Sunday, January 23, 2022
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Peter Hitchens : Reclaiming Our Freedoms
Jan 21, 2022 • In this direct interview, John is joined once again by the peerless Peter Hitchens for a lively discussion about today's pressing issues. Peter assesses the government response to Covid in the UK, warning that the British have been 'trading their freedom for security'. He turns his singular mind to questions of vaccinations, recent scandals in the academy, the Julian Assange saga, education failures in Britain and what the future holds for the Chinese state and people.
Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He currently writes for the Mail on Sunday, where he is a columnist and occasional foreign correspondent. He regularly engages with a great many topics in public debate on major television & radio networks and at universities around the world.
Peter is currently working on his tenth book – a critique of the modern British education system. His past works include The Abolition of Britain and The Rage Against God.
A former Trotskyist, he partly attributes his return to Christian faith to his experience of socialism in practice, which he witnessed during his years reporting in Eastern Europe and later from Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Peter Hitchens’ brother was the late Christopher Hitchens.
Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He currently writes for the Mail on Sunday, where he is a columnist and occasional foreign correspondent. He regularly engages with a great many topics in public debate on major television & radio networks and at universities around the world.
Peter is currently working on his tenth book – a critique of the modern British education system. His past works include The Abolition of Britain and The Rage Against God.
A former Trotskyist, he partly attributes his return to Christian faith to his experience of socialism in practice, which he witnessed during his years reporting in Eastern Europe and later from Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Peter Hitchens’ brother was the late Christopher Hitchens.
Sweden Sends Troops to Baltic Island as Russian Navy Steps up Presence | DW News
Jan 22, 2022 • Russia's threatening stance against Ukraine is sparking concerns that Moscow may also be willing to use force elsewhere.
Sweden has sent troops to its Baltic Sea island of Gotland, following an increase in Russian naval activity in nearby waters. The island is strategically located off the coast of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad - some analysts have likened it to an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Sweden is not a member of NATO and therefore not covered by the Alliance's defense clause. DW correspondent Teri Schulz spoke with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.
Sweden has sent troops to its Baltic Sea island of Gotland, following an increase in Russian naval activity in nearby waters. The island is strategically located off the coast of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad - some analysts have likened it to an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Sweden is not a member of NATO and therefore not covered by the Alliance's defense clause. DW correspondent Teri Schulz spoke with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.
Is Germany Blocking Ukraine from Defending Itself against Russia? | DW News
German Navy Chief Resigns over Ukraine Comments
BBC: The head of the German navy has resigned over controversial comments he made over Ukraine.
Kay-Achim Schönbach said the idea that Russia wanted to invade Ukraine was nonsense. He added that all President Vladimir Putin wanted was respect.
A number of countries have supplied weapons to Ukraine, including the US and UK. But Germany has refused Ukraine's request for ammunition.
Russia has denied claims that it is planning to invade Ukraine.
But President Putin has issued demands to the West which he says concern Russia's security, including that Ukraine be stopped from joining the military defence alliance Nato.
He also wants Nato to abandon military exercises and stop sending weapons to eastern Europe, seeing this as a direct threat to Russia's security. » | BBC | Sunday, January 23, 2022
Britain Says Moscow Is Plotting to Install a Pro-Russian Leader in Ukraine
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a highly unusual public statement, backed by U.S. officials, London named the putative head of a potential puppet government but few other details.
A Ukrainian soldier at the border with Russia. The Russians have deployed thousands of troops nearby and, according to a British assessment, are seeking to install a new government in Ukraine. | Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a highly unusual public statement, backed by U.S. officials, London named the putative head of a potential puppet government but few other details.
KYIV — The British government said Saturday that the Kremlin was developing plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine — and had already chosen a potential candidate — as President Vladimir V. Putin weighs whether to order the Russian forces amassed on Ukraine’s border to attack.
The highly unusual public communiqué by the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, issued late at night in London, comes at a moment of high-stakes diplomacy between the Kremlin and the West. Russia has deployed more than 100,000 Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders that could, according to American officials, attack at any moment.
