Transcript [00:00] Hey folks, Eric Stacklebeck here. [00:02] Welcome to the Watchman newscast live [00:04] stream. Hard to believe 25 years since [00:08] the 9/11 Islamic terror attacks. A [00:11] quarter of a century. That just hits [00:14] different, right? And look, especially I [00:17] know some 90 million close to 100 [00:19] million Americans were not even alive on [00:22] 911. Hard to believe nearly onethird of [00:24] our population was not alive on that [00:26] day. For those of us who were alive, who [00:29] lived through it, who lived through the [00:31] aftermath, it's really hard to believe [00:35] if you would have told me on September [00:37] 11, 2001 that an Islamo communist [00:41] pro- Hamas Israel Jewhating Islamist [00:45] named Zoran Mandani would be mayor of [00:49] New York City. I would have said, "No [00:51] way. You're nuts." But we have many [00:53] Mandanis popping up all around the [00:55] country. Abdul El Say in Michigan [00:58] running for Senate. We've got a Islamist [01:00] in Jersey, North Jersey running for [01:02] Congress. And the list goes on. So look, [01:05] to me, we could be doom and gloom and [01:08] say we're doomed. Or we can take it as a [01:10] wakeup call. I just came back, not came [01:13] back, it was here in Dallas where I'm [01:14] based. The Republican Midterm [01:17] Convention, I covered it extensively. I [01:19] was there at the American Airlines [01:20] Center Wednesday and Thursday. did about [01:23] 19 interviews, including with several [01:25] members of President Trump's cabinet. [01:26] We'll be rolling them out over the next [01:28] few days. [01:30] But look, we have a chance as an [01:33] American. We've got viewers all around [01:34] the world, I know. But here in America, [01:36] at least the midterms loom 53 days away, [01:39] I believe, and there's a chance here. [01:41] It's a free country. We've got this [01:43] beautiful privilege, this right to vote. [01:46] Got a chance to vote against Islamoc [01:49] communist madness. And the big question [01:51] is, will the American people turn out [01:53] like they should? And folks, I have to [01:56] say, some of the numbers I learned, [01:58] we'll get into the breaking news out of [02:00] the Middle East in a second, but I just [02:01] want to say this real quick. Some of the [02:02] numbers I heard over the past two days [02:05] at the convention, we knew this, tens of [02:07] millions of Bible believing Christians [02:09] do not vote in elections. [02:12] And I heard that this really stunned me. [02:15] 50% of all hunters, [02:18] people who like to hunt do not vote. [02:21] That really stunned me. Well, both [02:22] stunned me, but you know, hunters, [02:24] that's a conservative community by and [02:26] large. And I don't know what it is. Is [02:29] it people think, well, my vote doesn't [02:30] matter? Uh, for my fellow followers of [02:34] Jesus, is it, well, Jesus is returning, [02:37] so what do I need to do? Why should I [02:39] get involved? Why should I vote? I mean, [02:42] look, Jesus never said until I return, [02:44] you just sit there on the couch, eat [02:46] some Doritos, and wait for me. No, he [02:49] said to go, be proactive. Go. He said, [02:52] make disciples of all nations. So, it's [02:56] maddening. It makes you pull your hair [02:57] out. We'll talk a bit more about the [02:58] ramifications of this being the 25th [03:00] anniversary of 9/11 and where we're at, [03:02] the state of play 25 years on a little [03:05] bit later in this live stream. Of [03:06] course, yesterday [03:08] anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death, his [03:10] assassination, I should say, his murder [03:12] by a left-wing zealot radical one year [03:15] ago. Hard to believe. So, these are [03:18] fateful dates, no doubt. Back to back, [03:21] September 10th and September 11th. Our [03:23] September is never the same, right? And [03:25] the high holidays are starting today. [03:27] Sha Tova, happy Rosha Shana to all my [03:29] Jewish friends as they start this cycle [03:32] here. Roshashana, Yonipur, and Sukkot [03:34] coming up over the next few weeks. We're [03:36] heading towards