NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SATURDAY 10/27/2018 (NEWSDUMP EDITION)
(EDITING, UPDATES, EXPANSION ETC. UNTIL 815 AM)
The leaders of four nations are talking about Syria in Istanbul, Turkey today.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The leaders will talk about Syria's future government, reconstruction and the possibility of some of the migrants that have flooded into Europe returning if that reconstruction is successful.
The United States remains opposed to the current Syrian government and Iranian presence in Syria pledging to sanction anyone involved in reconstruction in Syria.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told a security meeting in the Persian Gulf oil nation of Bahrain today that Russia is no replacement for the US in the Middle East. Mattis attacked Russia for "opportunism" in Syria and its:
The leaders will talk about Syria's future government, reconstruction and the possibility of some of the migrants that have flooded into Europe returning if that reconstruction is successful.
The United States remains opposed to the current Syrian government and Iranian presence in Syria pledging to sanction anyone involved in reconstruction in Syria.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told a security meeting in the Persian Gulf oil nation of Bahrain today that Russia is no replacement for the US in the Middle East. Mattis attacked Russia for "opportunism" in Syria and its:
"willingness to overlook Assad's criminal activities against his own people"
In Germany, voters go to the polls in the state of Hesse tomorrow with the anti-mass immigration Alternative for Germany set to make its entry into that state's parliament for the first time.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats are expected to lose support along with her federal government coalition partners, the Social Democrats. This would be a further blow to her government.
The latest polling shows Merkel's CDU at 28 percent (they got 38.2 percent last election), the SPD at 20 percent (they got 30.7 percent last election). The Greens have almost doubled their support from last election in the pre-2018 election poll at 20 percent. The AfD running for the first time shows up at 12 percent in the latest polling data.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats are expected to lose support along with her federal government coalition partners, the Social Democrats. This would be a further blow to her government.
The latest polling shows Merkel's CDU at 28 percent (they got 38.2 percent last election), the SPD at 20 percent (they got 30.7 percent last election). The Greens have almost doubled their support from last election in the pre-2018 election poll at 20 percent. The AfD running for the first time shows up at 12 percent in the latest polling data.
Turkish President Erdogan has urged the Saudi government to reveal the location of Jamal Khashoggi's body. Erdogan noted that the Saudi account is that the body was turned over to a Turkish "operator" and he wants the Saudis to reveal the identity of that person.
Erdogan says the Turkish government has more information about Khashoggi's murder than it has publicly disclosed.
Turkey wants the Saudi suspects extradited back to Turkey for prosecution. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister says they will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia.
The fiance of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is declining a meeting with President Trump.
Hatice Cengiz says that the President is not sincere in his comments about the investigation into the killing. She told the "Haberturk" news channel that she saw the invitation as an attempt to influence public opinion in the United States.
President Trump has decried Khashoggi's murder, but has also said important business needs to be done with Saudi Arabia like the 110 billion dollar arms deal. Trump said once since Khashoggi's killing that 500-thousand US jobs were at stake and on another occasion a million US jobs were involved.
The United States and United Kingdom are the major sellers of armaments to Saudi Arabia.
Israel announced Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had returned from a surprise visit to the Gulf Arab state of Oman. He traveled with the head of Israel's spy agency, the Mossad, defense and foreign ministry officials and his wife Sara.
The Middle East peace process was among items discussed but also mentioned in the official statement:
.Oman is to the east of Saudi Arabia and south across the water from eastern Iran, Israel's sworn enemy.
The last leader of the former Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, says the US decision to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) means:
Erdogan says the Turkish government has more information about Khashoggi's murder than it has publicly disclosed.
Turkey wants the Saudi suspects extradited back to Turkey for prosecution. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister says they will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia.
The fiance of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is declining a meeting with President Trump.
Hatice Cengiz says that the President is not sincere in his comments about the investigation into the killing. She told the "Haberturk" news channel that she saw the invitation as an attempt to influence public opinion in the United States.
President Trump has decried Khashoggi's murder, but has also said important business needs to be done with Saudi Arabia like the 110 billion dollar arms deal. Trump said once since Khashoggi's killing that 500-thousand US jobs were at stake and on another occasion a million US jobs were involved.
The United States and United Kingdom are the major sellers of armaments to Saudi Arabia.
Israel announced Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had returned from a surprise visit to the Gulf Arab state of Oman. He traveled with the head of Israel's spy agency, the Mossad, defense and foreign ministry officials and his wife Sara.
The Middle East peace process was among items discussed but also mentioned in the official statement:
"a number of issues of mutual interest to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East"
.Oman is to the east of Saudi Arabia and south across the water from eastern Iran, Israel's sworn enemy.
The last leader of the former Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, says the US decision to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) means:
"A new arms race has been announced"
Gorbachev wrote an article in "The New York Times" also saying the decision increases the possibility of nuclear war. Gorbachev signed the INF treaty with former President Ronald Reagan in 1987.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton is warning that more sanctions against Russia are possible. This follows his meetings with Russian officials earlier in the week.
Bolton was visiting the nation of Georgia and said the US will consider all options and do what is necessary to deal with both the annexation of Crimea and what he described as Russian interference in US elections.
But Bolton has announced that President Trump's invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the United States early next year.
Yesterday there was a report of a deal to stop the fight between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
But late last night a rocket barrage was fired into southern Israel that continued overnight and Israel's air force stuck back. Thirty rockets fired into southern Israel and 80 targets attacked by air in Gaza.
Seven Israelis treated for shock and some minor injuries caused by civilians running for cover in Israel. Ten of the rockets intercepted by Israel's "Iron Dome" system.
Alert sirens continued to sound into the middle of today in southern Israel. Rockets were still being launched at Israel and Israel continued to retaliate with air strikes in Gaza.
