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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Monday, August 10, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 8/10/2026*VIOLENCE IN LIBYA*TRUMP DROPS DEMANDS ON IRAN*MORE THAN 100 DEAD COLOMBIA QUAKE*13 KILLED IN UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON RUSSIA*'QATARGATE' REVELATION IN ISRAEL*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE UKRAINE WAR RAGING TONIGHT RUSSIAN MEDIA REPORTING EXPLOSIONS IN KIEV AND MYKOLAIV DURING RUSSIAN ATTACKS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
THERE ARE UKRAINIAN ATTACKS ON RUSSIA REPORTED TONIGHT. DRONES SHOT DOWN ON APPROACH TO MOSCOW ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN MEDIA.
NO DAMAGE IS BEING REPORTED NOW BUT MAY BE ACKNOWLEDGED LATER....RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(Story Expanded And Updated)
The Eastern Libyan Chief of Military Intelligence assassinated with a bomb today.
It exploded underneath Major General Fawzi Mansouri's car outside his home in Benghazi today.
Libya currently divided in two in the aftermath of US-British-French backed overthrow of the Qaddafi regime in 2011.
Western Libya's internationally recognized government is based in Tripoli with Turkish support while Eastern Libya is led by Khalifa Haftar who has ties to Russia among other nations...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)...
Late tonight a drone attack in western Libya igniting a fire at the Libyan National Oil Company's Zawiya refinery...Press TV Extra Iran "X" (Video Embed)
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS IRAN MUST PAY REPARATIONS FOR AMERICAN LIVES LOST IN THE IRAN WAR.
IN ADDITION, TRUMP SAYING IRAN MUST PAY FOR ALL THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST IN RECENT YEAR INCLUDING YEMEN, LEBANON, AND GAZA.
THIS APPEARS TO BE MR. TRUMP'S RESPONSE TO IRAN'S STATEMENT THE LAST WEEKEND THAT THE US CHANGE IT'S 'ATTITUDE' TOWARDS IRAN.
IRAN OFFERED UP A LONG LIST OF DEMANDS INCLUDING A DEMAND THE US PAY REPARATIONS ...OSINTdefender "X" (Link To Trump Social Media Post)
Taylor Farms, whose lettuce products were linked to the recent cyclospora outbreak, recalling prepared products including salsa and guacamole sold in 26 states.
The recall linked to a salmonella outbreak in peppers...CBS News-MSN USA
EIGHT KILLED, NINE INJURED WHEN A CAR PARTICIPATING IN A DRAG RACE VEERED INTO A CROWD OF SPECTATORS IN KOTOAMOBAGU, INDONESIA...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
(Updated) A 7.4 magnitude earthquake this morning in western Colombia.
At least 132 deaths and 87 injuries with disruptions including the closing of some airports...NOS Netherlands (Updated) (Translation Prompt)
NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Damage reported in some cities including with the city of Manizales which suffered serious damage...NTN Colombia (Translation Prompt)
13 KILLED, 75 WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN ATTACK AIMED AT A RUSSIAN OIL REFINERY.
THE DRONE SWARM ATTACK IN RUSSIA'S TARTARSTAN REGION ON THE CITY OF NIZHNEKAMSK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 60.95 points or .11 percent.
The NASDAQ down 85.26 points or .32 percent.
At 448 pm New York Time the price of oil 82 dollars 28 cents a barrel four dollars 10 cents or 5.24 percent higher...Marketwatch
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NEWS LEAKED OUT BY AN ISRAELI MEDIA OUTLET SUPPORTING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ABOUT ACTIVITIES OF NETANYAHU AIDES WHO RECEIVED MONEY FROM QATAR.
THIS IS PART OF A SCANDAL BEING CALLED 'QATARGATE'.
THE STORY FROM 'ISRAEL HAYOM' SAYS THAT THEY LEAKED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO QATAR THAT WAS USED TO DISCREDIT EGYPT.
THIS WAS DONE TO MAKE QATAR A KEY PLAYER IN TALKS REGARDING THE RELEASE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES IN GAZA.
ONE OF THE AIDES YISRAEL EINHORN HAS BEEN LIVING IN SERBIA REPORTED TO BE AN AIDE TO OUTGOING SERBIAN PRESIDENT ALEKSANDAR VUCIC.
THE NEWS LEAKING OUT AMID SPECULATION THAT EGYPT WILL SOON BE IN THE MILITARY PACT INVOLVING QATAR'S CLOSE ALLY TURKEY ALONG WITH PAKISTAN AND SAUDI ARABIA.
THAT AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED FRIDAY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In Iraq a former provincial governor arrested as a crackdown on corruption continues.
Ahmed al-Jubouri's arrest is the latest in a crackdown by the new Iraqi President Ali al-Zaidi.
