NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SATURDAY 11/3/2018 (NEWSDUMP EDITION)
(UPDATES, EDITING, EXPANSION ETC, UNTIL 815 AM EASTERN)
Coverage of Election 2018 is ahead but first.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has played his cards on the world stage pointing the finger of blame for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's October 2nd murder in Istanbul on the highest levels of the Saudi Arabian government.
"We know that the order to kill Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government"
Erdogan is also saying that the Saudi prosecutor is failing to answer "even simple questions" from his Turkish counterpart.
An aide to the president, Yasin Aktay, says the Turks believe Khashoggi's body was cut up and dissolved in acid after his strangulation murder at the Saudi consulate.
But Erdogan stressed that he did not believe King Salman was involved.
By implication though, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, is blamed by Erdogan's wording.
Now Netanyahu has come out publicly Friday saying that the stability of Saudi Arabia must be maintained because it is important for the stability of the region and world.
The Israeli Prime Minister says Khashoggi's death is "horrible" but:
"the larger problem is Iran"
A pro-Israel evangelical Christian delegation met with Bin Salman in Riyadh on Thursday.
There has also been a propaganda campaign to justify Khashoggi's killing calling him an "extremist" or "terrorist' but Khashoggi's friends say his murder came as he was about to expose the Saudi government for using chemical weapons in the war in Yemen.
New York City police say two Saudi Arabian sisters found duct-taped together in the Hudson River were not involved in an act of foul play.
The police say relatives of the sisters indicated they would rather harm themselves than to return to Saudi Arabia.
Tala Farea, 16, and Rolana Farea, 22, had requested political asylum in order to remain in the US.
During their investigation police found a person who said they saw the sisters praying at the river.
Election 2018 with President Trump pulling out the stops for two campaign rallies Friday in West Virginia and Indiana.
The president mentioning top Democrats Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi as he spoke to arouse grassroots voters to anger and action next Tuesday.
President Trump promoting Patrick Morrisey for US Senate in West Virginia and Mike Braun during the Indiana visit with Vice President Mike Pence on hand there.
Today the President has Pensacola, Florida and Bozeman, Montana on his itinerary.
Getting back to West Virginia mainstream media polls show Morrisey within five points of incumbent Democrat Joe Mancin and if those polls are skewed as many believe, the GOP may be picking up the West Virginia Senate seat.
The Indiana US Senate race polls show conflicting numbers with Mike Braun leading in some and incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly in others. A presence in the race is Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton. If some MSM polls show a Braun lead, then the chances of a GOP pickup here also look good.
The Democrats rolled out former President Barack Obama to stump in Georgia yesterday. He was stirring up resentment to help the Democrat candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams.
Obama alleged "voter suppression" in the state, an obvious attempt to motivate grassroots support for the African-American female candidate, Abrams, who's facing Republican Brian Kemp.
Kemp is the Secretary of State for Georgia in charge of elections.
On Friday a federal judge ruled against enforcement of a law designed to prevent election fraud in Georgia and how Kemp's office enforces the law.
Polling from the mainstream media shows a tie or slight lead for Kemp in the race.
WHAT ABOUT 'FOREIGN INFLUENCE' FROM 'RUSSIA' IN THIS ELECTION? SOME OFF THE CUFF COMMENTARY FROM LAST NIGHT'S POST-ELECTION 2018 UNPLUGGED
Two were killed and five injured in an attack Friday evening at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida. The attacker then apparently turned the gun on himself and died instantly
On Friday night North Korea warned that it could resume its program of developing nuclear weapons if the United States does not lift economic sanctions. The warning came in a statement released by the Foreign Ministry.
There has also been a propaganda campaign to justify Khashoggi's killing calling him an "extremist" or "terrorist' but Khashoggi's friends say his murder came as he was about to expose the Saudi government for using chemical weapons in the war in Yemen.
New York City police say two Saudi Arabian sisters found duct-taped together in the Hudson River were not involved in an act of foul play.
The police say relatives of the sisters indicated they would rather harm themselves than to return to Saudi Arabia.
Tala Farea, 16, and Rolana Farea, 22, had requested political asylum in order to remain in the US.
During their investigation police found a person who said they saw the sisters praying at the river.
Election 2018 with President Trump pulling out the stops for two campaign rallies Friday in West Virginia and Indiana.
The president mentioning top Democrats Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi as he spoke to arouse grassroots voters to anger and action next Tuesday.
President Trump promoting Patrick Morrisey for US Senate in West Virginia and Mike Braun during the Indiana visit with Vice President Mike Pence on hand there.
Today the President has Pensacola, Florida and Bozeman, Montana on his itinerary.
Getting back to West Virginia mainstream media polls show Morrisey within five points of incumbent Democrat Joe Mancin and if those polls are skewed as many believe, the GOP may be picking up the West Virginia Senate seat.
The Indiana US Senate race polls show conflicting numbers with Mike Braun leading in some and incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly in others. A presence in the race is Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton. If some MSM polls show a Braun lead, then the chances of a GOP pickup here also look good.
The Democrats rolled out former President Barack Obama to stump in Georgia yesterday. He was stirring up resentment to help the Democrat candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams.
Obama alleged "voter suppression" in the state, an obvious attempt to motivate grassroots support for the African-American female candidate, Abrams, who's facing Republican Brian Kemp.
Kemp is the Secretary of State for Georgia in charge of elections.
