A new U.S.-supported exhibit in Switzerland seeks to highlight China&#8217;s treatment of the Uyghur population, an ethnic minority that the country&#8217;s communist government has subjected to human rights abuses, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/first-independent-report-on-uyghur-treatment-finds-china-in-breach-of-1948-u-n-genocide-convention">reported</a> internment and sterilization. 
The display, which is named the “Wall of the Disappeared,” shows the names and faces of more than a dozen Uyghurs who are said to be missing or in internment camps in Xinjiang. According to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wall-disappeared-us-backed-uyghur-exhibit-opens-geneva-2021-09-16/">Reuters</a>, the display contains, “interviews with camp survivors about alleged forced sterilisation.” 
The display, temporarily in Geneva, Switzerland, was funded by the U.S. through a grant. 
&#8220;It was important for us to bring faces to represent the statistics,&#8221; said Zumretay Arkin, the nephew of one of the men shown in the display. &#8220;It&#8217;s easier to forget about numbers but if people see faces, we hope they will grasp the urgency of the situation.&#8221;
The exhibit follows a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/us/politics/sanctions-china-uighurs.html">pattern</a> of U.S. officials calling out China for human rights abuses in the region — something American officials have accused the Chinese regime of doing before. In May, sanctions were placed on China over its behavior. 
&#8220;We are committed to placing human rights at the center of our China policy, and we will continue to highlight the grave human rights abuses we see the PRC committing across China, in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, and elsewhere,&#8221; said a U.S. mission spokesperson, per Reuters. 
Chinese officials have apparently said that conditions in Xinjiang were “pretty good”  and have disputed claims that there are massive human rights violations in the region, even though evidence suggests otherwise. 
The official added, “The attempt of some forces to pursue their political agenda by slandering China are doomed to failure.” Earlier this <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wall-disappeared-us-backed-uyghur-exhibit-opens-geneva-2021-09-16/">week</a>, another Chinese official accused the U.S. of “systemic racism.&#8221; 
U.S. envoy Benjamin Moeling shot back, “There is a difference between countries that have confronted immoral acts in the past, and sought to improve, and countries that are committing crimes against humanity in the present.”
The World Uyghur Congress said that the “Wall of the Disappeared” will later be moved to Brussels, Belgium, and Berlin, Germany. 
America is not alone in clashing with China over its treatment of the Uyghurs. In the past week, Britain and China went back and forth over sanctions. 
The BBC reported that the British government <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-58556460">banned</a> China’s ambassador from an event at Parliament which he had previously been invited to before criticism from Conservative politicians who had been sanctioned by China.
Several British members of parliament and peers had sanctions slapped on them following the UK’s own implementation of sanctions against China for human rights violations. China’s ambassador, Zheng Zeguang, was set to attend a party with the all-party group on China before he was barred from attending after protest from the sanctioned British politicians. 
&#8220;It is unthinkable therefore that parliamentarians should have to suffer this infringement on our liberties whilst the prime representative of the Chinese government in the UK is still apparently free to come to Westminster and to use facilities here as a mouthpiece for his regime,&#8221; they wrote to the speaker.
America and Britain have become increasingly united in their efforts to counter China and recognize its increasing influence and power throughout the globe.
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General Views of Downtown Urumqi

‘Wall Of The Disappeared’ Display Shows Faces Of Communist China’s Latest Victims

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The attacker behind the bombing of a Minnesota mosque in 2017 was sentenced to 53 years in prison, just weeks after the individual — a biological male — requested recognition from the judge as a woman. 
The bomber, 50, whose name has been withheld per Daily Wire policy, was <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/09/13/1036803025/mosque-bomb-sentence">convicted</a> last year for planning a bombing at a mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota. The bomber was the driver, while two co-defendants threw a pipe bomb into the building.
No one was injured in the attack.
During the trial, the attacker&#8217;s lawyers <a href="https://apnews.com/article/religion-gender-identity-bombings-d56806dbf5e3922ce06ec1a78f7dbf24">hoped</a> to cut down the prison time by citing the militia leader&#8217;s mental difficulties, including gender dysphoria. The prosecutors wanted the attacker to receive life in prison, while the defendant&#8217;s lawyers argued for a 30-year sentence, the minimum for the conviction.  
&#8220;This bomb — the defendant&#8217;s bomb — was an act of terror intended to destroy the heart of a community,” prosecutors <a href="https://www.startribune.com/mosque-bomber-now-identifies-as-a-woman-says-right-wing-blogs-fueled-inner-conflict-leading-up-to-at/600090371/?refresh=true">said</a> during the trial. 
Ultimately, U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank decided to go with the 53-year sentence, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/09/13/1036803025/mosque-bomb-sentence">saying</a>, “Anything less than 636 months would [be] disrespect to the law.” 