Al-Zaidi said to be under pressure from the United States over Iran-aligned militias in the country as well as corruption...Al Jazeera Qatar
In an Irish courtroom late Sunday alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan.
After a long legal process Kinahan was arrested in the United Arab Emirates, then extradited to Ireland by airplane and taken directly to court.
He is accused of leading a major drug trafficking, money laundering and weapon smuggling operation.
After a court hearing Kinahan was taken away to a high-security prison...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
Sunday, August 9, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 8/9/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*TRUMP 'LOW KEYING' IRAN*HOUTHIS HIT SAUDI REFINERY*NETANYAHU REJECTS GAZA DEAL, ISRAEL HINTS AT ATTACKING IRAN*PALESTINIANS WOUNDED ISRAELI NATIONALIST ATTACKS*IRAN DEMANDS 'ATTITUDE CHANGE' FROM US*UKRAINE GETS US MISSILES, SHELLS FROM TURKS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN THE UK THE 'DAILY TELEGRAPH' REPORTING THAT BRITISH MILITARY DRONE BOATS WERE SENDING SIGNALS TO AN IP ADDRESS IN CHINA.
IT TURNS OUT THAT SOME OF THE COMPONENTS FOR THE DRONE BOATS WERE OF CHINESE ORIGIN...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta thousands of protestors on the streets today calling for support from the rest of Spain.
Demonstrators also seeking a strict border policy to prevent another sudden influx of tens of thousands of people like the one that occurred just over a week ago...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
ON TRUTH SOCIAL US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LINKING TO AN OPINION PIECE BY HIS FORMER RIVAL FOR PRESIDENT FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON.
CLINTON ENDORSING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLAN FOR GAZA...LINK TO TRUMP POST...
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE IS 'LOW KEYING IT' REGARDING IRAN.
MR. TRUMP SAYING HE HOPES ECONOMIC SANCTIONS WILL DEAL WITH IRAN...BARAK RAVID AXIOS "X"
Russian energy company "Rosatom" returning specialists to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
Those specialists pulled out earlier this year due to the Iran War.
25 specialists now said to be working at the facility where hundreds of Russian personnel were on hand when the war began back at the end of February...Tass Russia
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Syria and Russia reaching agreement on the future of the Russian military bases in Syria.
The military facilities including an airport in Hmeimim and a pier in the port of Tartus will be converted into joint training and rehabilitation facilities. The Syrian government will begin the managing the airport and pier.
The new arrangements are described as serving the mutual interests of both Syria and Russia...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ATTACK ON A SAUDI OIL REFINERY EARLY THIS MORNING...THE GUARDIAN UK...
THERE WAS ALSO A HOUTHI ATTACK ON A PORT CONTROLLED BY YEMENI GOVERNMENT FORCES.
SEVEN KILLED IN THE ATTACK...(NEWS AGENCIES)...NEWS AGENCIES-TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting President Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza.
Netanyahu's rejection comes amid political troubles for both leaders.
Mr. Netanyahu seeking to win Israel's October 27th election and Mr. Trump facing a tough challenge to retain Republican control of Congress in November's mid-term elections.
Netanyahu demanding 'total disarmament' of Hamas before Israel pulls its military out of Gaza.
Al Jazeera Qatar
Meanwhile Israel has told the top US military commander in the Middle East Admiral Brad Cooper that it is prepared to attack Iran if it feels that is necessary...OSINTdefender "X"
(UPDATED) SIX KILLED (TASS RUSSIA) IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIA'S BELGOROD REGION.
25 OTHERS WOUNDED INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread further and is more painful.
That message from Biden's son Hunter Biden interviewed by the BBC. He says his father is 'doing his thing' in spite of the pain.
Meanwhile Hunter Biden speaks of being 'eternally grateful' for the blanket pardon given by his father in the final days of his presidency.
Podcaster Tucker Carlson has also recorded an interview and posted a clip in advance of the full interview's release tomorrow...CNBC USA...Tucker Carlson "X"
NATIONALIST ISRAELI SETTLERS ATTACKING PALESTINIAN TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN 'THE WEST BANK' THIS WEEKEND.
AT LEAST FIVE WOUNDED IN THE ATTACKS...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
One killed, nine wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza on Saturday...
Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
IN SOUTHERN LEBANON THREE LEBANESE SOLDIERS WOUNDED TRYING TO DEFUSE UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE.
IT HAPPENED IN THE VILLAGE OF ZAWTAR AL-GHARBIYAH WHERE ISRAELI TROOPS BUILT AN EARTHEN BARRIER ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...AFP France-Al Jazeera
"Who knew, who warned, who ignored, who's responsible"
Hagit Chen the father of an Israeli soldier hostage killed by Hamas in Gaza speaking to a protest rally in Tel Aviv.
