NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 12/14/2022 LATEST US INTEREST RATE HIKE, NATIONAL EMERGENCY OVER PROTESTS IN PERU

 

                         (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)

In Peru a State of Emergency as protests continue in the wake of the ouster of Leftist President Pedro Castillo but first..

               LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

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President Trump on social media today touting a major announcement tomorrow...DONALD J TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL (VIDEO EMBEDDED)

THE DEMOCRAT RUN JANUARY 6TH US HOUSE COMMITTEE COMING OUT WITH A FINAL REPORT AND 'CRIMINAL REFERRALS' NEXT WEDNESDAY.

MEANWHILE THE COMMITTEE BACKING DOWN ON PHONE RECORDS REQUESTS INVOLVING A NUMBER OF NOTABLES INCLUDING FORMER ADVISERS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP SEBASTIAN GORKA AND ROGER STONE...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Today in Belgrade Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic meeting with European Union and United States envoys for the Balkans.

The envoys urging an end to barricades erected by Serbs living in northern Kosovo who say they are being harassed by the Kosovo authorities.

Mr. Vucic speaking of "correct and sincere" talks with the envoys.

The EU and US rejecting any notion of Serbian military and police forces deploying into northern Kosovo as suggested by Serbian political leaders...ANADOLU AGENCY-TURKIYE (TURKEY)

"another provocative step...that may lead to unpredictable consequences"

THOSE WORDS FROM THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON WARNING AGAINST THE SHIPMENT OF PATRIOT MISSILE SYSTEMS TO UKRAINE.

NEWS REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON POINT TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF PATRIOT MISSILES FOR UKRAINE IN THE COMING DAYS...TASS RUSSIA

AN ACCOUNT THAT TRACKS THE MOVEMENT OF ELON MUSK'S PRIVATE JET SUSPENDED BY TWITTER..BBC NEWS

NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN PERU WITH PROTESTS AND BLOCKADES CONTINUING

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VIDEO STREAM PROTEST IN CUSCO, PERU WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON                                                                 12/14/2022

RPP PERU BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

There has been a Declaration of a National Emergency in Peru for 30 days over the protests now affecting 13 of the country's 24 regions.

Plans are to use the police backed by the military to respond to the ongoing protests.

 The protests continue with 69 blockades recorded across the country.

Protesters demanding new elections following last week's ouster of Leftist President Pedro Castillo.

From prison Castillo with a letter demanding intervention by the Inter American Commission on Human Rights.

The government messaging spread through Mainstream Media paints the picture of a threat to the country from extremists. 

Vandalism at government and media buildings linked to the Shining Path terrorist group that fought a brutal war with Peru's government decades ago...

INFOBAE-PERU BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

IN TURKIYE (TURKEY) THE LEADING OPPONENT OF PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN IN NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION SENTENCED TO PRISON AND BANNED FROM POLITICS.

ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREM IMAMOGLU CALLING HIS SENTENCE A 'GREAT INJUSTICE' THAT HE WILL APPEAL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The US Federal Reserve Board again raising the prime lending rate this time by .5 percent.

It is the seventh interest rate hike this year.

The Fed saying that more rate hikes are expected in the future in the name of reducing inflation...THE NATIONAL-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

STOCKS CLOSED LOWER TODAY THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DOWN 142.29 POINTS.

THE NASDAQ LOST 85.93 POINTS.

THE PRICE OF OIL ROSE MORE THAN TWO DOLLARS TO 77 DOLLARS AND 44 CENTS A BARREL BY LATE AFTERNOON...MARKETWATCH

INFLATION IN THE UK REPORTED AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF 10.7 PERCENT...(BBC NEWS)

In New Zealand an "independent" board monitoring the COVID shots admitting that a fourth death in the country may be linked to the COVID vaccines.

But the board is still pushing the COVID jabs...ONE NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Four migrants dead when a boat got into trouble crossing the English Channel from France to the UK.

Dozens of others were rescued by a fishing boat...BBC NEWS

ISRAEL'S CHIEF OF STAFF ACKNOLEDGING AN ATTACK IN EARLY NOVEMBER ON THE BORDER BETWEEN SYRIA AND IRAQ.

GENERAL AVIV KOHAVI SAYS THE TARGET OF THE ATTACK IRANIAN ARMS BEING CARRIED ON THE EIGHTH TRUCK IN THE 25 TRUCK CONVOY.

GENERAL KOHAVI STRESSED ISRAEL'S INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES IN BEING ABLE TO LOCATE THE SPECIFIC TRUCK TO BE ATTACKED...REUTERS-MALAY MAIL

THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ACCUSING FIVE RUSSIANS AND TWO AMERICANS OF HELPING RUSSIA'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY...BBC-RADIO NEW ZEALAND

              RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA

                                                        (UPDATED)

AIR RAID WARNINGS THIS MORNING IN KIEV AND NEARBY REGIONS

AIR RAID WARNINGS IN OTHER UKRAINIAN CONTROLLED TERRITORIES LATER IN THE MORNING

                  TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED

Air raid warnings this morning in Kiev and the nearby Vinnitsa and Zhitomir regions...TASS RUSSIA...

Air raid warnings in other Ukrainian regions later in the morning...TASS RUSSIA

In other news...

An aide to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says a recent anti-Israel vote at the United Nations was a mistake.

Alexey Arestovych says that the vote to refer the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the International Court of Justice.

He spoke to the need for the mistake to be rectified but as of yet still no signs that Ukraine will reverse its position in future UN votes...TIMES OF ISRAEL