Archive for October, 2024
When is a safe house no longer safe? Well, when it’s been exposed and discovered by the enemies. The concept of safe house has been widely featured in spies or criminals movies. It is used by criminals hiding from the police, or used by a spy to stay undetected. It can be used for legal […]
... written on Oct 15 2024He has not been heard from since Israeli strikes on Beirut about 2 weeks ago. Believed to be dead, or wounded, Esmail Qaani was promoted by Tehran as the head of the IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps) overseas military-intelligence service after the United States assassinated Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general and the former commander of the powerful […]
... written on Oct 13 2024Azilah Hadri, one of the two former Special Actions Unit (UTK) commandos convicted for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu about 18 years ago, had successfully escaped the gallows. His death penalty was commuted to a 40 years and 12 strokes of the cane yesterday (Oct 10, 2024). But his luck also means trouble – […]
... written on Oct 11 2024Almost one-fifth of Florida’s gas stations were out of fuel by Tuesday afternoon, and the streets are empty as people scramble to leave – nearly two weeks after the destruction as a result of Hurricane Helene. The Hurricane Milton, projected to hit the south-west coast of Florida by Wednesday evening local time, has just been […]
... written on Oct 09 2024Many think Israel will hit Iran on October 7, the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel last year which killed 1,200 Israelis and resulted in over 200 hostages taken. It didn’t happen. If the Jewish state’s timing of retaliation and military strategy could be easily guessed, then there won’t be any element of surprise, would it? Nevertheless, it’s […]
... written on Oct 08 2024On October 7, 2023, Hamas in Gaza launched a brutal massacre of Israeli civilians, killing 1,200 Israelis and resulted in over 200 hostages taken. The next day (October 8), Hezbollah in Lebanon launched rockets into Israel under the pretext of solidarity with the Palestinian militant group. On October 1, 2024, Iran launched more than 180 missiles at […]
... written on Oct 05 2024How do you hoodwink a judge that you were not corrupt even though you had stolen money, never mind whether the amount was RM2.27 billion or just 1% of it, which translates to RM22,000,000? Former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s hotshot attorney might have found the answer – convince the court that his client was actually […]
... written on Oct 03 2024Fresh from sending 85 bunker-buster bombs that killed terrorist organization Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel publicly announced on Tuesday (Oct 1) that it has begun a “limited ground offensive” into southern Lebanon. The IDF (Israel Defense Forces), of course, were already inside Lebanon conducting a series of operations even before the announcement. In fact, […]
... written on Oct 02 2024