Mr. Chen and his wife Ruby want an independent state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
They are urging Israelis to support political parties advocating for a commission of inquiry in the October 27th election.
Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposed to such a commission...
Times of Israel
"The SNSC will never back down, whether in war or in negotiations"
Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, speaking this weekend saying the United States needs to change its attitude towards Iran.
Zolqadr laying out six preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz...Press TV Iran...OSINTdefender "X" (Iranian Document Link)
ON SATURDAY MORNING A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) OIL TANKER HIT BY A PROJECTILE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OFF THE COAST OF OMAN.
A FIRE IGNITED WITH CREW REPORTED SAFE...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA-MSN
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The governing body of the International Criminal Court expressing concern over moves by Venezuela and Chad to leave the ICC.
The United States has imposed sanctions on the court in retaliation for its prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
The US saying it intends to 'systematically disable' the court.
Three other nations pulled out of the court last year.
The African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are aligned with Russia whose president Vladimir Putin is being prosecuted by the court for moving children out of Ukraine into Russia during the war there...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
Turkey (Türkiye) sending US missiles and artillery shells in its possession to Ukraine.
The arsenal includes 70 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles and 12 M270 MLRS launchers.
More than 2,500 cluster missiles and some 47,000 203mm artillery shells also involved...The Kyiv Independent...OSINTdefender "X"
Protesters on the streets of Belgrade, Serbia this weekend opposing the visit of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Demonstrators angry at the visit of Ukraine's leader to a nation traditionally aligned with Russia.
The outgoing president Aleksandar Vucic avoiding discussion of reported military goods shipments to Ukraine by Serbia saying military cooperation with Ukraine was not discussed in his talks with Zelenskyy...Tass Russia
A DRONE CROSSED ROMANIAN AIRSPACE ENTERING BULGARIA WHERE IT EXPLODED .6 MILES (1000 METERS) FROM A PUMPING STATION OF A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.
BULGARIA'S GOVERNMENT HOLDING AN EMERGENCY MEETING OVER THE MATTER SAYING THE DRONE EVADED DETECTION BY FLYING LOW...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...
THE DRONE BELIEVED TO BE A KIND USED BY UKRAINE TO DISTRACT RUSSIAN DRONES AND MISSILES.
UKRAINE'S AMBASSADOR TO BULGARIA SUMMONED TO A MEETING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN CONGO 13 PEOPLE KILLED IN AN ATTACK BY ISLAMIC STATE LINKED FORCES ON A VILLAGE NEAR THE UGANDA BORDER.
THE ATTACK BY THE 'ALLIED DEMOCRATIC FORCES' IN A REGION OF THE COUNTRY IMPACTED BY THE EBOLA OUTBREAK...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA-TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the west coast Canadian province of British Columbia tens of thousands ordered to evacuate with a state of emergency declared due to wildfires...CBC News Canada Blog
OVER A WEEK AGO AN AMERICAN EVACUATED FROM ANTARCTICA TO A HOSPITAL IN NEW ZEALAND.
THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION CARRIED OUT UNDER 'DANGEROUS' WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERNMOST PART OF THE WORLD.
THE EVACUATED MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM REPORTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION...ABC NEWS USA
In Hungary the new left of center government nominating former president of the Supreme Court, Andras Baka, to be the new president.
Parliament expected to vote Mr. Baka into office on Tuesday.
Mr. Baka was dismissed by the former nationalist government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Saturday, August 8, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*UAE TANKER HIT IN HORMUZ*BLANCHE CONFIRMED AG*EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE SUICIDE REPORT*YEN BAILOUT*"IF WE COULD WIN WARS WITH 'LITTLE BLUE PILLS'..."*STILL GOT NUKES*GONE TO POT, TOO*THE WAY OF WISDOM*
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(NEW MATERIAL ADDING INTO THIS POST AS ABLE)
The Sunday News Summary will begin at Midnight Eastern US Time...Link
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: THIS WEEKEND FRENCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING ON THE PRISON REPORT INTO THE 2022 SUICIDE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S KEY FRENCH ASSOCIATE JEAN-LUC BRUNEL...
France Yellow Vests Week 401*Epstein Associate Death Report Revealed To Media Affirming Suicide*....
NEWSDUMP ALERT: THE ABU DHABI (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) NATIONAL OIL COMPANY SAYS ONE OF ITS TANKERS WAS HIT IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ EARLY SATURDAY...
Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: TODD BLANCHE CONFIRMED BY US SENATE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL
President Trump'former personal lawyer now confirmed as Attorney General of the US Senate in a late Friday night vote.
The vote 50-49...
