NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 3/26-WEDNESDAY 3/27/2019
(WORK IN PROGRESS WITH EDITING, ADDITIONS, ETC. UNTIL 545 AM WEDNESDAY)
The Battle of Brexit with plenty of words from political leaders and talking head pundits but in the end actions will speak louder than words.
The schedule of events Wednesday includes Prime Minister Theresa May facing Question Time in the House of Commons midday with votes on amendments Wednesday evening.
Those amendments will move Brexit away from the vision of a total withdrawal from the European Union envisioned by the Leave activists in the 2016 referendum when the Leave side won.
The March 29th deadline for Brexit also expected to be scuttled.
But before that happens Prime Minister May will address Conservative Party members of Parliament at a meeting of the "1922 Committee".
That meeting at 5 pm London time Wednesday, 1 pm Eastern US time may produce some last minute surprise before the later votes.
In recent days those who claimed to be Leave supporters as in Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg of the "European Research Group" have moved in the direction of supporting Theresa May's Brexit plan considered to be a sellout to the EU by Brexit activists like "Mr. Brexit" Nigel Farage.
Rees-Mogg making his switch to May' plan official minutes ago
Another sign of the political machine's manipulation might be in the use of pink paper ballots for the Parliamentary votes Wednesday night. The usual separation of House of Commons members into separate rooms to count them is out the door.
A "Make Brexit Happen" rally set to begin at Whitehall in London Friday afternoon at 3pm with UKIP leader Gerard Batten, Tommy Robinson and others participating.
That meeting at 5 pm London time Wednesday, 1 pm Eastern US time may produce some last minute surprise before the later votes.
In recent days those who claimed to be Leave supporters as in Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg of the "European Research Group" have moved in the direction of supporting Theresa May's Brexit plan considered to be a sellout to the EU by Brexit activists like "Mr. Brexit" Nigel Farage.
Rees-Mogg making his switch to May' plan official minutes ago
Another sign of the political machine's manipulation might be in the use of pink paper ballots for the Parliamentary votes Wednesday night. The usual separation of House of Commons members into separate rooms to count them is out the door.
A "Make Brexit Happen" rally set to begin at Whitehall in London Friday afternoon at 3pm with UKIP leader Gerard Batten, Tommy Robinson and others participating.
Armed gangs of Nicolas Maduro supporters appeared outside Venezuela's National Assembly Tuesday threatening those trying to enter the building for the day's session,
A car carrying Venezuela's Interim President and National Assembly President Juan Guaido was attacked by a mob of Maduro supporters as it left the National Assembly building Tuesday.
A car carrying Venezuela's Interim President and National Assembly President Juan Guaido was attacked by a mob of Maduro supporters as it left the National Assembly building Tuesday.
Its the second massive blackout in 20 days and the Nicolas Maduro government blames the power failure on a:
"new attack"
Electricity appears to be 85 percent down in the country.
There is no cease-fire following a rocket attack Monday from Gaza that wounded seven Israelis in a community 75 miles away north of Tel Aviv.
The sudden and unexpected attack triggered attacks by Israel on Hamas targets in Gaza and retaliatory strikes by Hamas on Israel.
The situation remains tense and overnight into Wednesday Israeli forces continued to attack Hamas targets and missiles were fired from Gaza into southern Israel.
A prominent mosque leader in New Zealand has blamed Israel's Mossad spy agency for the recent mass murder attacks on mosques in Christchurch.
During an event in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, last Saturday, Ahmed Bhamji spoke saying in part:
"....I have a very strong suspicion that there's some group behind him and I am not afraid to say I feel Mossad is behind this....."
There was concern expressed by a Jewish leader in New Zealand about "conspiracy theories" that "put the Jewish community at risk".
More on this from "Israel National News"......'ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS' LINK
Austrian authorities raiding the home of Martin Sellner, leader of the Identitarian Movement Austria, in connection with New Zealand mosque attacks.
Sellner says he received a large donation from someone named "Tarrant". Brenton Tarrant is the man accused in the attacks.
Mr. Sellner he had nothing to do with the attacks stressing that his is a peaceful anti-mass immigration group.
The latest political opinion polling in Sweden shows the anti-mass immigration Sweden Democrats at 19 percent support, up from the 17.5 percent support they won in last year's general election.
The Ipsos poll taken this month shows the Social Democrats at 27 percent, down from the 28.3 percent they won in last year's vote.
Rising strongly in the polls since the last election, the Christian Democrats at 9 percent versus their 6.3 percent share of the vote in the election last year.
