Jack Carr's take on the 9/11 terror attacks — including 'hope' and the lessons from Afghanistan . . . I encourage all Americans to read Craig Whitlock’s "The Afghanistan Papers" to find out what those same officers were saying in what they believed were to be classified interviews unearthed through two Freedom of Information Act lawsuits. Politicians and military commanders deceived the
public and their own troops throughout America’s longest war — a war the nature of which they did not understand.
Too many elected representatives were blinded by the dazzling array of administrative awards that adorned the left chests of clean and pressed dress uniforms worn by generals and admirals with impressive resumes and
taxpayer-funded postgraduate degrees who largely succeeded in organizations where advancement was predicated on checking boxes and impressing the officer a rung above in the chain of command. Fox News
Maj.Heather Penney of D.C.Air
National Guard-Her 9/11 Mission to Takeout Flight 93 . . . F-16 pilot Heather Penney explains the actions she and her fellow NG pilots took in the initial response to the 911 attacks. She and her flight leader Col. Sasseville had to take off without AIM Missiles on board because there was not time to have them brought over from the arms depot some distance away. Shortly thereafter two other pilots from the squadron did take off fully armed with the air to air Sidewinder missiles. If
they encountered Flight 93 she and Sasseville intended to crash their planes into the jetliner to bring it down. As she puts it, essentially a Kamikaze mission. The complete interview (60 minutes) is available at cspan.org
As 9/11 nears, embrace grief to honor loved ones, experts suggest: ‘Grief connects us with all of humanity’. . . "With the
anniversary of 9/11 right around the corner, many people are struggling with traumatic memories of the terrorist attack that shook the nation and changed the entire world," Dr. Lama Bazzi, a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City, told Fox
News
Politics
Fani Willis
bankrolls private attorney for Trump prosecution: 'Certainly unorthodox' . . . Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has paid massive sums to private sector attorneys for their services, and a portion of those relate to investigating and prosecuting former President Donald Trump, according to county records. Nathan Wade, Willis’s lead prosecutor in the case, has raked in more than half a million dollars from the Fulton County District Attorney's Office from January 2022 to August
2023, according to a payment history. Washington Examiner
A look at the team Jack Smith built to try to convict Donald Trump . . . One prosecuted white supremacists. Another won a high-profile case against Reality Winner, the government worker found guilty in 2018 of leaking sensitive intelligence information to the media. They’ve gone after alleged corruption by elected officials, with some victories and some resounding
defeats. And they’ve helped put notorious drug cartel leaders behind bars. Washington Post
More than three-quarters of voters want an age limit imposed on politicians: Poll . . . A recent poll found that a large majority of voters would prefer age limits on those pursuing elected office. CBS News and YouGov conducted a survey at the end of August and found that 77% of respondents agreed there ought to be age
limits. Within that group, 40% proposed the age limit be 70 years old, which is over ten years older than President Joe Biden is now. The second most popular age limit was 60, proposed by about a quarter of respondents. Washington Examiner
Video | Kamala Harris declares herself ready to be president
Nikki Haley shows signs of momentum. Can she keep it going? . . . Nikki Haley has momentum. The question is can she keep it.
Haley, a
former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations, gave a standout performance at the first GOP presidential debate and got a polling boost because of it. Now, a new poll suggests she's best positioned to take out President Joe Biden. Washington Examiner
Blind eye? Feds received waves of warnings about Hunter Biden but delivered no consequences . . . From 2015 until present, several federal agencies were alerted to
suspicious activity and potential criminal activities by Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son. Each time, the allegations did not result in any consequences for the first son. The pattern – over eight years and three separate presidential administrations – has some in Congress now seeing a protection racket. Just the News
Join over half a million investors who are on their investment journey with us. A library of expert stock recommendations are only a few clicks away. Join today and start potentially multiplying your net worth.