The Hill USA
NEWSDUMP UPDATE A STORY I MISSED....
JAPAN IS THE BIGGEST HOLDER OF THE US NATIONAL DEBT MORE THAN ONE TRILLION DOLLARS SO IT SHOULD NOT SURPRISE ANYONE THAT THE US AND JAPAN JOINTLY INTERVENED TO SUPPORT JAPAN'S CURRENCY THE 'YEN'...
"Inside the 'yen-tervention': Why the US stepped in to boost Japan's currency"-Markets Insider-MSN
It was pretty depressing watching CNBC the other week seeing the thick lipped painted ladies doing 'business news' with 'little blue pill' commercials in between. I did switch the channel heck my grandson was in my arms...
"If we could win wars with 'little blue pills'..."...
Nextrush Free Republic Post Link
Yes, James "We Shot Our...." But Are You Just Trying To Get Votes For Dems Off It...
JAMES CARVILLE-AL HUNT VIDEO
AND LET'S TAKE NOTE THAT THE US AND ISRAEL STILL HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS DID SOMEONE ARGUE WITH ME ONLINE IN RECENT HOURS CLAIMING IRAN ALREADY HAS NUKES, YES THEY DID...FREE REPUBLIC POST
And we've gone to pot too...
"More frequent marijuana users being treated with nausea and vomiting condition: Report"-The Hill USA
"Parents Opposed To Pot" followed me on "X" and so I'll link to their page where you can read more about marijuana and issues related to it...
Parents Opposed to Pot "X"
Music from the 1960's when we started calling Pot "Grass" ....
"THE OTHER MAN'S GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER"-PETULA CLARK
"THE BEAT GOES ON"-SONNY AND CHER
"LOVE SONG FOR NUMBER TWO"-MICKEY AND BECKI MOORE
Three songs from our collection of three thousand songs that couple Mickey and Becki Moore were 'in the room' with me on a number of occasions in the early 1980's.
They were part of the "Christian Music" scene I was in a crowded church basement here in York, Pennsylvania watching them perform at a coffeehouse on a Friday night as I recall.
"The Lord is My Light and my salvation---whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the Stronghold of My Life---of whom shall I be afraid?"
PSALM 27:1-2 NIV BIBLE
And now let's look at what it was like in church last Sunday a series entitled "The Way of Wisdom" underway...
PASTOR JEFF SMITH SPEAKING AT 41:30 INTO THE VIDEO
Good Night. God Bless.
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 401*EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE DEATH REPORT REVEALED TO MEDIA AFFIRMING SUICIDE*FRENCH INTELLIGENCE DISTANCES FROM US TECH*FOREIGN INTERFERENCE WARNING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*PARIS PROTEST*
(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN FRANCE GIVEN ACCESS TO A REPORT ON THE 2022 DEATH OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S KEY FRENCH ASSOCIATE JEAN-LUC BRUNEL.
BRUNEL FOUND HANGING IN HIS PRISON CELL EARLY ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 19TH, 2022.
HIS DEATH RESEMBLING THAT OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN HIMSELF AND THE RECENT DEATH OF ANOTHER EPSTEIN FRENCH ASSOCIATE DANIEL SIAD FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME.
FRENCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLETS 'RTL' AND 'BFM-TV' MESSAGING THE OFFICIAL PRISON REPORT AFFIRMING MR. BRUNEL'S DEATH WAS CAUSED BY SUICIDE.
THE REPORT MENTIONS POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BRUNEL AND HIS RELATIVES AND WITH HIS LAWYER PRIOR TO HIS DEATH.
THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON MR. SIAD'S DEATH HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET...
"Epstein Case: The Prison Administration's Report On The Death Of Jean-Luc Brunel Does Not Question The Authenticity Of His Suicide"-BFM-TV News Story
"strategic autonomy"
The operative words this week as French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that France's Directorate for Intelligence and Security (DGSI) would break its relationship with the US tech company "Palantir".
Lecornu spoke of the need for France to 'develop real autonomy' instead of relying on the 'goodwill' of 'certain partners' who could end up 'turning off the access tap' for AI.
French tech company "ChapsVision" announcing it is becoming the 'technological foundation' for 'man public agencies'.
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"ChapsVision" is also serving Germany's "VS" internal security service.
There has been widespread criticism from French politicians about France's dependence on American firms.
There is controversy surrounding Palantir founded by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel supported by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
Palantir linked to the crackdown on illegal immigration in the United States and the Iran War...
"French spies break with data-analysis giant Palantir, wary of relying on US tech"-France 24
FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROT SAYING FRANCE 'WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTEMPT AT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE' IN NEXT APRIL'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING SAYS THAT RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE CAMPAIGNS ARE UNDERWAY BASED ON RECENT ONLINE POSTS ABOUT SEVERAL POLITICIANS.