the third anniversary of [03:38] October 7th. We've got Israeli elections [03:42] in late October. Then we've got the US [03:44] midterms, as I mentioned, on November [03:46] 3rd. [03:47] Fasten your seat belts. This is a very, [03:50] very busy period. No doubt. And a lot of [03:54] this, I said this on the newscast the [03:55] other day, [03:57] a lot of what happens over the next two [03:59] months or so, [04:01] America, Israel hang in the balance, not [04:03] our existence, at least in the short [04:05] term, but the state of things in our [04:08] countries and the world by extension, a [04:10] lot is riding on the next month and a [04:13] half or so. So, be in prayer, needless [04:17] to say. And look, if you like what [04:18] you're hearing, breaking news, current [04:19] events, mainly from the Middle East, [04:21] Israel, but we go around the world. I [04:23] just returned from Ukraine, for [04:25] instance, where Russia, China, Europe, [04:26] right here in America, wherever there's [04:28] news, we're going to report on it from [04:30] you for you from an unapologetically [04:32] biblical perspective. If you like that, [04:34] be sure to subscribe and click the [04:36] notification bell so you get alerts [04:37] every time a new video is posted. Okay, [04:41] let's dig into the breaking news. And [04:42] you saw the thumbnail and the title here [04:44] from the Middle East. [04:46] Big moves. said, "Again, we're talking a [04:48] quarter of a century since 9/11. What [04:49] have we learned? Where are we at?" Well, [04:51] what we know is that Islamic jihadists [04:54] seemingly never sleep. And we were [04:57] attacked by jihadist of the Sunni [04:58] variety on 9/11. And now you have the [05:02] Shia axis, the head of the snake, of [05:05] course, the Iranian regime, making [05:06] moves. Now, Iran, as we've detailed [05:09] extensively here on the newscast over [05:11] the past several months, has been [05:13] crippled. The regime is a shell of what [05:16] it was. Look, nuclear program destroyed. [05:19] Uh, navy, air force destroyed. [05:23] Leadership mostly decimated. I mean, [05:25] we've talked about economy and tatters. [05:27] They've got still some missiles and [05:29] drones they can fire off certainly and [05:31] not to be sneezed at by a long shot, but [05:34] compared to where they were, no nuclear [05:37] I mean nuclear weapons program again [05:38] destroyed pickaxe mountain their lone [05:42] remaining kind of nuclear stronghold [05:44] that may be next on the target list by [05:46] the way. So this regime will never be [05:48] what it was and what it was prior to [05:51] President Trump and Israel making some [05:53] very decisive moves. [05:56] It was a growing superpower in the [05:58] region, a Shia superpower with a large [06:02] network of proxies. We call them here [06:04] the ring of fire, right? They surrounded [06:05] Israel on all sides and they had reached [06:08] beyond the Middle East. Hezblah in [06:10] particular, Hezblah had a presence [06:13] practically every every continent. [06:16] Now Hezbollah, a shell, Hamas in its [06:19] death throws, the Iranian regime itself [06:22] hanging on by a thread. And yet the [06:26] Houthis in Yemen, now this has been a [06:28] very tough nut to crack, right? We've [06:30] talked about this a bunch really since [06:32] October 7th, 2023 where when you think [06:36] about it, folks, that was really the the [06:39] crown crowning achievement, the crowning [06:42] glory of the Iranian axis. It was their [06:45] apex. [06:47] Surprise attack October 7th, 1,200 [06:50] Israelis killed, Hamas invasion. [06:53] I mean they were on a high of high. [06:54] Hezblah starts firing rockets the very [06:57] next day. High of highs for them. The [06:59] Zionist entity was on its heels. [07:02] Well, things turned around, shall we [07:05] say, and in a very unpleasant way for [07:08] the mad mullas in Thrron. But throughout [07:12] over the past nearly three years now as [07:14] Israel and the US Israel has dealt heavy [07:17] heavy blows to Hamas and Hezbollah. [07:19] Israel and the US together against the [07:21] Iranian regime throughout the