Sunday, November 19, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 11/19/2023 NEWSDUMP WEEKEND MILEI WINS ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF, ISRAELI CHOPPER SHOT AT FESTIVAL GOERS ON OCTOBER 7TH, HOUTHIS SEIZE CARGO SHIP, MUSK SUING MEDIA MATTERS AND ASSOCIATES

 


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The Presidential Runoff Election results in Argentina show a resounding victory for Javier Milei but first...





                      LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





HERE IN THE USA AN NBC NEWS POLL SHOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH WINNER OF THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN A MATCHUP WITH JOE BIDEN 46 TO 44 PERCENT...REAL CLEAR POLITICS-LATEST POLLS





ITS NOW MONDAY AFTERNOON IN NEW ZEALAND WHERE NATIONAL PARTY LEADER CHRISTOPHER LUXON REPORTS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS FORMING A NEW GOVERNMENT.



TALKS GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FOLLOWING FINAL RESULTS FROM THE OCTOBER 14TH ELECTION.



THE GOVERNMENT WOULD INCLUDING THE LIBERTARIAN ACT PARTY AND THE POPULIST NEW ZEALAND FIRST PARTY...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND




Nigeria releasing four thousand prisoners to ease crowding in jails.    13 million South African Rand (707,200 US Dollars) in fines also canceled...AFP FRANCE-NEWS 24 SOUTH AFRICA




DEMOCRAT CONGRESSWOMAN ILHAN OMAR OF MINNESOTA LEADING AN EFFORT CALLING FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO WITHOLD ANY FUTURE AID TO PAKISTAN.



10 OTHER HOUSE MEMBERS (MOSTLY PROGRESSIVES) JOINING OMAR CITE A LACK OF CONSITUTIONAL ORDER AND FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.



PERSECUTIONS OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES LIKE CHRISTIANS AND SHIA MUSLIMS ALSO CITED AS WELL AS PERSECUTION OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN AND HIS SUPPORTERS...DAWN PAKISTAN





Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter died today at the age of 96.   It had been announced that she had gone into hospice care on Friday...THE HILL





DUTCH POLITICS A NEW POLL THIS WEEKEND SHOWING A TIE FOR THE LEAD AHEAD OF WEDNESDAY'S ELECTION FOR 150 SEATS IN THE LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.



THE LIBERAL CAPITALIST VVD GETTING 26 SEATS IN POLL BUT ALSO GETTING 26 SEATS THE PARTY OF FREEDOM PVV LED BY GEERT WILDERS.



THE GREEN LABOR ALLIANCE SHOWN WITH 23 SEATS IN THE POLL ALSO WITH 23 SEATS THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT PARTY OF PETER OMTZIGT.  



OMTZIGT'S PARTY EMERGING AS A MAJOR PLAYER IN DUTCH POLITICS IN RECENT MONTHS.



THIS WEEKEND OMTZIGT SPOKE OF POSSIBLY LEADING A GOVERNMENT AS PRIME MINISTER AN IDEA HE DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM EARLIER IN THE CAMPAIGN.    


OMTZIGT CONDITIONING HIS LEADERSHIP WITH THE NOTION OF A TECHNOCRATIC GOVERNMENT CABINET POSTS HELD BY 'EXPERTS' INSTEAD OF ELECTED OFFICIALS...(Information from NOS Netherlands)...WIKIPEDIA DUTCH ELECTION POLLS




An Israeli helicopter gunship opened fire on festival-goers in southern Israel on October 7th as the crew sought to engage Hamas terrorists.



Israel's "Haaretz" newspaper reporting the story this weekend based on police investigation and interrogations of Hamas prisoners.



364 deaths are connected to the Nova festival site on October 7th...THE NEW ARAB



A LEADER IN THE BRITISH LABOR PARTY DESCRIBING PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS OUTSIDE LABOR POLITICIAN'S OFFICES AS 'INTIMIDATION'.



RACHEL REEVES IS THE SHADOW CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND SHE IS SAYING THE PROTESTS PRESSURING LABOR POLITICIANS TO SUPPORT A CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA LACK ARE 'CROSSING THE LINE'.


REEVES CALLING FOR 'CIVILITY AND DECENCY'...BBC NEWS




The Houthis of Yemen claiming the seizure of an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea.



The Israel Defense Forces describe the "Galaxy Leader" as a ship having an international crew no Israelis.




The vessel British owned and managed by a Japanese company said to be on a journey from Turkey to India.


Media reports say that the Houthis used a helicopter to seize the vessel...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




A DRONE ATTACK REPORTED SATURDAY ON THE US BASE AT AL-TANF IN EASTERN SYRIA NEAR THE BORDERS OF IRAQ AND JORDAN...MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN







PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF ELECTION IN ARGENTINA



        JAVIER MILEI WINS 56-44 PERCENT


                                                          (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




"The country needs drastic changes, there is no room for gradualism"

LIBERTARIAN JAVIER MILEI SPEAKS AFTER WINNING ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RUNOFF SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2023



Today is Presidential Runoff Election Day in Argentina.  Leftist-Peronist Sergio Massa versus Libertarian newcomer Javier Milei.


