NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 9/25/2019

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Saudi military coalition forces, with logistical support from the United States, bombing targets in Yemen again.

That's what "Al Masdar News" in Beirut is reporting.

The conflict between the Saudi backed military coalition and the Iranian backed Houthi rebels had quieted down for several days while talks were reportedly underway in Persian Gulf oil kingdom of Oman.

The transcript that's causing the "impeachment inquiry" in Washington is out today.

President Trump speaking with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky about corruption allegations involving the son of the front-running Democrat Presidential candidate, former Vice-President Joe Biden.

Trump concerned that Biden was trying to shut down any probe of the alleged corruption.

For his part, Zelensky saying the corruption probe was already underway in connection with the activities of Hunter Biden who found lucrative pay as an "energy consultant" in projects involving Ukraine.

Zelensky elected president of Ukraine earlier this year pledging to root out corruption in the country.

President Trump speaking to the media later today calling for transparency with his earlier phone call to Ukraine's president and conversations of Vice-President Mike Pence with him being released.

The President noting that Democrats were pressuring Ukraine's government not to investigate matters related to Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Democrat Congressman Adam Schiff, Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, comparing President Trump to a "crime lord"

Parliament back in session in London today following yesterday's court ruling that overturned its suspension by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage sees the court ruling and reconvening of Parliament as having two reasons.    One, to stop Brexit from happening and to prevent an election for voters to judge on Parliament's performance.....LINK

After the notion of a "unity government" was dangled before the public Israel's President Reuven Rivlin will give Benjamin Netanyahu the opportunity to form a new government.  Netanyahu with the support of 55 members, short of a 61 seat majority.

His Likud party awarded one more seat in the final count of votes now at 32 seats, but still short of Benny Gantz's Blue and White which has 33 seats.

Mr. Gantz saying Tuesday that his party will not be part of a government led by someone facing  serious charges.   That's a reference to Mr. Netanyahu facing indictment in three separate corruption cases.

The defamation case brought against legal scholar Alan Dershowitz by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Guiffre in federal court for a hearing Tuesday.

Guiffre attacked by Dershowitz on Twitter and through other venues after she said that Epstein repeatedly ordered her to have sex with Dershowitz.

Guiffre has alleged that at the age of 17 she has sex with Dershowitz in a 2008 civil court case.

Dershowitz saying he was exercising his First Amendment right and seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed.

Dershowitz also seeking to have high profile attorney David Boies and his law firm removed as counsel for Guiffre.

Julie K. Brown of the "Miami Herald" reports.....LINK

The United States says it launched an airstrike against Islamic State in Libya Tuesday.   11 reported killed in the attack.

A big crackdown in Egypt following anti-corruption protests in the country against the government of President Sisi last weekend.     Some 11-hundred arrests reported in the country according to a human rights monitoring group.

And in brief that's the way it really is for Wednesday September 25th, 2019/