NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 8/11-MONDAY 8/12/2019

(WORK IN PROGRESS WITH ADDITIONS, UPDATES EDITING ETC. THROUGH EARLY MONDAY)

The autopsy on accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein performed Sunday by a New York City medical examiner.

Also present was a private pathologist,  Dr. Michael Baden.    Baden is former Chief Medical Examiner for New York City who's been involved in many high profile criminal cases as a consultant. 

Baden was there to observe the autopsy at the request of Epstein's representatives.

New York City's Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Barbara Sampson, says that more information is needed before a cause of death is determined.

What about the reported death of Jeffrey Epstein?

Two investigations ordered by Attorney General William Barr into the Saturday morning suicide death of Epstein reported at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center.

One being done by the FBI.   The other by the Inspector General's Office of the Justice Department.

The "New York Times" cites a law enforcement source saying that Epstein's previous cell mate had been moved elsewhere and that guards did not check on him every 30 minutes as they were supposed to the night before his death.

Incredulous reaction even from official quarters but in the cyber world even more doubts about how Epstein died or even if he died at all.

Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's activities were released from a defamation case that didn't involve Epstein on Friday.

Senior US District Judge  Loretta Preska will hold a conference on September 4th to consider whether additional documents in the defamation case will be released.

883 pages of those documents released Friday with redactions are available at this link....   (WARNING: SOME MATERIAL MAY BE DISTURBING) .....EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS

That defamation suit brought by a victim of Epstein's, Virginia Giuffre, against Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Victims of Epstein describe Maxwell as his procurer and madam and she would appear to be the logical target of federal prosecutors who say they will continue the investigation even though Epstein is dead.

The "Washington Post" published an article on Maxwell Sunday afternoon....LINK

LATEST FROM HONG KONG:  PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS AT THE AIRPORT IN HONG KONG MONDAY WITH ALL DEPARTING FLIGHTS CANCELLED

Police in Hong Kong attacking opposition protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets Sunday night.

The protesters using petrol bombs and bricks against police, according to media reports.

Another aspect of the protests against Chinese government policy over the weekend was the appearance of parents and children.      This video report from the BBC.....LINK

Results in the presidential election in Guatemala coming in Sunday night with a win for the candidate called "conservative" by the mainstream media.

With almost all votes counted Alejandro Giamattei declared the winner with a 59-41 percent lead over the former first lady Sandra Torres, dubbed the "center-left" candidate by the mainstream media.

Russia says that its forces shot down six drones attempting to attack its Hmeimim Air Base in Syria Sunday night.

No damage or injuries reported at the airbase according to the Russians.   More from the Tass News Agency....LINK

Russian air power has helped to propel the Syrian government's offensive against jihadist opposition forces underway in the northwestern part of the country.

Late Sunday another village in the southern part of Idlib province Sukayk coming under the control of government forces.

Saudi airstrikes reported on the Yemeni government's current capital Aden Sunday driving out rebel forces backed by the United Arab Emirates.

Those rebel forces seized key positions in Aden from the Saudi backed government in what the government called a "coup".

The infighting threatens the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Iranian backed Houthi rebels in the northern part of Yemen.

The "Soutfront" website reports on this weekend's developments......LINK


In Norway a man in custody after a shooting incident at a mosque just outside Oslo.    Police found a woman dead at the suspect's home, but at the mosque only one person wounded, not seriously.

The attacker was overpowered by a man at the mosque and then handed over to police.

Media reports say the man arrested in the attack posted online praising the March 15th attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The latest on ships picking up migrants off the coast of Libya.    Two "rescue" vessels working with the organization "SOS Mediterranean" picked up some 400 migrants in recent days.

A report from France's BFM-TV and the AFP news agency quotes a coordinator for the organization as saying that two-thirds of those picked up are from Sudan.

The challenge now for the operator of the ships is to find countries willing to take in the migrants.

In the UK the new Boris Johnson government plans 10-thousand new prison spaces and and expansion of police stop and search powers.     Crime identified as a major issue in focus group polling.

A tourist attraction in Canada is now a crime scene in what the Royal Canadian Mounted Police consider a deliberate act of sabotage. 

The 2 kilometer cable that holds 30 cars at the Sea to Sky gondola ride in British Columbia was deliberately cut with the cars crashing to the ground at around 4 am Saturday morning.

The gondola ride would normally carry 240 people at a time some 2900 feet above sea level to offer a scenic view of fjords northwest of Vancouver.

More on the story from the CBC.......LINK

And that's the way it really is as we come into Monday August 12th, 2019.