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Happy and Peaceful Easter.

 

Time of day is key in rescue of lost pilot shot down over Iran, experts say: ‘We own the night’

 Natalie O'Neill / NEW YORK POST

The missing US fighter pilot shot down over Iran Friday has an edge over enemies because the search-and-rescue mission is unfolding at night, military experts said.

US forces have better night vision and infrared communication technology than combatants in Iran — and darkness will help the pilot remain hidden in the hostile territory, the experts said.

“We own the night,” Capt. Ron Alvarado, a retired Marine combat pilot, told The Post. “Hopefully, he or she will be rescued by morning.”

“Night is the best [for rescues] because you can’t be seen. Dawn and dusk are also good periods of time because you can see — but not necessarily be seen,” he added.

Alvarado, who spent decades flying aircraft in combat, said the missing crew member‘s elite survival training is likely now kicking in “like muscle memory.”

“Obviously he or she is going to stand out like a sore thumb, so the biggest thing is to remain unsighted,” Alvarado said.

US-Iran ceasefire talks reach standstill, say mediators - report

Iran told mediators it is unwilling to meet US officials in Islamabad to discuss a ceasefire, as regional intermediaries such as Egypt and Turkey search for alternate solutions to end the conflict.

Ariella Roitman /THE J ERUSALEM POST 

The current round of ceasefire efforts between the US and Iran has reached a dead end, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing mediators. 

Iran told mediators, a committee of regional countries led by Pakistan, that it isn’t willing to meet US officials in Islamabad in the coming days, according to the report. 

Additionally, an unnamed source told Iran's semi-official Fars news agency on Friday that Tehran had rejected the US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire.

Tehran also claimed that US demands for a deal are “unacceptable," repeating its argument from previous rounds of talks.

WSJ added that Turkey and Egypt are pushing for a solution to the standstill, including finding new venues for the talks, such as Doha or Istanbul. They’re also considering fresh proposals, said the mediators. 

Ceasefire efforts were further complicated when Qatar resisted serving as a key mediator for the potential agreement, added WSJ.

Just a Thought...

Trump Drops Jaw-Dropping Video of Iran’s Tallest Bridge Being Destroyed: Taunts Them to Make a Deal

Rusty Weiss / RedState  

President Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday and dropped a dramatic video of Iran's tallest bridge collapsing in ruins after an apparent strike.

The impressive clip comes just hours after the President warned that the United States would hit the rogue nation "extremely hard" in a speech laying out his final phase plan regarding the military operation.

"The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again," Trump wrote. "Much more to follow!"

"It is time for Iran to make a deal before it is too late, and there is nothing left of what still could become a great country!" he added in all caps.

The roughly 10-second video appears to show Iran's B1 Bridge under attack, with heavy smoke rising from the structure. A large section of the road deck then visibly collapses and tumbles down in a cloud of dust and debris. Read more, see Xs and videos here. 

Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

Caitlin Doornbos, Josh Christenson, Steven Nelson and Emily Goodin / NEW YORK POST 

WASHINGTON — President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday in the second major cabinet shakeup of his second term.

“We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much-needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

The public announcement comes a day after Trump told Bondi in person on Wednesday that she would be out as head of the Department of Justice, a source with knowledge of the conversation told The Post.

Bondi was at the White House to attend Trump’s address to the nation on the Iran war and had earlier in the day accompanied the president to the Supreme Court to watch oral arguments in a major birthright citizenship case. Read more here. 

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Artemis II lifted off on it's way to the moon! God speed.

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Fact

The article is the author's opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google    

 

Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. EDT yesterday, Wednesday, April 1st. The mission will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on an approximately 10‑day journey around the Moon, The elliptical orbit taken will be man 's furthest venture into space to date. This is our first real tangible step back to the Moon now 40+ years in the making. 

 

Important updates to follow as they happen.

 

 

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