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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 2/27/2023 ANTI-UKRAINE WAR PROTESTS IN GERMANY, ANOTHER SUPERMARKET CHAIN LIMITS FRUIT-VEGETABLE SALES IN UK, ISRAELI MILITARY OUSTS JEWS FROM SETTLEMENT AFTER PALESTINIAN TERRORIST ATTACK
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The Turkish President asks for forgiveness for the earthquake rescue response but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The Monday night protest walks continue in Germany for Peace, Freedom and Sovereignty over one's body. They began during COVID restrictions and vaccine mandates now they are also a forum opposing Germany's support for the Ukraine War.
Numerous cities and towns sites of protest tonight including Bautzen...
EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF JOSEP BORRELL SAYS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED ON A DEAL BROKERED BY WESTERN NATIONS.
THE DEAL BETWEEN SERBIA AND KOSOVO THAT WILL SEE SERBIA RECOGNIZE ALBANIAN RULED KOSOVO.
BORRELL SAYS MORE TALKS ARE NEEDED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEAL...(Reuters)...REUTERS-US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
The Biden Administration ordering US government agencies to take down the Chinese owned TikTok app within 30 days...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT BANNING TIKTOK ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES. A SECURITY THREAT IS CITED FROM THE CHINESE OWNED SOCIAL MEDIA APP...BBC NEWS
China says that the United States is engaged in a campaign of disinformation.
This follows the Newsdump Weekend leak of a US Energy Department report pointing to the notion that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab...WALL STREET JOURNAL-LIVEMINT...
Meanwhile an electric car charging station supplier based in Taiwan sees higher costs for charging stations in the US as the Biden Administration moves to cut China out of the business...AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION
ANOTHER SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN THE UK LIMITING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SALES.
THE DECISION BY 'LIDL' FOLLOWS MOVES BY OTHER BRITISH GROCERY STORES AMIDST A SHORTAGE NOW EXPECTED TO LAST SEVERAL MONTHS...BBC NEWS
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing a deal on the Northern Ireland-Ireland border with the European Union.
The controversial deal goes against the spirit of Brexit the breaking away of the UK from the EU...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKEY
The Leader of the Opposition in the UK Sir Keir Starmer of the Labor Party says the standard of living will fall behind that of Poland unless new policies are adopted.
Starmer making his economic pitch to the British Wall Street in the "City of London" today.
The Labor Party enjoys a wide lead over the governing Conservatives in latest public opinion polling...BBC NEWS
The markets moving upwards.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 72.17 points.
The NASDAQ up 72.04 points.
As of 411 pm New York time the price of oil at 75 dollars and 72 cents a barrel up 60 cents ...MARKETWATCH
BREAKING NEWS ISRAEL: A 27-YEAR OLD MAN KILLED NEAR THE DEAD SEA THIS AFTERNOON IN A TERRORIST ATTACK...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
ISRAELI POLITICS OFFICIALS OF BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S LIKUD PARTY CRITICAL OF "FAR-RIGHT" NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR AND HIS OTZMA YEHUDIT ("JEWISH POWER") FACTION.
OTZMA YEHUDIT BOYCOTTING A PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE TODAY OVER THE NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO GIVE THE 'FAR-RIGHT' POWERS PROMISED IN THE COALITION AGREEMENT...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
IN ISRAEL HUNDREDS OF JEWISH SETTLERS TAKING A STAND AT THE SETTLEMENT OF EVYATAR IN SAMARIA.
THIS FOLLOWS YESTERDAY'S TERRORIST ATTACK NEARBY THAT KILLED TWO YOUNG JEWISH MEN.
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CALL THE SETTLEMENT ILLEGAL.
SETTLERS SAY THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE PROMISES REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT IT HAS NOT KEPT.
SECURITY FORCES STARTED THE EVICTION PROCESS EARLY TODAY TOOK A BREAK DURING THE FUNERAL OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK VICTIMS, THEN RESUMED...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS (VIDEO EMBED)...TIMES OF ISRAEL....
TODAY THOUSANDS GATHERED AT A MILITARY CEMETARY IN JERUSALEM FOR THE FUNERAL OF THE TWO VICTIMS OF YESTERDAY'S TERRORIST ATTACK IN SAMARIA...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
French President Emmanuel Macron going to Africa this week to shore up support as some former French colonial states now see Russia offering stronger protection against Islamic jihadists.
Mr. Macron laying out a French policy for Africa today as he leaves for his tour...REUTERS...
Three African countries (Burkina Faso, Central African Republic and Mali) have either removed French troops or brought in Russian military contractors from the Wagner Group in recent years.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov speaking of military cooperation with African countries and a willingness to help them make their military forces more combat ready...TASS RUSSIA
MORE RESULTS COMING IN TODAY FROM SATURDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA...BBC NEWS BLOG
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
US TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN IN UKRAINE
RUSSIAN FORCES STRIKE UKRAINIAN ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE CENTER IN KIEV AREA
WAGNER CONTRACTOR FOUNDER SAYS UKRAINIANS USE TOXIC AGENTS ON BATTLEFIELD
TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
The US Treasury Secretary visiting Ukraine today. Yellen promoting US aid for Ukraine saying in part:
"we will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes"...THE NATIONAL-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The Russian military says it attacked a Ukrainian electronic intelligence facility in the Kiev area...TASS RUSSIA
Wagner Private Military Contractor founder Yevgeny Prigozhin says that the Ukrainian forces are using "phosphorous compounds and poisonous substances in powder and gaseous forms"...TASS RUSSIA
In other news...
At least one dead and 69 injured following a new tremor in the earthquake disaster area in southern Türkiye.
The tremor was a magnitude 5.6...ANI NEWS INDIA...
"Like any mortal, we are no stranger to mistakes, flaws and imperfections"
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologizing for the slow start of earthquake rescue efforts in Türkiye.
