After Six Tests, the Mountain Hosting North Korea’s Nuclear Blasts May Be Exhausted

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Have North Korea’s nuclear tests become so big that they have altered the geological structure of the land? Some analysts now see signs that Mount Mantap, the 7,200-foot-high peak under which North Korea detonates its nuclear bombs, is suffering from “tired mountain syndrome.”

The mountain visibly shifted during the last nuclear test, an enormous detonation that was recorded as a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in North Korea’s northeast. Since then, the area, which is not known for natural seismic activity, has had three more quakes . . .

Chinese scientists already have warned that further nuclear tests could cause the mountain to collapse and release the radiation from the blast.

North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006, all of them in tunnels burrowed deep under Mount Mantap at a site known as the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility. Intelligence analysts and experts alike use satellite imagery to keep close track of movement at the three entrances to the tunnels for signals that a test might be coming. (Read more from “After Six Tests, the Mountain Hosting North Korea’s Nuclear Blasts May Be Exhausted” HERE)

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Kim Jong Un’s Newest Threat: We Will Respond to ‘Fire With Fire’

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The rogue regime in North Korea has sent America a threat, through the unusual channel of a letter to Australia, promising it will respond to “fire with fire” . . .

North Korea has been issuing threats against America for some time, both through its statements and its actions.

Friday, the London Mirror reported that Kim Jong Un’s rhetoric had been boosted another notch, with his declaration the U.S. will have to put up with his nuclear status.

“This is a matter of life and death for us,” the RIA news agency reported him as saying. “The current situation deepens our understanding that we need nuclear weapons to repel a potential attack.

“We will respond to fire with fire.” (Read more from “Kim Jong Un’s Newest Threat: We Will Respond to ‘Fire With Fire'” HERE)

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George Soros Denounced by Hungary as ‘Satan’ Seeking to Destroy ‘Christian Europe’

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George Soros is “Satan.” And his agenda is one that “from its heart hates Christian Europe’s traditions and civilization” [said] two high-profile Hungarian officials in their recent remarks attacking the Hungarian-American hedge fund billionaire and philanthropist. . .

In a speech entititled “The Christian duty to fight against the Satan/Soros Plan,” András Aradszki, the government’s secretary of state for energy, framed his ruling party’s long running campaign against Soros for the first time in explicitly theological terms.

Linking Soros to “abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and the forced politicization of gender theory,” Aradszki declared from the floor of Hungary’s parliament Sunday, “The Soros mercenaries do not cite the Holy Father’s thoughts on this.”

He added: “Soros and his comrades want to destroy the independence and values of nation states for the purpose of watering down the Christian spirit of Europe.”

Citing an alleged plan by Soros for to forcibly settle “tens of millions of migrants” in Europe, Aradszki declared, “The fight against Satan is a Christian duty. Yes, I speak of an attack by Satan, who is also the angel of denial, because they are denying what they are preparing to do — even when it is completely obvious.” (Read more from “George Soros Denounced by Hungary as ‘Satan’ Seeking to Destroy ‘Christian Europe'” HERE)

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Country Bans Material on ‘Gender Ideology’ in Public Schools

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Paraguay’s Ministry of Education banned public schools from using or spreading materials on “gender ideology,” a move critics say promotes discrimination toward women and LGBTQ people.

At a press conference in September, Education Minister Enrique Riera said the government recognizes “traditional values” and the “traditional family,” consisting of “father, mother and children.”

“We naturally respect different options, but we’re not going to instill them in our public schools,” Riera said, according to local newspaper ABC Color.

Riera, who officially issued the ban in an Oct. 10 resolution, specifically called out as problematic material that stated “gender is a social construct.” Under pressure from conservative groups, Riera also said in a speech on Oct. 5 that he would burn any books that spread “gender ideology.” (Read more from “Country Bans Material on ‘Gender Ideology’ in Public Schools” HERE)

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CIA Chief: North Korea Able to Nuke U.S. ‘Within Months’

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North Korea could acquire the ability to deliver a nuclear weapon to the United States within “months,” a top American spy official said Thursday.

“It is the case that they are close enough now in their capabilities that from a U.S. policy perspective, we ought to behave as if we are on the cusp of them achieving that objective,” Pompeo said during a question-and-answer session hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

“When you’re now talking about months, our capacity to understand that at the detailed level is in some sense irrelevant,” he said. “Whether it happens on Tuesday or a month from Tuesday, we are at a time where the president has concluded that we need a global effort to ensure that Kim Jong Un doesn’t have that capacity.”

