NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 10/22/2019

(LIMITED SERVICE THAT WILL CONCLUDE LATE TUESDAY)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson continuing to press Members of Parliament to pass his "Great New Deal" Brexit plan described by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage as:

"not Brexit"

The House of Commons voting on whether to move forward with Johnson's "deal" after the Speaker rejected a vote in the House yesterday.

The vote became two votes in the end, one that approved the "deal" but then one that rejected a fast track consideration of it in three days.

What happens next remains to be seen with many possibilities and no certainties?

Earlier today Mr. Farage addressed the European Parliament explaining that Johnson's strategy is one aimed at helping the Conservative Party survive, not one taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union.  He said in part:

"It's the same story every time, it's about the Tory Party not about the country and what we need to do is build a Leave alliance of those across the political spectrum to fight and win the next General Election.   The only way we can leave this place is with a clean break Brexit"

Farage's full speech is here...... LINK 

Johnson is threatening to pull the "deal" and push for an election if his timetable to approve it is not supported by the House of Commons.

Social liberalism coming into force in socially conservative Northern Ireland today because of Parliamentary action in London.    Both abortion and same-sex marriage laws being overturned.

More on this from "Euro News".....LINK

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Russia today talking Syria and the Kurds with President Vladimir Putin.     Russian military police and air force units are operating with the Syrian military to replace the US backed "Syrian Democratic Forces" and US forces in northeastern Syria.

Mr. Erdogan insisting that the SDF pull back from the "safe zone" or else Turkey will resume its military action.

The outcome of the lengthy six hour meeting between the two leaders a new six day cease fire to facilitate Kurdish withdrawal from the 20 miles deep "safe zone" and joint Turkish-Russian patrols in the area.

Russia's Tass News Agency reported ahead of the meeting......LINK

After the meeting Tass reporting that the Turks considered the meeting to be the beginning of a "new era" in relations between the two countries......LINK

From the political drama in Washington President Trump calling the "impeachment inquiry":

"a lynching"

today.

And as for the "inquiry" a witness former ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor who testified that he:

"believed"

that there was some connection between US military aid to Ukraine and a Ukrainian investigation into the questionable activities of the Biden family.

But the White House saying such a statement was in essence:

"hearsay"

In Israel, the failure of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party to form a new government leading Israel's President Reuven Rivlin to give Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party the opportunity to do so.

Gantz will be given the mandate tomorrow night.

In Chile President Sebastian Pinera planning to meet opposition leaders to forge a new "social contract" following days of rioting in the country.

But the Socialist Party rejecting a meeting with Pinera saying not all important groups in the country were invited to meet.

"a wonderful and hard fought victory"

President Trump offering his congratulations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after his Liberal Party won the election in Canada Monday but lost its majority in the House of Commons.

Among those elected Monday was the former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, elected as an Independent.   Wilson-Raybould was ousted from her post by Trudeau after she refused to cut a non-prosecution agreement with the Quebec based construction firm SNC-Lavalin in a corruption case.

The SNC-Lavalin stock soared today following the victory of Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party.

Discrepancies in the vote count in Bolivia with a "quick count" showing the long-time leftist President Evo Morales near victory in the first round election and a more detailed count showing Morales barely ahead of his main rival, the former President Carlos Mesa, which would force a second round between the two candidates.

Last night there were protests and attacks on election offices in cities across the country and more protest is planned in the country today.

British police are headed to the United States to interview the wife of US diplomat involved in a traffic accident that killed a British man.

The parents of Harry Dunn were at the White House last week and rebuffed an offer to meet Anne Sacoolas there from President Trump.     They were told that Sacoolas would not return to the UK to face any British justice in the matter.

More from "The Guardian".....LINK

And for now in brief that's the way it really is for Tuesday October 22nd, 2019.....