NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 9/30/2019

The political drama in Washington and the House Democrats now taking aim at President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani.    He's been subpoenaed in connection with his activities in Ukraine to help uncover the lucrative activities of former Vice-President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden.

New sanctions aimed at Russian individuals and businesses for alleged interference in the 2018 mid-term elections.   The announcement from the Treasury Department in Washington Monday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry is promising a response to the new sanctions.

More details and reaction from Moscow as reported by the Tass News Agency.....LINK

LATE BREAKING NEWS:  TONIGHT IN PERU THE PRESIDENT DISSOLVING CONGRESS AND CONGRESS MOVING TO SUSPEND THE PRESIDENT IN A RUMP SESSION OF OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS.  PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE STREETS OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF LIMA.

LIVE VIDEO FROM PERU AND THE "LATINA"  TV CHANNEL.....LINK

REPORTING ON THE SITUATION FROM "THE GUARDIAN".....LINK

Appearing on CBS's '60 Minutes'Sunday night the de-facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said:

"If the world does not take a strong and firm action to deter Iran, we will see further escalations that will threaten world interests"

Bin Salman raised the notion of a war that would disrupt world oil supplies and drive prices to "unimaginable levels".

The Crown Prince denied that he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul one year ago Wednesday.    Bin Salman says that while he has some responsibility as a "Saudi leader" for the killing last October 2nd he is not culpable in the murder.

The "Times of Israel" reports on the comments of the Saudi Crown Prince......LINK

The interview did not appear to very confrontation in the tradition of "60 Minutes" from a bygone era and it was an opportunity for new video of the moment of the attack on a Saudi oil facility September 14th to be released publicly.     "Southfront" published this story with the video embedded...LINK

Terrorist attacks in Somalia today with one aimed at a training camp where US military forces conduct training.    The Al-Shabab group claiming responsibility for the attack.

It said the attack had penetrated the base.   There are reports of casualties at the base which contains military forces from various nations.   A car bomb was used to break through the entrance to the base.

Late word is that the attack was pushed back.

In the Somali capital of Mogadishu an Italian military convoy was targeted with a bomb that exploded but no casualties are reported.

A terrorist suspect in Israel was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after his interrogation.

Salim Mina Salim Arabid was arrested in connection with a terrorist attack in August that killed a 17 year old Israeli Rina Shnerb.

Authorities has reportedly received permission to use extraordinary means of interrogation on the suspect because he was in possession of an explosive device.

More from "Israel National News"........LINK

Also,  "Haaretz" reporting that Israel's Justice Ministry is investigating if Shin Bet officers were involved in any wrongdoing in their interrogation.

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is making its own fighter jets with the US excluding Turkey from the F-35 program.     Erdogan spoke Sunday during the commissioning of a new Turkish made warship that will be sold to Pakistan.   The US nixed Turkish participation in the F-35 program over its purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system.

British politics raging with efforts against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in full swing.

The British Daily "i" reporting that the Queen sought advice on how to sack a Prime Minister who refuses to leave.

An allegation leveled against Johnson that he touched the thigh of a female journalist in 1999 when he was the editor of "The Spectator".

And while the increasingly rogue House of Commons under Remain in the European Union direction has passed legislation preventing a "No-Deal" Brexit, a leading cabinet minister insisted the UK will leave the EU with or without a deal on October 31st.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid spoke in a television interview on ITV today.

In France, today is a national day of mourning for the former president Jacques Chirac.

The Chirac family is excluding one leading French politician from participating in a ceremony with other political leaders to honor him.

National Rally leader Marine Le Pen told she is not wanted there.    Responding on Twitter Sunday Le Pen said:

"It is with regret that we take note of the refusal of the Chirac family to respect the republican customs, by allowing all the elected representatives of the French people to go tomorrow to the tribute ceremony to the former president"

Gilbert Collard, a European Parliament member for the National Rally, told BFM-TV:

"I said to myself:  'The almost 11 million French people who voted for Marine Le Pen (for President in 2017) will feel excluded, in the name of what, frankly?'"

Security tightened in Hong Kong ahead of tomorrow's 70th anniversary of Communism in China. 

Foreign envoys and security analysts say that China's military has more than doubled its presence in the territory where democracy protests have become a regular occurrence. 

A security lockdown on the mainland in Beijing where a celebration including a display of military might is planned.

As of late Monday it is now Tuesday and the massive parade is now underway in Beijing.

A border crossing between Iraq and Syria was re-opened Monday in a region where there have been numerous air attacks in recent weeks aimed at pro-Iranian militia with Israel suspected.  

The border crossing closed for the last seven years because of the war in Syria.

"Ynet" in Israel published this story from the Associated Press.....LINK

And that's the way it really is for Monday September 30th, 2019.