Houthis [07:25] have been a tough nut to crack. The [07:27] Houthis based in Yemen of course another [07:30] Iranian proxy another member of that [07:31] ring of fire which is really a [07:33] smoldering heap of ruins now in many [07:36] ways. But the US unleashed shortly after [07:40] President Trump took office again late [07:42] winter, early spring 2025, unleashed air [07:46] strikes, bombing campaign against the [07:48] Houthis in Yemen. Israel carried out [07:50] some heavy blows, decimated a lot of the [07:52] Houthis leadership last summer. [07:55] But the Houthis keep rearing their [07:56] heads. Israel has struck them several [07:59] times, but it seems the Houthis, they've [08:01] been quiet as of late, by the way. uh [08:04] notwithstanding of course this current [08:07] offensive that we're going to talk [08:08] about, but they've been relatively [08:09] quiet. I think Israel had really dealt [08:11] them some heavy blows, no doubt, and [08:15] they still find a way to launch missiles [08:18] and drones occasionally at least. It was [08:20] becoming a real problem, almost a daily [08:22] type thing. Oops, sorry, moved the [08:24] laptop everyone. Um but on a nearly [08:28] daily basis they were launching [08:30] ballistic missiles at Israel and drones [08:32] and BB said enough's enough and laid [08:36] again some heavy heavy blows upon their [08:38] heads and eliminated a good chunk of [08:40] their leadership. They've been [08:41] relatively quiet over the past several [08:43] months. Now, over the past few weeks, [08:46] they're in the news again, and this time [08:49] not for missiles and drones, which have [08:51] been their MMO, but a ground offensive [08:53] essentially all up and down Yemen's Red [08:56] Sea coastline. Now, folks, this is [08:59] important because what the Houthis have [09:01] done as of today, it appears they have [09:04] seized the Bob Elandib Strait. That's a [09:08] very big deal. and islands in the small [09:12] islands in the Red Sea which gives them [09:14] control of the straight essentially. And [09:16] the Babylum Strait is one of the most [09:17] crucial waterways, strategic waterways [09:19] in the world. It is a choke point. I [09:21] wish I had a map here to show you. [09:23] Google it afterwards, Google maps. It's [09:25] a choke point uh separating Yemen from [09:28] essentially the Horn of Africa, Somalia. [09:31] And I think it's 10% [09:34] of the world's energy reserves travel [09:38] through there every day. a good chunk of [09:39] commerce travel through the Bob Almandum [09:43] Strait. It's a major deal if an [09:45] Iranbacked [09:47] jihadist terror army gets control of the [09:50] straight. It appears as of now that's [09:52] what happened over the past few days as [09:55] Yemeni government forces [09:58] have been shellacked it seems by the [10:00] Houthi forces who are rebels Houthi [10:03] rebels. other jihadists, but they've [10:05] kind of put a shellacking on the Yemeni [10:08] government forces. They've seized these [10:11] islands again in the Red Sea, uh, right [10:14] where the Bob Elandab Strait is. And now [10:17] we're hearing reports that hundreds of [10:19] Iranian military advisers, IRGC, Islamic [10:22] Revolutionary Guards, Core Jihadis may [10:24] be on the ground in Yemen directing [10:26] things. [10:28] So Iran, which has been down and down [10:30] badly, and which by the way has lost [10:35] essentially lost control of the straight [10:36] of four moves. We've detailed this [10:38] pretty extensively on the newscast over [10:40] the past two weeks, how the United [10:42] States in really an ingenious move by [10:44] the US military created an alternate [10:47] waterway along the coast of Oman. They [10:50] dredged up shoreline and created [10:53] basically a waterway that could avoid [10:55] the prying eyes and missiles of Iran's [10:59] goons [11:00] and enabled shipping to pass through [11:03] this waterway that was created by the US [11:06] and [11:08] look get oil and gas out to the world [11:11] that needs it. And pretty amazing that [11:16] the amount now the number of barrels of [11:18] oil coming out of the straight of