The Navy said the USS Ford’s presence will now be replaced by the Bataan amphibious ready group, which has 2,000 Marines onboard.

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group is heading home from the Mediterranean Sea, according to a Monday announcement by the US Navy.

It had patrolled there, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean, for months of additional, extended duty in order to provide protection for Israel and be on the ready for potential escalation, given persistent exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah too.

The Navy said the USS Ford’s presence will now be replaced by the Bataan amphibious ready group, which has 2,000 Marines onboard. This ready group includes the USS Bataan, and the USS Mesa Verde and the USS Carter Hall – which are currently transiting the Red Sea, making ready to enter the Mediterranean. 

A US 6th Fleet message said the Ford will sail for home “in the coming days.” The shift could be the result of Israel newly announcing it is about to enter the “next phase” of its Gaza operations. 

According to fresh reporting in The New York Times:

The Israeli military announced on Monday that it will begin withdrawing several thousand troops from Gaza at least temporarily, in what would be the most significant publicly announced pullback since the war began.

The military cited a growing toll on the Israeli economy following nearly three months of wartime mobilization with little end in sight to the fighting. Israel had been considering scaling back its operations, and the United States has been prodding it to do so more quickly as the death toll in Gaza continues to rise. More than 20,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war, according to local health authorities.

Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, emphasized that the move to demobilize some soldiers did not indicate any compromise on Israel’s intention to continue fighting, and he did not mention the American requests to scale back. He indicated that some will be called back to service in the coming year. Still, the fighting remains intense across Gaza.

There’s been recent White House pressure on Tel Aviv to dial down the intensity of the fighting amid the soaring Palestinian civilian death toll, but also as the Netanyahu governing coalition faces growing anger domestically over how it has handled the war and hostage situation especially. 

The Associated Press meanwhile reviews of the US military build-up in regional waters in the wake of the Oct.7 Hamas terror attack as follows: “Since it was extended in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Ford and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier have been part of a two-carrier presence bracketing the Israel-Hamas war, underscoring U.S. concerns that the conflict will widen.” The report further notes, “The Eisenhower has recently patrolled near the Gulf of Aden, at the mouth of the Red Sea waterway, where so many commercial vessels have come under attack in recent weeks.”

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Witnesses said said the suspect had approached Lee for an autograph and pretending to be a supporter. He then attacked him with a weapon that was between 8 and 12 inches long.

South Korea’s main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked by an unidentified assailant during a visit to the southern coastal city of Busan and rushed to a hospital after he was bleeding from his neck.

Lee was the Democratic Party’s nominee for the presidential election in 2022. He has also been faced various charges for alleged graft, which he has denied.

Witnesses said the suspect had approached Lee for an autograph and pretending to be a supporter. He then attacked him with a weapon that was between 8 and 12 inches long.

The alleged attacker has been arrested.

The extent of his injuries are unknown…

President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed deep concern and over the incident “that should have never taken place,” Yonhap cited a presidential spokesperson as saying.

Developing…

Last Wednesday, anti-Israel protesters blocked critical roadways to JFK

Update (Monday):

“If anyone is flying out of JFK Airport today, please plan to travel to the airport ahead of time,” Chief Philip Rivera, the head of transportation of the New York Police Department, wrote in an X post.

Rivera said pro-Palestinian protesters are expected to cause delays at JFK Terminal 4 (departures). 

“There are planned protests today and will cause delays. We don’t want anyone to miss their flights! Safe travels and Happy New Year,” he said. 

If anyone is flying out of JFK Airport today, please plan to travel to the airport ahead of time. There are planned protests today and will cause delays. We don’t want anyone to miss their flights! Safe travels and Happy New Year.#nypdconnecting #nypdprotecting pic.twitter.com/qpErgidNCi— Chief of Transportation (@NYPDTransport) January 1, 2024

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Social media reports show NYPD officers only allow people with an “Employee ID or Boarding pass” to enter train stations to JFK Airport. 

A pro-Palestinian vehicle convoy appears to be heading to the airport. 

Some pro-Palestinian protesters are calling NYPD officers “NYPD, KKK, IDF, You’re all the same.”  

“Reports of massive law enforcement mobilization around strategic entry points into JFK airport to protect travelers from pro-Hamas protestors. This includes resources from NYPD, NY State Police, Port Authority Police, National Guard, and multiple state and city resources. May God bless them all. Enough is enough. Long past due to take back our streets. Thank them when you see them,” one X user said. 

Days after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded the World Trade Center in New York City and screamed “Allahu akbar,” a flyer circulating social media platform X shows a possible rally at John F. Kennedy International Airport on New Year’s Day. 

Joel Mowbray, a former columnist for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a non-partisan institution focusing on national security and foreign policy, pointed out the protest flyer is full of hate:

Pro-Palestinian “protesters” are now openly embracing Hamas. Key word is “flood.” Hamas calls 10/7 massacres “Operation Al Aqsa Flood.” 

So “Flood JFK for Gaza” is an open support for Hamas’ campaign of raping, murdering and beheading Jews — and Muslims & Christians. Vile.

Organized protesters are expected to arrive by foot and vehicles at JFK Terminal 4 (departures) around 1400 ET Monday. The terminal serves several international airlines, including El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.

“On New Year’s Day, pro-Hamas mobs plan on shutting down JFK airport, but don’t worry, New York’s governor @GovKathyHochul and @NYCMayor Eric Adams will be hard at work nursing their New Year’s Eve hangover. Once they’re over it, they’ll pretend it did not happen,” one X user said in response to the flyer. 

Another person said: “Ah yes, disrupt people trying to get home for the holidays for your cause. I’m sure they will agree with you and support it now.” 