Frank said that the bomber wanted to “scare, intimidate and terrorize individuals of Muslim faith&#8221; through the attack. The judge also noted that the bureau of prisons would decide whether the bomber would go to a men&#8217;s or women&#8217;s prison, although he said he was inclined to recommend that the bomber be sent to a women&#8217;s prison. 
“For how blessed my first 47 years of life were, I can&#8217;t complain about what the last three have looked like &#8230; considering my blessed and fortunate and happy life, I can&#8217;t ask the judge for anything further,&#8221; the bomber said in a statement before the sentencing. 
The militia leader added that those harmed by the attack would have “God&#8217;s richest blessings in Christ Jesus.&#8221; 
&#8220;We were looking for life (in prison), but this is something we can settle for today,&#8221; said Khalid Omar, an attendee of the Dar Al Farooq mosque.
The 2017 attack took place in Bloomington, Minnesota, at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center. The bomber was convicted of civil rights and hate crime charges, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-minneapolis-hate-crimes-bombings-illinois-8d3795123dce06cef162fa6cf125a9de">according</a> to the AP. 
The bomber was found seven months after the attack, hiding out in Clarence, Illinois, along with the two other men involved in the attack. The group falsely believed that the mosque was an ISIS training center. The two pleaded guilty in 2019.
The attacker’s lawyers appealed to revelations about the identity of their client, which they claimed contributed to the bomber&#8217;s &#8220;inner conflict.&#8221; This conflict, they said, was created in part by “gender dysphoria and right-wing misinformation,” the Star Tribune <a href="https://www.startribune.com/mosque-bomber-now-identifies-as-a-woman-says-right-wing-blogs-fueled-inner-conflict-leading-up-to-at/600090371/">reported</a>. 
“She strongly desired making a full transition but knew she would be ostracized from everyone and everything she knew,” Shannon Elkins, the bomber’s defense attorney<a href="https://apnews.com/article/religion-gender-identity-bombings-d56806dbf5e3922ce06ec1a78f7dbf24"> said</a> in the documents. “Thus, as she formed a ragtag group of freedom fighters or militia men and spoke of missions to Cuba and Venezuela, [the defendant] secretly looked up ‘sex change,’ ‘transgender surgery,’ and ‘post-op transgender’ on the internet.&#8221;
She noted that the attacker was living a “double life” and planned to travel to Thailand for a sex-change operation. 
Whether the bomber will be placed in a men&#8217;s or women&#8217;s prison is yet to be determined.
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Open door to prison cell

Transgender Militia Leader Sentenced To Prison In Mosque Bombing

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s sister threatened the “complete destruction” of diplomatic relations between North Korea and South Korea following missile tests conducted by both countries hours apart.
The tensions began when North Korea launched two missiles off the Korean coast at 12:38 p.m. and 12:43 p.m. local time, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/asia/north-korea-missiles-intl-hnk/index.html">according</a> to CNN. The AP <a href="https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-north-korea-pyongyang-1bf74218556e36697983cf6669ec9166">wrote</a> that these missiles landed in waters under Japan’s exclusive economic zone, something that has not happened since 2019.
South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff confirmed North Korea’s missile tests, saying that they were looking into the incident. “Our military maintains a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the U.S.,&#8221; the JCS added in a <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210915005600325?section=nk/nk">statement</a>.
As reported by Yonhap News Agency, this latest missile test is the second of the year for North Korea and comes after the nation also tested new long-range cruise missiles earlier this week for the first time.
Within hours of the North Korean tests, South Korea launched its own missile test from a 3,000-ton-class submarine, doing an underwater-launched ballistic missile test for the first time. South Korean President Moon Jae said that his country needed “sure deterrence” against North Korea, one reason for the missile tests and technology development.
&#8220;South Korea would face many political and legal obstacles to develop nuclear weapons, both internal and external,&#8221; said Korea expert Ramon Pacheco Pardo <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nkorea-fired-unidentified-projectile-yonhap-citing-skorea-military-2021-09-15/">per</a> Reuters. &#8220;So it will develop all other capabilities to deter North Korea and show who the strongest Korea is.&#8221;
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, lashed out at the leadership of South Korea, arguing that the communist country was developing its missiles for defensive purposes, not aggression.
“If the president joins in the slander and detraction (against us), this will be followed by counter actions, and the North-South relations will be pushed toward a complete destruction,” she <a href="https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-north-korea-pyongyang-1bf74218556e36697983cf6669ec9166">said</a>. “We do not want that.”
In response to the missile tests, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that “diplomatic engagement remains the only pathway to sustainable peace and complete, verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.” In the <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210915005600325?section=nk/nk">past</a>, North Korea was prohibited from testing and developing ballistic missiles by the U.N. Security Council.
