13-41 Summary: Get some great insight into the Israel-Hamas war and into Israel’s surrounding neighbors. We’re talking with best-selling author, Scott McEwen, co-author of American Sniper, who has a ton of military contacts and special ops insiders he relies on to write his books. We talk about what happened, why it happened, and address some conspiracy theories. And what next? Will Hezbollah attack? What about Iran? Is the two-state solution off the table now? How does Israel build peace with a people who have lied over the last year, saying they want peace when the whole time they were preparing for this attack? And can Israel trust its other neighbors who have also said they want peace?

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Original Air Dates: October 14th & 15th, 2023 | Guest: Scott McEwen

This Week – Israel-Hamas War

On Saturday, October 7th, a Jewish Sabbath after Sukkot (better known as the Feast of Tabernacles in the West), Hamas broke through barriers around the Gaza Strip and invaded Israel. They invaded from multiple points, fired some 5,000 rockets into Israel, and attacked by land and air and even by sea.

The operation, which Hamas dubbed, “al Aqsa Flood,” had apparently been in planning for over a year. A year during which Hamas had been assuring Israel that it wanted peace and normal relations. That it no longer wanted to fight.

Making the mistake of trusting Hamas, Israel was caught off guard. Security watch posts were overwhelmed in the early morning hours. Hamas attacked. By the end of the day, some 1,500 Israelis were dead, including women, babies and infants, and elderly. And another 100–200 Israelis had been kidnapped.

Israel responded by formally declaring war on Hamas.

Was it an intelligence failure? Did Hamas simply deceive a trusting neighbor into complacency? And happened to Israel’s Iron Dome? Did it fail? Did Hamas find out the secret to defeating it? Or did Iran give them technology to help defeat it?

Scott McEwen: Israel-Hamas War Analysis

Israel-Hamas War. Golda Meir Quote: "You cannot negotiate peace with someone who has come to kill you."We welcome back Scott McEwen to talk in depth about the Israel-Hamas war. We had scheduled Scott weeks ago to talk about other issues but after the Hamas terrorist sneak attack and Israel declared war, we scrapped that discussion to spend the full hour on Israel’s war with Hamas.

Scott McEwen is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling, American Sniper, and has his own series of military novels and other non-fiction books about the military and combat operations. (See Scott’s full list of books.) And he has a number of military insiders and contacts, including in special ops, on whom he relies to write his books so accurately.

We talk to Scott about what happened but also how and why it happened. We talk about the $6 billion that the Biden administration handed over to Iran — on the 9/11 anniversary no less. Don’t tell me that didn’t have symbolism for our enemies. America is weak and bowed the knee to Islam.

Infuriating! After Hamas’s attack and a bunch of pro-Hamas rallies break out across Europe — now Henry Kissinger says Europe let in too many foreigners? Now he says it? Kissinger and his globalist goons were the ones pushing the mass immigration.

But we also wanted his military insights into what comes next in the Israel-Hamas War. A Gaza invasion. Will the larger terrorist organization, Hezbollah, join in and attack Israel from the north? What about Syria and Lebanon?

We also address some of the conspiracy theories that are already surfacing. But what does all of this look like in the long-term? Is the two-state “solution” now officially off the table? And how does Israel have normal relations with its neighbors going forward?

And it’s more than Hamas crossing into Israel. What about the incursion on our own Southern border? Could we be seeing terrorist attacks here at home?

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Check out all of Scott McEwen’s novels and nonfiction books on the Navy SEALS, U.S. military, special ops, and more.

Links and Info on Israel-Hamas War

Iron Dome – Did it Fail?

  • Israel’s Nearly Impenetrable Iron Dome Struggles To Stop Hamas’ 5,000 Rockets | Watch What Happened (Hindustan Times, via YouTube, Oct 9, 2023)
    • Electronic communications jammed?
    • Israelis told him, they “will sit in a bunker for a year if they have to, they want Gaza leveled. No more prisoner exchanges.”

What Now for Israel and Its Neighbors?

  • Great article: “What Israel Needs to Do Now” (American Spectator, Oct 9, 2023)
    • “Israel stupidly exited Gaza in 2005, evicted 8,500 Jews living there, and handed over the entire region to Arab Muslims, all to foster peace. That was Ariel Sharon’s folly and sounded the death knell for the Israeli Left.”
    • Hamas is not some “fringe group” that just happens to reside in Gaza. The residents of Gaza elected them as their leaders.
  • Thomas Sowell, from six years ago: “Why Trading Land For Peace Is Destroying Israel” (Thomas SowellTV, re-posted, Oct 9, 2023)
    • Thomas Sowell: Israel gave up land in exchange for peace; but they never got the peace. So it’s time to retake the land.
  • How Israel was duped as Hamas planned devastating assault (Reuters via Yahoo News, Oct 9, 2023)
    • In other words, they will lie to your face. You can’t have peace like that. And if now they say they want peace, how do you trust it? You can’t.