Skirting US
sanctions, Iran earning billions from oil exports while Russia, China cash in . . . FOX Business has learned that numerous Russian and Chinese companies attended the highly guarded Iran Oil Show run by the sanctioned National Iranian Oil Co., which is involved in the financing of a Tehran terrorist organization responsible for the murders of more than 600 American military personnel. Fox Business
North Korea rolls out ‘nuclear attack submarine’ . . . North Korea has unveiled a “tactical nuclear attack submarine” to the world, the latest addition both to Pyongyang‘s weapons of mass destruction arsenal and its navy. Images circulated Friday by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un‘s regime showed the black submarine being rolled out of a covered building — a national banner draped over its bulbous bow — before the vessel was launched into the sea beside a
pier. State-controlled media reported that the proceedings took place Wednesday and were overseen by dapper-looking Kim wearing a tan suit and straw hat. North Korean naval brass were also on hand, watching from a nearby viewing stand. Washington Times
John Mearsheimer discusses the root cause of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
John Joseph Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and international relations scholar, who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is a West Point graduate.
Award-Winning Chefs. Hundreds of Meals delivered to you.
We’re CookUnity, a chef collective. There are food delivery services, there are meal kit subscriptions, there are heat-and-serve fridge-fillers. But until now, no one has
(responsibly) packaged the ingenuity and hard-earned technique of the industry’s leading culinary talent.
U.S. Military
Exercises in Russia’s Backyard Cause Alarm at the Kremlin . . . As Washington seeks to exploit cracks in Russia’s traditional sphere of influence, U.S. forces began joint military exercises with troops from Armenia, the small South Caucasus country that has been a close Russian ally for nearly 200 years.
In a possible sign of the geopolitical
realignment driven by Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, U.S. forces commenced on Monday 10 days of joint exercises with Armenian soldiers. About 175 Armenian soldiers will train with about 85 soldiers from U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command outside the capital of Yerevan. Wall Street Journal
North Korean Train Presumably Carrying Leader Kim Jong Un Departed for Russia . . . A North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim
Jong Un has departed for Russia for a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean media said Monday. Citing unidentified South Korean government sources, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the train likely left the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Sunday evening and that a Kim-Putin meeting is possible as early as Tuesday. Military.com
For Western firms, the risk of leaving Russia could be higher than staying . . . A wave of Western companies exited Russia promptly after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. But those who didn’t are now struggling to leave. For firms wishing to quit, amid heavy reputational and financial damage, the prospect of leaving is becoming harder with time. Among the firms still operating in Russia are Unilever, Nestle, Philip Morris,
UniCredit, Raiffeisen and PepsiCo. Research suggests that some 500 Western firms remain in the country. CNBC
Money
U.S. debt is nearly $33 trillion. But some economists say not all debt is bad . . . The U.S. national debt is sitting at nearly $33 trillion dollars. Every year since 2001, the U.S. government has spent more money than it takes in, which means it has to borrow
money to make up for the difference. "Debt has many useful purposes," said Kris Mitchener, professor of economics at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. "The public debt has always been used for emergencies. It's easier to finance by borrowing than to burden the current generation with taxes." CNBC
EU downgrades growth forecast and raises inflation expectations . . . The EU economy will expand by just 0.8 per cent this year and 1.4 per cent in 2024, according to
European Commission figures that lowered growth predictions and signalled the persistence of inflation.
Monday’s figures marked a downgrade from predictions by Brussels in May of 1 per cent growth this year and 1.7 per cent in 2024, with high prices hitting consumer spending across the bloc and the German economy now expected to shrink this year. Financial Times
UNLOCK YOUR MIND'S FULL
POTENTIAL
The first all-in-one cognitive supplement solution designed for enhanced daily focus, energy, mood, creativity, and clarity. All-natural formulation blended with adaptogenic herbs, natural nootropics, organic mushrooms, and vital vitamins.
FOCUS | ENERGY | MOOD | CLARITY
Use code 'STACK20' at checkout for 20% OFF! Plus free shipping.