Hormuz [11:21] is almost where it was right before the [11:23] war started on February 28th. So the one [11:27] card the mad mullers had was the [11:32] straight of four moves and that's [11:34] slipping away rapidly and even the [11:36] mainstream media shockingly I've seen [11:39] some reports saying yeah it was kind of [11:41] struggle for the straight of form moves [11:42] and now it looks like the United States [11:44] certainly has the upper hand I would say [11:46] so and again that was the one card that [11:49] the IRGC had the straight of form moves [11:52] that's slipping from their grasp the the [11:55] econ economic vise is tightening around [11:58] their neck. They're teetering on the [11:59] brink. And now what do we have? Okay, [12:03] we're losing control of the straight of [12:04] form moves. We can't exert the pressure [12:06] we did there. And it's it's by the way, [12:09] it's going to become less and less [12:11] important over the next year or two. The [12:12] straight of form moves already from an [12:14] American perspective. Look, we get I [12:15] think 2% of our energy passes through [12:17] there. That's it. [12:20] The nations that are more reliant in [12:22] particular Northeast Asia and Europe [12:25] they're more reliant on the straight of [12:27] four moves yet they haven't lifted a [12:28] finger to help as the US secures the [12:30] straight of four moves. You can see why [12:31] President Trump gets so angry at these [12:33] people. But that's going to lessen in [12:36] importance. New pipelines are being [12:38] built, new waterways, new routes. So the [12:41] Iranians are going to lose that as a [12:43] trump card. [12:45] Not right away. It's still very very [12:47] relevant of course to global oil and gas [12:49] prices including here in America where [12:50] we have again a midterm election coming [12:52] up but it's going to decrease in [12:54] importance. [12:56] So Iran very with their evil genius I [13:00] guess you could say they're saying ah [13:02] let's stir up the Houthis [13:05] and stirred up they are. And now the [13:08] Houthis straight of Hormuz is one [13:10] strategic waterway straight of Jibralar [13:12] of course the Malaa straits [13:15] um separating I think it's Singapore and [13:17] Indonesia Indonesia and Malaysia I'm [13:18] sorry where China is very reliant by the [13:21] way on that Malaca straight and the [13:23] Baband straight so Iran saying look [13:26] hormuz is slipping from our grasp and [13:28] the US has figured things out there so [13:31] let's stir things up let's open a new [13:33] front the baba mandabra very obvious [13:36] what they're doing here ladies Ladies [13:37] and gentlemen, and I mentioned the [13:39] Houthis being a tough nut to crack. You [13:41] might say, why? It's a bunch of rag tag [13:42] guys running around the desert. Yeah, [13:45] truly. But they've been able to acquire [13:48] advanced ballistic missiles and drones [13:50] from Iran's regime. That's number one. [13:52] Number two is the distance. If you're [13:55] Israel, look, Yemen, where the Houthis [13:58] are based, lies some 1,000 miles south [14:02] of Israel, of a lot, the southernmost [14:04] city in a lot. Look, Israel carries out [14:08] long range bombings. We've seen what [14:09] they've done in Iran, of course, but [14:11] it's not ideal to have to travel a [14:13] thousand miles back and forth uh for [14:15] Israeli fighter jets. And the other [14:18] thing here, and maybe the biggest factor [14:20] of it all, it's a mountainous, rugged [14:24] place. The landscape's pretty much [14:27] unchanged for thousands of years. Aka, [14:31] there's plenty of places to hide. a [14:34] jihadi could roll out a missile [14:35] launcher, launch a missile, and run in a [14:37] cave. I don't exaggerate. That's the [14:39] deal in Yemen. It's a rugged, crazy, [14:42] crazy terrain. Um, [14:46] so that makes it tough to locate the [14:48] Houthis and to locate these jihadis many [14:51] times. [14:52] So there's various factors there. But I [14:54] think, and I said this months ago, the [14:56] Houthis, I think the key then is to cut [14:58] the head off the snake of