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    Act like you don’t care and see who cares👂💯
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  • IGBO COSMOLOGY HAS NEVER RECOGNIZED A RIVAL TO GOD: DEBUNKING THE MYTH OF EKWENSU AS THE DEVIL

    For many Nigerians, the name “Ekwensu” is often associated with the devil, a figure from Christian theology. However, it’s essential to understand that this is a misunderstanding rooted in the introduction of foreign religions to our culture.

    Ekwensu, in Igbo tradition, is a deity primarily associated with Arochukwu, representing war, commerce, and sometimes mischief. Far from being an embodiment of evil, Ekwensu was a complex figure seen as a force that played a role in the balance of life. It’s important to note that in Igbo cosmology, deities like Ekwensu were not inherently “good” or “evil” but had their specific functions, which were contextual and balanced.

    The concept of a singular “devil” as the ultimate embodiment of evil is a product of Christian theology, which was introduced to us during the colonial era. The idea of Satan, as we know it, doesn’t exist in traditional African religions. Our ancestors had a much more nuanced view of spiritual forces, and Ekwensu was one such force, not a “devil.”

    Let me be clear: Posting this doesn’t mean I am now a traditionalist. I am an atheist, but that doesn’t mean I should throw away my history or allow a foreign force to write my history for me. I still have respect for my heritage because it is part of what made me who I am. I am not rejecting my roots; I am questioning the distortions that have been imposed on them by foreign ideologies. Ekwensu is not the devil. He is an Arochukwu deity, and his role is far more nuanced than the Christian devil narrative.

    Moreover, Igbo cosmology doesn’t have the concept of a rival to Chi Ukwu Okike Abiama (God the Creator), and we are not from Israel either. Our beliefs are ours, shaped by our history and culture. Christianity, by equating Ekwensu with the devil, sought to delegitimize African spirituality and rewrite our history, making it seem like our beliefs were inherently evil.

    Unfortunately, Nollywood also plays a role in perpetuating these misunderstandings, often depicting Ekwensu and other indigenous figures as evil or demonic to fit into Christian narratives. This only serves to deepen the confusion and further distance us from the true understanding of our heritage.

    Let’s take a moment to reclaim our true history. We need to break free from these colonial narratives and embrace a more accurate understanding of our heritage. Ekwensu is not the devil; he’s part of the rich tapestry of Igbo spirituality that we should learn to appreciate, even if we don’t adhere to the traditional beliefs anymore.
    IGBO COSMOLOGY HAS NEVER RECOGNIZED A RIVAL TO GOD: DEBUNKING THE MYTH OF EKWENSU AS THE DEVIL For many Nigerians, the name “Ekwensu” is often associated with the devil, a figure from Christian theology. However, it’s essential to understand that this is a misunderstanding rooted in the introduction of foreign religions to our culture. Ekwensu, in Igbo tradition, is a deity primarily associated with Arochukwu, representing war, commerce, and sometimes mischief. Far from being an embodiment of evil, Ekwensu was a complex figure seen as a force that played a role in the balance of life. It’s important to note that in Igbo cosmology, deities like Ekwensu were not inherently “good” or “evil” but had their specific functions, which were contextual and balanced. The concept of a singular “devil” as the ultimate embodiment of evil is a product of Christian theology, which was introduced to us during the colonial era. The idea of Satan, as we know it, doesn’t exist in traditional African religions. Our ancestors had a much more nuanced view of spiritual forces, and Ekwensu was one such force, not a “devil.” Let me be clear: Posting this doesn’t mean I am now a traditionalist. I am an atheist, but that doesn’t mean I should throw away my history or allow a foreign force to write my history for me. I still have respect for my heritage because it is part of what made me who I am. I am not rejecting my roots; I am questioning the distortions that have been imposed on them by foreign ideologies. Ekwensu is not the devil. He is an Arochukwu deity, and his role is far more nuanced than the Christian devil narrative. Moreover, Igbo cosmology doesn’t have the concept of a rival to Chi Ukwu Okike Abiama (God the Creator), and we are not from Israel either. Our beliefs are ours, shaped by our history and culture. Christianity, by equating Ekwensu with the devil, sought to delegitimize African spirituality and rewrite our history, making it seem like our beliefs were inherently evil. Unfortunately, Nollywood also plays a role in perpetuating these misunderstandings, often depicting Ekwensu and other indigenous figures as evil or demonic to fit into Christian narratives. This only serves to deepen the confusion and further distance us from the true understanding of our heritage. Let’s take a moment to reclaim our true history. We need to break free from these colonial narratives and embrace a more accurate understanding of our heritage. Ekwensu is not the devil; he’s part of the rich tapestry of Igbo spirituality that we should learn to appreciate, even if we don’t adhere to the traditional beliefs anymore.
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  • If you had 70 hours to change the world, what would you do?

