The Post-Partisan Emporium

Imagine if the news were that the USofT armed forces were being shut down?!   In the village of Ilion, New York,   80 miles west of the state capital in Albany,   residents are mourning the departure of gunmaker Remington Arms Co. after two centuries of continuous operation. The Remington Arms Co. manufacturing plant in Ilion, N.Y., on Dec. 11, 2023. (Allan Stein/The Epoch Times)   Without fanfare, the company announced last month that the manufacturing plant would be closing its doors on March 4, 2024. " I feel like a family member has died, " Ilion Mayor John Stephens told The Epoch Times. "My dad raised four kids on a paycheck from there for 37 years. He walked to work and carried his lunch every day." Mr. Stephens said no one expected the announcement a week after Thanksgiving that the plant was set to close. On Nov. 30, at 3:26 p.m., the company notified village officials of the decision by email.   The message noted that "all separations" with the vi

 

  Honey Trap for Israelis and Americans in the Red Sea JOHN HELMER The Iranian intelligence vessel,  MV Behshad , at anchor in the Red Sea, is a honey trap intended to lure both the Israelis and US Navy into an attack, according to Russian and other sources. The French and Spanish navies appear to anticipate or to know: they have announced they will not operate their warships in the area under US command. Instead, the French have  said  they will restrict their operations to guarding their own French-flagged vessels and cargoes. The French Navy also appears to have agreed to clear the backlog of Maersk container vessels trapped and no longer under way in the Red Sea and in the  Gulf of Aden. The French and similar disclaimers from Spain and Italy follow maritime media reports of acrimonious disputes between the Europeans and the US over the US priority to attack the Houthis and save Israel. The Europeans, including the Italian and Greek navies, which have also announced they are sendin