Wednesday, August 19, 2020

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 8/19/2020

 


              (LIMITED SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)





 THE JOHN DURHAM INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGINS OF THE JUSTICE'S DEPARTMENT'S PROBE OF ALLEGED RUSSIAN COLLUSION INVOLVING PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN LEADING TO A GUILTY PLEA IN WASHINGTON DC TODAY.



 FORMER FBI LAWYER KEVIN CLINESMITH ADMITTING  HE FALSIFIED A DOCUMENT USED TO JUSTIFY SPYING ON TRUMP CAMPAIGN AIDE CARTER PAGE.



CLINESMITH WILL BE SENTENCED NEXT MONTH AND COULD BE SENT TO PRISON FOR SIX MONTHS.....NY POST





A pro-government group in Syria claiming responsibility for a rocket attack on a US military base in the eastern part of the country late last night.    The US military reporting no casualties in the attack......SOUTHFRONT STORY




The Prime Minister of the Bahamas backing down from a seven day complete lockdown of New Providence, the country's most populous island where the capital city of Nassau is located.


There was widespread protest over the Monday night order of Prime Minister Hubert Minnis that shut down all businesses including food stores, pharmacies, gas stations and water depots. (INFO FROM BAHAMAS TRIBUNE).......BAHAMAS TRIBUNE TWITTER




THE 'CONSERVATIVE' PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA A CLOSE ALLY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE UNITED STATES, SCOTT MORRISON, SAYS HE WANTS THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TO BE MANDATORY IN THE COUNTRY.   MORRISON SPEAKING AFTER AUSTRALIA SIGNED A DEAL FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION OF A VACCINE BEING DEVELOPED IN THE UK......ABC AUSTRALIA




THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TODAY REGARDING YESTERDAY'S MILITARY COUP IN MALI.   THE COUNCIL CONDEMNED THE MILITARY REBELLION AND CALLED ON SOLDIERS TO RELEASE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND RETURN TO THEIR BARRACKS.......BBC NEWS



THE REBELLIOUS MILITARY FORCES CAPTURING THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER AND OTHERS INCLUDING THE ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF.........TASS NEWS AGENCY....


THE STATE MEDIA REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT IBRAHIM BOUBACAR KEITA, UNDER ARREST BY THE COUP FORCES, HAS RESIGNED AND DISSOLVED THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT.......BBC NEWS....A "COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL SALVATION" APPEARED ONLINE AND ON TELEVISION THIS MORNING IN MALI.   THEIR SPOKESMAN CALLING FOR 'CREDIBLE GENERAL ELECTIONS' AFTER A TRANSITION PERIOD.......YOU TUBE VIDEO IN FRENCH (8 MINUTES)




THE EMBATTLED RULER OF BELARUS ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO ORDERING A CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTS IN THE COUNTRY AS THE EUROPEAN UNION ANNOUNCED THAT IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE RESULTS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION A WEEK AGO SUNDAY.......BBC NEWS 



THE LATEST WILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIA RAGING IN SOLANO COUNTY TODAY DESTROYING HOMES AND PROMPTING EVACUATIONS.........KCRA NEWS



Police in Berlin investigating what they now say was an "Islamist-motivated attack" after vehicles were rammed on a highway Tuesday night.   Six injured, three seriously......THE INDEPENDENT UK




The Turkish Foreign Minister visiting Venezuela and meeting the leader of the regime Nicolas Maduro.   The visit said to be one to strenghten ties between Turkey and Venezuela....ANADOLU TURKISH NEWS AGENCY TWITTER



THE WORLDOMETERS CORONAVIRUS STATS WORLDWIDE TODAY 271,795 NEW CASES REPORTED WITH 44,795 OF THEM IN THE UNITED STATES.



The coronavirus story around the world today as reported by BBC News on its daily blog.....BBC BBC NEWS CORONAVIRUS BLOG

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