the number [15:00] one, the Houthis, [15:01] their leadership, what's left of it, to [15:05] thwart their ability to wage war and [15:08] cause mayhem. But number two, Iran's [15:11] regime cut the head off of that snake, [15:14] the snake of all snakes. Finish the job. [15:17] And again, I was at the convention, the [15:19] midterm convention these last two days, [15:21] and you really get the sense that man, [15:24] like the day after that election, [15:26] November 3rd, the midterms, that hell [15:29] will be unleashed on that regime. Kind [15:32] of reminiscent of, you know, President [15:33] Reagan got in office and the day he got [15:35] in office, the Iranians released the [15:37] hostages, 52 hostages, 1980 or 81, he [15:41] actually took office in January 81. Um, [15:44] you get the sense that Trump is saying, [15:46] "You know what? I'll be patient. We'll [15:49] just squeeze them economically the next [15:51] few months. I'll be patient. Then once [15:53] the midterm's over, we'll finish this [15:55] thing." Now, that's contingent, of [15:57] course, on Republicans retaining the [15:59] House and Senate. I mentioned at the top [16:02] for them not to do that is a doomsday [16:04] scenario in that you have crazy people [16:09] on the other side. Islamist self-avoued [16:12] socialist communist. I don't exaggerate. [16:16] These are people who despise America, [16:18] Western civilization. Some believe that [16:20] we deserve 9/11. I could go on. They [16:23] can't be in positions of power. So, [16:25] anyone out there watching right now in [16:26] the US, a US citizen, wherever you live [16:28] in the world, you have the right to vote [16:29] here in American elections. My gosh, [16:32] utilize your right as a US citizen to [16:34] vote. [16:36] The stakes have never been higher. And [16:38] it sounds cliched. We say that every [16:39] election. No, really, the stakes have [16:42] never been higher. This is the first [16:44] time that I can recall where we have [16:46] people who are literal communists [16:48] running for Congress and Islamists [16:51] running for the Senate. And they very [16:53] well may win if people don't vote. Here [16:56] in Texas, James Talico, he's not a [16:58] communist and Islamist, but there's a [17:00] reason his nickname is Talafrio. It's a [17:02] guy who believes God is non-binary and [17:04] there are six genders and he's running [17:07] for Senate in Texas. I say all that to [17:09] say, vote. [17:11] My gosh, people in Iran, you think they [17:13] wouldn't like to vote right now, vote [17:15] for their leaders, China, Cuba, North [17:18] Korea, man, we're blessed here in [17:21] America to have that privilege to vote. [17:23] And it's a dereliction of duty for any [17:26] patriotic American, Christians in [17:27] particular, to not vote. We're called to [17:30] be salt and light, light in the [17:32] darkness, and you're not going to vote. [17:34] You're going to allow evil to gain [17:36] power. You could have made a difference [17:37] and voted against it, and you're going [17:38] to allow evil to take power. [17:40] inexcusable. That's where I stand on [17:42] that. Needless to say, one last thing [17:45] about the Baband trade and what's [17:46] happening there. It's going to be [17:47] interesting, by the way, to see oil and [17:48] gas prices with that conundrum. Now, [17:52] President Trump apparently got a call [17:53] from Muhammad bin Salman, the Saudi [17:56] crown prince, who twice on Thursday [17:58] apparently called POTUS and said, [18:00] "Please get involved and carry out air [18:02] strikes against the Houthis." Trump [18:04] apparently turned him down. And you know [18:06] what, folks? I don't blame him because [18:09] no one has come to our aid other than [18:12] Israel [18:13] when it comes to Iran and confronting [18:15] that nuclear program there. And the [18:16] Saudis were a bottleneck saying, "Oh, [18:19] just negotiate. Call off the call off [18:22] the wolves." They were saying to Trump, [18:24] because the Saudis didn't want blowback [18:26] from it. They didn't want to be hit by [18:27] Iran. Well, the Saudis have some pretty [18:30] good