Many international figures are concerned about an acceleration of distrust in the region and of North Korea’s increasing movement toward building up its missile program. Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/north-korea-fired-2-ballistic-missiles-off-east-coast-seoul-8218cb6d-2004-4465-8d05-a4bc071a4ff6.html">reported</a> that following North Korea’s cruise missile tests, diplomatic meetings were held by key officials from China and South Korea in Seoul to discuss the developments on Wednesday.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said that they were aware of the situation, though they believed the tensions were not a threat to America, but that the U.S. still stood strongly with South Korea and Japan.
“While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s illicit weapons program,” the command <a href="https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/2774758/usindopacom-statement-on-dprk-missile-launch/">noted</a> in a statement. “The U.S. commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains ironclad.”
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SKOREA-NKOREA-DEFENCE-DIPLOMACY-VIRUS

‘Complete Destruction’ Of North-South Relations Threatened Following Missile Tests In Korean Peninsula

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According to a new industry survey, millions of Americans have become first-time gun owners during the first half of 2021, continuing an upward trend in new gun ownership. 
In the <a href="https://www.nssf.org/articles/nssf-retail-surveys-show-3-2-million-estimated-first-time-gun-buyers-in-first-half-of-2021/">study</a>, put out by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), an estimated 3.2 million Americans reported purchasing their first firearm. The NSSF, the firearm industry trade association, reported that nearly half of the new gun owners were under the age of 40. 
The survey was sent out to gun retailers who were members of NSSF. High percentages of retailers also <a href="https://nssf.widencollective.com/portals/u3owd3fk/NSSFInfographics">said</a> that low inventory for both guns and ammunition hurt their total sales. 
“This survey shows that there is a continuing demand signal for firearms from the American public,” said Joe Bartozzi, NSSF President and CEO in a statement. “We witnessed each month background check figures associated with a gun sale that are second only to those we saw in last year’s record-breaking totals.”
The study noted that of the 9.8 million background checks conducted for gun sales, respondents said that it was the first time purchasing a gun for about one third of their customers. 
Bartozzi added, “These survey results show not only is there a strong and healthy appetite from first-time gun buyers but that there is still room to grow. We are encouraged by the sustained interest in lawful and responsible gun ownership as well as by the manufacturing base which has been challenged to meet this remarkable demand.”
Many of the retailers also said that they noticed an increase in the amount of African American, Asian American, and Hispanic Americans purchasing firearms. 
Some analysts say that the significant number of new gun owners could have political ramifications in debates about gun control laws. 
“The survey findings suggest that increased demand among first-time buyers has continued following last year’s <a href="https://www.nssf.org/articles/millions-of-first-time-gun-buyers-during-covid-19/">record-breaking estimates</a>,” <a href="https://thereload.com/industry-survey-finds-millions-more-first-time-gun-buyers-in-2021/">wrote</a> Jake Fogleman at the Reload, “The continuation of this trend could have notable political effects when public support for new gun laws has <a href="https://thereload.com/poll-support-for-stricter-gun-control-drops/">started to decline</a>.”
“Surveys underestimate the absolute level of gun ownership, mainly because gun owners are afraid their admission of gun ownership could somehow lead to the authorities seizing their guns or even arresting them for unlawful possession,” Gary Kleck, a Florida State University professor, <a href="https://thereload.com/polling-steady-despite-reports-of-new-gun-ownership/">told</a> the Reload. 
This week, Biden withdrew his nomination for head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, one of the key agencies in enforcing gun regulation, after a bipartisan pushback.  As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-atf-nominee-david-chipman-goes-down-in-flames-wh-pulls-nomination">reported</a>, many lawmakers were concerned about nominee David Chipman’s stance on the Second Amendment and gun control.  
A group of lawmakers in the House and Senate sent a letter to Congressional leadership detailing their fears. 
“Throughout his career, David Chipman has made it no secret that he is an enemy of the 2nd Amendment,” the legislators wrote, “In October 2018, Chipman argued in favor of subjecting all AR-15s and potentially all semi-automatic rifles to regulation under the National Firearms Act. As a former agent of the ATF, Chipman knows all too well that such action would effectively ban the most popular rifle in America as well as most other items regulated under the National Firearms Act.”
Biden will now need to make a new nomination for ATF head. 
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Firearm Store Sales As Biden Announces Restrictions, Including On ‘Ghost Guns’

Survey: 3.2 Million New Gun Owners In First Half Of 2021

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Efforts to resettle thousands of Afghan refugees in the United States have met new challenges as evacuation flights out of two American processing facilities abroad have been stopped. 
The pause on flights, instituted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was based on “health safety concerns,” according to an agency document reviewed by The Associated Press. According to the news outlet, the decision followed recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to halt evacuation flights. 
The AP also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-united-states-germany-qatar-c080438e543c19106e5143809a1289e9">reported </a>that U.S. officials say the pause will “have a severe impact on the evacuation operation.” The processing centers are located at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and another base in Qatar. 
