Monday, February 6, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 2/6/2023 FBI UNDERCOVER SCHEME NETS "EXTREMIST" ARRESTS, NURSES, AMBULANCE WORKERS STRIKE IN UK, DEATH TOLL RISES IN TURKIYE AND SYRIA FOLLOWING QUAKES, UKRAINE ACCUSED OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS USE

 


                              (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING)



The death toll from the massive earthquake centered in Türkiye is now over 4,300 as rescue efforts continue through the night in Turkey and Syria earlier news about the story later in this summary but first...


                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




        "They are a threat to our democracy"




TWITTER OWNER ELON MUSK SAYS THAT THE US STATE DEPARTMENT'S "GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER" (GEC) IS THE 'WORST OFFENDER' IN THE US GOVERNMENT WHEN IT COMES TO CENSORSHIP AND MEDIA MANIPULATION...FOX BUSINESS




The FBI making arrests following an operation involving undercover activity by the agency.


Accusations against two individuals said to have "extremist Neo-Nazi" views.



They are accused of making threats to attack the power grid in Maryland...NTD NEWS






IN THE MIDST OF RECORD LEVELS OF INFLATION IN THE UK THAT EXCEED 10 PERCENT SEVERAL LOCAL COUNCILS HAVE BEEN GIVEN SPECIAL PERMISSION TO RAISE TAXES WITHOUT VOTERS HAVING A SAY.


THE CROYDON COUNCIL IN GREATER LONDON GIVEN PERMISSION FOR A 15 PERCENT TAX HIKE AFTER SAYING IT WAS BANKRUPT.


COUNCILS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SLOUGH AND THURROCK HAVE ALSO BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO RAISE TAXES 10 PERCENT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL.


LEGALLY LOCAL COUNCILS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO RAISE TAXES MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT WITHOUT A REFERENDUM.


ACROSS GREATER LONDON A 38.55 POUND ($46.35) TAX INCREASE IS SET FOR APRIL 1ST TO PAY FOR MUNICIPAL COSTS...BBC NEWS







   HUNDREDS PARTICIPATE IN PROTEST MARCH IN EISNACH GERMANY                                                         MONDAY 2/6/2023



IN GERMANY THIS EVENING THOUSANDS PROTESTING GOVERNMENT POLICIES FROM COVID TO THE ECONOMY TO RUSSIA.


A CROWD OF A THOUSAND WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SNOWY STREETS OF FREIBURG IN EASTERN GERMANY...VIDEO STREAM FREIBERG, GERMANY PROTEST MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2023...




THESE DEMONSTRATORS WALKED AS SNOW FELL IN SUHL, GERMANY THIS EVENING....








In France's National Assembly the debate on pension reform began today government cabinet minister Gabriel Attal asserted that unless there is reform the system will run out of money.


The leader of the National Rally in the assembly, Marine Le Pen, says that there should be a referendum on pension reform that the people should have a say in the matter.



That National Rally motion for a referendum rejected 272-101.


"Left" members of the assembly vocal in their opposition today in the debate...(BFM-TV France)




BRITISH NURSES AND AMBULANCE WORKERS ON STRIKE TODAY SEEKING PAY RAISES THAT MEET THE RATE OF INFLATION.



INFLATION IN THE UK EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT...REUTERS




The Markets today moving downwards.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average off 34.99 points.


The NASDAQ dropped 119.50 points or one percent in value.


At 445 pm New York Time the price of oil at 74 dollars and 44 cents a barrel up one dollar and five cents...MARKETWATCH




HERE IN THE USA A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER ON THE OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA BORDER SOUTHEAST OF YOUNGSTOWN.



A CHEMICAL TRAIN DERALIMENT LEADING TO FEARS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS BEING RELEASED BY AN EXPLOSION.



THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FROM THEIR HOMES IN AND AROUND EAST PALESTINE, OHIO.


A CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THE CHEMICALS UNDERWAY TODAY...WKBN YOUNGSTOWN




Ukraine is being accused of using chemical weapons in the fight for Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) and Soledar.


According to an advisor for the leader of the Donetsk Peoples Republic, Russian soldiers experienced dizziness, nausea and vomiting Sunday...TASS RUSSIA




More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary..




IN NEW ZEALAND WHERE THERE'S ALREADY AN EGG SHORTAGE 75,000 HENS DIED IN A FIRE THIS MORNING...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND





DEADLY MAJOR EARTHQUAKES IMPACT TURKEY AND SYRIA RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN BOTH COUNTRIES



MORE THAN 4,000 NOW REPORTED DEAD

                                               (UPDATES WHEN ABLE)



AN EARTHQUAKE CENTERED IN TURKIYE (TURKEY) THAT STRUCK EARLY MONDAY MORNING (817 PM EASTERN US TIME SUNDAY NIGHT) WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 CAUSING DEATHS, INURIES AND DAMAGE ACROSS BOTH TURKEY AND NORTHWESTERN SYRIA.



TURKISH OFFICIALS NOW SAY TWO EARTHQUAKES OCCURRED IN THE REGION IN SUCCESSTION WHICH THEY MEASURED 7.7 AND 7.6 IN MAGNITUDE...(TRT NEWS)



THE QUAKE CENTERED NEAR THE CITY OF GAZIANTEP JUST NORTH OF THE SYRIAN BORDER





BY TUESDAY MORNING LOCAL TIME MONDAY EVENING HERE IN THE US 2,921 WERE REPORTED DEAD IN TURKEY.   15,834 REPORTED INJURED...(TRT News)


AN OFFICIAL COUNT THIS EVENING 711 DEAD AND 1431 INJURED IN SYRIA.



THERE ARE SOME 700 DEATHS IN THE JIHADIST CONTROLLED REGIONS OF NORTHWESTERN SYRIA.



THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IS HELPING WITH RESCUE EFFORTS IN SYRIAN GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED TERRITORY AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT BACKED 'WHITE HELMETS' ARE HELPING IN THE JIHADIST REGION OF NORTHWESTERN SYRIA.



RESCUE TEAMS FROM OTHER NATIONS ARE HEADED TO BOTH SYRIA AND TURKIYE TO ASSIST LOCAL EFFORTS.



TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN SAYS 45 COUNTRIES HAVE OFFERED ASSISTANCE.


66 AFTERSHOCKS REPORTED FOLLOWING THE QUAKE WITH THE LARGEST ONE BEING 6.6 IN MAGNITUDE.


TURKISH VICE-PRESIDENT FUAT OKTAY SAYS 1,710 BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED BY THE QUAKE...





TRT HABER (NEWS) TURKIYE (TRANSLATION PROMPT-VIDEO EMBEDDED LIVE STREAM)



...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (FULL NEWS FEED) (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





                                   BBC NEWS BLOG




       THE NATIONAL-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-BLOG





PALESTINIAN GUNMEN KILLED IN AN EARLY MONDAY MORNING RAID BY THE ISRAELI MILITARY.


THEY WERE SAID TO BE PLANNING TERRORIST ATTACKS...TIMES OF ISRAEL



In North Korea an urgent meeting of the ruling party.



The issue to be discussed is food with an 'urgent task' of improvement of the country's agriculture industry...ASSOCIATED PRESS






              RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA




  SHAKEUP WITH NEW DEFENSE MINISTER IN UKRAINE




                   TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




A Ukrainian legislator says that current Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov is leaving.    His replacement will be the chief of Ukraine's spy agency...REUTERS-INDIA TODAY

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