military hardware. Use it. Protect [18:34] your region. This is your backyard, your [18:37] neighborhood. [18:39] Why don't you confront the Houthis? They [18:41] did it for years. It didn't go so well. [18:42] The the Saudi battle against the [18:45] Houthis. I think President Trump is [18:47] saying, just like he said to Europe, you [18:50] got to we'll help, but eventually, man, [18:53] you got to put on your big boy pants and [18:55] pull your own weight. I think he's [18:57] saying that to the Saudis now. And maybe [18:59] it's a message to the Saudis. Okay, you [19:01] don't want us to help. You don't want us [19:02] to finish a job on Iran. Okay. Well, [19:05] let's see how you do with the Houthis. [19:06] So, that bears watching if the US does [19:09] get involved. Israel, by the way, [19:10] reportedly has been sending out feelers [19:14] to the Saudis and saying, "Hey, we'll [19:15] help you out." Because it's in Israel's [19:17] neighborhood, of course, profoundly [19:19] affects Israel and there's still a score [19:21] to settle with the Houthis in terms of [19:23] destroying Iran's entire axis that's [19:26] been attacking Israel. Stay tuned on [19:28] that big developing story, I think, over [19:30] the weekend. Last I got to mention in [19:31] terms of Israel, the ring of fire, the [19:34] uh Ali Taher Ridge. Ali Tahare uh [19:38] Mountain Ridge. Excuse me, guys. I am [19:41] returning a text. [19:45] Very unprofessional, I know, but we're [19:48] like family here on the YouTube channel. [19:49] If I was on my network broadcast show at [19:52] night, would never do that. But hey, [19:55] we're shoulder-to-shoulder watchmen and [19:57] women on the wall. And the true story is [19:59] my cleaning people are here and they're [20:01] and I said, "Hey, five more minutes. I [20:02] got to finish up with with my peeps with [20:04] my watch watchmen and women." So, thank [20:06] you for letting me do that. But the [20:08] Alita here ridge um southern Lebanon [20:12] massive blah stronghold. I want to give [20:14] you some numbers. [20:16] This is a pretty big deal. [20:21] The Israeli military blew it up last [20:23] night gloriously on the eve of Roshana. [20:26] This was a Hezblah stronghold for [20:28] decades. Apparently, perhaps hundreds, [20:31] maybe less, but key Hezblah fighters [20:34] were trapped underground under this [20:37] mountain fortress, this mountain [20:38] strategic complex uh beneath South [20:41] Lebanon's Ali Taher Ridge overlooking [20:44] Israel, by the way. And there may have [20:46] been some Iranian advis those pesky [20:48] Iranian advisers always rear their [20:50] heads, whether it's Gaza, Yemen, [20:51] Lebanon, Iraq, etc. [20:54] Um, so using,00 tons of explosives, the [20:58] Israeli military demolished, and there's [21:00] some great footage online. You should [21:02] check it out. Demolished a strategic [21:05] underground facility belonging to the [21:07] Hezblah terror group beneath a [21:09] mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon. [21:11] It had been the nerve center of the [21:13] terror groups um the B air division, Bad [21:17] Air Division, a unit which controlled [21:20] southern Lebanon essentially. [21:23] And it was a tunnel system filled with [21:25] Hezblah operatives. Many were killed, [21:27] others fled. So this was big. And will [21:31] there be will there be some sort of [21:34] response from Iran, from Hezbollah? We [21:36] shall see. This was a heavy heavy blow [21:39] to Hezbollah. And it was a symbolic blow [21:42] because again this pretty imposing [21:44] mountain ridge and Hezbollah jihadis had [21:47] been entrenched beneath it for decades. [21:50] and it was really a pivotal spot for [21:52] them. Now it's no more. So I I can [21:55] question many things and again we'll see [21:57] if there's a response. Iran has held off [22:00] from attacking Israel because they know [22:02] that Israel is not playing games and [22:04] that Israel has a bead on where every [22:06] Iranian leader is and has a great track [22:09] record of assassinating them, [22:11] eliminating them, taking them out. But I [22:13] could say many things about the