NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 4/28/2020

(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY)

Mainstream media journalists in Oregon including investigative reporter Rob Davis of the "Portland Oregonian/OregonLive" have been able to obtain detailed information about Covid-19 cases in the state including the race and ethnicity of those testing positive, the underlying conditions in reported deaths and details about reported cases at nursing homes and retirement communities.....ROB DAVIS TWITTER

PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TONIGHT TO KEEP MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS OPEN IN THE UNITED STATES.    THE PRESIDENT INVOKING THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT DECLARING THE PLANTS CRITICAL US INFRASTRUCTURE.    THE US AGRICULTURE SECRETARY SONNY PERDUE IS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO KEEP THE PLANTS OPEN.....WASHINGTON TIMES STORY.....BBC NEWS STORY

Yesterday's ramming attack on two French police officers in a Paris suburb is being investigated as a terrorist attack.     The 29-year old suspect is reported to have pledged allegiance to ISIS......ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS REPORT

Rioting in northern Lebanon with one dead and dozens injured in the northern city of Tripoli.    The Lebanese army used live ammunition at one point, along with rubber bullets and tear gas.    The funeral of the man killed today....ARAB NEWS STORY

Protesters coming out again in the country after backing off because of the coronavirus attacking banks and blocking roads.     The country's currency has been devalued to less than half of its original value......AL JAZEERA QATAR NEWS REPORT.....  VIDEO LINK........VIDEO LINK

  

A STABBING ATTACK IN CENTRAL ISRAEL TODAY ONE WOMAN WOUNDED AND TERRORISM SUSPECTED......ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

WITHIN DAYS ISRAEL'S "SUPREME COURT" WILL HEAR LEGAL CHALLENGES TO PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYHU'S RIGHT TO FORM A NEW GOVERNMENT AND TO THE UNITY GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN NETANYAHU AND BLUE AND WHITE PARTY LEADER BENNY GANTZ.    OPPONENTS OF NETANYAHU CONTEND HE SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN A GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF HIS INDICTMENT ON CORRUPTION CHARGES....ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS STORY

AT LEAST 46 ARE DEAD AND OTHERS WOUNDED IN A BOMB BLAST IN THE TURKISH OCCUPIED SYRIAN CITY OF AFRIN.    A FUEL TANKER TRUCK WAS USED TO CARRY OUT THE ATTACK .  TURKEY BLAMES THE KURDISH YPG/PKK GROUPS FOR THE ATTACK......ANADOLU TURKISH NEWS AGENCY REPORT

After losing control of coastal cities and towns in western Libya in recent weeks Libyan National Army leader General Khalifa Haftar says his movement is taking formal control of Libya.    

The internationally recognized government in the country is the Government of National Accord which recently received Turkish military assistance.

The Turks recruited Syrian jihadist fighters to help launch the recent military offensive which began to push back the LNA forces.....AHVAL TURKISH NEWS WEBSITE

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has authorized an investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro.    The former Justice Minister who resigned last week, Sergio Moro, accused Bolsonaro of interfering in police investigations.    Bolsonaro says that Moro is "liar"...CNN STORY

SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY A MOB IN CAIRO'S TAHRIR SQUARE IN 2011, NOW JOURNALIST LARA LOGAN WANTS THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA SHE ONCE WORKED FOR (SHE WORKED FOR CBS)  TO TAKE ON THE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION AGAINST DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOE BIDEN.      LOGAN APPEARED MONDAY NIGHT ON FOX NEWS "SEAN HANNITY" PROGRAM....FOX NEWS POST

"authoritative truth"

That's what You Tube used as its justification for removing a video of two doctors from Bakersfield, California who disputed the official views espoused about Covid-19 by government officials and the mainstream media.     Their research disputes views that are also held by people in the medical field supporting the commonly held and enforced views.

The doctors spoke of the coronavirus as being like the seasonal flu and also disputed the notion of shutting down hospitals treatment for patients with heart disease, brain tumors and cancer along with the massive economic shutdown-"stay at home" orders imposed by governments across the United States and around the world.

Tucker Carlson discussed this on his "Fox News" program Monday night.......VIDEO LINK TUCKER CARLSON 4/27/2020

A shifting tide of public opinion reported in France where last month 65 percent of respondents were supportive of the government's move to shut down the country and place it under house arrest to deal with the coronavirus.

New polling data showing some 65 percent of those polled saying the government "has not lived up to the situation" and some 62 percent do not have confidence in the government's plans to loosen house arrest starting May 11th.

The Odoxa-CGI poll also says that 58 percent of those polled in France consider Emmanuel Macron to be a "bad" president while 42 percent consider him to be a  "good" president.    His Premier Edouard Philippe has a 53 to 46 percent negative to positive rating in the poll.    (BFM-TV-AFP Google Translation)

ISRAEL IN LOCKDOWN MODE AS OF 10 AM EASTERN US TIME TODAY (5 PM LOCAL TIME).   PEOPLE CONFINED TO THEIR HOMES ONLY ALLOWED TO LEAVE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.    THE AIM IS TO PREVENT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CELEBRATION OF THE COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE DAY THAT WOULD VIOLATE 'SOCIAL DISTANCING' RULES........YNET ISRAEL NEWS STORY

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN EXTENDING THE NON-WORKING DAYS IN RUSSIA PAST THE END OF THIS MONTH TO MAY 11TH AS RUSSIA'S CORONAVIRUS CASES ROSE 6,411 TODAY TO 93,558.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez envisioning a four phase lifting of the house arrest restrictions in Spain starting May 4th and ending by June 30th.          The parts of Spain least affected by Covid-19 will be the first to see the controlled easing of the restrictions with new limitations imposed.....BBC NEWS STORY

The coronavirus story around the world as reported today by BBC News......BBC NEWS CORONAVIRUS BLOG 4/28/2020

In other news........

Libertarian Republican Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan is considering a run for President this year as the Libertarian Party candidate.    Amash helped to start the House Freedom Caucus and became critical of President Trump last year, voting to impeach him earlier this year.....REUTERS NEWS STORY PUBLISHED BY MALAY MAIL

Joe Biden declared the winner of the Ohio Democratic Primary ....

The political lines being drawn in Washington with the Senate, controlled by Republicans, coming back to Washington next week while the House, controlled by Democrats, is opting not to return to the nation's capital.   The coronavirus situation in Washington DC influencing the Democrats.

A quick editorial note no "Unplugged" special tonight we will attempt that tomorrow......

That's the way it really is Tuesday April 28th, 2020.