Political opponents capitalizing on the earthquake disaster with the Presidential election set for May 14th...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Sunday, February 26, 2023
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 2/26/2023 NEWSDUMP WEEKEND PEACE PROTEST IN PARIS, US PUSHES CHINA SENDING WEAPONS TO RUSSIA NARRATIVE, DEADLY TERROR ATTACK IN ISRAEL FOLLOWED BY RETALIATORY ATTACKS BY CIVILIANS, DOZENS OF MIGRANTS DEAD IN BOAT WRECK NEAR ITALY
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE MARCH FOR PEACE IN PARIS OPPOSING THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S MILITARY SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE SUNDAY 2/26/2023
A protest opposing the military support being given to Ukraine by the NATO countries today.
Thousands marched in the streets of Paris...
More on this weekend's peace protest in Berlin later in the summary...
Twitter laid off at least 200 employees this weekend. That's around 10 percent of the social media giant's workforce.
The layoffs involved data scientists, engineers and product managers...AAP-THE NEW DAILY AUSTRALIA
(UPDATED) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HOLDING AN URGENT SECURITY MEETING LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWING A TERRORIST ATTACK AND THE JEWISH CIVILIAN RESPONSE TO IT.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN ISRAEL LATE TONIGHT SAY A PALESTINIAN WAS KILLED BY JEWISH RESIDENTS NEAR THE SITE OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK AS THEY LAUNCHED RETALIATORY ATTACKS...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
MORE DETAILS FURTHER DOWN IN THE NEWS SUMMARY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS....
Tonight the United States says that following talks in Jordan Israel has agreed to a freeze in the approval process for housing construction in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank).
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issuing a denial with "far-right" cabinet ministers in Israel kept in the dark about the meeting between Israeli and US officials plus Palestinian and Arab representatives.
The US saying that these talks will continue next month...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
More news from Israel including today's deadly terrorist attack later in the summary...
BEFORE AND AFTER CHINA'S PROPOSALS FOR A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT FRIDAY THE UNITED STATES SAYING THAT CHINA IS CONSIDERING SUPPORTING RUSSIA WITH MILITARY WEAPONS.
TODAY US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN KEEPING THAT NARRATIVE GOING ON CNN SAYING THERE WOULD BE 'REAL COSTS' IF CHINA GAVE MILITARY HELP TO RUSSIA.
SULLIVAN SAID:
"Beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance, but if it goes down that road, it will come at real costs to China"...
RADIO FREE EUROPE-RADIO LIBERTY US GOV'T MEDIA...
US CIA Director William Burns claiming that he is 'highly confident" that China plans to send 'lethal weapons' to Russia...NEWSMAX...
ALSO THIS WEEKEND A LEAKED REPORT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY POINTING TO COVID-19 LEAKING FROM A CHINESE LAB...NEW YORK POST
The Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu says the Russians will have to push Ukrainian forces further back to protect Russian territory depending on the type of weapons Western nations supply Ukraine.
Shoigu echoing the recent comments of Russian President Vladimir Putin saying that longer-range weapons for Ukraine will force Russia to move the Ukrainians further away prolonging the Ukraine conflict...TASS RUSSIA
FULL VIDEO REPORT ON PROTEST RALLY IN BERLIN FOR PEACE 2/25/2023 BROADCAST IN GERMAN
Tens of thousands in Berlin this weekend protesting against German government policies towards Russia seeking peace instead of war in Ukraine.
Some protesters carrying Russian flags which have been outlawed in the City of Berlin...TASS RUSSIA...
In Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) apparently retreating Ukrainian forces blowing up a dam. That according to the Wagner Private Military Contractor fighting on the Russian side.
A local Russian official says homes and basements have been flooded following the demolition of the dam...TASS RUSSIA
More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary...
Two Israeli men killed in a terrorist attack in Samaria. The victims found shot next to a car near the village of Huwara.
They were later pronounced dead...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
Tonight mainstream media in Israel reporting violence aimed at Palestinians in Huwara originated by Jews living in Samaria ("settlers")...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Also in Israel another Saturday night of protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plan.
Organizers say hundreds of thousands were involved.
Some protesters biting police, setting fires and blocking highways...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
NIGERIA'S ELECTION RESULTS COMING IN TODAY MULTIPLE MAJOR CANDIDATES SEEKING THE PRESIDENCY HOPING FOR A VICTORY...BBC NEWS
59 migrants killed when an overloaded boat sank near the southern Italian city of Crotone...AFP FRANCE-BARRONS
THE AFRICAN UNION CONDEMNING A STATEMENT FROM TUNISIA'S AUTHORITARIAN PRESIDENT ABOUT MIGRANTS.
PRESIDENT KAIS SAIED SAYING THAT BLACK MIGRANTS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ENTERING NORTH AFRICA ARE PART OF A SCHEME TO CHANGE THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP OF TUNISIA.
THE AU CALLING SAIED'S COMMENTS 'RACIALIZED HATE SPEECH'.
SAIED HAS ORDERED THE EXPULSION OF MIGRANTS FROM TUNISIA...AL JAZEERA QATAR
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
In other news...
Chile deploying soldiers to its borders with Bolivia and Peru.
The soldiers mission involves crossing into Chile illegally.
The troops ordered to deploy for 90 days by a decree from Chile's President Gabirel Boric.
They will conduct identity checks and detain anyone found to be in Chile illegally turning them over to police...RPP PERU (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Saturday, February 25, 2023
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND: FU CHINA WE TOOK YOUR MONEY, RACISM ISN'T ON THE 'TOP TEN' BUT...JIMMY CARTER SAID WHAT IN PLAYBOY?