    Sometimes the world won’t hand you 70 hours on a golden platter.
    Sometimes, you have to carve it out of your own breath, your own becoming.
    Not for applause. Not for records.
    But for the quiet dreamers who need to see someone leap—so they know it’s possible to fly.

    It’s been over 50 hours of chess beneath the lights of Times Square.
    Every move, every hour, a love letter to children who’ve never known the luxury of a second chance.

    If your heart has ever burned for something bigger than yourself,
    come find us.
    Stand with us.

    Broadway Plaza between 47th & 48th Street, just by Olive Garden

    Stream • Amplify • and Please Donate; cisatundegwr.com

    #70HoursofChessWithTunde #ChessForEducation #ChessMarathonForChange #GWR2025
    If you had 70 hours to change the world, what would you do? Sometimes the world won’t hand you 70 hours on a golden platter. Sometimes, you have to carve it out of your own breath, your own becoming. Not for applause. Not for records. But for the quiet dreamers who need to see someone leap—so they know it’s possible to fly. It’s been over 50 hours of chess beneath the lights of Times Square. Every move, every hour, a love letter to children who’ve never known the luxury of a second chance. If your heart has ever burned for something bigger than yourself, come find us. Stand with us. 📍Broadway Plaza between 47th & 48th Street, just by Olive Garden Stream • Amplify • and Please Donate; cisatundegwr.com #70HoursofChessWithTunde #ChessForEducation #ChessMarathonForChange #GWR2025
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  • *FOOD FOR THOUGHT.*

    Every minute, someone leaves this world.

    Age has nothing to do with it.

    We're all in this queue without realizing it.

    We never know how many people are in front of us.

    We can't go to the back of the line.

    We can't get out of line.

    We can't stop moving forward.

    So, while we wait in line...

    Let's make peace!

    Let's do good!

    Let's tell the truth!

    Let's be honest!

    This world will leave us one day, that's for sure.

    There's no point holding a grudge against someone who could leave at any moment.

    There's no point sending a brother to prison when you yourself could leave first.

    What's the point of boasting about putting others down when you could be gone in the next few minutes?

    Why do you let yourself be deceived by your money, your social position, and your connections, when you're not the first to have them?

    While you seek your brother's death for a piece of land in the village, others exploit your continent and even invade planets.

    Evil is ignorance.

    Pride is for the foolish.

    Selfishness is for the poor.

    Betrayal is for the weak.

    So let's do good while we're still alive!

    Let's use the little time we have left for the course of humanity.

    If you use an iPhone and your loved ones also have an iPhone, just add them to your “Find My” app.

    They’ll always know where you are and you’ll also always know where they are as long as they have data.

    iPhones remain findable even after it has been switched off so it’s great for even tracking down your device if it gets stolen.

    If you use either and iPhone or android and you have loved ones that use either, download Life360. Send an invite code to them and you’ll know in real time where they are whether android or iOS.