STORIES LINKING THOSE LIKELY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO NOTIONS OF CORRUPTION AND OR POOR HEALTH ARE BEING LABELED THE WORK OF PRO-RUSSIA ONLINE NETWORKS.
IN RECENT DAYS GERMAN AUTHORITIES SPOKE OF ONLINE POSTS ABOUT CORRUPTION AND HEALTH ISSUES INVOLVING GERMAN POLITICIANS BEING EXAMPLES OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN GERMAN POLITICS....
"PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: JEAN-NOEL BARROT SAYS FRANCE 'WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTEMPT AT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE'-BFM-TV STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
This afternoon in Paris a Yellow Vests protest with some video posted from the scene.
A small group of demonstrators gathered for the event.
Unlike previous videos I have linked this one has auto-dubbing so you can hear what is being said in English instead of the original French...Yellow Vests Paris Week 401 August 8, 2026
For now that's news from France.
Also available this weekend's "Unplugged" post..."Nextrush Unplugged Weekend*UAE Tanker Hit In Hormuz*Blanche Confirmed AG*Epstein Associate Suicide Report*Yen Bailout*"If We Could Win Wars With 'Little Blue Pills'..."*Still Got Nukes*Gone To Pot, Too*...
Friday, August 7, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 8/7/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*US GENERAL LOSES COMMAND*POT LINKED TO NAUSEA BOUTS*WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM INJUNCTION*TURK-PAK-SAUDI MILITARY PACT*INTEL LEAK RUSSIAN THREAT NATO NATION*ISRAELI SPY IRAN SHAKEUP*
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The military pact between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and the US Senate staging a string of votes towards recess but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The Ukraine War raging on Friday night into Saturday a missile attack from Ukraine reported in Russia's Penza Region.
All missiles shot down according to the local governor...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...
Explosions and fires in Kiev as it came under Russian attack...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation
THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT MOVING TO INSTITUTE BORDER CHECKS FOR ITALIAN VISITORS.
THIS IS IN RETALIATION FOR ITALY'S DECISION TO IMPOSE BORDER CHECKS ON SPANIARDS FOLLOWING THE MASS INFLUX INTO SPAIN'S NORTH AFRICAN TERRITORY OF CEUTA LAST WEEK...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
(Updated) A US general relieved of command. Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was in command of the US Army's Fifth (V) Corps based in both Fort Knox, Kentucky and a base in Poland.
Costanza's work included activities related to US military assistance for Ukraine...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...
His removal is not being linked to politics with one source saying General Costanza lost his job for 'conduct that would get a commander relieved at any level'...The Hill USA
THE FORMER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FRANK KENDALL LOSING HIS ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PENTAGON ACTING AFTER KENDALL SPOKE REGARDING DEFICIENCIES IN THE 'AIR FORCE ONE' AIRCRAFT DONATED BY QATAR AND USED RECENTLY BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...OSINTdefender "X"
In Belgium a government committee preventing the takeover of a helicopter company by an Irish subsidiary of a Chinese company.
The NHV company provides helicopter services in Belgium and the Netherlands including flights to offshore energy platforms.
The Belgian government citing 'risks to national security, the strategic interests of Belgium and possible links with the defense sector' for its decision...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE US SENATE RUSHING TO PASS LEGISLATION BEFORE ITS RECESS APPROVING A BILL IMPOSING TOUGHER SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA.
THE VOTE 86-11 IN FAVOR OF THE BILL CHAMPIONED BY THE LATE SENATOR LINDSAY GRAHAM.
THE US HOUSE WILL CONSIDER THE SANCTIONS BILL NEXT MONTH....RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA...
ALSO, IN A 51-47 VOTE THE SENATE APPROVING 74 TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NOMINATIONS INCLUDING A NEW FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AGENCY ADMINISTATOR, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR STATISTICS AND SECRETARY OF LABOR...THE HILL USA
Spanish police making 78 arrests in connection with a smuggling operation involving illegal immigration, drugs and weapons.
The operation active in both Spain and Algeria. Among those taken into custody four leaders of the alleged criminal network...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
TWO KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON CRIMEA. THE RUSSIAN GOVERNOR SAYS AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS HIT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Frequent marijuana users showing up at emergency rooms more often with a condition that causes nausea and vomiting.
Reporting from the Centers for Disease Control showing visits to emergency rooms for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) are being recorded more often.
This follows the inclusion of CHS in diagnosis codes last fall.
Nearly 200,000 CHS related emergency room visits have been recorded in the United States between January of 2023 and May of this year...The Hill USA
ISRAELI SOLDIERS REPORTED TO HAVE ENTERED SOUTHERN SYRIA BRIEFLY WHERE THEY OPENED FIRE.