NEWSDUMP ALERT: MASS PROTEST IN BERLIN FOR PEACE OPPOSING GERMANY'S HOSTILE STANCE AGAINST RUSSIA IN UKRAINE
It's a wintry day in Berlin but there is a crowd in the midst of the precipitation more than 10,000 no doubt....
VIDEO STREAM: PEACE DEMONSTRATION IN BERLIN SATURDAY 2/25/2023
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: AIR RAID ALERT ACROSS UKRAINE TODAY....TASS RUSSIA
"WALK RIGHT IN"-THE ROOFTOP SINGERS
"BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA"-EYDIE GORME
"YOU'RE THE REASON I'M LIVING"-BOBBY DARIN
And there they are hit songs from 60 years ago today...
Welcome To Your Weekend.
Another pursuit of media excellence and another pursuit of deep truth.
It's time for a China update the Steve Miller Band "Take The Money And Run"...
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 30 TRILLION DOLLARS OR MORE ACCUMULATED NATIONAL DEBT HAS BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO HELP COVER A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT DEBT.
WHY ARE WE GETTING ANGRY WITH CHINA DISSING CHINA PUTTING DOWN CHINA?
Last month US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Zambia blasting China over the debt load African nations indebted to China have.
The Chinese Embassy in that African nation of Zambia had a response...
"GET YOUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER: CHINA TELLS US TO FIX ITS DEBT PROBLEMS AFTER YELLEN'S AFRICA REMARKS"-REUTERS-INDIA TODAY
The endgame following the increasing demonization of China following demonization of Russia seizure of the Russian and Chinese assets by the US and US aligned nations.
"Thou shalt not steal"
WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON: 'WE CAN'T RUN THE WORLD WITHOUT CHINA' TO A MASSIVE US NATIONAL DEBT CHINA HELPED COVER, WILL CHINA HANG BY THE ROPE IT GAVE TO THE USA?
"Thou shalt not steal"
Isn't that on God's Top Ten List.
RACISM ISN'T ON GOD'S TOP TEN LIST THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME DISTRACTION DEFLECTION FROM WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO THE HIGHER AUTHORITY.
IN NEW ZEALAND THIS WEEK DRAMA IN A COURTROOM OVER HOW A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY TREATS ITS MEMBERS INCLUDING THE PUNISHMENT OF A WOMAN WHEN SHE WAS 11-YEARS OLD FOR STEALING...
ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND-GLORIAVALE WOMAN DETAILS PUNISHMENT FOR SHOPLIFTING AS A CHILD
THE CONTEMPT FOR RELIGIOUS VALUES-TRADITIONAL VALUES-GOD'S RULES IF YOU WILL ALIVE AND WELL DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND A US-ALIGNED NATION CRUSADING AGAINST RUSSIA AND TEPIDLY BEGINNING TO CRTITICZE CHINA.
"Thou shalt not kill"
also on the Higher Power's Top Ten devaluation of human life so much talk about "Assisted Suicide" nowadays or "Medically Assisted Death" the acronym fits "MAD".
David Seymour of the ACT Party will likely be in New Zealand's next government his party will join the National Party there if the polling holds up for October's election.
Seymour touted in the usual places as a "Great Conservative" and hey he voted against the gun grab in 2019 following the mosque attacks in Christchurch.
But Seymour sponsored "Assisted Death" legislation that became law.
But now he says the law is too strict it needs to be easier for people to get themselves approved for "Assisted Dying"...
NEW ZEALAND HERALD-EUTHANASIA LAWS TOO STRICT AND SHOULD BE RELAXED, ACT LEADER DAVID SEYMOUR SAYS
"LIFEBOAT"-STEVE TAYLOR
"POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS"-CLIFF RICHARD (LIVE)
"VENUS"-SHOCKING BLUE (LIVE)
(WARNING: THE FOLLOWING MAY BE DISTRUBING)
That Dutch group "Shocking Blue" with the hit song "Venus" the Netherlands went through its sexual revolution pornography and such back at the end of the 60's into the 70's and your currently flaccid host hopes to keep it that way during this discussion as we look at another item on the Higher Power's Top Ten List.
"Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery"
I checked out the books about Dutch film at the university back around 1980 saw all the nudity OMG even children were naked in those still pics.
My mother worked at the State Department for awhile had a friend who was in the Netherlands at the US Embassy in The Hague. She says people having sexual intercourse could be seen over the air on Dutch TV back in the 1970's.
Fast forward to today a story published in recent days by NOS in the Netherlands the public broadcaster about women being stared at spied on in gyms.
What happens when generation after generation is bathed in images of people without any clothes on often performing sex acts?...
NOS NETHERLANDS-GYMS WANT HOTLINE FOR UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR: HE LOOKED THROUGH MY CLOTHES? (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ADULTERY AS DEFINED BY THE LORD ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE PHYSICAL ACTIONS ITS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING ON IN THE MIND AND IN THE HEART.
MY EXPERIENCE IS REFLECTED IN THAT STORY I HAVE MADE WOMEN FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE BY THE WAY I LOOKED AT THEM AND IT'S BECAUSE I CHOSE TO AS I ONCE CONFESSED TO SOME WOMEN.
"I looked at too many pictures of naked women"
And I got news for you Vladimir Putin isn't forcing anyone to do this.
We choose to do it and all the men using the porn have led increasing numbers of women to join in.
Comments made many years ago in Playboy Magazine by a longtime Sunday School teacher....
"What Christ taught most about was pride, that one person should never think he was better than anybody else...
The thing that's drummed into us all the time is not to be proud, not to be better than anyone else, not to look down on other people but to make ourselves acceptable in God's eyes through our own actions and recognize the simple truth that we're saved by grace...
I try not to commit a deliberate sin. I recognize that I'm going to do it anyhow, because I'm human and I', tempted. And Christ set some almost impossible standards for us. Christ said, 'I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery.'
I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times..."