    One day, you may need to know where someone is or where their phone was last online. We don’t pray for it, but these things can happen.
    *FOOD FOR THOUGHT.* Every minute, someone leaves this world. Age has nothing to do with it. We're all in this queue without realizing it. We never know how many people are in front of us. We can't go to the back of the line. We can't get out of line. We can't stop moving forward. So, while we wait in line... Let's make peace! Let's do good! Let's tell the truth! Let's be honest! This world will leave us one day, that's for sure. There's no point holding a grudge against someone who could leave at any moment. There's no point sending a brother to prison when you yourself could leave first. What's the point of boasting about putting others down when you could be gone in the next few minutes? Why do you let yourself be deceived by your money, your social position, and your connections, when you're not the first to have them? While you seek your brother's death for a piece of land in the village, others exploit your continent and even invade planets. Evil is ignorance. Pride is for the foolish. Selfishness is for the poor. Betrayal is for the weak. So let's do good while we're still alive! Let's use the little time we have left for the course of humanity. If you use an iPhone and your loved ones also have an iPhone, just add them to your “Find My” app. They’ll always know where you are and you’ll also always know where they are as long as they have data. iPhones remain findable even after it has been switched off so it’s great for even tracking down your device if it gets stolen. If you use either and iPhone or android and you have loved ones that use either, download Life360. Send an invite code to them and you’ll know in real time where they are whether android or iOS. One day, you may need to know where someone is or where their phone was last online. We don’t pray for it, but these things can happen.
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  • Media personality, Denrele Edun carpets a tr0ll who said if something had been done to him in his early stages of his dressing choice, others wouldn't have followed in his footsteps
    Media personality, Denrele Edun carpets a tr0ll who said if something had been done to him in his early stages of his dressing choice, others wouldn't have followed in his footsteps
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  • LET'S LAUGH AWAY OUR STRESS WITH ANTS
    1. 5 ants + 5 ants = Tenants
    2. To bring an ant from another country into your country = Important
    3. Ant that goes to school = Brilliant
    4. Ant that is looking for a job = Applicant
    5. A spy ant = Informant
    6. A very little ant = Infant
    7. An ant that uses a gun = Militant
    8. An ant that is a specialist = Consultant
    9. A proud ant = Arrogant
    10. An ant that is cruel and oppressive = Tyrant
    11. An ant that is friendly and lovely = Coolant
    12. An ant that has changed from evil to good deeds = Repentant
    13. An ant that accumulated so much food in summer for use in winter = Abundant
    14. An ant that isn’t willing = Reluctant
    15. An ant that keeps financial account = Accountant
    16. An ant that occupies a flat = Occupant
    17. A huge ant = Giant
    18. An ant that is important = Significant
    19. An ant that has big legs = Elephant
    20. A sarcastic ant = Mordant
    21. An extremely fast ant = Instant
    22. A noisy ant = Rant
    23. An ant that doesn't keep moving = Constant
    24. A dirty ant = Pollutant
    25. An ant that annoys = Irritant
    26. An ant that lacks knowledge= Ignorant
    27. An ant that can take anything without complaining= Tolerant
    28. An ant that wastes resources= Extravagant
    29. A very careful ant = Vigilant
    30. An ant that maintains good odour = Deodorant
    31. An ant that finds it hard to move = adamant
    32. An ant that refused to move = Redundant
    33. An ant that is into business = Merchant
    34. A Political ant = Aspirant
    35. An ant that sues someone to court= Complainant
    36. A happy ant = Jubilant
    37. An ant that is patient - tolerant
    38. An ant that does not cooperate - recalcitrant
    39. An ant that doesn't agree easily - reluctant
    40.An ant that runs away from school unjustified -Truant
    Don't spoil the fun.

    Happy Sunday to all
    LET'S LAUGH AWAY OUR STRESS WITH ANTS 🐜 1. 5 ants + 5 ants = Tenants 2. To bring an ant from another country into your country = Important 3. Ant that goes to school = Brilliant 4. Ant that is looking for a job = Applicant 5. A spy ant = Informant 6. A very little ant = Infant 7. An ant that uses a gun = Militant 8. An ant that is a specialist = Consultant😂 9. A proud ant = Arrogant🤔 10. An ant that is cruel and oppressive = Tyrant 11. An ant that is friendly and lovely = Coolant 12. An ant that has changed from evil to good deeds = Repentant 13. An ant that accumulated so much food in summer for use in winter = Abundant 14. An ant that isn’t willing = Reluctant 15. An ant that keeps financial account = Accountant 16. An ant that occupies a flat = Occupant 17. A huge ant = Giant 18. An ant that is important = Significant 19. An ant that has big legs = Elephant 20. A sarcastic ant = Mordant 21. An extremely fast ant = Instant 22. A noisy ant = Rant 23. An ant that doesn't keep moving = Constant 24. A dirty ant = Pollutant 25. An ant that annoys = Irritant 26. An ant that lacks knowledge= Ignorant 27. An ant that can take anything without complaining= Tolerant 28. An ant that wastes resources= Extravagant 29. A very careful ant = Vigilant 30. An ant that maintains good odour = Deodorant 31. An ant that finds it hard to move = adamant 32. An ant that refused to move = Redundant 33. An ant that is into business = Merchant 34. A Political ant = Aspirant 35. An ant that sues someone to court= Complainant 36. A happy ant = Jubilant 37. An ant that is patient - tolerant 38. An ant that does not cooperate - recalcitrant 39. An ant that doesn't agree easily - reluctant 40.An ant that runs away from school unjustified -Truant Don't spoil the fun. Happy Sunday to all
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  • VIDEO: How I lost N10m to CBEX — Taye Currency

    In a viral video, Taye Currency claimed he was introduced to CBEX by four of his close associates, Sodiq, Small London, Lateef and one other.

    https://tribuneonlineng.com/video-how-i-lost-n10m-to-cbex-taye-currency/
    VIDEO: How I lost N10m to CBEX — Taye Currency In a viral video, Taye Currency claimed he was introduced to CBEX by four of his close associates, Sodiq, Small London, Lateef and one other. https://tribuneonlineng.com/video-how-i-lost-n10m-to-cbex-taye-currency/
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  • APC government is seeking for our bl**d.