THE ISRAELI TROOPS THEN RETURNED TO THEIR POSITIONS ALREADY INSIDE SYRIAN TERRITORY IN A 'BUFFER ZONE'...TASS RUSSIA
A federal appeals court issuing an injunction against construction of a ballroom at the White House.
The 2-1 ruling by a court panel does not take effect for two weeks giving the Trump Administration time to appeal to the US Supreme Court...The Hill USA
RIOTING AT THREE PRISONS IN SRI LANKA LEAVING THREE DEAD AND 23 INJURED.
DRUG DEALERS AND RIVAL GANGS LINKED TO THE VIOLENCE BY AUTHORITIES...Al Jazeera Qatar
TURKEY, PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA SIGN 'MECCA JOINT DEFENSE PACT'
IRAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER WARNS SAUDIS DEPENDENCE ON OTHER COUNTRIES IS NOT WAY FORWARD
(UDPATED AS ABLE)
(COMMENT, ANALYSIS)
TURKISH RULER PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN VISITING SAUDI ARABIA JOINING BOTH SAUDI DE-FACTO RULER CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN AND PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF.
SHARIF ACCOMPANIED BY THE MAN WHO RULES PAKISTAN FROM BEHIND THE SCENES MILITARY CHIEF FIELD MARSHAL ASIM MUNIR.
IRAN WAR RELATED ISSUES AND DEFENSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE THREE NATIONS ON THE AGENDA...AFP FRANCE-AL JAZEERA QATAR...
TURKISH NEWS AGENCY ANADOLU REPORTING THE SIGNING OF A DEFENSE PACT BETWEEN THE THREE NATIONS....ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...
PRESIDENT ERDOGAN DESCRIBING THE 'MECCA JOINT DEFENSE PACT' AS AN AGREEMENT THAT TARGETS NO COUNTRY.
UNDER THE AGREEENT AN ATTACK ON ANY ONE OF THE THREE COUNTRIES WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ATTACK ON ALL.
THE DEAL COMES AS SAUDI ARABIA IS EMBROILED IN A CONFLICT WITH IRAN AND IRAN-LINKED GROUPS INCLUDING THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.
WHETHER THIS DEAL ULTIMATELY SUPPORTS THE INTERESTS OF THE US AND ISRAEL REMAINS TO BE FULL REVEALED.
AN IRANIAN PARLIAMEMENT MEMBER EBRAHIM REZAEI WARNING THE SAUDIS THAT DEPENDING ON TURKEY (TURKIYE) AND PAKISTAN FOR SECURITY IS NO BETTER THAN DEPENDENCE ON THE UNITED STATES URGING SAUDI ARABIA TO REFORM...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The "Wall Street Journal" publishing a story raising the notion of a Russian threat to a NATO country.
US intelligence information leaked out suggesting the possibility of Russia using hybrid warfare or unmarked military forces against a NATO nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's name headlined in the report.
The reporting links this intelligence information to other intelligence information leaking out of Washington about shortages of US missile interceptors...OSINTdefender "X"
(UPDATED) EIGHT DEAD IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING ATTACK AT A SCHOOL IN THAILAND. 22 OTHERS WERE WOUNDED. FIVE TEACHERS KILLED AT THE SCHOOL.
THE SHOOTER AN EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENT LATER FOUND DEAD INSIDE THE SCHOOL.
HIS HOME WAS SEARCHED WHERE HIS GRANDPARENTS WERE FOUND DEAD WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE HEAD.
THE ATTACK LEADING TO CALLS FOR NEW GUN LAWS WITH THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER PROMISING SOME SORT OF GUN LEGISLATION...BANGKOK POST
"A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children"
Those words from UNICEF regional director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder regarding the Gaza ceasefire announced last October 10th.
Hundreds of children also wounded in Gaza. The United Nations children's agency urging parties to the Gaza War to turn pledges into action in the midst of continuing conflict and harsh conditions in Gaza including malnutrition, disease and unsafe water...Al Jazeera Qatar
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 151.72 points or .28 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 342.26 or 1.3 percent.
In New York this evening the price of oil 77 dollars eight cents a barrel...Marketwatch
PRESIDENT TRUMP MOVING TO FIRE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD MEMBER LISA COOK FOR A SECOND TIME.
THE US SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST HER FIRING NOTING PROPER PROCEDURE WAS NOT FOLLOWED.
THIS WEEK THE WHITE HOUSE SENDING A LETTER TO COOK STATING THE PRESIDENT'S INTENTION TO FIRE HER.