Pompeo’s artful assessment didn’t disguise the urgency of the North Korea nuclear threat, as he allowed that “intelligence is imperfect” but emphasized that every nuclear weapon or ballistic missile test heightens the danger posed by the regime. (Read more from “CIA Chief: North Korea Able to Nuke U.S. ‘Within Months'” HERE)

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North Korea’s ‘Hotel of Doom’ Shows Signs of Activity

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Recent satellite images suggest that construction has restarted on North Korea’s ominous “Hotel of Doom.”

The new images of the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang depict construction trucks surrounding the pyramid-like building as well as several other buildings, the Daily Mail reported.

Tourist photos have also recently surfaced showing cranes around the hotel.

The “Hotel of Doom,” as it was nicknamed, has cost approximately 470 million euros ($552 million) to date but has yet to host a single guest, the Independent reported.

The 105-story skyscraper was finally unveiled this summer after being under construction for nearly 30 years, although its doors still remain closed. (Read more from “North Korea’s ‘Hotel of Doom’ Shows Signs of Activity” HERE)

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Former Taliban Hostage Rushed to Hospital

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The American woman who was held captive by a Taliban-affiliated group in Afghanistan and rescued last week by Pakistani troops was rushed to the hospital on Monday for an unspecified reason, her Canadian husband said.

Joshua Boyle told the Associated Press in an email Tuesday that his wife, Caitlan Coleman, “has been through hell, and she has to be my first priority right now.”

Coleman, 32, was seven months pregnant when she and her husband, Josh Boyle, were abducted in Afghanistan in 2012 by the Haqqani network. The couple and their three children — all of whom were born in captivity — were freed Thursday in a “negotiated release,” an official told Fox News. (Read more from “Former Taliban Hostage Rushed to Hospital” HERE)

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Russian Bribery Plot Preceded Obama Uranium Deal

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Before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large swath of American uranium, the FBI had gathered substantial evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business inside the United States, according to government documents and interviews.

Federal agents used a confidential U.S. witness working inside the Russian nuclear industry to gather extensive financial records, make secret recordings and intercept emails as early as 2009 that showed Moscow had compromised an American uranium trucking firm with bribes and kickbacks in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FBI and court documents show.

They also obtained an eyewitness account — backed by documents — indicating Russian nuclear officials had routed millions of dollars to the U.S. designed to benefit former President Bill Clinton’s charitable foundation during the time Secretary of State Hillary Clinton served on a government body that provided a favorable decision to Moscow, sources told The Hill. (Read more from “Russian Bribery Plot Preceded Obama Uranium Deal” HERE)

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Jets-For-Jihadis Newest Wrinkle in Iran-Deal Probe

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When President Trump announced last week he would not recertify Barack Obama’s expensive deal with Iran to stop its nuclear-weapons program, he cited a number of “serious flaws.”

He said Iran’s “fanatic regime” repeatedly has attacked and killed Americans, violated the limits on nuclear materials, ensured there will be no effective inspections and continues to pursue a missile program.

Now a new problem with the deal is being investigated: Obama allowed Boeing to sell airliners to Iran’s domestic airline companies, which are using them to transport military personnel and weapons.

The American Center for Law and Justice revealed Tuesday it has launched a Freedom of Information Act fight to obtain documents regarding any accommodations granted by Obama that facilitate Iran’s efforts to “transport jihadist soldiers to the battlefield.”

Such practices are “a blatant violation of international law,” ACLJ said. (Read more from “Jets-For-Jihadis Newest Wrinkle in Iran-Deal Probe'” HERE)

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School Allows Transgender Boys to Sleep in Girls’ Dorm

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A British school has changed its policies to allow biological boys to sleep in the girls’ dorms, wear skirts, and use gender neutral pronouns and girl names.

The new policies at Gordon’s School in Woking, England, lets both boys and girls use whichever bathrooms the individual feels comfortable using and dress however they see fit, according to the Times on Sunday. The school policy allows boys to wear jewelry, makeup, and sport long hair.

“Parents of pupils were surprised by how open-minded we have been. Most schools are having these issues,” said Rob Pavis, the deputy head of the school.

Students had left the institution to embrace their gender identities elsewhere because they didn’t feel comfortable doing so at the boarding school. Gordon’s School made the changes after receiving guidance from the Boarding Schools’ Association, encouraging the school to let a boy sleep in the girls’ dorm if he intends to change his gender. (Read more from “School Allows Transgender Boys to Sleep in Girls’ Dorm” HERE)

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