“The halting of the flights is a problem for the United States in part because many of the evacuees already have been at the Ramstein military base longer than the 10-day limit Germany set in allowing the U.S. to use the country as a transit site,” the AP noted. 
During and following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August, these bases were just two of the staging areas used to process refugees for resettlement. Many of the refugees are expected to be moved to various locations around the U.S. 
The AP report noted that there were about 10,000 refugees at Ramstein awaiting resettlement and that officials said the pause would have an “adverse effect” on them. The reasons for the CDC’s &#8220;health and safety concerns&#8221; were not given. 
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-turned-away-from-hospital-as-afghan-refugees-take-priority">detailed</a> by The Daily Wire on Wednesday, there has already been a swell of Afghan refugees into the Northern Virginia area. The influx has reportedly caused an increase of patients at local hospitals, resulting in some native-born Americans being denied admission. 
“A hospital near the Dulles Expo Center that federal officials designated as a go-to spot for medical treatment began running out of available beds, forcing the hospital to turn away non-Afghan patients who weren’t in need of critical care,” <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/afghan-crisis-wreaking-havoc-on-northern-virginia-hospitals-due-to-lack-of-federal-planning-local-officials-say/2021/09/07/5642a2aa-0fef-11ec-bc8a-8d9a5b534194_story.html">The Washington Post</a> reported.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) released a statement on the matter saying that he “will continue to do everything he can to ensure that Virginia’s hospitals — many of which are already strained with covid-19 patients — have the resources they need to care for our communities.”
Other processing centers are also dealing with refugee health issues. For example, Fort McCoy Army Base in Wisconsin has seen more than two dozen coronavirus infections and at least one case of measles among Afghan refugees transported there. 
“Since the identification of the case, no other guests have been diagnosed with measles,” <a href="https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/fort-mccoy-has-had-1-measles-case-more-than-a-dozen-covid-19-cases-among/article_6cada19a-deb3-5e38-abd9-b0b482af972a.html">said</a> Cheryl Phillips, a spokeswoman for the task force overseeing refugees at the fort. “The rapid response at Fort McCoy reflects careful preparation and strong interagency collaboration aimed at meeting the needs of our guests, including the management of infectious disease.”
The Wisconsin State Journal <a href="https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/fort-mccoy-has-had-1-measles-case-more-than-a-dozen-covid-19-cases-among/article_6cada19a-deb3-5e38-abd9-b0b482af972a.html">reported</a> that as of Thursday, refugees were still being sent to Fort McCoy for processing, but no new updates about the number of refugees at the fort would be given.
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Afghanistan Refugees Arrive at Dulles International Airport

Afghan Refugee Flights From Two U.S. Bases Overseas Stopped Due To ‘Health And Safety Concerns’

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A left-wing protest group has announced that it is organizing a demonstration at the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over his vote not to stay Texas’s “heartbeat bill” last week. 
The group, called Shut Down DC, is demanding that Kavanaugh resign for siding with the majority in the court’s 5-4 decision not to block the Texas bill, which went into effect on September 1. 
The activists <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/600979371069250/">plan</a> on meeting Monday evening at Chevy Chase Local Park before going to the justice’s house for an “abortion right’s rally and speakout at Kavanaugh’s house.” 
“Brett Kavanaugh: You&#8217;re going to hear from us directly. Last week we came to the Supreme Court. But you weren’t there; the justices continue to work remotely. So we&#8217;re coming to your house&#8221; to &#8220;tell you to keep your oppressive ideology out of our bodies&#8221; and  &#8220;demand you RESIGN immediately,” a Facebook post announcing the event reads
The post also declared that Kavanaugh would no longer be “protected from any backlash” and that they had feared what his presence on the court would mean for abortion across America. 
“And now, in the dead of night, Kavanaugh and four of his colleagues have effectively overturned the right to an abortion,” the activists wrote, “(Although we must acknowledge that the right wing had already succeeded in making abortion largely inaccessible for many people without means and people of color living in certain states.)” 
Organizers also ask that participants of the protest be as “inclusive as possible in your language” noting that “Women and girls are not the only people who can get pregnant and need abortions.” 
Furthermore, they note that they do not want protestors to make comparisons between pro-life politicians and the Taliban. 
Critics of the protest say that the protest at Kavanaugh’s house is part of a trend of bullying political figures by showing up at their homes. Shut Down DC previously protested at the home of former Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf. 
&#8220;By personally threatening Justice Kavanaugh and his family, the Left is resorting to its favorite tactic: intimidating the Court,” Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/protesters-target-kavanaugh-house-abortion">told</a> Fox News. 
The controversy surrounding Kavanaugh is not new. 
When he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brett-kavanaugh">was</a> appointed by Trump back in 2018 to fill the open seat once Justice Anthony Kennedy had retired, his hearings were extremely contentious. Several individuals accused him of sexual misconduct in testimony. He vigorously denied the allegations, and in the end, the Senate confirmed him in a 50-48 vote. 
