The President's Daily Brief
November 27th, 2024: Israel-Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire, Russia Schemes With The Houthis, & Pakistan On The Brink
27 Nov 2024
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We’ll start things off in the Middle East, where in a major diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire deal that negotiators hope will bring a permanent end to the conflict after more than a year of fighting. Later, the Kremlin is engaged in another scheme to lure foreigners into fighting in the war in Ukraine, this time partnering with the Iranian-backed Houthis to traffic Yemeni citizens into Russia. Plus, Pakistan is teetering on the brink, as deadly clashes between police and supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan engulf the capital city of Islamabad. In our 'Back of the Brief' segment, we're getting a preview of just how nasty the struggle over illegal migrants may become, as Trump’s incoming ‘Border Czar’ threatens to jail Denver’s mayor if he attempts to defy federal efforts to mount a mass deportation program. 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. Email: [email protected]. Blackout Coffee: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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So go to blackoutcoffee.com, promo code PDB, for 20% off your first-time purchase. It's Wednesday, 27 November. 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. Today, we'll start things off in the Middle East, where in a major diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah in Lebanon...
have agreed to a ceasefire deal that negotiators hope will bring a permanent end to the conflict after more than a year of fighting. A permanent end to the conflict. Listen to that. Okay. The idea that negotiators somehow hope that their ceasefire means a permanent end to the conflict is embarrassingly laughable.
It's a ceasefire that brings to a temporary halt a conflict that has gone on for generations. So let's not over-egg the pudding in some self-congratulatory attempt to make the dealmakers feel good. They're putting a band-aid on a sucking chest wound.
Sorry for the cynical tone, but until you deal with the cause of the conflict, and that would, of course, be the Iranian regime, which built Hezbollah, not to mention Hamas and the Houthis and others, well, then you're simply kicking the can down the road.
Later, the Kremlin is engaged in another scheme to lure foreigners into fighting in the war in Ukraine, this time partnering with the Iranian-backed Houthis to traffic Yemeni citizens into Russia. Plus, Pakistan is dealing with chaos as deadly clashes between the police and supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan upend the capital city of Islamabad.
And in today's Back of the Brief, we're getting a preview of just how nasty the struggle over illegal migrants may become, as Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, threatens to jail Denver's mayor if he attempts to defy federal efforts to mount a mass deportation program. Okay, then. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
We'll begin in the Middle East, where after more than a year of fighting, Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have agreed to a temporary ceasefire that negotiators hope can clear a path to permanently end the war. And you know my feelings on that one. The agreement was approved on Tuesday by the Israeli Security Cabinet in a 10 to 1 vote with the full backing of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
The truce, which has long proved elusive, of course, was brokered by the U.S. and France and went into immediate effect Wednesday morning at 4 a.m. local time, and that's according to a report from Reuters.
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