Some ego deflation there from President Jimmy Carter who spoke that and more in the November 1976 issue of "Playboy".
The text of the entire article here...
PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER PLAYBOY INTERVIEW IN FULL
My experience teaches me a Higher Power more powerful power is needed to deal with my lust.
Lord knows I've been a David to too many Bathsheba's...
"THE MIDNIGHT OIL"-BARBARA MANDRELL
"WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES"-JOE SOUTH
"I WASHED MY FACE IN THE MORNING DEW"-TOM T. HALL
Another Saturday Evening In The USA...
On the road a lot today running late. Gasoline in Maryland so much lower in price than the gasoline here in Pennsylvania the gas tax in Maryland canned for the time being using the COVID funny money governments still have to use right through the rest of this year.
MATTERS IN FRANCE AGAIN COVERED IN OUR WEEKLY 'YELLOW VESTS' POST...FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 224: PENSION REFORM ON FOUR WEEK COUNTDOWN, GOV'T PLANS IMPROVED RAILROADS IN 'GREEN ' INITIATIVE
A BLAST FROM THE PAST-40 YEARS AGO TODAY: 'THE PRICE IS RIGHT' FEBRUARY 25, 1983
Bob Barker and the contestants on this famous game show....
A BLAST FROM THE PAST-35 YEARS AGO TODAY: A MEDIA INTERVIEW AT THE WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN WITH LOU CANNON OF 'THE WASHINGTON POST'
Lou Cannon would end up writing five books about Ronald Reagan in this interview relations with the then dying Soviet Union he also discussed frustration with the federal budget that would explode even more once he left office...
Good Night. God Bless.
Peace and Serenity to all out there wherever you are....
"BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW"-THE SYLISTICS
"AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY"-HELEN REDDY
"YESTERDAY ONCE MORE"-THE CARPENTERS
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 224: PENSION REFORM ON FOUR WEEK COUNTDOWN, GOV'T PLANS IMPROVED RAILROADS IN 'GREEN' INITIATIVE
(MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES USED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS POST)
On Friday French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne talking about spending 100 billion Euros (105 billion US Dollars) to modernize the French rail system by 2040.
The plan creates new rail lines in 12 large cities and expands rail service in the countryside.
The massive plan aimed at creating a rail system that is an alternative to the use of cars...NEWS AGENCIES-ORF AUSTRIA
Meanwhile the 2030 scheme of President Emmanuel Macron, pension reform, is on a path to its final approval by March 26th.
Its locked into a process requiring the Senate to finish it's work by March 12th followed by a two-week reconciliation process with the National Assembly.
The lack of a government majority in both houses especially the Assembly is leading to speculation about invocation of Article 49.3 of the French Constitution which allows a French president to pass legislation without any vote by legislators.
The Saturday Afternoon protest in Paris is again underway...
LIVE VIDEO STREAM PARIS YELLOW VESTS WEEK 224 2/25/2023
SECOND LIVE STREAM PARIS YELLOW VESTS WEEK 224 2/25/2023
Outside of Paris the Yellow Vests were in the center of Tours today. They gathered and marched in the streets...
Today French President Emmanuel Macron announced a trip to China in early April with Ukraine said to be on the agenda it's also being said that Macron is to ask China to put pressure on Russia.
That's the story of France and the Yellow Vests for this week.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK'S UNPLUGGED POST...NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND: FU CHINA, WE TOOK YOUR MONEY, RACISM ISN'T ON THE 'TOP TEN' BUT...
Friday, February 24, 2023
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 2/24/2023 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY PAKISTAN BOWS TO GLOBAL BANKERS, CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN BIRD FLU TRANSMISSION, US SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA EXPANDED INCLUDING NUKE PLANT OPERATORS, TIK TOK TARGETED IN CANADA AND EUROPE
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Some elite Israeli military reservists threaten not to show up for duty and China releasing its plan for a solution to the conflict in Ukraine but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Pakistan's Prime Minister saying his country is bowing to global bankers and will comply with strict terms in order to get loan money released.
Speaking at a meeting of top security officials today Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif indicating that a deal with International Monetary Fund is coming within 10 days.
The Pakistani government has already brought in new taxes on fuel and electricity and cut subsidies to bring its budget into balance...REUTERS-VOICE OF AMERICA...
Meanwhile Pakistan announcing a 700 million dollar cash infusion from China...PRESS TRUST OF INDIA-ONE INDIA
IN EL SALVADOR TODAY TWO THOUSAND INMATES SUSPECTED OF GANG ACTIVITY MOVED INTO A SUPER PRISON.
THE FACILITY NAMED THE 'CENTER FOR THE CONFINEMENT OF TERRORISM' IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE MORE THAN 40,000 PRISONERS.
ITS PART OF A CRACKDOWN BY THE EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENT NAYIB BUKELE THAT HAS LED TO THE DETENTION OF 63,000 SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKIYE
Tonight Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announcing the downgrading of diplomatic relations with Mexico.
Boluarte saying the relations will now involve a charge d'affairs instead of an ambassador.
She cited negative comments from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Mexico has been critical of the December ouster of former Leftist President Pedro Castillo and recently decided not to hand over the chair of the "Pacific Alliance" to Peru because of the crackdown on protesters opposing Boluarte in recent months...
RPP PERU (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
INTENSE TALKS BETWEEN BRITISH PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK AND NORTHERN IRELAND'S POLITICAL LEADERS THIS WEEKEND.
SUNAK TRYING TO FORGE A DEAL ON NORTHERN IRELAND'S BORDER WITH THE SOUTH OF IRELAND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BREXIT DEAL THAT PULLED THE UK OUT OF THE EU.
THERE MAY BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A DEAL IN THE COMING HOURS DURING A VISIT BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN TO THE UK...BBC NEWS
In France the Authority for High Health recommending vaccination campaigns for COVID-19 booster jabs and flu shots this fall.