    And no one is saying anything, if we decide to drag them now, they will say it is because we are in the opposition.

    What have we done to deserve such inhumane treatment?

    They will come again soon with 20k for 1000 people, and you will laugh and throw your hands up like someone who has been bewitched.

    Let us see how many liters of fuel that 20k buy you.

    APC government is seeking for our bl**d. And no one is saying anything, if we decide to drag them now, they will say it is because we are in the opposition. What have we done to deserve such inhumane treatment? They will come again soon with 20k for 1000 people, and you will laugh and throw your hands up like someone who has been bewitched. Let us see how many liters of fuel that 20k buy you.
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  • "WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE TOWN. IF ANYONE BLOCKS YOU, CRUSH HIM!!!"

    Bishop Oyedepo's response after the burning of Church buses during the early days in Ota.

    During the Morning Session on Saturday at the Easter Faith Convention 2025, Bishop David Oyedepo while emphasizing on the need for members to be bold and never to be intimidated by the forces of darkness, shared some encounters of the early days at Canaanland Ota, the International Headquarters of the Living Faith Church.

    He told the congregation how some angry people burnt two of the Church brand new buses and while they were going home, the wife asked him because of the chaos going on in the town, "where are we going through?" He responded, "we are going through the town. People like us don't go through corners." He further gave the driver an instruction, "anybody you meet, crush him." That was how they drove through without any obstruction on the road and that created path for others to go through.

    He also cited examples of how birds were dropping dead both in Canaanland and in his house without any man's involvement. "The battles that we confronted here, only Heaven can have the chronicles of it. It takes spiritual boldness to possession your possession" - he stated.
    "WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE TOWN. IF ANYONE BLOCKS YOU, CRUSH HIM!!!" Bishop Oyedepo's response after the burning of Church buses during the early days in Ota. During the Morning Session on Saturday at the Easter Faith Convention 2025, Bishop David Oyedepo while emphasizing on the need for members to be bold and never to be intimidated by the forces of darkness, shared some encounters of the early days at Canaanland Ota, the International Headquarters of the Living Faith Church. He told the congregation how some angry people burnt two of the Church brand new buses and while they were going home, the wife asked him because of the chaos going on in the town, "where are we going through?" He responded, "we are going through the town. People like us don't go through corners." He further gave the driver an instruction, "anybody you meet, crush him." That was how they drove through without any obstruction on the road and that created path for others to go through. He also cited examples of how birds were dropping dead both in Canaanland and in his house without any man's involvement. "The battles that we confronted here, only Heaven can have the chronicles of it. It takes spiritual boldness to possession your possession" - he stated.
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  • Life Of A Man!

    No one feels sorry for a man who fails.
    He is mocked.
    He is disrespected.
    He is cheated upon
    He is abandoned, even by those closest to him.

    But when a woman fails, the world rushes to -
    Comfort her.
    Support her.
    Sympathize with her
    Kindness is shown to her.

    You're a man.
    No one is coming to save you.

    So grab your balls.
    Stand up and
    Fight like hell.

    See you at the top, brother.
    Life Of A Man! No one feels sorry for a man who fails. He is mocked. He is disrespected. He is cheated upon He is abandoned, even by those closest to him. But when a woman fails, the world rushes to - Comfort her. Support her. Sympathize with her Kindness is shown to her. You're a man. No one is coming to save you. So grab your balls. Stand up and Fight like hell. See you at the top, brother. ✌️
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  • Press TV:
    Deadly US strikes hit Yemen fuel port used by Huthis
    https://jordantimes.com/news/region/deadly-us-strikes-hit-yemen-fuel-port-used-huthis

    <!-- google_ad_section_start -->SANAA — The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Huthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes.
     
    The attack on the Ras Issa fuel port aimed to cut off a source of supplies and funds for the Iran-backed Huthis, the US military said.
     
    Washington has hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in a bid to end their attacks on civilian shipping and military vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
     
    The rebels began their attacks in late 2023, claiming solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israel's army said Friday they had intercepted an incoming missile from Yemen.
     
    In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said: "US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Huthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Huthi efforts to terrorise the entire region for over 10 years. 
     
    "The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Huthis, who continue to exploit and bring great pain upon their fellow countrymen".
     
    Ships "have continued to supply fuel via the port of Ras Issa" despite Washington designating the rebels a foreign terrorist organisation earlier this year, the military command added, without specifying the source of the fuel.
     
    Huthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said the preliminary death toll stood at 20, including five paramedics.
     
    There were also "50 wounded workers and employees at the Ras Issa oil port, following the American aggression", he said on X.
     
