NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 1/9/2018
(THIS SUMMARY WAS STARTED LATE TUESDAY AND IS A WORK IN PROGRESS WITH UPDATES, EDITING, ETC. THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT 8AM)
President Trump making his case for a barrier on the nation's southern border in a speech Tuesday night, describing a crisis with illegal immigration that includes the deaths of thousands of Americans due to crimes committed by those who have entered the country illegally.
Early in his speech he said:
Democrats responded with a joint speech by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying the problem is not a real crisis. Pelosi said Trump:
Schumer said that:
The co-leader of the anti-mass immigration Alternative for Germany party, Alice Weidel, says that the brutal attack on AfD parliament member Frank Magnitz was an attempted assassination.
Weidel added that:
At least three masked men beat Magnitz unconscious using a piece of wood Monday in the city of Bremen. He was kicked in the head as he lay on the ground. Two men came to his aid stopping the attack.
Police are investigating and looking for the attackers.
Other political parties in Germany have condemned the attack.
Left-wing groups like Antifa are most militant in their opposition to the AfD, which opposes mass immigration into Germany.
The AfD's other co-leader Alexander Gauland says that the demonization of his party in the parliament and media as "undemocratic" means:
The AfD recently decided to advocate for Gemany's withdrawal from the European Union.
President Trump making his case for a barrier on the nation's southern border in a speech Tuesday night, describing a crisis with illegal immigration that includes the deaths of thousands of Americans due to crimes committed by those who have entered the country illegally.
Early in his speech he said:
"There is a growing humanitarian and security crisis"
on the southern border.
Democrats responded with a joint speech by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying the problem is not a real crisis. Pelosi said Trump:
"must stop manufacturing a crisis"
Schumer said that:
"We do not govern by temper tantrum"
The failure of agreement between the President and the Democrats on 5.7 billion dollars in border security funding to help construct a barrier on the US-Mexico border means that five federal government departments are in shutdown mode.
The co-leader of the anti-mass immigration Alternative for Germany party, Alice Weidel, says that the brutal attack on AfD parliament member Frank Magnitz was an attempted assassination.
Weidel added that:
"the hatred against the AfD and the media coverage against this democratically elected party is bearing fruit"
At least three masked men beat Magnitz unconscious using a piece of wood Monday in the city of Bremen. He was kicked in the head as he lay on the ground. Two men came to his aid stopping the attack.
Police are investigating and looking for the attackers.
Other political parties in Germany have condemned the attack.
Left-wing groups like Antifa are most militant in their opposition to the AfD, which opposes mass immigration into Germany.
The AfD's other co-leader Alexander Gauland says that the demonization of his party in the parliament and media as "undemocratic" means:
"you are essentially inviting thugs to get violent. And that's what happened"
The AfD recently decided to advocate for Gemany's withdrawal from the European Union.
An online fundraising support effort on behalf of boxer Christophe Dettinger, who fought back against riot police in Paris last Saturday, was shut down by the company that sponsors the service after the French government complained about it. Almost 140-thousand dollars had been raised.
The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs urged Italy's top political leaders to "sweep in front of their own door".
Nathalie Loiseau was upset that the leaders of the governing parties in Italy, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of the League party and Luigi Di Maio of the Five Star Movement have spoken in support of the Yellow Vests protests.
The French official in charge of the "public debate" says she's pulling out of the dialogue proposed by President Emmanuel Macron in the wake of the Yellow Vests because the conditions are not right.
A former National Assembly member for the "Right" in France who resigned to join the National Rally to be a candidate in May's European Parliament elections, Theirry Mariani, says this:
"...it is she who represents the only real alternative...."
The "she" Mr. Mariani refers is the National Rally leader Marine Le Pen. Mariani says he like Le Pen's approach to economics and would be comfortable support her if they stay the same for her challenge to President Emmanuel Macron in the 2022 election.
The National Rally is holding a national convention this weekend to roll out its agenda for the European Parliament elections.
The Battle of Brexit.
Anti-Brexit members of the Conservative Party inflicted a defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May's government to send a message that they will stop a no-deal Brexit if May's plan is not approved.
The vote 303 to 296 vote against an amendment to finance legislation dealing with taxes seems more designed to force acceptance of May's controversial Brexit plan than anything else.
As one MP Sir Oliver Letwin put it:
"I want to make it abundantly clear to my honourable friends who are voting against the prime minister's deal, which I shall be supporting, that the majority in this House will no allow a no-deal exit to occur on the 29 March"
The anti-Brexit forces are continuing their amendment process in the House of Commons today with the cooperation and support of its speaker, John Bercow.
The United States has downgraded the diplomatic status of the European Union. The EU says it was not made aware of the change and is asking about it.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not meet with the visiting US National Security Adviser John Bolton following Bolton's assertion that Turkey targets the Kurdish people for military attack.