Those 'at risk' to be targeted in the COVID vaccine campaign named as people having 'comorbidities regardless of age' those ages 65 and over and pregnant women...(BFM-TV France)
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT BIRD FLU SPREADING AMONG HUMANS.
THIS FOLLOWS THE DEATH OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD CAMBODIAN GIRL FROM BIRD FLU AND A POSITIVE TEST FOR HER FATHER...AFP FRANCE-THE JAPAN TIMES
At least 10 killed and 23 injured in a bus crash in Algeria.
The bus headed for a popular ski resort when it overturned and fell 150 meters in a mountainous region...NOS NETHERLANDS-AFP FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
AFTER DISAGREEMENTS IN ITS RANKS THE EUROPEAN UNION AGREEING TO A NEW SET OF SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA LATE TONIGHT.
120 INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES ALONG WITH THREE RUSSIAN BANKS LISTED IN THE NEW SANCTIONS...(AFP France)...PRESS TV IRAN
Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ukraine said to have been on their agenda including the Istanbul agreements to allow the flow of grain to world markets in spite of the conflict...TASS RUSSIA
THE UNITED STATES IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON THE RUSSIAN OPERATORS OF THE ZAPOROZHYE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE FRONT LINE OF THE BATTLES INVOLVING RUSSIAN AND URKAINIAN FORCES...TASS RUSSIA
THE UNITED STATES ALSO IMPOSING NEW SANCTIONS ON VARIOUS RUSSIAN BUSINESSES AND BANKS AND INCREASING TARIFFS ON RUSSIAN GOODS...(TASS Russia)...
THE UNITED STATES TAKING ACTIONS AGAINST SOME 200 INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES RANGING FROM RUSSIAN ONES TO OTHERS IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD SAID TO BE ASSISTING RUSSIA...CNN...
AND RUSSIA SUSPENDED FROM THE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ACCUSED OF ACTIONS CONTRARY TO THE SAFETY, SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE:
"global financial system"...
ANI NEWS INDIA
IN THE UK MORE THAN A MILLION OF THE LOWEST PAID LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS ARE BEING OFFERED A NINE PERCENT PAY INCREASE.
UNIONS NOW CONSIDERING THE PROPOSAL. THE INFLATION RATE IN THE UK NOW IN EXCESS OF 10 PERCENT...BBC NEWS
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for reform of the World Bank.
Speaking to the G20 finance ministers meeting in Bengaluru, India Modi that worldwide lenders like the World Bank need to deal with matters like 'climate change' and 'high debt levels'...EASTERN EYE
SHARP DECLINES ON THE MARKETS TODAY.
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE FELL 336.99 POINTS OR 1.02 PERCENT IN VALUE.
THE NASDAQ DECLINED 195.46 POINTS OR 1.69 PERCENT IN VALUE.
AT 747 PM NEW YORK TIME THE PRICE OF OIL AT 76 DOLLARS AND 45 CENTS A BARREL DOWN ONE DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS...MARKETWATCH
Elite Israeli reservists in the Special Operations Division of Military Intelligence threatening not to report for duty over the judicial reform plan now under consideration in the Knesset (Parliament).
The group of more than 100 people joining other groups of elite reservists in all branches of the Israeli military who have signed similar letters in recent weeks...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak says citizens may need to disobey leaders as he predicted a dictatorship in Israel.
His speech clearly directed at the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Barak citing the judicial reform legislation currently under consideration...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
Barak won election and became Prime Minister in the late 1990's with help of US President Bill Clinton's political apparatus and has been linked convicted child sex offender and accused child sex trafficker the late Jeffrey Epstein.
TWO PAKISTANI MEN SENT HOME FOLLOWING 20 YEARS OF DETENTION WITHOUT CHARGES AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
GUANTANAMO WAS USED AS DETENTION CENTER FOLLOWING 9/11 FOR THOSE SUSPECTED OF TERRORISM.
IT ONCE HELD 600 DETAINEES. NOW IT ONLY HOLDS 32...THE NEW ARAB
North Korea test firing four long-range cruise missiles.
It's being called a test to demonstrate North Korea's ability to launch a nuclear counterattack against enemy forces...INDIA TODAY
THE TARGETING OF HIGH PROFILE CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY TIK TOK UNDERWAY IN CANADA.
FOUR DIFFERENT CANADIAN REGULATORY AGENCIES AT THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT TIK TOK VIOLATES PRIVACY OF ITS USERS...CBC NEWS CANADA
The European Union telling its employees to remove TikTok from their phones.
It's another example of government entities in the US and US aligned nations cracking down on the Chinese owned social media giant by ordering it off devices...(BFM-TV France)...
BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
China releasing a 12-point position paper on the first anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine.
It's China's plan for resolving the conflict.
China speaking of respect to the sovereignty of all countries, a cease-fire and peace talks. China also opposing unilateral sanctions not authorized by the UN Security Council...
CGTN CHINA...
In a response the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is speaking of his desire to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping...BBC NEWS
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
POLAND DELIVERS FIRST TANKS TO UKRAINE
SWEDEN PLEDGES TEN TANKS FOR UKRAINE
ZELENSKY 'PEACE FORMULA' ONLY BASIS FOR TALKS ACCORDING TO HIGH-RANKING US NEOCONSERVATIVE
TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
In an interview with the Russian news agency TASS US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, a leading Neoconservative, says only the 10 points for a 'just peace' proposed by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky can be the basis for any negotiations...TASS RUSSIA
The first anniversary of Russian military operations marked by ceremonies and announcements of new sanctions by the US and nations aligned with the US and new weapons shipments to Ukraine.
Poland says the first Leopard tanks have been given to Ukraine...BBC NEWS BLOG...
Sweden pledging to send Ukraine up to 10 Leopard tanks...TASS RUSSIA
In other news...