    "The death toll is likely to rise as body parts are still being identified," he added.
     
    Fireball 
     
    The port lies along the west coast of Yemen on the Red Sea.
     
    In images broadcast early Friday by the rebels' Al-Masira channel, which it presented as the "first images of the US aggression" against the port, a fireball lit up the area around the ships, while thick columns of smoke rose above what appeared to be an ongoing blaze.
     
    "Civil defence rescue teams and paramedics are making every effort to search for and extract victims and extinguish the fire," said Alasbahi.
     
    The Huthis have regularly fired missiles and drones on Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023 following an attack on Israel by Hamas militants.
     
    "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," Israel's army said Friday on Telegram, adding that aerial defence systems had been deployed "to intercept the threat".
     
    Huthi attacks have hampered shipping through the Suez Canal -- a vital route that normally carries about 12 percent of world shipping traffic -- forcing many companies into a costly detour around the tip of southern Africa.
     
    The United States first began conducting strikes against the Huthis under president Joe Biden's administration, and his successor President Donald Trump has vowed that military action against the rebels would continue until they are no longer a threat to shipping.
     
    On Thursday evening, France's Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a French frigate in the Red Sea destroyed a drone launched from Yemen.
     
    "Our armed forces continue their commitment to ensuring maritime freedom of movement," he said on X.
     
    US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told journalists Thursday that the Chinese satellite firm Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company was "directly supporting Iran-backed Huthi terrorist attacks on US interests".
     
    "Their actions -- and Beijing's support of the company, even after our private engagements with them -- is yet another example of China's empty claims to support peace," she said.
     

    Bruce did not initially provide details on the nature of the company's support for the rebels, but later referred to "a Chinese company providing satellite imagery to the Huthis."
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    Hizbollah 'will not let anyone disarm' it, says chief
    https://jordantimes.com/news/region/hizbollah-will-not-let-anyone-disarm-it-says-chief

    <!-- google_ad_section_start -->BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hizbollah "will not let anyone disarm" it, the Lebanese group's leader Naim Qassem said Friday, as Washington presses Beirut to compel the Iran-backed movement to hand over its weapons.
     
    Hezbollah, long a dominant force in Lebanese politics, was left weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel sparked by the Gaza war, including an Israeli ground incursion and two months of heavy bombardment that decimated the group's leadership.
     
    The fighting was largely brought to an end by a November ceasefire, but not before the group's longtime leader and Qassem's predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike.
     
    "We will not let anyone disarm Hezbollah or disarm the resistance" against Israel, Qassem said in remarks on a Hezbollah-affiliated TV channel. 
     
    "We must cut this idea of disarmament from the dictionary."
     
    His comments came hours after another Hizbollah official said the group refused to discuss handing over its weapons unless Israel withdrew completely from south Lebanon and halted its "aggression".
     
    "It is not a question of disarming," Wafic Safa said in an interview with Hizbollah’s Al-Nur radio station.
     
    "What the president (Joseph Aoun) said in his inauguration speech is a defensive strategy." 
     
    Safa, believed by experts to belong to the movement's most radical faction, said Hezbollah had conveyed its position to Aoun, who on Tuesday said he sought "to make 2025 the year of restricting arms to the state".
     
    In his interview, Safa asked: "Wouldn't it be logical for Israel to first withdraw, then release the prisoners, then cease its aggression... and then we discuss a defensive strategy?
     
    "The defensive strategy is about thinking about how to protect Lebanon, not preparing for the party to hand over its weapons."
     
    Analysts have said that the once unthinkable idea of Hezbollah disarming may no longer be so, and may even be inevitable.
     
    Problem is Israel' 
     
    Under the November ceasefire, Israel was meant to withdraw all of its forces from south Lebanon.
     
    But despite the deal, its troops have remained at five south Lebanon positions that they deem "strategic".
     
    Israel has also continued to carry out near-daily strikes against Lebanon -- including on Friday -- saying it is targeting members of Hezbollah.
     
    Under the truce, Hizbollah was to pull its fighters back north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.
     
    Lebanon's army has been deploying in the south as Israeli forces pulled back.
     
    Hezbollah says the ceasefire does not apply to the rest of Lebanon, despite being based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for the disarmament of non-state groups.
     
    Hizbollah was the only group to keep its weapons after Lebanon's 15-year civil war ended in 1990, saying that they were for "resistance" against Israel, which continued to occupy the south until 2000.
     
    US special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who visited Beirut this month, said Washington continued to press Beirut "to fully fulfil the cessation of hostilities, and that includes disarming Hizbollah and all militias". 
     