“The information being released today shines a light on the extent of Russian activity designed to subvert Ukraine, and is an insight into Kremlin thinking,” Liz Truss, Britain’s foreign secretary, said in a statement. “Russia must de-escalate, end its campaigns of aggression and disinformation, and pursue a path of diplomacy.”
The British announcement was the second time in just over a week that a Western power had publicly accused Russia of meddling in Ukraine’s internal affairs, part of a concerted effort to pressure Mr. Putin to de-escalate. On Jan. 14, the United States accused the Kremlin of sending saboteurs into eastern Ukraine to create a provocation that could serve as a pretext for invasion. » | Michael Schwirtz, David E. Sanger and Mark Landler | Saturday, January 22, 2022
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a highly unusual public statement, backed by U.S. officials, London named the putative head of a potential puppet government but few other details.
KYIV — The British government said Saturday that the Kremlin was developing plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine — and had already chosen a potential candidate — as President Vladimir V. Putin weighs whether to order the Russian forces amassed on Ukraine’s border to attack.
The highly unusual public communiqué by the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, issued late at night in London, comes at a moment of high-stakes diplomacy between the Kremlin and the West. Russia has deployed more than 100,000 Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders that could, according to American officials, attack at any moment.
“The information being released today shines a light on the extent of Russian activity designed to subvert Ukraine, and is an insight into Kremlin thinking,” Liz Truss, Britain’s foreign secretary, said in a statement. “Russia must de-escalate, end its campaigns of aggression and disinformation, and pursue a path of diplomacy.”
The British announcement was the second time in just over a week that a Western power had publicly accused Russia of meddling in Ukraine’s internal affairs, part of a concerted effort to pressure Mr. Putin to de-escalate. On Jan. 14, the United States accused the Kremlin of sending saboteurs into eastern Ukraine to create a provocation that could serve as a pretext for invasion. » | Michael Schwirtz, David E. Sanger and Mark Landler | Saturday, January 22, 2022
Wie „Appeasement“ zum schweren Vorwurf wurde
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: In der Ukraine-Krise fällt wieder oft der Begriff „Appeasement“. Diese Politik prägte die dreißiger Jahre in Großbritannien und fand einen Höhepunkt in der Sudetenkrise 1938.
Im Zusammenhang mit der von Russland herbeigeführten Krise um die Ukraine wird westlichen Politikern immer wieder einmal eine „Appeasement“-Haltung gegenüber dem russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin vorgeworfen. Dieser Begriff wird – vermutlich für alle Zeiten – mit dem Namen des britischen Premierministers Neville Chamberlain (im Amt von 1937 bis 1940) verbunden bleiben. Der Spross einer Politikerdynastie aus Birmingham, vor seiner Berufung ins höchste Regierungsamt vor allem als Sozialpolitiker hervorgetreten, sah sich von Beginn an mit einer schwierigen internationalen Situation konfrontiert. Hitlers Deutschland betrieb mit zunehmender Aggressivität die Revision der Friedensordnung, die 1919 von den Siegern des Ersten Weltkrieges unter Federführung Frankreichs geschaffen worden war. » | Von Peter Sturm | Sontag, 23. Januar 2022
«Russlands Hauptinteresse ist, die volle Kontrolle über die Ukraine zu erlangen» : Die ukrainische Vizeverteidigungsministerin Hanna Maljar hält Verhandlungen mit dem Kreml inzwischen für zwecklos. Ihr Land brauche dringend Waffenlieferungen. Dies sei ein Mittel, das Putin von einer Invasion abhalten könne. »
Sergueï Lavrov, diplomate sans concession
LE FIGARO : PORTRAIT - Sévère et intransigeant, le ministre des Affaires étrangères de Russie incarne, jusqu’à la caricature, la posture de Vladimir Poutine. Au moment où se tendent les relations entre Moscou et les Occidentaux au sujet de l’Ukraine, il ne fait rien pour arrondir les angles.
