Thursday, May 21, 2020

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 5/21/2020 NEWSDUMP HOLIDAY WEEKEND




(LIMITED SERVICE WHEN AVAILABLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY)





THE OWNERS OF THE ATILIS GYM IN BELLMAWR, NEW JERSEY INTEND TO RE-OPEN TOMORROW AFTER TODAY'S NEW JERSEY STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT NOTICE AT THE DOOR OF THE GYM CLOSING IT DOWN.



THE GYM OPERATED THREE DAYS THIS WEEK AGAINST THE DE FACTO MARTIAL LAW LOCKDOWN ORDERS OF DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY.   ONE OF THE OWNERS, IAN SMITH, SAID THE NOTICE WAS A 'SCARE TACTIC' AND A 'BUMP IN THE ROAD'.....PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER NEWS STORY







The latest twist in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia is the arrest of the man who made a video of the killing used as evidence to arrest the first two suspects.



William "Rodie" Bryan Jr. is charged with felony murder and attempt to commit false imprisonment in connection with the February shooting of Arbery.     Bryan had told police he was a bystander........REUTERS NEWS STORY PUBLISHED BY FRANCE 24




ACTRESS LORI LOUGHLIN AND HER HUSBAND MOSSIMO GIANNULLI SET TO PLEAD GUILTY IN THE FEDERAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS CASE ALLEGING A SCAM TOMORROW.    THAT WORD FROM THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN MASSACHUSETTS.    SHE WILL SERVE TWO MONTHS IN PRISON AND HE WILL SERVE FIVE MONTHS, IT IS REPORTED.   ALSO THEY WILL PAY LARGE FINES AND DO 'COMMUNITY SERVICE'......CNN STORY






THE FBI SAYS THAT AN ATTACK THIS MORNING AT THE CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION IN TEXAS WAS 'TERRORISM RELATED'.



A SECURITY FORCE MEMBER WOUNDED AND THE ATTACKER KILLED.    




THE ATTACKER IDENTIFIED AS ADAM ALSAHLI OF CORPUS CHRISTI........NBC NEWS STORY




The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says that US military activity in the Caribbean Sea appears to be an attempt to blockade Venezuela.



"There has not been such a projection of forces in the region for a long time"



she said adding that the training underway by forces of the US Southern Command appears to be designed more for boarding large ships that intercepting small drug running boats.....TASS NEWS STORY 


The US has stated that increased military activity in the region is to combat drug trafficking but the US has also accused Venezuela's ruler Nicolas Maduro and other key officials of being drug traffickers and placed bounties on them totaling millions of dollars.



Venezuela's Maduro regime says its military will accompany Iranian tankers bringing gasoline to the country when they approach its coast.    The US is reported to be considering action to stop the shipments......BBC NEWS




The US Senate passing legislation to restrict the selling of foreign stocks in the United States in a move that's seen as a move against some Chinese companies.......BBC STORY




PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING THAT THE US IS WITHDRAWING FROM THE "OPEN SKIES TREATY" ON SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS OVER MEMBER NATIONS.......



NEGATIVE REACTION COMING IN FROM RUSSIA WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ALEXANDER GRUSHKO SAYING THE MOVE WILL WORSEN "MILITARY SECURITY" AND "STRATEGIC SECURITY" IN EUROPE.....TASS NEWS AGENCY





"I don't know what it is because nobody knows yet"



President Trump speaking out at the White House about China's reported plans to impose a  new security law in Hong Kong.    Trump saying that:



"if it happens, we'll address that issue very strongly"



BBC NEWS STORY..........BNN BLOOMBERG STORY




The US State Department approving a potential sale of torpedoes to Taiwan.    The 18 advanced technology heavy weight weapons are valued at 180 million dollars.....THE CHINA POST STORY



There are many military forces sharing some of the same space in northeastern Syria nowadays and they often block each others movements in that space.    Yesterday Syrian troops set up a checkpoint that forces a US military convoy to turn back.......SOUTHFRONT STORY



THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) ISSUING NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS IN THE UNTIED STATES.  THIS POSTER REPOSTED BY "HEALTH FREEDOM IDAHO"  FACEBOOK......FACEBOOK POST CDC REOPENING SCHOOLS GUIDELINES



President Trump announcing that flags on federal buildings will fly at half-staff beginning tomorrow for three days in honor of coronavirus victims and then on Monday Memorial Day in honor of fallen members of the military.......


The BBC News blog reports the coronavirus story from around the world today........BBC NEWS CORONAVIRUS BLOG 5/21/2020




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