BUT LATE WORD IS THAT A CEASE FIRE UNDERSTANDING HAS BEEN REACHED.
The suspect arrested in connection with the non-lethal bomb look alike devices sent to Democrats and people who support Democrats was living a life on the edge. Cesar Sayoc, 56, lived with his mother recently and sometimes lived apparently in his vehicle. He was once a stripper and had been arrested a number of times including for assault and making a bomb threat.
He is currently registered to vote as a Republican and was a supporter of President Donald Trump in 2016.
President Trump campaigned in Charlotte, North Carolina last night ahead of the mid-term elections.
He said Democrats and the media are creating a hostile political environment.
Trump's been tweeting on behalf of Republican congressional candidates frequently.
The GOP looks set to retain control of the Senate but Democrats are spending millions to try a takeover of the House of Representatives.
They have been helped here in Pennsylvania by a redrawing of the state's House districts ordered by the elected Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, controlled by Democrats.
Intensity of the election situation evidenced last night by three texts from Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Susan Collins related to the election asking for financial support.
Election counting is underway in Ireland with the ceremonial post of President on the ballot. Michael D. Higgins, the current president, is projected to be re-elected and voters also are projected to have voted in favor of removing a reference to "blasphemy" in the country's constitution.
An intense political crisis is playing out on the island nation of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean at this hour.
The country's president suspended the parliament today after yesterday's dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his replacement with former authoritarian President Mahinda Rajapaske.
The Prime Minister ousted yesterday was seeking to get parliament into session so a majority vote to support him could be held.
The US, UK and other foreign countries are calling for peace, freedom of the media and for all parties to follow Sri Lanka's constitution.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton is warning that more sanctions against Russia are possible. This follows his meetings with Russian officials earlier in the week.
Bolton was visiting the nation of Georgia and said the US will consider all options and do what is necessary to deal with both the annexation of Crimea and what he described as Russian interference in US elections.
But Bolton has announced that President Trump's invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the United States early next year.
Yesterday there was a report of a deal to stop the fight between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
But late last night a rocket barrage was fired into southern Israel that continued overnight and Israel's air force stuck back. Thirty rockets fired into southern Israel and 80 targets attacked by air in Gaza.
Seven Israelis treated for shock and some minor injuries caused by civilians running for cover in Israel. Ten of the rockets intercepted by Israel's "Iron Dome" system.
Alert sirens continued to sound into the middle of today in southern Israel. Rockets were still being launched at Israel and Israel continued to retaliate with air strikes in Gaza.
BUT LATE WORD IS THAT A CEASE FIRE UNDERSTANDING HAS BEEN REACHED.
The suspect arrested in connection with the non-lethal bomb look alike devices sent to Democrats and people who support Democrats was living a life on the edge. Cesar Sayoc, 56, lived with his mother recently and sometimes lived apparently in his vehicle. He was once a stripper and had been arrested a number of times including for assault and making a bomb threat.
He is currently registered to vote as a Republican and was a supporter of President Donald Trump in 2016.
President Trump campaigned in Charlotte, North Carolina last night ahead of the mid-term elections.
He said Democrats and the media are creating a hostile political environment.
Trump's been tweeting on behalf of Republican congressional candidates frequently.
The GOP looks set to retain control of the Senate but Democrats are spending millions to try a takeover of the House of Representatives.
They have been helped here in Pennsylvania by a redrawing of the state's House districts ordered by the elected Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, controlled by Democrats.
Intensity of the election situation evidenced last night by three texts from Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Susan Collins related to the election asking for financial support.
Election counting is underway in Ireland with the ceremonial post of President on the ballot. Michael D. Higgins, the current president, is projected to be re-elected and voters also are projected to have voted in favor of removing a reference to "blasphemy" in the country's constitution.
An intense political crisis is playing out on the island nation of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean at this hour.
The country's president suspended the parliament today after yesterday's dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his replacement with former authoritarian President Mahinda Rajapaske.
The Prime Minister ousted yesterday was seeking to get parliament into session so a majority vote to support him could be held.
The US, UK and other foreign countries are calling for peace, freedom of the media and for all parties to follow Sri Lanka's constitution.
NBC has cancelled the "Megyn Kelly Today". The cancellation follows on the heels of a controversy over her comments about blackface on her show. The former Fox News host emailed an apology to her colleagues over the comments, Kelly attracted controversy when she fired attack-style questions at then candidate Donald Trump in 2016 when she worked for Fox.
THE BODY OF MATTHEW SHEPARD WAS INTERRED YESTERDAY AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.
HE WAS ATTACKED IN WYOMING IN OCTOBER 1998 AND DIED SIX DAYS LATER IN A COLORADO HOSPITAL.
WHILE HIS DEATH HAS BEEN PACKAGED AND UNIVERSALLY PRESENTED AS AN ANTI-LGBT HATE CRIME, THE PERPETRATORS AND INVESTIGATORS IN THE CASE SAW MONEY AS THE MOTIVE. MONEY THE PERPS NEEDED TO BUY DRUGS.
THE BODY OF MATTHEW SHEPARD WAS INTERRED YESTERDAY AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.
HE WAS ATTACKED IN WYOMING IN OCTOBER 1998 AND DIED SIX DAYS LATER IN A COLORADO HOSPITAL.
WHILE HIS DEATH HAS BEEN PACKAGED AND UNIVERSALLY PRESENTED AS AN ANTI-LGBT HATE CRIME, THE PERPETRATORS AND INVESTIGATORS IN THE CASE SAW MONEY AS THE MOTIVE. MONEY THE PERPS NEEDED TO BUY DRUGS.
There was 3.5 percent growth in the US economy in the third quarter, that's down from 4.2 percent in the previous quarter.
But its higher than the projected growth of 3.3 percent.
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