Son visage empâté où toute esquisse de sourire est prohibée semble droit sorti des images de la guerre froide: une sorte de résurrection du brejnévisme, comme une créature échappée d’un Jurassic Park sous-titré en cyrillique. Sergueï Lavrov, 71 ans, ministre des Affaires étrangères de la Fédération de Russie depuis près de dix-huit ans, ne fait jamais - au moins publiquement - montre du moindre charme. Cela tombe bien car son patron Vladimir Poutine ne lui demande pas de séduire. Au contraire, sa face de marbre au regard sombre encadré de lunettes carrées sans monture doit inspirer la crainte. Le chef de la diplomatie russe ne cherche pas le compromis. Pétri d’exigences, d’ultimatums et d’accusations, son discours fait appel au vocabulaire de ses lointains prédécesseurs soviétiques Molotov ou Gromyko. » | Par Jean-Marc Gonin | vendredi 21 janvier 2022
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L’impossible diplomatie européenne face à Poutine : ANALYSE - L’humiliation subie par Josep Borrell, le chef de la diplomatie européenne, rappelle à quel point le Kremlin tient l’Europe et les représentants de ses institutions pour quantité négligeable. »
Polish Priest Dismissed from Vatican Post after Coming Out as Gay
Oct 3, 2015 • A Polish priest has been removed from a Vatican post after telling a newspaper he is gay.
Krzystof Charamsa says it is time for the Catholic Church to "open its eyes" and change its stance on homosexuality.
It comes as bishops arrive in Rome for a synod, with homosexuality expected to be on the agenda.
"My decision to 'come out' is a very personal decision in the homophobic world of the Catholic Church. It has been very difficult and very hard," said Charamsa.
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Krzystof Charamsa says it is time for the Catholic Church to "open its eyes" and change its stance on homosexuality.
It comes as bishops arrive in Rome for a synod, with homosexuality expected to be on the agenda.
"My decision to 'come out' is a very personal decision in the homophobic world of the Catholic Church. It has been very difficult and very hard," said Charamsa.
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Saturday, January 22, 2022
The Mess That Is Britain!
In my not so short lifetime, I have never known such a balls up as this! Never in my lifetime have I experienced such an almighty mess in my beloved country! Everything is in a mess, from soaring prices to empty shelves in supermarkets to an increasing and obscene differential between the wealth of the haves and the have-nots. And worse it will get under BoJo’s régime.
The supply chain is clearly broken, with even worse to come. When the full negative effects of Brexit kick in, things are going to get a whole lot worse. And more expensive. Far more expensive!
There is one lesson we should all have learnt in life: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! When we were in the European Union, things were not perfect. But they were not broken. And they were a hell of a lot better than they are now. Moreover, we should all have learnt the lesson that ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’. The EU was indeed not perfect, but it is a work in progress; and with determination and common sense, progress it will. We Brits now have no say at all in its future direction. We are no longer at the top table. Gee, thanks Brexiteers!
Global Britain? Don’t make me laugh! This is not the nineteenth century. We are living in a very different age from that. This is no longer an age in which we can fight opium wars with China; rather, we in the West are in grave danger of being overtaken by China. China’s economy is growing apace; ours is shrinking. America’s economy, too, depends on China to prop it up. Go to the States these days and visit their shops (what’s left of them). So many goods in the shops bear the label ‘Made in China’. Few items these days are American-made.
If America is struggling to compete with China, what hope does little Britain have of competing?
Britain’s future rested in Europe. European nations, if they work together, have a chance. Alone, no European nation has any chance of being able to compete with the increasing might of China. Working alone, the future is China’s for the taking.
Boris Johnson is a classics major. Clearly, he has little or no understanding of economics, still less of geopolitics. He should have stuck to the classics. I’m sure he’s very knowledgeable in such classical subjects.
As things stand at the moment, there is very little to give anyone any hope for the future. And with Donald Trump in the States hoping to regain the White House, one can only despair. Donald Trump is an empty vessel. He has no chance of competing with the intellect of Xi Xinping. Indeed, Xi must be praying for his re-election!
Sad times!
© Mark Alexander
All Rights Reserved
The supply chain is clearly broken, with even worse to come. When the full negative effects of Brexit kick in, things are going to get a whole lot worse. And more expensive. Far more expensive!
There is one lesson we should all have learnt in life: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! When we were in the European Union, things were not perfect. But they were not broken. And they were a hell of a lot better than they are now. Moreover, we should all have learnt the lesson that ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’. The EU was indeed not perfect, but it is a work in progress; and with determination and common sense, progress it will. We Brits now have no say at all in its future direction. We are no longer at the top table. Gee, thanks Brexiteers!