Christian Democrats leader Ebba Busch Thor has taken a stronger stand against mass immigration since the election. Her party and the Sweden Democrats are among the parties locked out right now in a complex arrangement designed specifically to exclude the Sweden Democrats out of government.
Rockland County, New York, a suburban county outside New York City, declaring a state of emergency in the name of preventing the spread of measles but with a tone of hostility towards opponents of vaccination.
"Non-vaccinated minors" are banned from gathering in a public place, that's any place where more than 10 are congregated.
153 cases of measles reported in the county.
Major vaccination campaigns in the county have been undertaken since last fall but health officials are disturbed about 27 percent of minors under 18 not being vaccinated and expressing their hostility to people who object to vaccination.
They say some people are "resisting" health inspectors with responses that are "unacceptable and irresponsible".
The latest political opinion polling in Sweden shows the anti-mass immigration Sweden Democrats at 19 percent support, up from the 17.5 percent support they won in last year's general election.
The Ipsos poll taken this month shows the Social Democrats at 27 percent, down from the 28.3 percent they won in last year's vote.
Rising strongly in the polls since the last election, the Christian Democrats at 9 percent versus their 6.3 percent share of the vote in the election last year.
Christian Democrats leader Ebba Busch Thor has taken a stronger stand against mass immigration since the election. Her party and the Sweden Democrats are among the parties locked out right now in a complex arrangement designed specifically to exclude the Sweden Democrats out of government.
Rockland County, New York, a suburban county outside New York City, declaring a state of emergency in the name of preventing the spread of measles but with a tone of hostility towards opponents of vaccination.
"Non-vaccinated minors" are banned from gathering in a public place, that's any place where more than 10 are congregated.
153 cases of measles reported in the county.
Major vaccination campaigns in the county have been undertaken since last fall but health officials are disturbed about 27 percent of minors under 18 not being vaccinated and expressing their hostility to people who object to vaccination.
They say some people are "resisting" health inspectors with responses that are "unacceptable and irresponsible".
In a televised speech, General Ahmed Gaid Salah said a "solution" is needed within the constitution to the mass demonstrations demanding that Bouteflika leave office.
Article 102 of the Algerian constitution provides for declaration that the president of the country is unable to exercise office because of serious illness. Bouteflika has not been seen in public for years after he suffered a stroke in 2013 and recently returned to the country from medical treatment in Switzerland.
Bouteflika opted not to run in presidential elections for a fifth term because of the protests, but will not leave office.
The case against actor Jussie Smollett for alleging a racist-homophobic attack on him earlier this year dropped by prosecutors in Chicago, citing his record of community service and forfeiture of his bond.
Smollett will do 18 hours of community service as part of the deal for dropping the charges at Reverend Jesse Jackson's Operation PUSH organization.
Smollett appeared at court hearing where a judge sealed the case Tuesday.
Smollett said he has always "been truthful" from day one.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the dropping of charges was a:
"whitewash of justice"
The decision to drop charges called an:
"just disposition and appropriate resolution to the case"
by the Cook County State Attorney's Office.
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he does not think justice is served by the decision saying among other things that the city is owed an "apology".
It is reported that a federal investigation of Smollett is underway for mail fraud because he is alleged to have sent a death threat letter through the mail.
In Europe, the European Union bringing new rules into force in 2022 that all cars will have speed limiting technology.
That means that cars will automatically set their speed to conform to the speed limit in the location they are operating.
The political party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a European version of the FBI to fight organized crime and terrorism.
The Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union (In Bavaria) argues that:
"What we need in Europe is a security union"
The CDU-CSU wants the current European police agency Europol to be converted into an FBI-like agency. They also argue for a Europe-wide database on anyone who is a potential terrorist.
These positions are being taken by Merkel's party for the European Parliament elections scheduled in May.
This story was reported by the Turkish Anadolu News Agency at this link.....HERE
Joint Russian-Turkish patrols in northern Syria's Aleppo and Idlib provinces have begun, that according to Turkey's Defense Ministry.
The patrols are in the more peaceful zones of Syria's north and not the lines of confrontation between jihadists and Syrian government forces in the north.
And that's the way it really is on this Wednesday morning March 27th, 2019.
This story was reported by the Turkish Anadolu News Agency at this link.....HERE
Joint Russian-Turkish patrols in northern Syria's Aleppo and Idlib provinces have begun, that according to Turkey's Defense Ministry.
The patrols are in the more peaceful zones of Syria's north and not the lines of confrontation between jihadists and Syrian government forces in the north.
And that's the way it really is on this Wednesday morning March 27th, 2019.
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