US Response and Responsibility

  • How the Biden Admin’s Foreign Policy Relates to Hamas’ Attack on Israel, with Victor Davis Hanson (Megyn Kelly YT Channel, Oct 9, 2023)
  • US puts special forces on alert to help Israeli forces locate American hostages as hundreds of brave IDF reservists arrive at JFK [Airport] to answer call to fight – after terrorists beheaded babies (UK Daily Mail, Oct 11, 2023)

Gaza and Hamas

  • One-Eyed Hamas Chief Masterminded Israel Attacks | Who is Mohammed Deif – The Cat With Nine Lives (Hindustan Times, via YouTube, Oct 9, 2023)
    • Mohammed Deif – Hamas leader who masterminded Saturday’s attack. He has escaped 7 assassination attempts
    • Hamas has dressed up the attack as a response to Israeli incursions around the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
    • Security experts suggest hat Deif’s ability to evade Israel’s military can, in part, be attributed to his deliberate avoidance of modern communication technology.
  • Hamas’ Big Offer To Israel Amid Intense Gaza Strikes: “’We Are Ready For a Truce” (Hindustan Times, via YouTube, Oct 10, 2023)
  • Israel Vows To Pummel Gaza Even If Hamas ‘Executes’ Israeli Hostages; Netanyahu’s Chilling Warning (Hindustan Times, via YouTube, Oct 9, 2023)
  • No electricity, food or water in Gaza as Israeli siege intensifies (Scripps News, via YouTube, Oct 9, 2023)
  • Israel orders ‘complete siege’ of Hamas-run Gaza Strip after massive terror attack (NBC News, via YT, Oct 9, 2023)
  • Why no one likes Hamas: “Hamas supporters in the USA gather to mock a pro-Israel group that had met up to mourn together.”  (Visegrád 24, Twitter, Oct 10, 2023)

Two-State Solution

  • Two-State Solution (Britannica, Updated October 9, 2023)
    • Includes map of pre-1967 borders
    • Arabs allegedly okay with pre-1967 borders. Why? They weren’t okay with the pre-1967 borders before 1967, which is why there was a 1967 war. Why should anyone trust what they say now? Does any reasonable person actually think that once Israel gives up land, they will then be safe?
  • Mapping Middle East Peace Possibilities (Wall Street Journal, December 6, 2017)

2nd Amendment Discussion

In light of the Hamas surprise attack and Israel-Hamas War, will Israel get its own Second Amendment?

  • ‘We Don’t Want to Be Like America’: Will Israel’s Government Adopt New Gun Laws? (Haaretz, February 5, 2023)
  • Israeli gun ownership rising as violence surges (BBC News, March 30, 2023)
  • And then reality hits: “Israel eases gun laws to arm ‘as many citizens as possible’ after terrorist attack” (Just the News, Oct 11, 2023)
    • “Israel is easing its gun laws with the goal of arming “as many citizens as possible,” according to Minister Itamar Ben Gvir”
  • Israeli woman Inbar Lieberman, 25, is hailed a hero for saving kibbutz Nir Am from invading Hamas (UK Daily Mail, Oct 11, 2023)
    • “Inbar Lieberman led a group of residents to kill more than two dozen advancing terrorists while defending the kibbutz (community) [Nir Am], just a mile from the Gaza Strip. …She quickly realized that the sounds were different to those she heard during the usual rocket attacks on the kibbutz and rushed to open the armory and distribute guns among the 12-member security team. … She killed five terrorists herself, while the others claimed the lives of 20 more over a four hour period.
    • Key: “Nir Am was turned into an impenetrable fortress, while nearby [undefended] kibbutzim’s suffered heavier losses.”

Speculation and Escalation

What about Our Southern Border?

  • Thousands of ‘special interest aliens’ from Middle East countries stopped at southern border since 2021: data (Fox News, October, 2023)
    • “Special interest aliens” is nice-guy code for “suspected terrorists.”

Other Related Links

  • Biblical Places on Modern Maps: Jordan (Bible Archaeology Report, 2018)
  • What is Sukkot? (via Chabad.org)
    • “Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt”

 

Las Vegas shooting police investigation. New questions raised about the new timeline
New Questions: Las Vegas Shooter and Police Response

New Questions: Las Vegas Shooter and Police Response

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Show Summary: A lot of questions still remain about the mass killing in Las Vegas. Not least of these are questions about the Las Vegas shooting police investigation itself—especially questions about the new timeline. Why such significant changes? We talk with law enforcement expert, Doug Wyllie, to analyze the process of the investigation, including how information is gathered along with how and when it is released to the public.