This protest could be a precursor to the kind of tension that could become more apparent as the court takes up more abortion cases. During the Senate’s Kavanaugh hearings, Planned Parenthood Action Fund <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/05/politics/kavanaugh-hearing-protests/index.html">flew</a> in “storytellers” from across the country to protest the danger they thought Roe v. Wade would be in if Kavanaugh was appointed. 
Last week, although the court did not overturn Roe v. Wade or even rule on the constitutionality of the Texas law, many pro-abortion activists are worried that <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/21a24_8759.pdf">the</a> decision not to stay the “heartbeat bill” might foreshadow what is to come. 
Next year, the court is slated to decide a case on a Mississippi abortion law, which some say could be used to overturn Roe. 
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Supreme Court Justices Pose For Formal Group Photo

Leftists Plan Demonstration At Kavanaugh Home To Protest His Abortion Decision

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A memorial honoring the 13 U.S. service members killed in last month&#8217;s ISIS-K terror attack at the Kabul airport has been vandalized, according to police. 
Thirteen American flags, each one representing one of the individuals killed in the attack, alongside a Marine Corps flag, had been displayed on a freeway bridge in Riverside, California, as a memorial. But <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/flags-honoring-13-u-s-service-members-killed-in-kabul-airport-attack-found-vandalized-in-riverside/">according</a> to local police, the memorial was found vandalized on Labor Day. 
On Facebook, Riverside Police announced on Tuesday that they were investigating the vandalism. Photos of the flags appear to reveal that the portions of some of the flags were cut or torn. 
“Recently after the deaths of our 13 United States Service Members killed in Afghanistan, 13 American Flags and 1 Marine Corp flag were placed on the fence to the Ivy Street overpass to the 91 Freeway in Riverside as a memorial. Sometime yesterday, an observant citizen noticed the flags appeared to be damaged and it was reported to the police,” Riverside Police wrote.
They added, “At this point, we don’t have any suspect description but it’s obvious the flags were intentionally damaged.”
Riverside Police also thanked the group “What is Going on in Riverside County” for alerting them to the vandalism. They noted that the damaged flags would be removed and turned over to a local Boy Scout troop for proper handling and appropriate retirement.
As local news outlet KTLA reported, three of the Marines being honored by the memorial, Kareem Nikoui, 20, Dylan Merola, 20, and Hunter Lopez, 22, were from Southern California. Ten other service members from others parts of the country were also killed in the suicide bombing, which occurred in the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. 
“I want to say it’s insane, it really is. I mean who would do that? I mean it represents something to all of us, but more importantly to the families of these thirteen,” Riverside Officer Ryan Railsback <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/flags-honoring-13-u-s-service-members-killed-in-kabul-airport-attack-found-vandalized-in-riverside/">told</a> KTLA on the vandalism to the flags. 
“It broke my heart, not only for me, but for their family, for their country that they died serving and protecting for us to have our freedom,” said Steve Johnson, who reportedly helped remove the damaged flags. 
KTLA also reported that, less than a day after the first memorial was defaced, new flags were placed by community members. A similar display had also been placed at another overpass in the area.
Other memorials and vigils for the fallen service members have been hosted all around the country including <a href="https://www.wric.com/news/military/candlelight-vigil-in-north-carolina-honors-13-fallen-service-members-killed-in-afghanistan-terror-attack/">North Carolina </a>and <a href="https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-veterans-of-foreign-wars-host-memorial-for-13-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-evacuation-bombing/">Tennessee</a>.
“It’s the manner in which it happened, you could say, it was probably more tragic than if they were on an actual campaign,” said T.J. Miles, a veteran who attended the service in Johnson City, TN. “And you’re doing humanitarian work is the worst part, they weren’t supposed to be fighting. They were supposed to be there helping, so it makes it even harder.”
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Americans Mourn Soldiers Lost In Kabul Terror Attack

Police: Memorial to 13 U.S. Service Members Killed In Kabul Terror Attack Vandalized

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The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled unanimously on Tuesday that laws making abortion a criminal offense are unconstitutional, a move that decriminalized abortion in the country. 
Due to the new ruling, abortion, which had been an imprisonable offense in many parts of Mexico, will no longer be subject to criminal penalties. Before the ruling, in the state of Coahuila, where the case originated, having an abortion could have resulted in a three-year prison sentence. 
&#8220;This is a historic step for the rights of women,&#8221; said Supreme Court Justice Luis Maria Aguilar, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-supreme-court-rules-criminalizing-abortion-is-unconstitutional-2021-09-07/">according</a> to Reuters. 
Mexico, which has a large Catholic population, has now become the fifth Latin American nation to decriminalize abortion. Argentina, Cuba, Guyana, and Uruguay preceded Mexico in legalizing the practice.
As Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/mexico-decriminalize-abortion-ba636fe8-2d1a-4750-b272-725382c3eb9a.html">reported</a>, of the eleven justices on the court, eight have said that they support decriminalizing abortion. Previously, states could make their own abortion laws, and 28 of the nation&#8217;s 32 states chose to protect unborn babies.  
Even though abortion was illegal throughout most of the country, the Guttmacher Institue, a pro-abortion organization, <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2019/12/womens-abortion-seeking-behavior-under-restrictive-abortion-laws-mexico">estimated</a> that about a million abortions have taken place in Mexico per year. 
LifeNews, a pro-life news organization, reported that the battle over abortion in Mexico has been ongoing for several years. 
“Abortion activists have been pressuring Mexican leaders for years to repeal pro-life laws that protect unborn babies, sometimes resorting to violent protests, vandalism and threats. Roman Catholic churches especially have been targets of pro-abortion violence in recent years,” LifeNews <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2021/09/07/mexico-supreme-court-rules-abortionists-cant-be-punished-for-killing-babies/">wrote.</a>
The Mexican court’s decision comes just after the state of Texas implemented one of the strongest bans on abortion in the United States. The Texas law, referred to as the &#8220;heartbeat bill,&#8221; bans abortion at roughly six weeks, when fetal heart activity can be detected. 
In a 5-4 ruling last week, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay the bill, allowing it to go into effect. Many analysts say they decided not to stop it because of its unique enforcement mechanism, which relies on private parties to file lawsuits. 
The law has spawned a host of criticism from the Biden administration, corporations, and celebrities. President Joe Biden has said he will look into a &#8220;whole of government effort&#8221; to make sure women in Texas will still be able to get abortions. 
Pro-life activists, however, have celebrated the law, noting that it is the first such law to survive the courts. 
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The names of five American sailors who were killed off the coast of California in a helicopter crash in August have been released by the Navy. 
In a <a href="https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2765114/us-navy-identifies-5-sailors-killed-in-helicopter-crash/utm_source/twitter/utm_medium/social/utm_content/100002457733209/utm_campaign/AdvInc/linkId/100000065603074/">statement</a> put out on Sunday, the Navy identified the names of the sailors who were killed in the crash. The incident is under investigation. 
The names of the seamen were as follows: Lt. Bradley A. Foster, 29, a pilot from Oakhurst, California, Lt. Paul R. Fridley, 28, a pilot from Annandale, Virginia, Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class James P. Buriak, 31, from Salem, Virginia, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sarah F. Burns, 31, from Severna Park, Maryland,  and Hospital Corpsman, 3rd Class Bailey J. Tucker, 21, from St. Louis, Missouri. 
The sailors were in an MH-60S helicopter about 60 nautical miles out from San Diego, when they crashed into the ocean on August 31. Their helicopter was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron. 
Several of the sailors left behind young families. 
Foster, a graduate of Cal Maritime leaves behind a wife and daughter. “Brad Foster represents the very best of Cal Maritime,” <a href="https://www.csum.edu/campus-news/2021/bradley-foster.html">said</a> Cal Maritime President Tom Cropper, “Both during time his time at our academy and later in his service to the nation. Enthusiastic, optimistic, and mature beyond his years, Brad took the road less traveled.”
Another one of the fallen seaman, James Buriak, is survived by his wife and young son. According to Roanoke College, where he graduated from in 2012, he earned praise for a heroic rescue in 2020 saving someone from drowning off the coast of Guam.
“He quickly leapt into action and swam his way toward a man who was swept up in a rip current. Buriak was able to pull the man from the current and get him to shore, difficult in part because of the man’s exhaustion and the coral reefs that surround the island,” Roanoke College News <a href="https://www.roanoke.edu/about/news/jimmy_buriak_obituary">reported</a>. 
On Saturday, the Navy announced that the mission to find the sailors was changing from search and rescue to recovery. 
“The U.S. Navy has declared the five missing crew members of an MH-60S helicopter crash, deceased. U.S. 3rd Fleet has shifted from search and rescue efforts to recovery operations, Sept. 4,” the Navy <a href="https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2765074/navy-shifts-to-recovery-of-5-sailors-in-helicopter-crash/">said</a>. 
The Navy added, “The transition from search and rescue efforts to recovery operations comes after more than 72 hours of coordinated rescue efforts encompassing 34 search and rescue flights, over 170 hours of flight time, with 5 search helicopters and constant surface vessel search.”
Resources from Coast Guard District 11, the USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS Cincinnati, and helicopters from the U.S. Pacific Fleet Helicopter Sea Combat Wing and Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing were utilized in the rescue efforts. 
The rescue efforts included the saving of at least one crew member, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/05/navy-identifies-5-sailors-killed-helicopter-crash-near-san-diego/5742656001/">according</a> to The Associated Press. The crash, operating off of the USS Abraham Lincoln, also led to the injury of five crew members of the carrier. They are reported to be in stable condition. 