    Safa said on Friday that both Hezbollah and the Lebanese army were respecting the terms of the truce.
     
    "The problem is Israel, which has not done so," he said.
     
    On Saturday, a source close to Hezbollah told AFP that the group had ceded to the Lebanese army around 190 of its 265 military positions identified south of the Litani.
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    5yrs ago April 2020 What a strange world we live in Covid-19 ClownWorld Restrictions Lockdowns Masks

    US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria
    https://jordantimes.com/news/world/us-withdraw-some-1000-troops-syria

    <!-- google_ad_section_start -->WASHINGTON — The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.
     
    Washington has had troops in Syria for years as part of international efforts against the Daesh terror group, which rose out of the chaos of the country's civil war to seize swaths of territory there and in neighboring Iraq over a decade ago.
     
    The brutal extremists have since suffered major defeats in both countries, but still remain a threat.
     
    "Today the secretary of defense directed the consolidation of US forces in Syria... to select locations," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement, without specifying the sites where this would take place.
     
    "This deliberate and conditions-based process will bring the US footprint in Syria down to less than 1,000 US forces in the coming months," he said.
     
    President Donald Trump has long been skeptical of Washington's presence in Syria, ordering the withdrawal of troops during his first term but ultimately leaving American forces in the country.
     
    As Islamist-led rebels pressed forward with a lightning offensive last December that ultimately overthrew Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, Trump said Washington should "NOT GET INVOLVED!"
     
    "Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT," Trump, then the president-elect, wrote on his Truth Social platform.
     
    Years of war against Daesh
     
    The 2014 onslaught by Daesh prompted a US-led air campaign in support of local ground forces -- the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Iraqi government units.
     
    Washington also deployed thousands of American personnel to advise and assist local forces, with US troops in some cases directly fighting the jihadists.
     
    After years of bloody warfare, Iraq's prime minister announced a final victory over IS in December 2017, while the SDF proclaimed the defeat of the group's "caliphate" in March 2019 after seizing its final bastion in Syria.
     
    But the extremists still have some fighters in the countryside of both countries, and US forces have long carried out periodic strikes and raids to help prevent the group's resurgence.
     
    Washington stepped up military action against Daesh in Syria in the wake of Assad's overthrow, though it has more recently shifted its focus to strikes targeting Yemen's Huthi rebels, who have been attacking international shipping since late 2023.
     
    US forces in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by pro-Iran militants following the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, but responded with heavy strikes on Tehran-linked targets, and the attacks largely subsided.
     
    Washington for years said it had some 900 military personnel in Syria as part of international efforts against Daesh, but the Pentagon announced in December 2024 that the number of US troops in the country had doubled to around 2,000 earlier in the year.
     
    While the United States is reducing its forces in Syria, Iraq has also sought an end to the US-led coalition's presence there, where Washington has said it has some 2,500 troops.
     