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We also talk with NY Times bestselling author, David T. Hardy, about his just-released book, I’m from the Government and I’m here to Kill You: The The True Human Cost of Official Negligence . Why aren’t government officials held accountable? Why can’t they be held accountable.

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Air Dates: Oct. 14 & 15, 2017 | Doug Wyllie & David T. Hardy

Doug Wyllie: Las Vegas Shooting Police Investigation

In the immediate aftermath of the killing in Vegas, the authorities seemed fairly sure of two things. The timeline of the shooting and the FBI was certain the shooter had no ties to terrorism. Which was odd because they were also certain they knew practically nothing about him. Except that he wasn’t a terrorist.

If you heard last week’s I Spy Radio show, “The Las Vegas Shooting — Former Jihadist Reveals what FBI & Media are Ignoring,” you know there is a lot of circumstantial evidence that the FBI and law enforcement ought to be looking at that could show ties to terrorism. And isn’t the goal to prevent these from happening again? So why ignore possible ties? As Kamal pointed out, you don’t have to be a member of ISIS—or even a be a Muslim—to receive support and training from ISIS, the Muslim Brotherhood, or any Islamic terrorist group.

As we also pointed out last week, the FBI’s logical inconsistency (we know nothing at all about him but we’re sure he’s not a terrorist) raises questions about the FBI and about the investigation. Why would they do that?

To help us better understand the Las Vegas shooting police investigation, we turn to Doug Wyllie, the editor-at-large of PoliceOne, the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for law enforcement agencies and police departments worldwide.

To be clear, We’re not being critical of local law enforcement, we just want to analyze and better understand the process, especially when it comes to communications and releasing information to the public. Especially about the new and revised timeline for the Las Vegas shooting.

There is a huge difference between a security guard interrupting the shooting and a security guard showing up before it ever even started. Not least of which because it raises an entirely new question: why did he stop shooting?

Be sure to visit PoliceOne.com. They have some great articles for law enforcement article and for civilians, like what can and should you do during a mass shooting? See the links and resource section below for just a few of the more timely ones.

David Hardy: Why is Government Never Accountable?

Here at I Spy Radio, our tagline is “Keeping an eye on big government.” And pretty much since day one we’ve wondered why is it that some government bureaucrat can completely screw up — but never be held accountable. In the private sector, if you waste a billion dollars you’d probably get fired. In government, you’re promoted. What the…?

Except it’s worse than overspending. Way worse.

It turns out our government has not only wastefully spent our tax dollars, got us deeply into debt, created massive programs that fail time and again but they have actually killed people. In some cases, outright murder. And yet those responsible didn’t even see jail time.

Our second guest, NY Times bestselling author, David T. Hardy, has a new book out, I’m from the Government and I’m here to Kill You: The The True Human Cost of Official Negligence . We get his thoughts on the government officials and the FBI handling the Las Vegas shooting police investigation. He outlines not only why government officials aren’t held accountable but why can’t they be held accountable.

Think about that. Our government bureaucrats have set up the court systems to legally shield themselves from responsibility—no matter how irresponsible they are.

We now have a government of the people and for the people, just not responsible to the people.

But there are some solutions. Tune in to find out what.

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Las Vegas shooting - Was it terrorism? Why is the media and FBI lying about the Philippines casino attack?
The Las Vegas Shooting — Former Jihadist Reveals what FBI & Media are Ignoring

The Las Vegas Shooting — Former Jihadist Reveals what FBI & Media are Ignoring

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Show Summary: Was it terrorism? For an agency that has taken eleven months and still can’t figure out what Russia did or didn’t do, the FBI took about 30 minutes to be absolutely certain the Las Vegas shooting wasn’t at all related to Islamic terrorism. Except ISIS says it was. The pundits have been eagerly spread the lie about ISIS making false claims about the Philippines casino attack, that it wasn’t ISIS—except our guest tells us the pundits are wrong and spreading a lie. It was ISIS. A former jihadist tells us what the FBI and media are missing and ignoring about the Las Vegas shooting and the shooter. Don’t miss the alarming influence of women in the jihadist movement. Yes, women. Find out what they’re willing to do and where and how they’ve infiltrated.

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Original Air Dates: Oct 7 & 8, 2017 | Kamal Saleem, a former cultural jihadist with the PLO and Muslim Brotherhood
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In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, the FBI has rushed to claim that the event was in no way involved with terrorism and certainly not ISIS. Except ISIS said the Las Vegas shooter was one of theirs. And they said this not just once, but three times. The media pundits and “experts” have rushed to spread the lie that “Well, ISIS has made these kind of statements before, claiming responsibility when it wasn’t them.” Almost everyone of them cite the example of ISIS claiming the attack on the casino in the Philippines wasn’t ISIS.

