NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 2/11/2020

(LIMITED SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY)

The New Hampshire Primary today with Democrat Bernie Sanders achieving victory again in the popular vote.    In last week's Iowa caucuses Sanders won the popular vote count when it eventually emerged but the Democratic Party awarded more delegates to Pete Buttigieg.    The Sanders campaign wants a review of the Iowa vote.

TONIGHT THE RESULTS SHOWING A CLEAR WIN FOR SANDERS OVER PETE BUTTIGIEG WITH MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR GETTING AROUND 20 PERCENT OF THE VOTE FOR THIRD PLACE AND ELIZABETH WARREN IN FOURTH PLACE AND BACK IN FIFTH PLACE FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

Some news, comment and analysis available at this link.......NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY

Syrian government forces have now taken control of the M5 highway in its entirety from Damascus to Aleppo following their advances in recent offensives in Aleppo and Idlib provinces.

Today a Syrian helicopter was shot down and the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that the Turkish military was responsible.   This story on the shootdown  that includes embedded video of it was published by "Southfront".....LINK

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he intends to announce the "next steps" Turkey will take in Syria tomorrow.....TASS NEWS STORY .....Erdogan spoke today saying a "heavy price" will be paid for recent attacks on Turkish soldiers.

The Syrian government has issued a statement denouncing Turkish military intervention in northwestern Syria calling it "aggression on the Syrian sovereignty" and a defense of "terrorist organizations"....SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY REPORT

At least six dead and 12 wounded in a bombing attack on a military academy in Kabul, Afghanistan today..

The Philippines sending notice to the United States of its intention to withdrawal from the Visiting Forces Agreement in six months.

The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned the US last month that the agreement giving legal status to US military forces in the country would end following revocation of a visa for a former Filipino police chief.

THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 FEDERAL BUDGET PROPOSAL FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP IS OUT WITH 4.829 TRILLION DOLLARS IN PROPOSED SPENDING WITH 754 BILLION GOING TO NATIONAL DEFENSE AND 2.966 TRILLION ALLOCATED TO SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.   INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL DEBT AT SOME 378 BILLION DOLLARS.

IN THIS BUDGET A PROPOSED FEDERAL DEFICIT OF SOME 966 BILLION DOLLARS.

The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, two of the nation's four largest phone providers, approved today by a US District Judge.     Its a big step forward with the California Public Utilities Commission's approval needed for the deal to close.

In Lebanon today a parliamentary vote of confidence in the new government of Prime Minister Hassan Diab.

Protesters gathered this morning to oppose the new government formed following months of protest demonstrations demanding reform in the country's political system.

Tear gas and water cannon were used by police against the protesters.

RUPTLY VIDEO FROM BEIRUT OF PROTEST OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT 2/11/2020

VIDEO OF PROTESTS OUTSIDE LEBANESE PARLIAMENT 2/11/2020

The coronavirus stats from China Wednesday morning 1,113 dead with some 44,600 infected.

The coronavirus now has a name.    The World Health Organization dubbing it "Covid 19".   The WHO envisions a vaccine being developed in 18 months.

There are currently 13 coronavirus infections in the United States.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing a that a controversial and massive "infrastructure" project, the HS 2 high speed rail link, will go forward.    The first phase will connect London and Birmingham, with later extension to Manchester and Leeds....BBC STORY

Johnson also set to announce another big "infrastructure" project, a huge 23 billion dollar plan to build a 25 to 28 mile long bridge for rail and auto traffic between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Four federal prosecutors quitting today after the Justice Department said it would seek a reduced sentence for Roger Stone.

Those  federal prosecutors wanted the longtime Republican political operative Roger Stone to serve seven to nine years in prison after being convicted in connection with Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's "Russian collusion" probe against President Trump and his 2016 political campaign.

President Trump tweeted hours before the Justice Department's announcement that the proposed sentence was "very horrible and unfair".

You can read the sentencing memo at this link......CNN POST WITH ROGER STONE SENTENCING MEMO

That's the way it really is Tuesday February 11th, 2020.