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Title: August 14, 2025

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THE GATHERING STORM BRIEF 14 AUGUST 2025

THE SILENCE BEFORE THE STORM — by SARAH ADAMS

Why hasn’t the @DHSgov (https://x.com/DHSgov)

@Sec_Noem (https://x.com/Sec_Noem) issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin for al-Qaeda’s upcoming U.S. homeland plot?

The plotting which is now well into the operational phase began in 2022. AQAP released a video in December 2023 teasing the operation and even recently the head of AQAP, Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki, was given a $20 million bounty—guess why. Throughout 2024, we provided multiple detailed reports on the plot to the government—down the names of operational ground commanders and details on the invisible bomb; a bomb @FBI (https://x.com/FBI) swept under the rug never disseminating the specific details provided to them.

In February 2025, we handed the new administration our entire investigation, and soon after our best piece of physical evidence that proves a plot. Yet DHS’s NTAS remains silent. No terrorism bulletin to states. No actionable guidance to communities and the public. No directives to the aviation industry for heightened security  @TSA (https://x.com/TSA) is not enabling our Federal Air Marshals to win and worse is loosening screening standards, including ending the requirement to remove shoes, even as al-Qaeda’s aviation plot moves fast forward with the goal to take down a dozen airliners using suicide bombers.

Meanwhile, the @CIA (https://x.com/CIA) is actively and aggressively suppressing reporting that this plot is being directed by al-Qaeda from Afghanistan under Taliban protection—because admitting it would expose their own compromised relationship with the Taliban. They are intentionally ignoring ground truth and life-saving facts to protect themselves, not the public, @CIADirector (https://x.com/CIADirector). Heck, the new-age equivalent of 9/11’s “20th hijacker,” Faraj al-Hamasi, was caught in Germany ahead of the upcoming homeland plot—a development that should have been a huge counterterrorism win. Instead, has anything been done since his arrest to actually thwart it or even his network here? NO!

This current failure falls squarely at the hands of the CIA. DHS and @ODNIgov (https://x.com/ODNIgov) was created after 9/11 to prevent exactly this. Instead, the agencies responsible for warning the public are playing politics with security.

·         States should be running drills.

·         Communities should be reviewing emergency plans.

·         Families should be training on stop the bleeding.

·         Travelers should be informed and vigilant. But without a warning, not enough of that is happening.

You don’t wait until after the attack to start talking. You warn. You prepare. You protect. The American people deserve more than silence — and they deserve the truth.

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL

Toronto Film Fest has cut the Oct. 7 doc because Hamas didn’t give footage permission. Hamas filmed its members raping, assaulting and kidnapping Jews on Oct. 7, including the abduction of Yaffa Adar, 85. Now the Toronto Film Festival has canceled the screening of a documentary about the attacks. "The Road Between Us." because it contains such footage - and fest organizers shockingly claim the terror group owns the copyright to the footage. Oh, Canada…

HAMAS & AL-JAZEERA

Anas al-Sharif, the Palestinian "journalist" who was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this week, never concealed his affiliation with the Iran-backed Hamas terror group. Before and after his death, photos of al-Sharif continually socializing with top Hamas leaders appeared on social media platforms. Al-Sharif was also known for his public support for terrorism against Israel.

The television network al-Sharif worked for, Al-Jazeera (Arabic), has always served as the official mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its affiliates, including Hamas.

Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar, the Gulf state that has long been endorsing the Muslim Brotherhood and providing shelter for the leaders of Hamas.

Why It Matters:

• The IDF has disclosed intelligence information and countless documents found in Gaza confirming the military affiliation of six Al-Jazeera journalists with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.... The documents provide unequivocal proof... of the integration of Hamas terrorists within Qatar's Al- Jazeera media network.

• Al-Jazeera (Arabic) is not — and never was — a real news organization. Since its founding, the television network has been promoting radical Islam and glorifying terrorism against Israel.

• As such, Al-Jazeera, like the Muslim Brotherhood, should be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

U.S. TAXPAYERS STILL FUNDING TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN

A new Pentagon IG report reveals that while "the Taliban continue to allow al-Qaeda to find safe haven in Afghanistan and to provide them with funding and weapons," the Taliban is diverting as much as 70% of USAID humanitarian funds + other assistance to the Afghans.

An Afghan NGO official told (the IG) he was aware of food being diverted to Taliban religious schools and military camps where al-Qaeda trained. He also said that he was on the run from the Taliban for documenting this diversion of aid.

Why It Matters:

Over 2,600 NGOs operate in Afghanistan, each approved, vetted, and licensed by the Taliban. They buy from Taliban vendors, hire Taliban members, and funnel aid to the Taliban. $17 - 21 Billion US Taxpayer Dollars for the last 6 years and counting with NO RESOLVE. The Bill is sitting in the Senate waiting to still to be Voted on. They have been funded and trained in Afghanistan and now they’re her on US Soil in operational stage. Stay Vigilant out there.

AUGUST 13, 2025 COURT RULING

President Trump has won a court ruling allowing him to withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid if he chooses.

Why It Matters:

The court's ruling empowers Trump to target inefficient foreign aid, potentially saving billions from wasteful programs that often benefit corrupt regimes or adversaries. While some analyses warn of reduced influence (e.g., vacuums filled by China/Russia), others argue reforms curb instability and refocus on US interests, ultimately benefiting Americans.

Pray.

Train.

Stay informed.

Build resilient communities.

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