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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 11th, 2024: Iranian Drones Over New Jersey? & Israeli Forces Advance Into Syria
Wed, 11 Dec 2024
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we begin with a mystery in the skies of New Jersey, where frustration is mounting among local officials regarding a deluge of drone sightings across the Garden State that have spooked residents and flummoxed federal agencies. One Congressman claims the mystery drones are of Iranian origin. Then, for the first time in 50 years, Israel has deployed ground troops into Syria beyond a demilitarized buffer zone in an attempt to protect their border region from extremist threats. We’ll discuss the implications, as well as the latest updates on Israel’s air campaign in Syria, which has now destroyed nearly 80 percent of the former Assad regime’s military capabilities. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Blackout Coffee: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What mysterious drone sightings are happening over New Jersey?
Willkommen im PDB-Afternoon-Bulletin. Ich bin Mike Baker. Eure Augen und Ohren auf der Welt-Stage. Lass uns kurz sprechen. New Jerseys Skies are buzzing with mystery. Frustration grows as drones flood the Garden State, leaving local officials scrambling for answers. Then, for the first time in 50 years, Israel has deployed ground troops into Syria beyond a demilitarized buffer zone
in einer Versuchung, ihre Grenzregion von extremistischen Threaten zu verteidigen. Wir werden über die Bedingungen diskutieren, sowie über die neuesten Updates auf Israel's Air-Kampagne in Syrien. Aber zuerst unsere Nachmittags-Spotlight. Mysteriöse Drohnen-Sightings über New Jersey, insbesondere nahe sensibler Militären-Sightings, haben Residenzen und Offiziere für Antworten geblieben.
Seit Mitte November wurden Kluster von Drohnen über das Staat berichtet, mit Sightings, die sich jetzt in Pennsylvania und New York ausbreiten. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confirmed that on this past Sunday alone, 49 drone sightings were reported, though he noted that some of those sightings may be duplicates.
Murphy described the drones as, quote, sophisticated, adding, quote, the minute you get your eyes on them, they go dark, end quote. Social media is awash, literally awash, with videos of the mysterious, possibly fixed-wing aircraft, intensifying public concern." Murphy convened a briefing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas while he'll get to the bottom of it, won't he?
And other federal officials last week to address the issue and the FBI has launched its own investigation of the phenomena. A spokesperson for the Newark FBI office confirmed, quote, We have reports from the public and law enforcement dating back several weeks. Now officials are urging residents to report sightings while they work to uncover the drone's origins.
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Chapter 2: What actions are officials taking regarding the drone sightings?
Chapter 3: What are the implications of Israeli troops entering Syria?
in einer Versuchung, ihre Grenzregion von extremistischen Threaten zu verteidigen. Wir werden über die Bedingungen diskutieren, sowie über die neuesten Updates auf Israel's Air-Kampagne in Syrien. Aber zuerst unsere Nachmittags-Spotlight. Mysteriöse Drohnen-Sightings über New Jersey, insbesondere nahe sensibler Militären-Sightings, haben Residenzen und Offiziere für Antworten geblieben.
Seit Mitte November wurden Kluster von Drohnen über das Staat berichtet, mit Sightings, die sich jetzt in Pennsylvania und New York ausbreiten. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confirmed that on this past Sunday alone, 49 drone sightings were reported, though he noted that some of those sightings may be duplicates.
Murphy described the drones as, quote, sophisticated, adding, quote, the minute you get your eyes on them, they go dark, end quote. Social media is awash, literally awash, with videos of the mysterious, possibly fixed-wing aircraft, intensifying public concern." Murphy convened a briefing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas while he'll get to the bottom of it, won't he?
And other federal officials last week to address the issue and the FBI has launched its own investigation of the phenomena. A spokesperson for the Newark FBI office confirmed, quote, We have reports from the public and law enforcement dating back several weeks. Now officials are urging residents to report sightings while they work to uncover the drone's origins.
In response, the FAA has imposed temporary flight restrictions over key locations, including the Picatinny Arsenal military base, which has reported 11 sightings just since 13 November, and the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. Although authorities appear to be taking the incident seriously, they have also assured the public there is no immediate safety threat.
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Chapter 4: How are local officials responding to the drone situation?
Now, what sets these drones apart is their size and sophistication, exceeding the capabilities of typical hobbyist or commercial models. While recreational and commercial drone use is legal under FAA regulations in New Jersey, these sightings suggest a different level of technology and purpose, leaving officials and residents questioning their intent. Local leaders are demanding action.