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Thirty-six Nigerian Christians have been killed in attacks reportedly carried about by Islamic Fulani herdsmen in the month of August.
The recent killings, which build on this year&#8217;s previously reported death toll of several thousand, have prompted an outcry from locals who accuse the government of inaction and even of supporting the attacks. 
“It rained at the time the herdsmen invaded our village,&#8221; Judith David, a resident of Machun village in the state of Kaduna, texted <a href="https://morningstarnews.org/2021/08/fulani-herdsmen-kill-36-christians-in-kaduna-state-nigeria/">Morning Star News</a>. &#8220;We all had already gone to houses to sleep when the herdsmen attacked the village, forcing us to flee into the bush in the rain.&#8221;
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs for Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, put out a statement on the attack. “Police personnel responded to a distress call from Machun village and mobilized there,” he said. “On arrival, they were also alerted by gunshots from neighboring Manuka. As the assailants fled the area, the operatives found the corpses of three victims.”
Rev. Jacob Kwashi, a pastor from the area, has accused the government of being in favor of the attacks.
“We have never seen an evil government in this country like the one of today. The government is fully in support of the bloodshed in Nigeria. We are being killed just because we are not Muslims,” he said. 
Kwashi, speaking at a funeral for 17 slain Christians, continued. “These evil Fulani jihadists are enjoying the backing of the government to go about killing people, destroying their houses and farmlands, yet when we try to defend ourselves, the government will go about arresting our people. What kind of justice is this?”
Aruwan, the state official, claimed that the government had actually helped save lives during other attacks on Christians in other villages. “The troops of Operation Safe Haven also rescued 12 persons who were fleeing from the attackers,” he said. 
A May <a href="https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/nigeria/">report</a> from the U.S. Department of State highlighted the many violations of religious liberty throughout Nigeria and mentioned the high level of violence present in the country.
&#8220;The government undertook 20 targeted military operations whose aim it stated was to root out bandits and armed gangs in the region and to arrest perpetrators of communal and criminal violence, but multiple sources stated that the government measures were largely reactive and insufficient to address the violence,&#8221; the report stated.
It also noted that in December 2020, &#8220;the Secretary of State designated Nigeria a &#8216;Country of Particular Concern&#8217; for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom &#8230;&#8221;
Attacks are frequently pinned on the Fulani Herdsmen, a group which CBN news reports as frequently <a href="https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2021/august/bloodshed-in-nigeria-fulani-militants-kill-36-christians-in-30-days">being</a>, “radical Muslims who target Christians in their relentless attacks on villages across the West African country.&#8221;
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-3000-christians-reportedly-killed-in-nigeria-so-far-this-year">reported</a> in July, the killings of Christians in Nigeria this year have nearly matched the number killed last year. Nigeria is also <a href="https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/nigeria/">ranked</a> in the top ten of Christian relief organization Open Door&#8217;s list for the worst countries for Christian persecution, coming in at number nine. Nigeria ranked highly in all categories, coming in especially strong for the amount of violence.  
These attacks come at the same time as many have voiced concerns about the future of Christians in Afghanistan as the Taliban has come to power following the U.S. hasty withdrawal. As The Daily Wire previously reported, the Taliban were allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taliban-going-door-to-door-seeking-christians-searching-through-phones-for-bible-apps-report">combing</a> through phones to identify Christians. 
“We’re hearing from reliable sources that the Taliban demand people’s phones, and if they find a downloaded Bible on your device, they will kill you immediately,” said Dr. Rex Rogers, president of the Christian nonprofit organization <a href="https://www.sat7usa.org/sat-7-calls-for-prayer-as-afghan-christians-fear-the-future/">SAT-7 North America</a>, according to <a href="https://religionnews.com/2021/08/17/media-ministry-offers-lifeline-to-fearful-afghans-as-taliban-kill-christians/">Religion News Service</a>. 
Christians in the region continue to be targeted for religious persecution, often from radical Islamic terrorism. 
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U.S. officials are concerned that sex trafficking and underage marriages may be happening among Afghan evacuees, including in American refuge processing centers, according to a new report. 
The Associated Press <a href="https://www.wjhg.com/2021/09/03/afghan-evacuation-raises-concerns-about-child-trafficking/">reported</a> Friday afternoon, “U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as &#8216;brides&#8217; or otherwise sexually abused.”
The places of concern included refugee processing centers at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, and in the United Arab Emirates, where some refugees were sent after departing from Afghanistan. The report said there were several reported cases of older men claiming young girls were their “wives” during processing. 
U.S. officials at these centers were requesting “urgent guidance” from the State Department as internal documents viewed by the Associated Press reveal. Other exclusive information obtained by the AP alleges that young women have described being raped or being forced to marry older men as a path out of Afghanistan during the U.S.’s chaotic exit. The withdrawal officially concluded on Monday. 