Global Britain? Don’t make me laugh! This is not the nineteenth century. We are living in a very different age from that. This is no longer an age in which we can fight opium wars with China; rather, we in the West are in grave danger of being overtaken by China. China’s economy is growing apace; ours is shrinking. America’s economy, too, depends on China to prop it up. Go to the States these days and visit their shops (what’s left of them). So many goods in the shops bear the label ‘Made in China’. Few items these days are American-made.
If America is struggling to compete with China, what hope does little Britain have of competing?
Britain’s future rested in Europe. European nations, if they work together, have a chance. Alone, no European nation has any chance of being able to compete with the increasing might of China. Working alone, the future is China’s for the taking.
Boris Johnson is a classics major. Clearly, he has little or no understanding of economics, still less of geopolitics. He should have stuck to the classics. I’m sure he’s very knowledgeable in such classical subjects.
As things stand at the moment, there is very little to give anyone any hope for the future. And with Donald Trump in the States hoping to regain the White House, one can only despair. Donald Trump is an empty vessel. He has no chance of competing with the intellect of Xi Xinping. Indeed, Xi must be praying for his re-election!
Sad times!
© Mark Alexander
All Rights Reserved
Scott Joplin : Pineapple Rag Played on a Piano from 1915
Turquie: une journaliste en détention provisoire pour «insulte au président»
LE FIGARO : La journaliste turque Sedef Kabas a été arrêtée et placée en détention provisoire samedi pour «insulte au président» après avoir cité à la télévision un proverbe interprété comme visant le président Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a annoncé l'avocat de la journaliste.
«Il y a un proverbe très célèbre, qui dit que la tête couronnée devient plus sage. Mais nous voyons que ce n'est pas vrai. Le boeuf ne devient pas roi en entrant au palais, mais le palais devient étable», a déclaré la journaliste, très connue en Turquie, en direct vendredi sur la chaîne Tele1. Sedef Kabas avait également publié ce «proverbe circassien» dans la foulée sur son compte Twitter, où elle est suivie par près de 900.000 abonnés. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 22 janvier 2022
Eine türkische Journalistin soll Präsident Erdogan beleidigt haben – nun sitzt sie im Gefängnis »
The End of Boris Johnson, Surely Britain’s Worst Ever Prime Minister?
Jan 22, 2022 • Boris Johnson led the Brexit campaign because he saw it as a way of getting to No 10. As a 'Remainer,' he never expected 'leave' to win.
Since becoming prime minister, his self-obsession, dishonesty and incompetence have become clear for all to see. It is believed that mistakes in the early days of the pandemic and delays in locking down led to countless unnecessary deaths.
The economy is already suffering as a direct result of Brexit and GDP is forecast to fall by at least 4%.
Whist the UK has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, Johnson continually boasts of 'the fastest booster rollout in Europe'.
Whist the economy is in freefall with enormous inflationary pressures, Johnson continually claims, falsely, that the UK has 'the fastest-growing economy in the G7'.
Following the scandalous revelations about parties held in Downing Street during lockdowns and the imminent publication of Sue Gray's report there seems no way that Johnson can survive.
Since becoming prime minister, his self-obsession, dishonesty and incompetence have become clear for all to see. It is believed that mistakes in the early days of the pandemic and delays in locking down led to countless unnecessary deaths.
The economy is already suffering as a direct result of Brexit and GDP is forecast to fall by at least 4%.
Whist the UK has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, Johnson continually boasts of 'the fastest booster rollout in Europe'.
Whist the economy is in freefall with enormous inflationary pressures, Johnson continually claims, falsely, that the UK has 'the fastest-growing economy in the G7'.
Following the scandalous revelations about parties held in Downing Street during lockdowns and the imminent publication of Sue Gray's report there seems no way that Johnson can survive.
Wer ist Boris Johnson? | Doku HD | ARTE
Jan 22, 2022 • Er war der Clown, den niemand ernst nahm. Und doch führte er als Brexit-Hardliner der ersten Stunde 2016 das Vereinigte Königreich aus der EU und verhalf den Tories im Dezember 2019 zum haushohen Wahlsieg. Boris Johnson, der neue starke Mann in London, ist dabei, sein Land von Grund auf und nachhaltig zu verändern – mit ungewissem Ausgang.