Of course they are. A coalition of 20 New Jersey mayors has called for a full investigation and better communication with residents. State Senator John Bramnick has gone further, urging a limited state of emergency and a ban on drone use until more information becomes available.
Währenddessen hat Präsident Biden, erinnere ihn sich, auf die Drohnen-Aktivität gebrieft, mit der White House bestätigte, dass die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Homeland Security-Departement und der FBI in der Suche nach dem Flugzeug-Phänomen.
Die New Jersey State Police und die Homeland Security-State-Office werden am Dienstag eine geschlossene Briefung auf die Federal Investigation veröffentlichen. Nun, es gibt noch eine interessante Entwicklung dazu.
Ein New Jersey Congressman hat am Dienstag gesagt, dass die Mysteriedrohne über dem Gartenstaat aus Iran kommen und sie von einem Mothership auf dem Ostkosten der Vereinigten Staaten parkiert werden. Congressman Jeff Van Drew said the drones very possibly could be from Iran during an appearance on Fox News Wednesday morning. Van Drew told Fox News, quote, I'm going to tell you the real deal.
Iran launched a mothership that contains these drones. It's off the east coast of the United States of America. They've launched drones, end quote. Now, Van Drew, the congressman, citing confidential and quote high sources, they may well have been high, also ruled out the possibility that these drones are the work of hobbyists or even US government operations.
According to the congressman, this could indicate a deliberate and sophisticated operation aimed at surveilling or testing US defenses. Well, okay, just a quick point on that.
If the congressman's sources are, quote, confidential, then you would assume he would have already provided this information to federal authorities so they would have it and have been working on it instead of an interview on Fox News. And if Congressman Jeff Van Drew picked up this confidential information as a result of his position and access on Capitol Hill,
Well, then you would assume he wouldn't be authorized to reveal it on Fox News. The congressman's comments are almost as odd as the drones themselves. And by the way, the Pentagon has released a statement saying that there is no Iranian mothership parked off the East Coast. I'll be right back. Hey, Mike Baker hier. Let's talk about trees, shall we? And plants. Oh, and don't
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Chapter 5: What claims did Congressman Jeff Van Drew make about the drones?
Und das ist genau das, was geschehen ist. Israels Offiziere beurteilten, dass wegen des Verlustes des Assad-Regimes, dass sie den Vertrag vorgesehen haben, bis die Ordnung in Syrien gestorben ist und Diskussionen mit ihren neuen Regierern erhoben werden.
Sie streiten trotzdem, dass ihre Präsenz nur darauf konzentriert ist, die israelische Sicherheit zu schützen und dass extremistische Elemente in Syrien nicht den chaotischen Moment benutzen, um über die Grenze zu schießen.
According to two Israeli sources who spoke with the New York Times, the Israeli military has since moved deeper into Syrian territory, their first known ground entry into the country since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Now, just how deep is unclear, as little details have been released about the nature of their operations.
But sources said Israel had taken control of the mountain summit of Mount Hermon on the Syrian side of the border, along with several other areas deemed essential for stabilizing that border region. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said they intend to create a, "...security zone free of heavy strategic weapons and terrorist infrastructures."
Now, as of Tuesday, reports indicate Israeli forces had advanced as far as Bakasim, a village in southwestern Syria, lying just 15 miles from the capital of Damascus, though Israel has not confirmed the activity.
But Israel did staunchly deny claims on Tuesday that their forces intended to advance on Damascus, with a military spokesman insisting that Israel, quote, is not interfering with the internal events in Syria, end quote. Die limited ground operations come on top of Israel's historic air campaign across Syria, which began on Sunday in the immediate wake of President Assads downfall.
While Israel has celebrated the collapse of what had essentially become an Iranian proxy state, there are widespread concerns about the extremist ties of the rebel coalition and Israel is using every tool in their arsenal to ensure Assads military stockpiles don't fall into the rebel hands.
The IDF provided an update Tuesday evening, revealing that over the previous 48 hours, their forces had carried out roughly 480 strikes on strategic military targets throughout the country, destroying most of the Assad regime's strategic weapons stockpiles, including stores of chemical weapons like mustard and VX gas, and decimating the Syrian Navy and Air Force.
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Chapter 6: What does the Pentagon say about the alleged Iranian mothership?
The IDF estimates that roughly 70 to 80 percent of the former Assad regime's strategic military capabilities have now been eliminated in this campaign. And that, my friends, is the PDB Afternoon Bulletin for Wednesday, 11 December. Now, if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at pdbatthefirsttv.com.
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