More than two million air fryers in the US, Canada and Mexico recalled.
The Cosori air fryers sold from June 2018 to December 2022 could overheat due to a wire connection issue.
More than 200 incidents reported involving the fryers that included some burn injuries and property damage...BBC NEWS
STREAMING SERVICE NETFLIX CUTTING PRICES IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES. COMPETITION AND INFLATION RAGING IN POORER NATONS...BBC NEWS
A space capsule launched from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station to replace a damaged capsule.
This will enable the return to Earth of three astronauts at the station later this year...BBC NEWS (VIDEO EMBED)
Thursday, February 23, 2023
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 2/23/2023 CHINA PUBLISHES UKRAINE SOLUTION PLAN, BIDEN NOMINATES MASTERCARD BOSS TO HEAD WORLD BANK, RUSSIA WARNS OF FALSE FLAG INCIDENT BY UKRAINE IN MOLDOVA, ALEC BALDWIN ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA IN MOVIE SET DEATH
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The US military moving to increase its presence in Taiwan.
The Wall Street Journal reports plans to bolster the number of troops offering training to Taiwan's military to between 100 and 200 in the coming months up from the 30 or so there last year...WALL STREET JOURNAL
IT'S NOW FRIDAY IN CHINA WHERE A 12-POINT PLAN FOR A SETTLEMENT OF THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY...CGTN CHINA...TASS RUSSIA...TASS RUSSIA STORY TWO...TASS RUSSIA STORY THREE...TASS NEWS STORY FOUR
A NEW WARNING FROM RUSSIA TONIGHT REGARDING THE TRANSNISTRIA REGION OF MOLDOVA.
IT'S AN ETHNIC RUSSIAN PART OF MOLDOVA A NATION SANDWICHED BETWEEN UKRAINE AND ROMANIA.
RUSSIA HAS A MILITARY CONTINGENT IN THE TERRITORY FOR PEACEKEEPING PURPOSES.
RUSSIA SAID EARLIER TODAY THAT UKRAINE IS PLANNING A FALSE FLAG INCIDENT INVOLVING AN INVASION OF MOLDOVA BY UKRAINIAN TROOPS DRESSED AS RUSSIAN MILITARY.
RUSSIA SAYING ITS MILITARY WILL RESPOND 'APPROPRIATELY' TO THE PROVOCATION PLANNED BY UKRAINE...TASS RUSSIA
TALKS ON NEW EUROPEAN UNION SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW.
THE 27 EU COUNTRIES NOT IN UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE A TENTH SET OF SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA OVER UKRAINE.
ONE REPORT SAYS THAT POLAND WANTS TIGHTER SANCTIONS THAT THE OTHER COUNTRIES...REUTERS
More civilian casualties in the latest Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Belgorod Region.
One woman killed, her daughter wounded when an artillery shell hit a home in the village of Borisovka...TASS RUSSIA
More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary...
JOE BIDEN NOMINATING MASTERCARD BOSS AJAY BANGA TO HEAD THE WORLD BANK.
BIDEN STRESSING THE INDIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN FORGING BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS RELATED TO 'INCLUSION' AND 'CLIMATE CHANGE'...INDIA TODAY
CORE INFLATION IN THE CITY-NATION OF SINGAPORE UP TO 5.5 PERCENT IN JANUARY.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST RATE RECORDED SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2008...VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY-VIETNAM PLUS
The markets moving slightly upwards today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 108.82 points.
The NASDAQ rose 83.33 points.
As of 512 pm New York Time the price of oil at 75 dollars and 65 cents a barrel up one dollar and 70 cents...MARKETWATCH
Israeli air strikes in Gaza following an early morning rocket barrage aimed at southern Israel.
Yesterday 11 Palestinians killed in firefight with Israeli forces searching for terrorists in Nablus...
TIMES OF ISRAEL
SOME ISRAELI LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION ARE PUSHING FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.
AN ISRAELI LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MET THIS WEEK WITH URKAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
BOTH YULI EDELSTEIN OF THE GOVERNING LIKUD PARTY AND ZE'EV ELKIN FROM THE OPPOSITION BLUE AND WHITE PARTY SAYING 'DEFENSIVE MILITARY SYSTEMS' SHOULD BE GIVEN TO UKRAINE...AXIOS
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
AIR RAID ALERT IN KIEV, EXPLOSION IN ODESSA
RUSSIA WARNS THAT UKRAINE IS PLOTTING A FAKE ATTACK FROM ETHNIC RUSSIAN REGION OF MOLDOVA
PUTIN SALUTES RUSSIAN MILITARY OPERATION IN VIDEO MESSAGE
TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
BBC NEWS UKRAINE BLOG
During the day an air raid warning in Kiev and an explosion reported in the city center of Odessa...TASS STORY ONE...TASS STORY TWO
Russia warns of a Ukrainian false flag operation to stage an invasion from the neighboring nation of Moldova.
The Russians say that Ukrainian soldiers dressed in Russia uniforms will stage the fake invasion from the ethnic Russian region of Transnistria in Moldova...TASS RUSSIA
"Today, our fighters are heroically battling neo-Nazism which took root in Ukraine and protecting our people on our historical territories"
Part of a video message from Russian President Vladimir Putin on today "Defender of the Fatherland Day" in Russia...TASS RUSSIA
In other news...
Actor Alec Baldwin entering a not guilty plea to charges in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
She was shot to death on a movie set in New Mexico in 2021.
Baldwin released on his own recognizance on conditions he doesn't own a gun, abstains from alcohol and does not speak with other witnesses in the case...CNN
In Los Angeles a 16-year sentence for movie mogul Harvey Weinstein convicted in a rape case. Weinstein already serving time following convictions in New York State for rape and sexual assault.