Seine Persona ist eine subtile Mischung aus Kennedy, Kardashian und Monty Python. Für viele ist er der klamaukige, Trump-affine und protektionistische Populist. Aber Boris Johnson ist viel mehr. Er absolvierte Eton und Oxford, ist hochintelligent, freisinnig und ein echter EU-Experte. Hinter der Maske eines lustigen Clowns verbirgt er den anerzogenen elitären Snobismus der britischen Oberschicht und ein von Geltungssucht zerfressenes Ego. Wie konnte dieser Mann vom Hofnarren zum politischen König aufsteigen? Ist die Verwandlung des Boris Johnson als Metapher für die des ganzen Vereinigten Königreichs zu deuten?
Eine komfortable Parlamentsmehrheit, eine uneinige Opposition, losgelöst von der EU – Boris Johnsons Regierung musste ganz auf sich allein gestellt durch die Coronakrise manövrieren. Während noch über die Scheidungskonditionen mit der EU verhandelt wurde, wurde die Pandemie zur Feuerprobe für das von den anderen 27 Staaten getrennte Land. Die Bilanz: Eine der höchsten Zahlen an Corona-Todesopfern weltweit, aber auch eine der schnellsten Impfkampagnen. Zwischen dem Armdrücken mit Brüssel, dem schottischen und irischen Abspaltungsvorhaben und dem Ziel eines Freihandelsabkommens mit den USA steht Premierminister Boris Johnson vor einer Reihe maßgeblich wichtiger politischer Entscheidungen, die nicht nur die Weichen für das Vereinigte Königreich im nächsten Jahrzehnt stellen, sondern auch für die Europäische Union. Wächst Boris Johnson hinter seiner Clownsmaske in die Statur eines echten Staatsmannes hinein oder fährt er sein Land an die Wand? Ist er der Totengräber des Vereinigten Königreichs oder die historische Figur, die ihm sein Ansehen zurückgibt?
Der Film zeichnet das Porträt Boris Johnsons, um über den Menschen seine Politik zu beleuchten und die bedeutsamen Entscheidungen aufzuzeigen, die er zu treffen hat.
Dokumentation von Alice Cohen (F 2021, 53 Min)
Seine Persona ist eine subtile Mischung aus Kennedy, Kardashian und Monty Python. Für viele ist er der klamaukige, Trump-affine und protektionistische Populist. Aber Boris Johnson ist viel mehr. Er absolvierte Eton und Oxford, ist hochintelligent, freisinnig und ein echter EU-Experte. Hinter der Maske eines lustigen Clowns verbirgt er den anerzogenen elitären Snobismus der britischen Oberschicht und ein von Geltungssucht zerfressenes Ego. Wie konnte dieser Mann vom Hofnarren zum politischen König aufsteigen? Ist die Verwandlung des Boris Johnson als Metapher für die des ganzen Vereinigten Königreichs zu deuten?
Eine komfortable Parlamentsmehrheit, eine uneinige Opposition, losgelöst von der EU – Boris Johnsons Regierung musste ganz auf sich allein gestellt durch die Coronakrise manövrieren. Während noch über die Scheidungskonditionen mit der EU verhandelt wurde, wurde die Pandemie zur Feuerprobe für das von den anderen 27 Staaten getrennte Land. Die Bilanz: Eine der höchsten Zahlen an Corona-Todesopfern weltweit, aber auch eine der schnellsten Impfkampagnen. Zwischen dem Armdrücken mit Brüssel, dem schottischen und irischen Abspaltungsvorhaben und dem Ziel eines Freihandelsabkommens mit den USA steht Premierminister Boris Johnson vor einer Reihe maßgeblich wichtiger politischer Entscheidungen, die nicht nur die Weichen für das Vereinigte Königreich im nächsten Jahrzehnt stellen, sondern auch für die Europäische Union. Wächst Boris Johnson hinter seiner Clownsmaske in die Statur eines echten Staatsmannes hinein oder fährt er sein Land an die Wand? Ist er der Totengräber des Vereinigten Königreichs oder die historische Figur, die ihm sein Ansehen zurückgibt?
