The President's Daily Brief
December 17th, 2024: CNN Rescues a ‘Torturer’ From Assad’s Prison & Israel’s ‘Earthquake Bomb’
17 Dec 2024
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We begin with a strange story out of Syria, where CNN is facing scrutiny for showing the rescue of a man now alleged to be a member of Assad’s military—and possibly a torturer. A troubling report from China reveals that the People’s Liberation Army has released an electronic warfare “kill list” targeting U.S. naval assets. On the Ukraine-Russia war front, Ukraine and the Pentagon report the first combat deaths of North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in the Kursk region. And in today's Back of the Brief, incoming border czar Tom Homan shares key details about the Trump administration’s deportation plans following his meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams. 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 Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. We'll start things off today with an unusual story and a tale of the importance of due diligence out of Syria, where CNN is facing tough questions about a man they showed being rescued from a Syrian jail. New reports claim, well, he may have been more than just a prisoner.
Allegedly, he was a member of deposed dictator Assad's military and possibly a torturer of political prisoners. Oops. Seems like some fact-checking might have been in order. Later in the show, we'll discuss a revelation out of China. The People's Liberation Army has reportedly released an electronic warfare kill list targeting U.S. naval assets.
Plus, an update from the front lines of the Ukraine-Russia war. Ukraine's military and the Pentagon report that North Korean soldiers have been killed in combat for the first time during clashes in Russia's Kursk region.
And in today's Back of the Brief, incoming border czar Tom Holman shared details about the Trump administration's deportation plans during a meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams. I'll have those details in the Back of the Brief. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
I want to begin with what appears to be an embarrassing incident out of Syria involving a CNN reporter who helped rebel forces free a man from a secret prison facility last Wednesday only to later discover that the man was a member of the Syrian military with a long record of war crimes on behalf of the Assad regime.
Now, CNN had visited the prison in question, located at the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Headquarters in Damascus, as part of a search for a missing US journalist. As they toured the facility, the team noticed a locked door, which a rebel guard subsequently shot open.
Inside was a man who gave his name as Adil Glorbal, who claimed to have been left alone without food, water or light after being taken by Assad's intelligence services from his home three months earlier. The CNN segment showing the man's release went viral last week and was described by network representatives as, quote, remarkable when it initially aired.
It was supposed to be an amazing moment caught on video, the kind that could make a journalist's career. CNN even publicly praised reporter Clarissa Ward for finding, quote, a Syrian prisoner left behind in a secret prison alone and unaware the Assad regime was no more, end quote. But the network soon ended up with egg on their face.
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