    The United States and Iraq have announced that the coalition would end its decade-long military mission in federal Iraq by the end of 2025, and by September 2026 in the autonomous Kurdistan region.
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    A few minutes ago, the Russian Defense Ministry published unique footage of the destruction of another American multiple launch rocket system 'HIMARS'. Sources in the Russian Military Department noted that the missile system HIMARS and an escort vehicle carrying a group of heavily armed soldiers were detected by a Russian reconnaissance drone near the settlement of 'Sergeevka'..............................................................................
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    Yemeni forces have released footage of the 20th U.S. MQ-9 "Reaper" drone shot down earlier today.Source @DD Geopolitics
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    Press TV: Deadly US strikes hit Yemen fuel port used by Huthis https://jordantimes.com/news/region/deadly-us-strikes-hit-yemen-fuel-port-used-huthis <!-- google_ad_section_start -->SANAA — The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Huthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes.   The attack on the Ras Issa fuel port aimed to cut off a source of supplies and funds for the Iran-backed Huthis, the US military said.   Washington has hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in a bid to end their attacks on civilian shipping and military vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.   The rebels began their attacks in late 2023, claiming solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israel's army said Friday they had intercepted an incoming missile from Yemen.   In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said: "US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Huthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Huthi efforts to terrorise the entire region for over 10 years.    "The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Huthis, who continue to exploit and bring great pain upon their fellow countrymen".   Ships "have continued to supply fuel via the port of Ras Issa" despite Washington designating the rebels a foreign terrorist organisation earlier this year, the military command added, without specifying the source of the fuel.   Huthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said the preliminary death toll stood at 20, including five paramedics.   There were also "50 wounded workers and employees at the Ras Issa oil port, following the American aggression", he said on X.   "The death toll is likely to rise as body parts are still being identified," he added.   Fireball    The port lies along the west coast of Yemen on the Red Sea.   In images broadcast early Friday by the rebels' Al-Masira channel, which it presented as the "first images of the US aggression" against the port, a fireball lit up the area around the ships, while thick columns of smoke rose above what appeared to be an ongoing blaze.   "Civil defence rescue teams and paramedics are making every effort to search for and extract victims and extinguish the fire," said Alasbahi.   The Huthis have regularly fired missiles and drones on Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023 following an attack on Israel by Hamas militants.   "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," Israel's army said Friday on Telegram, adding that aerial defence systems had been deployed "to intercept the threat".   Huthi attacks have hampered shipping through the Suez Canal -- a vital route that normally carries about 12 percent of world shipping traffic -- forcing many companies into a costly detour around the tip of southern Africa.   The United States first began conducting strikes against the Huthis under president Joe Biden's administration, and his successor President Donald Trump has vowed that military action against the rebels would continue until they are no longer a threat to shipping.   On Thursday evening, France's Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a French frigate in the Red Sea destroyed a drone launched from Yemen.   "Our armed forces continue their commitment to ensuring maritime freedom of movement," he said on X.   US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told journalists Thursday that the Chinese satellite firm Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company was "directly supporting Iran-backed Huthi terrorist attacks on US interests".   "Their actions -- and Beijing's support of the company, even after our private engagements with them -- is yet another example of China's empty claims to support peace," she said.   Bruce did not initially provide details on the nature of the company's support for the rebels, but later referred to "a Chinese company providing satellite imagery to the Huthis." <!-- google_ad_section_end -->Image:  Hizbollah 'will not let anyone disarm' it, says chief https://jordantimes.com/news/region/hizbollah-will-not-let-anyone-disarm-it-says-chief <!-- google_ad_section_start -->BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hizbollah "will not let anyone disarm" it, the Lebanese group's leader Naim Qassem said Friday, as Washington presses Beirut to compel the Iran-backed movement to hand over its weapons.   Hezbollah, long a dominant force in Lebanese politics, was left weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel sparked by the Gaza war, including an Israeli ground incursion and two months of heavy bombardment that decimated the group's leadership.   The fighting was largely brought to an end by a November ceasefire, but not before the group's longtime leader and Qassem's predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike.   "We will not let anyone disarm Hezbollah or disarm the resistance" against Israel, Qassem said in remarks on a Hezbollah-affiliated TV channel.    "We must cut this idea of disarmament from the dictionary."   His comments came hours after another Hizbollah official said the group refused to discuss handing over its weapons unless Israel withdrew completely from south Lebanon and halted its "aggression".   "It is not a question of disarming," Wafic Safa said in an interview with Hizbollah’s Al-Nur radio station.   "What the president (Joseph Aoun) said in his inauguration speech is a defensive strategy."    Safa, believed by experts to belong to the movement's most radical faction, said Hezbollah had conveyed its position to Aoun, who on Tuesday said he sought "to make 2025 the year of restricting arms to the state".   In his interview, Safa asked: "Wouldn't it be logical for Israel to first withdraw, then release the prisoners, then cease its aggression... and then we discuss a defensive strategy?   "The defensive strategy is about thinking about how to protect Lebanon, not preparing for the party to hand over its weapons."   Analysts have said that the once unthinkable idea of Hezbollah disarming may no longer be so, and may even be inevitable.   Problem is Israel'    Under the November ceasefire, Israel was meant to withdraw all of its forces from south Lebanon.   But despite the deal, its troops have remained at five south Lebanon positions that they deem "strategic".   Israel has also continued to carry out near-daily strikes against Lebanon -- including on Friday -- saying it is targeting members of Hezbollah.   Under the truce, Hizbollah was to pull its fighters back north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.   Lebanon's army has been deploying in the south as Israeli forces pulled back.   Hezbollah says the ceasefire does not apply to the rest of Lebanon, despite being based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for the disarmament of non-state groups.   Hizbollah was the only group to keep its weapons after Lebanon's 15-year civil war ended in 1990, saying that they were for "resistance" against Israel, which continued to occupy the south until 2000.   US special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who visited Beirut this month, said Washington continued to press Beirut "to fully fulfil the cessation of hostilities, and that includes disarming Hizbollah and all militias".    Safa said on Friday that both Hezbollah and the Lebanese army were respecting the terms of the truce.   "The problem is Israel, which has not done so," he said.   On Saturday, a source close to Hezbollah told AFP that the group had ceded to the Lebanese army around 190 of its 265 military positions identified south of the Litani. <!-- google_ad_section_end -->Image:  5yrs ago April 2020 What a strange world we live in Covid-19 ClownWorld Restrictions Lockdowns Masks US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria https://jordantimes.com/news/world/us-withdraw-some-1000-troops-syria <!-- google_ad_section_start -->WASHINGTON — The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.   Washington has had troops in Syria for years as part of international efforts against the Daesh terror group, which rose out of the chaos of the country's civil war to seize swaths of territory there and in neighboring Iraq over a decade ago.   The brutal extremists have since suffered major defeats in both countries, but still remain a threat.   "Today the secretary of defense directed the consolidation of US forces in Syria... to select locations," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement, without specifying the sites where this would take place.   "This deliberate and conditions-based process will bring the US footprint in Syria down to less than 1,000 US forces in the coming months," he said.   President Donald Trump has long been skeptical of Washington's presence in Syria, ordering the withdrawal of troops during his first term but ultimately leaving American forces in the country.   As Islamist-led rebels pressed forward with a lightning offensive last December that ultimately overthrew Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, Trump said Washington should "NOT GET INVOLVED!"   "Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT," Trump, then the president-elect, wrote on his Truth Social platform.   Years of war against Daesh   The 2014 onslaught by Daesh prompted a US-led air campaign in support of local ground forces -- the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Iraqi government units.   Washington also deployed thousands of American personnel to advise and assist local forces, with US troops in some cases directly fighting the jihadists.   After years of bloody warfare, Iraq's prime minister announced a final victory over IS in December 2017, while the SDF proclaimed the defeat of the group's "caliphate" in March 2019 after seizing its final bastion in Syria.   But the extremists still have some fighters in the countryside of both countries, and US forces have long carried out periodic strikes and raids to help prevent the group's resurgence.   Washington stepped up military action against Daesh in Syria in the wake of Assad's overthrow, though it has more recently shifted its focus to strikes targeting Yemen's Huthi rebels, who have been attacking international shipping since late 2023.   US forces in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by pro-Iran militants following the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, but responded with heavy strikes on Tehran-linked targets, and the attacks largely subsided.   Washington for years said it had some 900 military personnel in Syria as part of international efforts against Daesh, but the Pentagon announced in December 2024 that the number of US troops in the country had doubled to around 2,000 earlier in the year.   While the United States is reducing its forces in Syria, Iraq has also sought an end to the US-led coalition's presence there, where Washington has said it has some 2,500 troops.   The United States and Iraq have announced that the coalition would end its decade-long military mission in federal Iraq by the end of 2025, and by September 2026 in the autonomous Kurdistan region. <!-- google_ad_section_end -->Image:  A few minutes ago, the Russian Defense Ministry published unique footage of the destruction of another American multiple launch rocket system 'HIMARS'. 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    SANAA — The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Huthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes. The attack on the Ras Issa fuel port aimed to cut off a source of supplies and funds for the Iran-backed Huthis, the US military said. Washington has hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in a bid to end their attacks on civilian shipping and military vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The rebels began t
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  • The contrast between dogs and cats offers a brilliant metaphor for human behavior—and a powerful life lesson.