Except they’re wrong. Why are the FBI and media pundits spreading this lie?

Las Vegas Shooting

Tune in to hear a former jihadist, Kamal Saleem, detail what the media and FBI are ignoring about the Las Vegas shooting. And the evidence that the Philippines casino really was ISIS related.

Even if you assume the media is correct about the Philippines, that would be the only time that ISIS lied about their assertions.  Whereas, if we look at the FBI’s track record, they’ve been wrong every time.  Think San Bernardino or Orlando or Ft. Hood as an examples—all of which the FBI said weren’t Islamic terrorism, only to find out they were.

This week we turn to Kamal Saleem, president of Koome Ministries. Kamal is a former Jihadist who was sent to this country to destroy it and instead converted to Christianity and now works to teach others about the Jihadist infiltrations.  We discuss with him the  terrorist events in Las Vegas as the FBI is slowly starting to realize it may indeed have been terrorism after all.

Then, as Democrats try to make this about gun control, Kamal takes us into the evil and hate that comes from ISIS and their ability to manipulate others to fight their fight for them. Remember, just because you’re not a Muslim doesn’t mean that ISIS won’t use you. Don’t miss the evidence that this may be the case for the Las Vegas shooter as well.

The Women of Jihad

Also, don’t’ miss Kamal’s alarming revelations about the women of the jihadist movement and the roles they play as Westerners overlook them.  You’ll hear the details of how women are being used, why we need to wake up to their role as they hide in plain sight and why they are every bit as dangerous as their male jihadist counterparts. Find out what these women are willing to do in the name of Allah, how they get around Islamic rules of conduct, and where and how they’ve infiltrated.

Tune in and help stop the mainstream media from spreading their lies — by knowing the truth.

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In the wake of the NY, even Hillary Clinton now wants immigrant vetting (yeah, sure). What would an immigrant vetting program look like? And can it work?
What Hillary doesn’t Want you to Hear about Immigrant Vetting

What Hillary doesn’t Want you to Hear about Immigrant Vetting

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Show Summary: Despite doing everything possible to not call the recent terrorist attacks “terrorist attacks,” Hillary is suddenly saying she thinks we need immigrant vetting. Not that she’ll turn any away, mind you, just that we need better vetting. We talk to two experts who know about this: Jeff Schwilk, a border security expert, and Kamal Saleem, a former cultural jihadist. If anyone knows about proper vetting for immigrants from Islamic nations, it’s Kamal—and he lets us know what a real vetting program would take.

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Suddenly, after Trump begins to surge and recent bombings (that Hillary didn’t think should be called bombings) Hillary now is calling for better immigrant vetting.  Naturally, she did not say that immigrant vetting needs to focus on immigrants from Islamic countries but how realistic can vetting be while she still wants borders kept open and easy to cross and with no calls for fewer immigrants or refugees.

Maybe she wants to immigrant vetting from those ever-dangerous Scandanavian countries. You know, to keep the Vikings out.

But it’s typical of progressives like Hillary Clinton. They pretend that they can close their eyes and ears and wish it all better. Like, if you don’t call it a bombing (doing so would be irresponsible) then it really isn’t a bombing. This kind of world, that the progressives like to create, that makes the rest of us feel as if we’re living in Alice’s Wonderland, where up is down and down is up.

So, this week we wanted to take a closer look at what would it take to have an actual immigrant vetting system that could weed out those who want to do America harm.

To start we go to San Diego and welcome back border security expert Jeff Schwilk, who reveals what the federal government is now doing to save sanctuary cities.  Tune in to hear the newest turn of a phrase and progressive repackaging with the introduction of “Welcoming Cities”.  He discusses how they’re being brought into communities under the citizen’s radar and trying to put them in place without a vote taking place.

Then we talk with Kamal Saleem, and what he feels the U.S. must do to vet refugees that are coming into our country.  He walks us through what a real immigrant vetting process would entail. And it is very exciting to hear what a real program would look like, why it can be effective, and why the FBI are missing the recent jihadists in our mists—even when people have called them to say we think this guy is radicalized.

Right now, Kamal is touring cities in Michigan and other states to overflow crowds. Don’t miss what Kamal is seeing in many states about the hope and excitement the Trump campaign is bringing to Evangelicals and to small churches.

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Links on Borders, Welcoming Cities (Segments 1 & 2)

Islamic Terrorism & Immigrant Vetting (Segments 3–6)