When the polls closed at 6 pm local time it was estimated that 76 percent of the electorate had voted.


Both candidates claimed victory with Javier Milei claiming to have won by a wider margin.


The results with more than 99 percent of the vote counted show Javier Milei at 55.69 percent and Sergio Massa at 44.31 percent.



Mr. Milei winning 19 of 22 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires.



He will become President with his new political party holding only 35 of the 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 7 of the 72 seats in the Senate.


(Use Links Below-Results Expected After 7 pm Eastern US Time)


..TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



WIKIPEDIA 2023 ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION




A POLITICAL DEAL FALLING THROUGH IN TAIWAN THIS WEEKEND.    


THE TAIWAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (TPP) AND CHINESE NATIONALIST PARTY (KMT) WERE HOPING TO SETTLE ON A JOINT TICKET.



IT WOULD WHITTLE A FOUR-WAY PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST IN THE JANUARY 13TH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DOWN TO A THREE-WAY ONE.



THE TWO PARTIES PLANNED TO HAVE THE CANDIDATE LEADING THE POLLS BE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WITH THE OTHER PARTY GETTING THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL SLOT.



A DISAGREEMENT OVER THE MARGIN OF ERROR TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE POLLING DONE TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION.



BOTH OF THESE PARTIES SEEN AS MORE FRIENDLY TO MAINLAND CHINA.



THE PRO-INDEPENDENCE AND CURRENTLY HOLDING THE PRESIDENCY DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY LEADING PUBLIC OPINION POLLS OVER THE TWO PARTIES...TAIPEI TIMES...2024 TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WIKIPEDIA




"X" SOCIAL MEDIA OWNER AND BUSINESS TYCOON ELON MUSK SUING THE PROGRESSIVE LEFT-LEANING MEDIA MATTERS ORGANIZATION AMONG OTHERS.



MEDIA MATTERS SPREAD THE NOTION OF MAJOR CORPORATE ADVERTISING BEING NEXT TO 'PRO-NAZI CONTENT' ON "X"



MR. MUSK SAYING IN PART:




"X Corp will be filing a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company.


Their board, their donors, their network of dark money, all of them."....






                          NEW YORK POST







Red Shirts, Black Pants and Nazi Flags a group of around 15 marching in Madison, Wisconsin and standing in front of the State Capitol on Saturday afternoon.


"Blood Tribe" written on their shirts with racist rhetoric said to have been used...






Wisconsin Democrat Governor Tony Evers out with a statement denouncing the event.



Meanwhile there is much talk about whether this event was a staged one with possible federal government involvement...FREE REPUBLIC POST-MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL STORY-DISCUSSION







                        WAR IN ISRAEL


                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



TWO MORE ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED, INCREASED SHELLING IN GAZA





31 PREMATURE BABIES RESCUED FROM AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL





HOSTAGE DEAL SAID TO BE ACHIEVED BUT QATAR SAYS SOME OBSTACLES REMAIN


                                   TIMES OF ISRAEL




          MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                              ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                      BBC NEWS BLOG (UPDATED LINK)




                          AL JAZEERA QATAR LIVE BLOG




NEW STAGE AS ISRAEL GOES ON OFFENSIVE IN EASTERN GAZA



DOZENS SAID KILLED IN BOMBING OF SCHOOL IN GAZA BY ISRAEL




Two more Israeli soldiers killed in fighting in Gaza with increased shelling by the Israeli military reported late today...(Times Of Israel)




31 premature babies evacuated from the Al-Shifa hospital in battle scarred northern Gaza and taken to other hospitals in Gaza...(Al Jazeera Qatar)




The Washington Post reported this weekend that a deal to release hostages had been achieved but the Qatari Prime Minister says some obstacles, minor ones, still remain...(BBC News)...




Tens of thousands marched to Jerusalem Saturday night to demand release of the hostages...(Times Of Israel)





Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says is going deeper into Gaza expanding its offensive actions in eastern Gaza after actions in the western portion...TASS RUSSIA



A UN official in Gaza says dozens were killed in an Israeli attack on a UN run school near a refugee camp...NOS NEWS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)








   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                    (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




               TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED





      RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




   DRONE DOWNED SUNDAY IN MOSCOW REGION




                    EXPLOSIONS IN KIEV REGION



          DRONE ATTACK ON MOSCOW THWARTED



TWO WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN DRONE STRIKE IN RUSSIA





On Sunday a drone downed in the Moscow Region.   No damage or injuries reported according to the Mayor of Moscow...TASS RUSSIA





Explosions reported in Kiev and the Kiev Region of Ukraine Saturday night...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




A Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow thwarted early Sunday morning.     A drone destroyed with debris falling in a municipality east of the city.     No casualties or damage reported...TASS RUSSIA






Two people hurt in a Ukrainian drone strike on a communications facility in southwestern Russia's Belgorod Region...TASS RUSSIA






In other news...






"The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and will always come first"



That's a statement from Taylor Swift cancelling a concert in Rio de Janeiro amidst record heat and the death of a fan waiting for her performance... BBC NEWS

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