NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 6/6-FRIDAY 6/7/2019
(WORK IN PROGRESS UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING)
The United Arab Emirates says that a "state actor" was behind the damage to four oil tankers off its coast last month. The UAE reported to the United Nations Security Council on the findings of its investigation.
A specific nation was not named but nations close to the UAE such as the United States and Saudi Arabia have pointed to Iran as the nation responsible for the sabotage either directly or through proxies.
Meanwhile the commander of US forces in the Middle East region General Frank McKenzie says the:
"Ranchers need to be aware that they are a minority and could be the next target of an overzealous anti-grazing litigation organization, or the victim of a lackadaisical federal agency"
That's the reaction from Oregon rancher Steven Hammond as reported by trade publication after a temporary restraining order preventing him and his father, Dwight Hammond, from using federally owned land near their Harney County, Oregon ranch for grazing.
US District Judge Michael Simon issued the order Tuesday in response to a suit from environmentalist groups and will hold a hearing on June 28th.an injunction in the case.
The Hammonds were at the center of the Oregon Standoff protest in 2016 and ended up being pardoned last year by President Trump after being jailed as terrorists for lighting a backfire to protect their land from a brush fire.
The Department of the Interior restored grazing permits for the Hammonds after their pardon but the environmentalist groups decided to take the matter to court to stop grazing.
More details on this story from "Tri-State Livestock News".......LINK
The United Arab Emirates says that a "state actor" was behind the damage to four oil tankers off its coast last month. The UAE reported to the United Nations Security Council on the findings of its investigation.
A specific nation was not named but nations close to the UAE such as the United States and Saudi Arabia have pointed to Iran as the nation responsible for the sabotage either directly or through proxies.
Meanwhile the commander of US forces in the Middle East region General Frank McKenzie says the:
"threat is very real"
when it comes to Iran and that US forces around Iran are taking measures to protect themselves from attack.
Talks between the United States and Mexico moving forward to find agreement on stemming the flow of migrants coming through Mexico who then enter the United States through the southern border.
Mexico says it will send six thousand troops to its border with Guatemala to improve security there.
President Trump wants Mexico to take action or else tariffs will be imposed next week first of five percent on imported goods from Mexico, then rising up to 25 percent by this fall.
A Special Election for a seat in the House of Commons in the UK Thursday. The Peterborough By-Election a test of strength for the political parties amidst widespread public anger over the failure to deliver Brexit approved in the 2016 referendum.
Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party believed to be in a tight contest with the Labor Party, which narrowly won the seat over the Conservatives in the last general election.
One West Point cadet killed an 19 others injured in an accident while enroute to a training exercise. Two soldiers also injured in the accident involving a military vehicle in hilly terrain.
17 dead in a bus accident in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The bus swerved into an overhead road sign causing the accident.
Political turmoil in Israel following the appointment of Likud parliament member Amir Ohana as Justice Minister. Other Likud members said they were promised the job and more conservative and religious elements feel they have been snubbed in favor of a gay member of the parliament.
And liberal opposition forces see Ohana's appointment as a move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help him fight against impending indictments in three corruption cases.
Two incidents of arson reported in Israel Thursday with the burning of a Likud Party office and an LGBT rainbow flag.
Israel's Security Cabinet reported meeting Thursday with pro-Israel "Instant News Alerts" Twitter reporting anti-aircraft fire from Syria towards Israel but not across the border.
The notion of an air strike on Syria Thursday night is being promoted as of 530 pm Eastern time US. But as the night wore on no attacks reported in Syria from Israeli forces. The possibility does exist that a Friday night attack on Syria will be coming in the hours ahead.
The African Union organization has suspended Sudan from its activities and is trying to mediate between the civilian opposition and the military rulers who launched a crackdown in the country earlier this week.
The opposition reports more than 100 killed and hundreds more injured by paramilitary forces known as "janjaweed". The military denies this claiming fewer people were killed and claiming that criminal elements had infiltrated the opposition.
BREAKING NEWS: THE LABOR PARTY'S LISA FORBES WON THE PETERBOROUGH SEAT BUT ONLY BY 683 VOTES OVER THE BREXIT PARTY CANDIDATE, MIKE GREENE.
One West Point cadet killed an 19 others injured in an accident while enroute to a training exercise. Two soldiers also injured in the accident involving a military vehicle in hilly terrain.
17 dead in a bus accident in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The bus swerved into an overhead road sign causing the accident.
Political turmoil in Israel following the appointment of Likud parliament member Amir Ohana as Justice Minister. Other Likud members said they were promised the job and more conservative and religious elements feel they have been snubbed in favor of a gay member of the parliament.
And liberal opposition forces see Ohana's appointment as a move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help him fight against impending indictments in three corruption cases.
Two incidents of arson reported in Israel Thursday with the burning of a Likud Party office and an LGBT rainbow flag.
Israel's Security Cabinet reported meeting Thursday with pro-Israel "Instant News Alerts" Twitter reporting anti-aircraft fire from Syria towards Israel but not across the border.
The notion of an air strike on Syria Thursday night is being promoted as of 530 pm Eastern time US. But as the night wore on no attacks reported in Syria from Israeli forces. The possibility does exist that a Friday night attack on Syria will be coming in the hours ahead.
Getting back to the corruption cases against Prime Minister Netanyahu he says that the unprecedented election campaigning for a second time this year ahead of the September 17th election prevents him from properly preparing for a pre-indictment hearing in early October to review the evidence in the three separate cases.
More on this from Israel National News.....LINK
The African Union organization has suspended Sudan from its activities and is trying to mediate between the civilian opposition and the military rulers who launched a crackdown in the country earlier this week.
The opposition reports more than 100 killed and hundreds more injured by paramilitary forces known as "janjaweed". The military denies this claiming fewer people were killed and claiming that criminal elements had infiltrated the opposition.
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