Marxist groups appear to be funding these anti-Israel protests, as some point out. What’s troubling, just like when Marxist groups supported Black Lives Matter, the federal government appears to be ignoring these folks who are shutting down highways, bridges, business districts, and airports nationwide. 

Last Wednesday, anti-Israel protesters blocked critical roadways to JFK. 

Where is the Biden administration denouncing these rogue organized protesters shutting down critical infrastructure? There should be zero tolerance for any group attempting to disrupt airports. Maybe Biden’s federal government is too busy weaponizing agencies against Trump supporters to actually care about real threats to the nation. 

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“While implementing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, military leaders broke the law, trampled constitutional rights, denied informed consent, permitted unwilling medical experimentation, and suppressed the free exercise of religion.”

Over 200 service members and veterans in an open letter to vowed to hold their military leadership accountable for the damage caused by implementing the now-canceled Covid vaccine mandates.

The letter published on Jan. 1, 2024 names specific senior military leaders who the signers claim broke the law and violated the Constitution.

“While implementing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, military leaders broke the law, trampled constitutional rights, denied informed consent, permitted unwilling medical experimentation, and suppressed the free exercise of religion,” the letter states.

At 4am EST today (a few min ago), senior military leaders received an email with a letter attached called the Declaration of Military Accountability. I know because I sent the email. I sent it on behalf of myself & 230 other signatories of the letter. The letter is not addressed… pic.twitter.com/jFkF3FmcA8

— Brad Miller (@BradMiller1010) January 1, 2024

The letter explains how service members and their families were “significantly harmed” by the vaccine mandate and their “suffering continues to be felt financially, emotionally, and physically.”

“Some service members became part of our ever-growing veteran homeless population, some developed debilitating vaccine injuries, and some even lost their lives,” the letter states.

The military leaders they cite as responsible for the unconstitutional mandate include Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley who recently exited the military and Gen. James McConville, who served as the 40th chief of staff of the Army until 2023.

“These individuals enabled lawlessness and the unwilling experimentation on service members,” they state. “The moral and physical injuries they helped inflict are significant. They betrayed the trust of service members and the American people. Their actions caused irreparable harm to the Armed Forces and the institutions for which we have fought and bled.”

A number of the 231 signatories are veterans who are currently running for Congress and state-level political offices in a bid to convene courts-martial for the military leaders who pushed the vaccine mandates and pass legislation to reduce the income of those who’ve retired to zero.

“In the coming years, thousands within our network will run for Congress and seek appointments to executive branch offices, while those of us still serving on active duty will continue to put fulfilling our oaths ahead of striving for rank or position,” the letter reads.

“For those who achieve the lawful authority to do so, we pledge to recall from retirement the military leaders who broke the law and will convene courts-martial for the crimes they committed.”

“We intend to rebuild trust by demonstrating that leaders cannot cast aside constitutional rights or the law for political expediency,” the signers added.

Bradley Miller, a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, told The Epoch Times that the letter was written in a similar language and spirit as the Declaration of Independence, noting the signers “believe that we have suffered a long train of abuses that has come to a head with the unlawful COVID-19 shot mandate.”

“We would be negligent in our duty to uphold our oaths to the Constitution as well as negligible in our loyalty to our countrymen if we permitted the continued demise of one of our most hallowed institutions,” Miller said.

The Biden Defense Department imposed the Covid vaccine mandate for all military members under threat of court martial in Aug. 2021, mere minutes after the FDA approved the experimental mRNA shot.

The Pentagon was forced to rescind the vaccine mandate last January as part of the 2023 NDAA, a move the Biden White House called “a mistake.”

Only 43 of over 8,000 service members who were discharged for refusing to obey the vaccine mandate he returned despite the military begging unvaccinated soldiers to return to service amid an unprecedented recruitment crisis.

A letter is going out to soldiers which says, “former Soldiers who were involuntarily separated for refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccination may request a correction of their military records.”

It also says “Individuals who desire to apply to return to service should contact… pic.twitter.com/e32h97tYoI

— Shoe (@samosaur) November 16, 2023

Read the letter:

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Biden has spent 39% of his entire presidency on vacation.

Former President Donald Trump lambasted Joe Biden for taking far too many vacations amid multiple crises, claiming he refuses to do any work while on holiday.

In an interview with Breitbart News, Trump lamented Biden ignoring major problems that require the president’s attention, and pointed out that he was still working when he vacationed as president.

“I have to say, when I take vacations I’m always working,” Trump said. “This is really the Southern White House. I have meetings left, right, and all day. Even if I’m playing golf, I’m always playing golf with somebody who is important like heads of countries, senators, et cetera. But it’s all work.”

Trump went on to claim that he heard Biden refuses to take phone calls or speak to anybody while on holiday.

“This guy takes a vacation and he doesn’t talk to anybody,” Trump said. “They say, ‘He’ll call you in two or three weeks because he’s on vacation.’ Did you know that? People call him and they say he’ll try getting back to you in the next two to three weeks because he’s on vacation.”

Biden is currently vacationing on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the New Year holiday after spending the Christmas holiday at Camp David.

According to a New York Post report, Biden spent a staggering 37% of 2023 on vacation:

He spent 22 days, including travel time, on official vacation in all in 2023. That time was enjoyed at either his Delaware homes or in St. Croix, Lake Tahoe or Nantucket.

He also was at Camp David 26 days, not including the two days he was prepping and getting ready for a trilateral summit.

Biden’s number of getaway days in 2023 was only slightly down from 2022, when he spent more than 38% of that year at the same locations.

According to the RNC, Biden spent a 417 days, or 39% of his presidency since capturing the White House on Jan. 20, 2021, on vacation.

Biden has arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he’ll spend the rest of the year at the beach.

Biden has spent 417 days — 39% of his presidency — on vacation. pic.twitter.com/JWYXvGrvIv

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 27, 2023

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