Weinstein to serve his California sentence consecutively after the 23-year New York sentence...ABC NEWS USA
NEW FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST SAM BANKMAN-FRIED. THE FOUR CONSPIRACY CHARGES INVOLVE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN FINANCING AND BANK FRAUD.
THE FORMER HEAD OF THE CRYPTO-CURRENCY EXCHANGE FTX NOW FACING 12 FEDERAL ACCUSATIONS...BBC NEWS...
CARLOS WATSON, FOUNDER OF OZY MEDIA, ARRESTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES.
WATSON, A FORMER MSNBC HOST AND GOLDMAN SACHS EMPLOYEE, STARTED OZY MEDIA IN 2013. FEDERAL COURT DOCUMENTS ACCUSE WATSON OF LYING TO INVESTORS ABOUT THE HEAVY DEBT LOAD THE COMPANY WAS CARRYING...BBC NEWS
Four presidential candidates in Nigeria signing what is called a "peace deal".
The agreement ahead of this Saturday's election. The ruling party (All Progressives Congress) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, absent from the ceremony the deal signed by his vice-presidential running mate...AFRICA NEWS
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 2/22/2023 TRUMP VISITS TOXIC DISASTER AREA, CHINA URGES PEACE-SEEKING EFFORTS IN UKRAINE, DEADLY ISRAELI-PALESTIANIAN CLASHES, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SUPPLIES SHORT IN UK
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A rocket barrage into southern Israel from Gaza early Thursday morning following the deadly firefight between Israelis and Palestinians Wednesday in Nablus.
Five rockets intercepted and one landing in an open area...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
More on that firefight later in the summary.
WORD THAT GOOGLE IS BLOCKING SOME CANADIANS FROM VIEWING NEWS CONTENT IN A TEST RUN OF ITS POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO AN ONLINE NEWS BILL PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBERAL PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
BILL C-18 WOULD REQUIRE DIGITAL GIANTS TO PAY CANADIAN MEDIA COMPANIES FOR USE OF THEIR CONTENT...CANADIAN PRESS-CTV NEWS CANADA
"we have told you loud and clear you are not forgotten"
President Trump in East Palestine, Ohio today.
Trump visiting to support people in the Ohio and Pennsylvania communities impacted by toxic poisoning following the February 3rd train derailment....
Mr. Trump also bringing along truckloads of bottled water for the disaster area...
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Joe Biden in Poland today talking about the notion of Russia not being allowed to "win in Ukraine".
Biden addressing the leaders of nine Eastern European nations but one of those leaders Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was not present.
Mr. Orban tweeting:
"The only way to save lives is through a #ceasefire and #peacetalks. The sooner the better. Full stop..."
VIKTOR ORBAN TWITTER (VIDEO EMBED)
China's top foreign policy official urging political attempts to find peace in Ukraine.
Wang Yi meeting with top Russian officials in Moscow today...TASS RUSSIA
IN THE UK FORMER ISIS MEMBER SHAMIMA BEGUM LOSING HER APPEAL OVER LOSS OF BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.
BEGUM WAS 15-YEARS OLD WHEN SHE LEFT THE UK WITH ANOTHER UNDERAGE GIRL AND WAS SMUGGLED INTO SYRIA TO JOIN ISLAMIC STATE.
AS PART OF HER APPEAL LAWYERS REVEALED THAT A CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE HELPED TO SMUGGLE BEGUM AND OTHERS INTO SYRIA TO JOIN ISIS.
CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE WORKS CLOSELY WITH AMERICAN AND BRITISH INTELLIGENCE IN THE 'FIVE EYES' GROUP...AL JAZEERA QATAR
Markets mixed today the NASDAQ slightly up 14.77 points and the Dow declining 84.50 points.
At 455 pm New York Time today the price of oil 73 dollars and 86 cents a barrel down two dollars and 50 cents...MARKETWATCH
The prime lending rate in New Zealand raised half a percent up to 4.75 percent.
The rate hike follows severe weather that has caused deaths and major property damage in the country...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
Subway drivers in London planning to strike on March 15th which will be Budget Day for the British government...BBC NEWS
GROCERY STORES LIMITING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PURCHASES IN UK
(UPDATED)
Fruit and vegetable shortages in the UK forcing two major grocery chains to limit purchases...BBC NEWS...
And later word today that two other grocery store chains have introduced limits on fruit and vegetable sales...BBC NEWS
(Updated) 11 Palestinians now reported dead and more than a hundred others wounded in fighting with Israeli forces.
The fighting in Nablus came as Israeli forces surrounded a home with two terrorist suspects...LATEST TIMES OF ISRAEL STORY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
SIX KILLED IN A FIRE AT A HOTEL IN CENTRAL MOSCOW...CGTN CHINA
(Updated) In southwestern France a teacher at a private Catholic school stabbed to death by a student today. The 16-year old high school student arrested.
Other students who witnessed the attack said they were shocked. All was calm before the attack. The attacker said to have taken the knife out of paper that was wrapped around it...BBC NEWS..(Information also from BFM-TV France)
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
TWO RUSSIAN CIVILIANS WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN SHELLING OF BORDER REGION
TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
Two Russian civilians hurt today in the shelling of a shopping mall in the Russian city of Shebekino in the Belgorod region...TASS RUSSIA
In other news....
Russia will not fire its latest hypersonic missile during exercises involving warships from China, Russia and South Africa.
The Russian commander in the exercises speaking in South Africa today.
Firing exercises will be held off the coast of South Africa starting on Saturday...TASS RUSSIA
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 2/21/2023 BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MOVES IN ON EAST PALESTINE MESS, NETANYAHU: 'PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, ITS TIME TO TALK', PUTIN MAKES RUSSIA'S CASE AGAINST THE US AND US ALIGNED NATIONS, NEW ZEALAND MP GETS 'READING LIST' FOR QUESTIONING CLIMATE NARRATIVE
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL A MEETING DEVOTED TO THE SABOTAGE OF THE NORD STREAM GAS PIPELINES CARRYING NATURAL GAS FROM RUSSIA TO GERMANY.