“While child marriage is not uncommon in Afghanistan, the U.S. has strict policies against human trafficking that include prosecutions for offenders and sanctions for countries that don’t crack down on it,&#8221; the AP’s report continued. 
The State Department was unable to comment on specifics when asked by the AP, but they did say that they take allegations of sex trafficking seriously. They added that the rushed nature of the withdrawal made many specific allegations of wrongdoing difficult to verify and track down. 
An August 27 report from Wisconsin’s 60,000-acre Fort McCoy was sent out to American embassies, consulates, and other military bases entitled “Afghanistan Task Force SitRep No. 63.” According to the report, there were concerns of polygamy and of younger girls being married to much older men. 
“Intake staff at Fort McCoy reported multiple cases of minor females who presented as ‘married’ to adult Afghan men, as well as polygamous families,” the document says. “Department of State has requested urgent guidance.”
CNN <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/02/politics/afghan-women-trafficking-taliban-escape/index.html">reported</a> a similar story Thursday on refugees at a United Arab Emirates processing center, alleging that some men who were qualified for evacuation had been paid by frantic families to either marry young women or pretend to be their husbands in order to leave the country.
As The Daily Wire has previously reported, efforts to evacuate Afghanistan were very rushed, and it is believed hundreds of Americans and thousands of American-allied Afghans did not make it out of the country, which is now under the control of the Taliban. Furthermore, there have been other instances of individuals with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seven-afghans-refugees-detained-in-germany-three-had-forged-docs-four-previously-deported-criminals-report-says">criminal connections</a> being evacuated out of the country and found in Germany. 
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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis officially filed an appeal on Thursday to reverse the ruling from a judge who struck down his ban on schools implementing mask mandates. 
The appeal, filed at the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, is aimed at overturning the decision of Judge John C. Cooper, a Leon County Circuit Judge. Cooper previously said that DeSantis had overstepped his state authority in his July executive order on masking in schools. 
Looking at the legislation and orders in question, Cooper said that masking mandates do not need to “include a parent-opt out at all,” <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-health-education-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-680a3dccc72e125a51c7f97cfd0f0735?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=AP">according</a> to The Associated Press. 
The ruling enabled Florida county school boards to put mask mandates in place if they choose. Yet, as the AP reports, DeSantis’s appeal now stays the ruling, meaning that it&#8217;s at least temporarily suspended. 
When Cooper issued his decision last week, a spokesman for DeSantis released a statement saying that Cooper’s decision went against parents rights and ignored “science and facts.”
“It’s not surprising that Judge Cooper would rule against parent’s rights and their ability to make the best educational and medical decisions for their family, but instead rule in favor of elected politicians. This ruling was made with incoherent justifications, not based in science and facts – frankly not even remotely focused on the merits of the case presented,” the statement <a href="https://www.mysuncoast.com/2021/08/27/gov-desantis-office-releases-statement-judges-block-mask-mandate-ban/">said</a>. 
Earlier this week, DeSantis also said that he believed that his appeal would ultimately prove successful. “It’ll be appealed. We’ll end up getting it back,” he <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/453973-ron-desantis-judge-gave-state-grounds-to-appeal-mask-mandate-ruling/">told</a> reporters on Monday. “At the end of the day, ultimately, we’re just trying to stand with the parents.”
A large part of the debate revolves around Florida’s Parents Bill of Rights law. 
Cooper believes that the law doesn&#8217;t extend to the issue of masking, while DeSantis argues that it does. DeSantis said that a similar case could be made if schools had banned anyone from wearing a mask instead of mandating that everyone wear one. 
“I’ll bet you you’d have parents sue under the Parents’ Bill of Rights, say, ‘Hey, wait a minute, I think this is in the best interest of my child to go to school to wear — you know what, I think that they would win on that,” he said <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/453973-ron-desantis-judge-gave-state-grounds-to-appeal-mask-mandate-ruling/">according</a> to Florida Politics. 
DeSantis’s initial <a href="https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Executive-Order-21-175.pdf">order</a> said that COVID-19 protocols in schools should “not violate Floridians constitutional freedoms” or “violate parents’ rights under Florida law to make healthcare decisions for their minor children.” 
His appeal comes as it was recently announced that two Florida school boards had been withheld pay for mandating masking in their school districts. 
“We’re going to fight to protect parent’s rights to make health care decisions for their children. They know what is best for their children,&#8221; <a href="https://www.fldoe.org/newsroom/latest-news/commissioner-richard-corcoran-announces-the-withholding-of-funds-in-alachua-and-broward-counties-for-their-continued-violation-of-state-law.stml">said</a> Richard Corcoran, Florida’s Education Commissioner. &#8220;What’s unacceptable is the politicians who have raised their right hands and pledged, under oath, to uphold the Constitution but are not doing so. Simply said, elected officials cannot pick and choose what laws they want to follow.&#8221;
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