On Friday a federal judge ruled against enforcement of a law designed to prevent election fraud in Georgia and how Kemp's office enforces the law.
Polling from the mainstream media shows a tie or slight lead for Kemp in the race.
WHAT ABOUT 'FOREIGN INFLUENCE' FROM 'RUSSIA' IN THIS ELECTION? SOME OFF THE CUFF COMMENTARY FROM LAST NIGHT'S POST-ELECTION 2018 UNPLUGGED
Two were killed and five injured in an attack Friday evening at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida. The attacker then apparently turned the gun on himself and died instantly
On Friday night North Korea warned that it could resume its program of developing nuclear weapons if the United States does not lift economic sanctions. The warning came in a statement released by the Foreign Ministry.
The United States and Turkey lifted tit for tat sanctions on government officials Friday.
The US removed Turkey's Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu from sanctions imposed over the imprisonment of American pastor Andrew Brunson.
The Turks responded by lifting sanctions on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new tougher sanctions on Iran Friday. They are set to take effect Monday with Pompeo calling Iran a nation that engages in rogue operations around the world.
Eight nations including India, South Korea and Japan, though, have waivers those sanctions so they can continue to import Iranian oil.
Iranian President Rouhani warned his country this week of hard times ahead because of the sanctions.
From Syria, Russian officials continue to warn of a false flag chemical weapons attack by jihadists in the Idlib region. They says chemical weapons have already been delivered to the area and civilians contacted to participate in videos as alleged victims.
In anticipation of such an attack Russia has deployed six chemical weapons detection vehicles into the Idlib deconfliction zone administered by Russia and Turkey.
The Syrian army fired artillery shells at jihadists in Idlib Friday. There have been a number of cease fire violations with the Al-Qaeda HTS forces firing into Syrian government positions to the south.
Twitter says its deleted more than 10-thousand accounts that were allegedly discouraging voting in next Tuesday's mid-term elections. Twitter says the accounts appeared to be from Democrats but that the Democrats flagged the accounts and reported them to Twitter.
Cesar Sayoc, the man arrested in connection with suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and their financial supporters, has agreed to be extradited from Florida to New York to face charges.
One of his lawyers says he will plead not guilty and said the federal government's case against him is weak.
Pakistan's government is to bar a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy by the country's Supreme Court. An Islamic party demanded action from the government with angry crowds protesting in the streets of Pakistan following the court decision earlier this week. Signs that pictured her in flames and a noose were carried by protesters.
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It is not clear how long Asia Bibi will be barred from leaving the country. She was expected to leave Pakistan because of the threat to her life. Several nations have offered asylum.
THE BBC REPORTS THIS MORNING THAT HER LAWYER WHO GOT THE ACQUITTAL HAS FLED THE PREDOMINATELY MUSLIM COUNTRY.
Actor Alec Baldwin is charged with assault. He is alleged to have punched a man in New York City in a fight over a parking space. Baldwin is set to appear in court on November 26th. In 2014 he was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Unemployment held steady at 3.7 percent last month, with 250,000 new jobs added to the US economy. Unemployment is steady at a 48 year low.
This weekend marks the return to Standard Time in the United States. Clocks move back one hour at 2am Sunday morning.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new tougher sanctions on Iran Friday. They are set to take effect Monday with Pompeo calling Iran a nation that engages in rogue operations around the world.
Eight nations including India, South Korea and Japan, though, have waivers those sanctions so they can continue to import Iranian oil.
Iranian President Rouhani warned his country this week of hard times ahead because of the sanctions.
From Syria, Russian officials continue to warn of a false flag chemical weapons attack by jihadists in the Idlib region. They says chemical weapons have already been delivered to the area and civilians contacted to participate in videos as alleged victims.
In anticipation of such an attack Russia has deployed six chemical weapons detection vehicles into the Idlib deconfliction zone administered by Russia and Turkey.
The Syrian army fired artillery shells at jihadists in Idlib Friday. There have been a number of cease fire violations with the Al-Qaeda HTS forces firing into Syrian government positions to the south.
Twitter says its deleted more than 10-thousand accounts that were allegedly discouraging voting in next Tuesday's mid-term elections. Twitter says the accounts appeared to be from Democrats but that the Democrats flagged the accounts and reported them to Twitter.
Cesar Sayoc, the man arrested in connection with suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and their financial supporters, has agreed to be extradited from Florida to New York to face charges.
One of his lawyers says he will plead not guilty and said the federal government's case against him is weak.
Pakistan's government is to bar a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy by the country's Supreme Court. An Islamic party demanded action from the government with angry crowds protesting in the streets of Pakistan following the court decision earlier this week. Signs that pictured her in flames and a noose were carried by protesters.
'
It is not clear how long Asia Bibi will be barred from leaving the country. She was expected to leave Pakistan because of the threat to her life. Several nations have offered asylum.
THE BBC REPORTS THIS MORNING THAT HER LAWYER WHO GOT THE ACQUITTAL HAS FLED THE PREDOMINATELY MUSLIM COUNTRY.
Actor Alec Baldwin is charged with assault. He is alleged to have punched a man in New York City in a fight over a parking space. Baldwin is set to appear in court on November 26th. In 2014 he was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Unemployment held steady at 3.7 percent last month, with 250,000 new jobs added to the US economy. Unemployment is steady at a 48 year low.
This weekend marks the return to Standard Time in the United States. Clocks move back one hour at 2am Sunday morning.
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