Communist revolutionaries burn American flags outside Jason Aldean concert, claiming 'America was never great' . . . A group of communist revolutionaries burned multiple American flags outside a Jason Aldean concert in Chicago on Saturday night, according to
videos of the incident. The protesters were raising awareness of RevCom (Revolutionary Communist Party), which believes in creating a Marxist revolution in America, calling the USA "the belly of the beast." The RevCom activists burned American flags before police "declared an unlawful assembly and said their activism ‘alarmed and disturbed others'" Fox News
New Mexicans Do The Most American Thing Ever To Defy Second Amendment Ban . . . New Mexico gun owners sent a peaceful but powerful message Sunday to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham by openly carrying their firearms after Grisham placed a 30-day ban on their Second Amendment rights. Grisham issued an emergency order banning all firearms from being carried in Albuquerque for 30 days, arguing there is a public health emergency. Both open carry
and concealed carry were prohibited. Dozens of peaceful New Mexicans were observed open carrying their firearms in protest. Daily Caller
You should also know
The 'Climate
Emergency' Is a Hoax . . . More than 1,600 scientists, including two Nobel laureates, have signed a declaration saying that "There is no climate emergency." The declaration is unlikely to get any attention from the mainstream media, unfortunately, but it is important for people to know about: the mass climate hysteria and the destruction of the US economy in the name of climate change need to stop. Gatestone Institute
A Saudi-Israel Deal Would
Bring Big Benefits — to the U.S. . . . The Biden administration is working overtime to consolidate what is arguably Washington’s most significant advantage over its great power rivals, especially China. That advantage lies in the Middle East.
More specifically, the United States has been pushing hard to forge a deal in which Washington would give
formal security guarantees to Saudi Arabia and, in return, the Saudis would establish diplomatic ties with Israel, with Israeli concessions to the Palestinians. At the Group of 20 gathering in New Delhi, President Joe Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia exchanged a warm handshake. Last week, a high-level U.S. delegation visited Riyadh to pursue the potential agreement, following two separate trips this summer by the national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, and Secretary
of State Antony Blinken. New York Post
Dems Rebut 2020 Rigging Accusations by Rigging 2024 . . . The anti-democratic effort includes interpreting the suffrage-expanding 14th Amendment to deny suffrage to Donald Trump’s supporters in 2024. A Washington, D.C.–based group, for instance, sued in Colorado this week to prevent the name of the candidate favored by most Republicans from appearing on the ballot there. If the involvement of an out-of-state
group did not serve as a clue, then its board comprising partisan Democrats — and a “Republican” who endorsed Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden for president — signaled the politics-by-other-means purpose of the motley crew. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington President Noah Bookbinder justified preventing the opposition’s preferred candidate from appearing on the ballot by maintaining that “it is necessary to defend our republic both today and in the future.” Spectator
Lithium deposit found in US may be among world’s largest, study finds . . . A deposit of lithium recently discovered along the Nevada-Oregon border may be among the world’s largest, having potentially huge implications for the transition to electric vehicles. Volcanologists and geologists from Lithium Americas Corporation, GNS Science, and Oregon State University reported their findings in a paper for Science Advances, published August 31. Fox Business
Guilty Pleasures
Pelosi
Announces Bid For Two More Years Of Insider Trading . . . In a surprise announcement, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi confirmed she will be seeking reelection for yet another 2-year term of lucrative insider trading. "I have long served the people of San Francisco in Congress by enriching myself with privileged information while my hometown descends into chaos," said Pelosi in a statement.
The mayor of San Francisco celebrated the announcement on Friday. "Our city has long been a place of lawless greed and theft, and we're proud to see Mrs. Pelosi bring those values to Washington," said Mayor London Breed while brushing broken glass off the front seat of her car. "Give us two more years
of Pelosi!" Babylon Bee
Do you love Cut to the News? Forward it to you family and friends! They'll thank you for it. Spread the word by email - use the message that pops up or write your own.