    Gratitude vs. Entitlement

    When a dog is treated well, it responds with gratitude and loyalty. It sees the goodness it receives and concludes, “This person must be amazing.”
    On the other hand, when a cat is treated the same way, it can develop a sense of entitlement. It assumes, “I must be amazing for this person to treat me like this.”

    Humans behave the same way in different circumstances—

    Some people, when helped or blessed, show humility and appreciation.

    Others, when given the same help, develop pride and arrogance, thinking the world revolves around them.

    Don’t let success, favor, or love from others make you proud and entitled like the cat. Instead, like the dog, recognize the hands that feed you, support you, and love you—and respond with gratitude, humility, and loyalty.

    Gratitude elevates relationships; entitlement erodes them.
    Choose to see the blessing, not just the benefits.
    The contrast between dogs and cats offers a brilliant metaphor for human behavior—and a powerful life lesson. Gratitude vs. Entitlement When a dog is treated well, it responds with gratitude and loyalty. It sees the goodness it receives and concludes, “This person must be amazing.” On the other hand, when a cat is treated the same way, it can develop a sense of entitlement. It assumes, “I must be amazing for this person to treat me like this.” Humans behave the same way in different circumstances— Some people, when helped or blessed, show humility and appreciation. Others, when given the same help, develop pride and arrogance, thinking the world revolves around them. Don’t let success, favor, or love from others make you proud and entitled like the cat. Instead, like the dog, recognize the hands that feed you, support you, and love you—and respond with gratitude, humility, and loyalty. Gratitude elevates relationships; entitlement erodes them. Choose to see the blessing, not just the benefits.
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