West Coast Milblogger 12-15-2024

On this episode Syrian Situation, Pacific Rumors, and Waging Western War.

Host @Cyrus_Emerson and AI correspondents churn blockchain every Sunday with world news.

Cyrus Emerson hosts and produces West Coast Milblogger. He's a former radio Host for an NPR affiliate and television News Producer for a CBS affiliate.

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Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets

Israeli Warplanes Hammer Syria With 200 Strikes in a Day as Netanyahu Declares 1974 Agreement Dead

How Asma al-Assad became Syria's Lady Macbeth

Erdogan vows to safeguard Syria's stability and rebuild cities

Syrians search notorious Saydnaya prison for their loved ones

Assad's fall in Syria exposes limits of China's Middle East diplomacy

Turkey Targets US-Backed Kurds in Syria – Will Biden Respond?

Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years

Israeli navy obliterates Syrian fleet amid rising tensions

Iran's Supreme Leader issues chilling WW3 threat to US over 'Syria plot'

Syria's Post-Assad Vacuum Has Become a Shooting Range for Great Powers

Released Syrian prisoners hospitalized in 'dire state of psychological shock'

Blinken Says Syria Can't Be Platform for Terrorism

Missing American Travis Timmerman appears to be found in Syria

Iran's new massive drone ship left home port last month – and went weeks without being spotted

Iran-linked crew used custom 'cyberweapon' in US critical infrastructure attacks

Syrian nightclubs and restaurants reopen cautiously after Islamist takeover

U.S Admits Direct Contact with Terrorist Designated Abu-Julani to Overthrew Assad

War: Syria too exhausted to fight Israel – Rebel leader, Al-Sharaa

Ex-defense minister ordered drone infiltration to Pyongyang in Oct.: lawmaker

CIO seeks arrest warrant for ex-defense minister in its own probe over botched martial law

Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Japan agree on close cooperation on N.K. threats at 'sensitive time'

Military Standby Orders Leaked: 'North Korean Threat Led to Martial Law Prep in South Korea'

China opens world's largest solar farm on site of former coal mine: 'Making that entire area much more suitable for life'

North Korea Goes Full Force on South Korea's Impeachment Crisis – Is This the End for Yoon?

The EV Car Battery Race Is Over - China Won

Drone Breach at Sensitive U.S. Base Leads to Arrest of Chinese National

China's navy deploys largest fleet in decades, encircling Taiwan

Huawei sticks to 7nm for latest processor as China's chip advancements stall

China Completes 3,046-Kilometer "Great Green Wall" Along Its Biggest Desert

South Korea Impeaches President Yoon Suk Yeol Over Martial-Law Decision

US starts relocating Marines from Okinawa amid demands for demilitarization

Malibu fire updates: Erratic Santa Ana winds fueling menacing wildfire

Moon's Mass Driver: The Groundbreaking Tech that Could Make Mars Colonization Reality

UK-Saudi deal to make 'miracle material' at scale

National Hemp Association Puts Four Asks Before RFK Jr.

Trump shows power in Paris. Biden withers away in Washington

U.S. Will Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars, Officials Say
'Drone sightings' prompt worries, but there may be an explanation

As Trump takes office, NASA moon rocket may be too expensive to keep
Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire, Russia and Ukraine name conditions

Trump can take revenge on Democrats by being successful

Ukraine's video game warfare against Russia

Zelensky backtracks: European troops can secure Ukraine

Zelensky furious over Orban-Putin phone call

Ukrainian defenders withdraw from a number of positions in Donetsk Oblast due to destroyed fortifications

Russia retains naval base in Syria despite Assad's fall