THE LETTER CITES FALSE STATEMENTS ON A MORTGAGE APPLICATION USED BY MR. TRUMP TO JUSTIFY THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO FIRE COOK AND ASKS FOR 'YOUR EXPLANATION FOR YOUR FALSE STATEMENTS' WITHIN THREE WEEKS...THE HILL USA
Unemployment in the United States 4.1 percent last month down from 4.2 percent in June.
Mainstream media reporting highlighting 23,000 fewer non-farm jobs last month indicating a softening of the economy.
More Americans dropping out of the workforce enabling the statistics to show a lower unemployment rate...Reuters-MSN USA
IN ISRAEL TWO SENIOR OFFICIALS REASSIGNED TO NEW POSITIONS WITHIN ISRAEL'S SPY AGENCY THE MOSSAD.
THE TWO OFFICIALS KEY PLAYERS IN IRAN POLICY INCLUDING A FAILED PLAN TO OVERTHROW IRAN'S EXISTING GOVERNMENT.
THOSE OFFICIALS SAID TO HAVE CLASHED WITH NEW MOSSAD DIRECTOR ROMAN GOFMAN.
THE FAILED IRAN REGIME CHANGE PLAN PRESENTED TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BEFORE THE START OF THE IRAN WAR AT THE END OF FEBRUARY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
"We ourselves need missiles. Biden gave him so much"
US President Donald Trump speaking at the White House about the reported emergency request from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for air defense missiles...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
NEW ZEALAND POLITICS THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION A NEW POLL SHOWS A CLOSE RACE.
THE GOVERNING PARTIES (NATIONAL, NEW ZEALAND FIRST AND ACT) ON 61 SEATS WITH OPPOSITION PARTIES (LABOUR, GREEN, TE PATI MAORI AND THE OPPORTUNITIES PARTY) AT 59 SEATS.
THE NATIONAL PARTY OF PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON AT 31 PERCENT OF THE VOTE WITH 40 SEATS IN PARLIAMENT. THE MAIN OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY LED BY CHRIS HIPKINS WITH 27.8 PERCENT OF THE VOTE AND 36 SEATS...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
Thursday, August 6, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 8/6/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*FAA ORDERS INSPECTIONS OF BOEING MAX PLANES*YEMEN GROUND WAR HEATS UP*LEBANON TALKS BREAK OFF*'HYBRID ATTACK SCENARIO' ALLEGED IN GERMAN DRONE INCIDENT*UN CONCENED OVER IRAN EXECUTIONS*OCTOBER 7TH SURVIVOR REJECTS NETANYAHU OFFER*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSING A 15 PERCENT TARIFF ON 'POLYSILICON DERITVATIVE' PRODUCTS.
THE TARIFF WILL TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER 4TH.
THOSE POLYSILICON PRODUCTS ARE CRITICAL TO SEMICONDUCTOR AND SOLAR PANEL PRODUCTION.
MR. TRUMP SAYING FOREIGN PRODUCERS OF THOSE PRODUCTS HAVE WEAKENED AMERICAN PRODUCERS CREATING A THREAT TO 'ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY'...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
Social media giant Meta ordered to pay out 567 million US dollars in a New Mexico lawsuit.
The owner of the Facebook and Instagram platforms found liable for harming the mental health of children...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
AN ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLER IS BEING CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER IN THE KILLING OF A PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST LAST YEAR.
YINON LEVI ACCUSED OF RECKLESS MANSLAUGHER IN THE DEATH OF AWDAH HATHALEEN.
HATHALEEN WAS A PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST WHO OPPOSED NATIONALIST VIOLENCE IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA ("THE WEST BANK")...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA
11 wounded in a Houthi attack on southern Saudi Arabia from Yemen. Most of those hurt were Saudi nationals...Reuters-Times of Israel...
More Houthi-Yemen related news later in summary.
THE PRO-ISRAEL SAUDI BASED AL-HADATH MEDIA OUTLET REPORTING PLANS BY 'ARMED FORMATIONS' INSIDE IRAQ TO LAUNCH DRONE ATTACKS IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THE ATTACKS ON NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES NOT SPECIFIED BUT IRAQ'S GOVERNMENT IS INCREASING MILITARY READINESS TO COUNTER ANY MOVES BY MILITIA FORCES IN THE COUNTRY ALIGNED WITH IRAN...TASS RUSSIA
Following a US Supreme Court ruling on the issue of birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump again seeking to impose rules on it by executive order.
This time Mr. Trump is not trying to ban birthright citizenship outright with his new order but seeks to regulate it more closely.
Mr. Trump's previous executive order was ruled a violation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution...CNN USA
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ORDERING MANDATORY SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF 470 BOEING 737 MAX AIRLINERS.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS FAA APPROVAL IN RECENT DAYS FOR SOME 737 MAX MODELS TO BE DELIVERED TO AIRLINES FOLLOWING A SAFETY RELATED DELAY RELATED TO TWO DEADLY ACCIDENTS...THE HILL
A US Senate committee voting to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress.