response [22:15] of the West since 911 which has been wow [22:20] hamfisted, shortsighted, naive in many [22:22] ways. I think of George W. Bush. And [22:25] look, I give him credit. The immediate [22:26] aftermath of 9/11. Who can forget the [22:29] megaphone [22:31] amid the rubble? They're all going to [22:32] hear from us soon. Thrown at the first [22:34] pitch at the Yankees game. It meant a [22:36] lot. But to me, the defining moment [22:41] today with him and post 911, 3 days [22:43] after 9/11, he's in a mosque with Nihad [22:46] Aad from the Muslim Brotherhood Council [22:49] on American Islamic Relations Care [22:51] standing behind him. He says, "Islam is [22:53] peace." [22:55] Now, at the time, you're thinking, "Come [22:57] on, this guy knows the he's got to know [22:59] the history of Islam, right? That it's [23:01] conquest, jihad by the seward. Everyone [23:03] knows that, right? high school history, [23:05] grade school history books. And you're [23:07] thinking, he's just saying that because [23:09] he didn't want to backlash against [23:10] American Muslims. [23:13] The other day, I think it was yesterday, [23:15] he was with former Secretary of State [23:16] Conna Rice, who served in his [23:18] administration, and Bush brought it up [23:20] proudly. He bragged about it. Well, I [23:23] told everyone that Islam is a religion [23:25] of peace. It's not a religion of war. He [23:27] actually said that, and he bragged about [23:28] it. I'm glad I did it. I [23:31] Wow. So he's doubling down. [23:34] I mean maybe he hasn't read a history [23:37] book. This was the former president of [23:39] the United States and [23:42] under his watch. That's when the Muslim [23:45] population after 9/11. Imagine that [23:47] started to grow at a rapid clip. Mosques [23:50] being built that happened under his [23:52] watch [23:54] in the aftermath of 9/11. Unbelievable. [23:57] Obviously, it exploded under Obama and [24:00] Biden and now I think it's the Muslim [24:03] population in America since 911 has [24:05] tripled and the number of mosques has as [24:07] well. What are we doing? What are we [24:10] doing? That's why I said at the [24:12] beginning, look, wake up call. It's not [24:16] too late, but man, the hour is late and [24:20] time is short and these midterms loom [24:22] large. No matter the result, I know God [24:24] sits on the throne. You don't have to [24:26] tell me, but what we have that people in [24:29] biblical times didn't have and in other [24:31] periods of history, what we have in the [24:32] United States is very unique. We can [24:34] actually vote for our leaders. And [24:37] President Trump and his team are doing a [24:39] pretty good job, although the SAVE Act [24:40] needs to pass. Doing a pretty darn good [24:43] job of making sure there's integrity in [24:45] elections. By the way, the LA mayor's [24:48] race notwithstanding with what happened [24:50] to Spencer Pratt recently, another [24:52] disgrace. [24:53] time was in this country where you'd [24:55] know the night of the election who won. [24:57] Now you might know six weeks later [24:59] madness. President Trump's trying to [25:01] clean that up. Save Act pass the Senate [25:04] would go a long way towards that. But [25:06] shutting the border and deporting people [25:08] who aren't supposed to be here is [25:10] another big win on that front. So a lot [25:13] happening. A monumental anniversary [25:16] today. 25 years since 911. Keeping an [25:18] eye on Lebanon right now. Keeping an eye [25:20] on that Bab Strait. If anything breaks [25:22] over the weekend, we'll come to you with [25:24] a breaking update. Until next time, have [25:26] a great weekend. God bless you and [25:29] remember, never hold your peace. Hey [25:33] everyone, thanks for checking out the [25:35] Watchman newscast. Make sure you hit the [25:37] subscribe [music] button so you never [25:39] miss an upload and tap the bell icon so [25:41] you're notified every time a [music] new [25:43] video is posted. And don't forget to [25:46] share your thoughts, insights, and [25:48] comments below. Thanks for watching. [25:50] We'll see you back here tomorrow.