RUSSIA AND CHINA CALLING FOR A RAPID PROBE THAT IS OBJECTIVE, IMPARTIAL AND PROFESSIONAL...CGTN CHINA
The US has agreed to extradite former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo over corruption charges.
Authorities in Peru want to imprison Toledo for 37 years...CGTN CHINA...RPP PERU (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
NURSES IN THE UK SUSPENDING STRIKE PLANS AS INTENSIVE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNMENT ARE SET FOR TOMORROW.
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING SAYS IT WILL COMPROMISE ON ITS ORIGINAL DEMAND FOR A PAY RAISE OF FIVE PERCENT OVER THE RATE OF INFLATION.
THE RATE OF INFLATION TOPPING TEN PERCENT IN THE UK...BBC NEWS
"We are ready to join forces with the Russian side...to decisively stand up for national interests and virtues"
That's some of what China's top foreign policy official is saying on a visit to Moscow. Wang Yi holding talks with leading Russian officials...TASS RUSSIA
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MOVING IN WITH RAILROAD COMPANY NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO RUN THE CLEANUP FOLLOWING THE FEBRUARY 3RD DERAILMENT DISASTER IN EAST PALESTINE, OHIO.
THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WILL DETERMINE THE CLEANUP PLAN THAT NORFOLK SOUTHERN WILL CARRY OUT...(News Agencies)...
(COMMENT)
ON PAPER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION BUT ONE COULD RIGHTLY ARGUE THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP.
IT IS IN THE SELF-INTEREST OF BOTH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO APPEAR THEY ARE ACTING TO CLEANUP THE TOXINS IN AND AROUND EAST PALESTINE IN BOTH OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA.
AN UN COMMITTEE THAT MONITORS TORTURE CANCELING A PLANNED TRIP TO AUSTRALIA.
THAT'S BECAUSE TWO AUSTRALIAN STATES ARE REFUSING ACCESS TO FACILITIES THE COMMITTEE WANTED TO VISIT.
NEGOTIATIONS TO ALLOW VISITS THIS COMING OCTOBER TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES IN QUEENSLAND AND PRISONS IN NEW SOUTH WALES HAVE FAILED TO PRODUCE A BREAKTHROUGH...BBC NEWS
"as a result of the wars that the United States has unleashed since 2001, almost 900 thousand people have lost their lives and more than 38 million become refugees.
Now they are trying to erase all this from the memory of humanity, pretending that nothing like that ever happened. But no one in the world has forgotten this."
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S STATE OF THE NATION MESSAGE TO THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY OF RUSSIA 2/21/2023-TASS RUSSIA
In conjunction the first anniversary of Russia's military operations in Ukraine President Vladimir Putin is presenting Russia's view of the situation to the world.
Putin speaking today to a meeting of the Federal Assembly delivering his State of the Nation message Putin says that the US and allied nations ("The West") are seeking to take historic regions of Russia redefined as Ukraine during the Soviet Era away from it...TASS RUSSIA
Putin said that Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield and is building itself up economically.
He also emphasized that Russia is suspending its participation in the START nuclear weapons treaty not withdrawing from it...TASS RUSSIA
Putin's speech lasted one hour and 45 minutes and also included a segment on spiritual matters saying Russia will protect its children from degradation. He said many in the West realize it is being led to a 'real spiritual disaster'.
Referencing the notion of a gender-neutral God being considered by the Church of England Putin said:
"What is there to say? Father forgive them, for they know not what they are doing"...
TASS RUSSIA...
Joe Biden speaking today in Poland regarding Ukraine.
His message also supporting pro-NATO factions governing in the nation of Moldova next to Ukraine and opposing the government of Belarus which neighbors Russia and Ukraine.
Biden asserting that Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia...BBC NEWS BLOG
More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary...
The markets today a big drop.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 697.10 points or 2.06 percent.
The NASDAQ fell 294.97 or 2.50 percent.
At 410 pm New York time the price of oil 76 dollars and five cents a barrel down 29 cents ...MARKETWATCH
UNDER PRESSURE FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS INCLDUDING GLOBAL BUSINESS AND BANKING, ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT AND EVEN SOME JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONALLY ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING:
"People Of Israel it's time to talk"
MR. NETANYAHU INDICATING THAT OPPOSITION FORCES IN PARLIAMENT ARE NOT WILLING TO TALK WITH HIM ABOUT AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE CONTROVERSIAL JUDICIAL REFORM PLAN...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
OPPOSITION LEADERS HAVE DENOUNCED THE GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU FOR THE REFORM OF THE JUDICIARY THAT PASSED ITS FIRST READING IN PARLIAMENT MONDAY NIGHT.
ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL TAKE OVER SELECTION OF JUDGES UNDER THE LEGISLATION...TIMES OF ISRAEL
New Zealand's "Center-Right" National Party giving one of its parliament members a reading list for questioning the notion of "man-made climate change"
MP Maureen Pugh said she has "yet to see" evidence of man-made climate change.
In the wake of the recent deadly natural disasters in New Zealand, 'man made climate change' has become a government-mainstream media talking point...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF BURKINA FASO AT LEAST 51 SOLDIERS KILLED IN RECENT FIGHTING WITH ISLAMIST TERRORISTS. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMING 160 TERRORISTS WERE KILLED...ANADOLU AGENCY-TURKIYE
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
In other news...
Two officials in Spain resigning over a mistake in ordering new trains.
The head of the Spanish railroad company and the Secretary of State for Transportation stepping down following orders for new trains that were too large to use on the country's railway system.
Lower-level officials were fired in connection with the mistake...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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