Dr. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment of the Bill of Rights when questioned about matters related to COVID.
The matter now moves onto the full Senate...(News Agencies)
ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN SENATORS SEEKING TO UNIFY THE GOP RANKS BEHIND PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AGENDA.
ONE DISPUTE REVOLVES AROUND DELAYING A BAN ON HEMP-DERIVED INTOXICATING PRODUCTS SOLD AT CONVENIENCE STORES.
THE WHITE HOUSE AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY AMONG THOSE SUPPORTING THE DELAY WHILE OTHER SENATORS OBJECT.
SENATOR PAUL SEEKING TO PROTECT THE HEMP INDUSTRY IN KENTUCKY...THE HILL USA
Houthi forces on the offensive in Yemen attacking camps of the Yemeni government forces.
At least 30 killed in an escalation of the ground war in Yemen that has been relatively quiet in recent years...Al Jazeera Qatar
TALKS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON SUSPENDED AFTER WHAT IS CALLED A CEASEFIRE VIOLATION YESTERDAY.
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED.
MANY LEBANESE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED SINCE US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PROCLAIMED A CEASEFIRE IN THE CONFLICT LINKED TO THE IRAN WAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
German authorities speaking of a 'hybrid attack scenario' after a drone carrying explosives was defused at the Leipzig airport in eastern Germany.
A second object said to have hit a cargo plane at the airport which is used to support Ukraine's military in the Ukraine War.
Germany's interior minister said there is a 'new level of danger' because of the drone incident...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany...
Meanwhile a Ukrainian man arrested in eastern Germany accused of spying on a German defense firm.
The 33-year-old suspect said to have passed images of the firm's premises and passed them to a foreign intelligence service.
His activity described as preparation for acts of sabotage...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF VOLKER TURK CONCERNED OVER THE LARGE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN IRAN.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE IRAN WAR 56 KILLED UNDER THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN.
THOSE EXECUTED INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THOSE CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING.
LAST YEAR 1639 EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT IN IRAN MANY OF THEM LINKED TO VIOLENT PROTESTS SEEKING TO OVERTHROW IRAN'S PRESENT GOVERNMENT LIKELY LINKED TO ISRAELI AND US COVERT INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 464.02 points or .83 percent.
The NASDAQ declined 15.09 points.
At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil 77 dollars 92 cents a barrel up two dollars 70 cents or 3.59 percent... Marketwatch
"LIV GOLF" SAYS A 'LEAD INVESTOR' HAS BEEN FOUND TO KEEP OPERATING.
THE INVESTOR IS NOT NAMED BUT THE FUTURE OF LIV GOLF INVOLVES ITS PLAYERS BECOMING MAJORITY EQUITY HOLDERS.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SCOTT O'NEIL SAYS A DEAL WILL BE SIGNED NEXT MONTH.
EARLIER THIS YEAR SAUDI ARABIA'S PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND PULLED OUT OF SUPPORTING LIV GOLF AFTER THE END OF THIS YEAR.
LIV LAUNCHED IN 2022 AS A COMPETITOR TO THE PGA TOUR OF GOLF...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
"I am not entering politics anywhere at all, and certainly not with a Likud (Party) that failed on October 7th and continues to tear us apart to this day"
OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK SURVIVOR AVIDA BACHAR REJECTING OFFER FROM PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT IN ISRAEL'S OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION
A survivor of the brutal October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel rebuffing an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be a parliamentary candidate for Netanyahu's Likud Party.
Avida Bachar, who lost a leg in the attack, saying Mr. Netanyahu treated Hamas like an 'asset' before they attacked Israel.
Bachar referencing the Netanyahu government's policy allowing Qatar to fund the operations of Hamas governance in Gaza...
Times of Israel
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATOFRM "X" SHUTTING DOWN THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY ACCOUNT OF IMPRISONED ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREM IMAMOGLU.
THE PLATFORM SHUT DOWN BY COURT ORDER INSIDE TURKEY (TURKIYE) FOR REASONS OF 'NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC ORDER'
'X' SAYS IT IS APPEALING THAT ORDER.
MR. IMAMOGLU, A LEADING OPPONENT OF TURKISH RULER PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION IN 2023 AS HE ABOUT TO BE NOMINATED TO OPPOSE MR. ERDOGAN AS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
HE HAS SINCE BEEN CONVICTED OF 'INSULTING AND THREATENING' A GOVERNMENT PROSECUTOR FOR TARGETING POLITICAL OPPONENTS WHILE STILL FACING A LONG LIST OF CORRUPTION...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
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