Der Film zeichnet das Porträt Boris Johnsons, um über den Menschen seine Politik zu beleuchten und die bedeutsamen Entscheidungen aufzuzeigen, die er zu treffen hat.
Dokumentation von Alice Cohen (F 2021, 53 Min)
‘A Recipe for Hatred’: Why Boris Johnson May Finally Have Gone Too Far
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Moral hypocrisy, such as lying about parties held during Britain’s lockdown, is the ultimate sin in human society, with a special power to enrage.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain at a virtual news conference this month. Mr. Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party amid pandemic restrictions. | Pool photo by Jack Hill
Boris Johnson, long famed for brushing off accusations of distorting, misleading or outright lying that, far from slowing his rise, seemed to only bolster his image as an incorrigible scamp, suddenly faces potential political death over the very charge to which he had seemed immune.
Even his detractors appear surprised by the speed with which the public and political class have turned against Mr. Johnson, the British prime minister, over charges that he lied about attending parties at his official residence in May 2020 that violated his own government’s lockdown orders.
But even if some of his past fibs may have arguably been more harmful to others around him, this one hits on a particular sensitivity that, psychologists have found, holds special power to enrage.
Moral hypocrisy — behaving badly while simultaneously hectoring the rest of us to do good — evokes a level of anger that neither lying nor wrongdoing bring out on their own, studies have repeatedly found. » | Max Fisher | Saturday, January 22, 2022
Boris Johnson, long famed for brushing off accusations of distorting, misleading or outright lying that, far from slowing his rise, seemed to only bolster his image as an incorrigible scamp, suddenly faces potential political death over the very charge to which he had seemed immune.
Even his detractors appear surprised by the speed with which the public and political class have turned against Mr. Johnson, the British prime minister, over charges that he lied about attending parties at his official residence in May 2020 that violated his own government’s lockdown orders.
But even if some of his past fibs may have arguably been more harmful to others around him, this one hits on a particular sensitivity that, psychologists have found, holds special power to enrage.
Moral hypocrisy — behaving badly while simultaneously hectoring the rest of us to do good — evokes a level of anger that neither lying nor wrongdoing bring out on their own, studies have repeatedly found. » | Max Fisher | Saturday, January 22, 2022
One N.Y.P.D. Officer Killed, a 2nd Critically Wounded in Harlem Shooting
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The officers were shot while responding to a domestic call, and a third officer shot the gunman, officials said. Mayor Eric Adams called it “an attack on the City of New York.”
Outside the building in Harlem where two police officers were shot on Friday night. | David Dee Delgado for The New York Times
One New York City police officer was killed and another was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire on them inside a Harlem apartment on Friday, the police said. They were the third and fourth officers to be shot in the line of duty this week, according to the police.
The police initially reported that both officers had been killed, but later said one was in critical condition at Harlem Hospital. The police said the officer who was killed was Jason Rivera, 22, who joined the department in November 2020. The critically injured officer was identified as Wilbert Mora, 27; he joined the department in 2018.
The gunman, identified by the police as Lashawn McNeil, 47, was shot in the arm and head by a third officer who was at the scene of the confrontation, an apartment on West 135th Street near Lenox Avenue, officials said. He survived but was in critical condition, the police said. » | Ed Shanahan | Published: Friday, January 21, 2022 ; Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2022
One New York City police officer was killed and another was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire on them inside a Harlem apartment on Friday, the police said. They were the third and fourth officers to be shot in the line of duty this week, according to the police.
The police initially reported that both officers had been killed, but later said one was in critical condition at Harlem Hospital. The police said the officer who was killed was Jason Rivera, 22, who joined the department in November 2020. The critically injured officer was identified as Wilbert Mora, 27; he joined the department in 2018.
The gunman, identified by the police as Lashawn McNeil, 47, was shot in the arm and head by a third officer who was at the scene of the confrontation, an apartment on West 135th Street near Lenox Avenue, officials said. He survived but was in critical condition, the police said. » | Ed Shanahan | Published: Friday, January 21, 2022 ; Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2022
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