The Turkish Defense Minister did meet with another member of the US delegation, Joint Chief's Chairman General Joseph Dunford. Hulusi Akar urged the US to remove Kurdish military forces that Turkey considers terrorists from northern Syria near Turkey's border as soon as possible.
Russian military police are now patrolling near the northern Syrian city of Manbij, near where US forces are in the Kurdish area. The Russian military police have been operating with Syian forces in the country.
What company owned by a foreign government is involved in a secret case related to Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe?
The secret case has made it all the way to Supreme Court with limited redacted details being the only ones we know about.
There are 50-thousand dollar a day fines being imposed on this company, a financial institution, for contempt of court in the case.
On the Vox news and opinion website an explanation of the situation has been published with the notion that the company involved is either a Russian one or a Gulf Arab one in Qatar, United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia.
An 18-year old Saudi woman who says she's renounced Islam and is in a Thai shelter is now considered a refugee by the United Nations. The UN has referred her case to Australia's government which will consider admitting her there.
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun barricaded herself in a hotel room Monday refusing to be forced out of Thailand by immigration officials.
She is hoping to find asylum in a third country saying; "My life is in danger".
Her father, a governor of a northern Saudi town, and her brother have flown to Thailand to see her, but she refuses. Rafaf al-Qunun says she now has her passport back after it was seized by a Saudi diplomat when she flew into Thailand from Kuwait last Saturday.
She was flying through Bangkok hoping to reach Australia.
In the African nation known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, called Zaire and Congo in the past, the wait continues for official results in the presidential election. They were supposed to be released last Saturday but were not. The head of the electoral commission says more votes still need to be counted.
The Roman Catholic Church, which had 40-thousand monitors following the election, says it knows who won. This has been denounced by ministers in the present government of President Joseph Kabila.
Kabila supports Emmanuel Shadary, former interior minister, as his successor.
The main opposition candidate Martin Fayulu ,a former oil executive, says the election results are "not negotiable".
US President Donald Trump has sent 80 US troops to nearby Gabon where they are standby to protect US citizens if violence breaks out in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The trade talks between the US and China continued today for a third day.
The two sides trying to overcome differences to avoid a "trade war".
No details announced by government agencies on either side but President Trump has tweeted that the talks are "going very well".
You've heard it before, now you're going to hear it again. A foreign government is planning to interfere in an election and its going to use the internet to do it.
That is the message from the head of Israel's internal security agency, Shin Bet.
Nadav Argaman says its going to happen in Israel's elections schedule for April 9th.
The name of the "foreign country" not mentioned but I guess Boris Badenov and Natasha are getting ready to hit the keyboards before Israelis vote.
And that's the way it really is this Wednesday morning January 9th, 2019.
What company owned by a foreign government is involved in a secret case related to Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe?
The secret case has made it all the way to Supreme Court with limited redacted details being the only ones we know about.
There are 50-thousand dollar a day fines being imposed on this company, a financial institution, for contempt of court in the case.
On the Vox news and opinion website an explanation of the situation has been published with the notion that the company involved is either a Russian one or a Gulf Arab one in Qatar, United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia.
An 18-year old Saudi woman who says she's renounced Islam and is in a Thai shelter is now considered a refugee by the United Nations. The UN has referred her case to Australia's government which will consider admitting her there.
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun barricaded herself in a hotel room Monday refusing to be forced out of Thailand by immigration officials.
She is hoping to find asylum in a third country saying; "My life is in danger".
Her father, a governor of a northern Saudi town, and her brother have flown to Thailand to see her, but she refuses. Rafaf al-Qunun says she now has her passport back after it was seized by a Saudi diplomat when she flew into Thailand from Kuwait last Saturday.
She was flying through Bangkok hoping to reach Australia.
In the African nation known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, called Zaire and Congo in the past, the wait continues for official results in the presidential election. They were supposed to be released last Saturday but were not. The head of the electoral commission says more votes still need to be counted.
The Roman Catholic Church, which had 40-thousand monitors following the election, says it knows who won. This has been denounced by ministers in the present government of President Joseph Kabila.
Kabila supports Emmanuel Shadary, former interior minister, as his successor.
The main opposition candidate Martin Fayulu ,a former oil executive, says the election results are "not negotiable".
US President Donald Trump has sent 80 US troops to nearby Gabon where they are standby to protect US citizens if violence breaks out in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The trade talks between the US and China continued today for a third day.
The two sides trying to overcome differences to avoid a "trade war".
No details announced by government agencies on either side but President Trump has tweeted that the talks are "going very well".
You've heard it before, now you're going to hear it again. A foreign government is planning to interfere in an election and its going to use the internet to do it.
That is the message from the head of Israel's internal security agency, Shin Bet.
Nadav Argaman says its going to happen in Israel's elections schedule for April 9th.
The name of the "foreign country" not mentioned but I guess Boris Badenov and Natasha are getting ready to hit the keyboards before Israelis vote.
And that's the way it really is this Wednesday morning January 9th, 2019.
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