Friday, May 12, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 5/12/2023 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY RECORD INFLATION IN ARGENTINA, US INCREASING MILITARY PRESENCE IN PERSIAN GULF, US ACCUSED OF TURKISH ELECTION INTERFERENCE

 


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At the southern US border tonight officials say they will be hampered in their ability to release illegal immigrants into the general population quickly following the lifting of Title 42.



Those officials having to comply with a federal judge's order not to use a quick release method they originally intended to employ...KTSM EL PASO





The Standard and Poor's rating agency says politicians in Israel will come to "some form of consensus" regarding a reform of Israel's judicial system.



S and P offering that assessment as it decided to keep Israel's credit rating at AA- with a "stable" outlook.



The rating agency also noting continuing political and security risks both inside Israel and in the region around it...TIMES OF ISRAEL







A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT'S TRAFFIC SAFETY REGULATOR AND A MAJOR MANUFACTURER OF AIR BAG PARTS FOR VEHICLES.




THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT ARC AUTOMOTIVE SHOULD RECALL 67 MILLION INFLATORS.



ARC AUTOMOTIVE DISAGREES.




CONCERN ABOUT THE INFLATORS EXPLODING AND HURLING SHRAPNEL.



GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED TO RECALL ONE MILLION VEHICLES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER.     THE DRIVER OF A GM VEHICLE SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES EARLIER THIS YEAR...BBC NEWS




No breakthrough reported in the trade talks between Australia and China.



Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell meeting China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao trying to get China to lift bans on Australian products like barley, beef and wine.


Mr. Farrell bringing up the issue of two Australian nationals detained in China.


They agreed to continue their discussion in the future...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA



Shocking inflation stats released late today in Argentina.    An 8.4 percent monthly rate for April but an annual rate now pegged at 109 percent...FREE REPUBLIC POST-REUTERS STORY-DISCUSSION...TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




FORMER CIA DIRECTOR JOHN BRENNAN TALKING THE HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP ISSUE TO A US HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE.



DURING THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WHEN THE LAPTOP BECAME AN ISSUE BRENNAN JOINED 50 OTHE INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS WHO SUGGESTS THE LAPTOP WAS 'RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION'.



HIS TRANSCIRBED INTERVIEW MORE THAN FOUR HOURS LONG.   


ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE (KAT CAMMACK REPUBLICAN-FL) SAYS THE INTERVIEWS WITH BRENNAN AND OTHERS PAINT A PICTURE OF THE USE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES...NEW YORK POST...


There's new information coming out from Hunter Biden's laptop.


Joe Biden's son spending on cigars, hot tubs and lingerie during a time when his family was in "precarious financial situation"



Those details chronicled by an attorney for Hunter Biden's ex-wife Rebekah Sullivan and contained in the laptop.



The spending at a time when the younger Biden appeared to be in business with a convicted Romanian businessman Gabirel Popoviciu as well as collecting income from his membership on the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings...NEW YORK POST (WARNING-EXPLICIT PICTURES)




Iran freeing two French citizens on what it says are "humanitarian grounds".


Bernard Phelan and Benjamin Briere were jailed accused of being spies, spreading anti-government propaganda and promoting protests...PRESS TV IRAN



Citing harassment of shipping by Iran the US says its sending military reinforcements to the Persian Gulf.


National Security spokesman John Kirby the Defense Department will release details in the coming days...AFP FRANCE-VOICE OF AMERICA...


Meanwhile the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy commander says his forces are at their highest level of readiness controlling the Persian Gulf in the air, at the surface and below the surface.


Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri says movement of "the enemy's vessels" in the Gulf  "is under constant surveillance"...PRESS TV IRAN




British political leaders pressuring the Eurovision Song Contest to allow Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky to speak at the event tomorrow in Liverpool.


Both Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer of the Labor Party calling for Zelensky to be allowed to speak.



The European Broadcasting Union saying such a speech would violate political impartiality.


Because of the Ukraine War Ukraine, which would be entitled to host the competition because it won last year, is not hosting this year's contest...BBC NEWS



(UPDATED) CONTROVERSIAL MANHATTAN NEW YORK DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEMOCRAT ALVIN BRAGG CHARGING A MARINE CORPS VETERAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF JORDAN NEELY.


DANIEL PENNY'S LAWYERS SAY THEIR CLIENT ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE AND DID NOT SEEK TO KILL NEELY IN AN INCIDENT IN A SUBWAY CAR EARLIER THIS MONTH.    


PENNY USING A CHOKEHOLD ON NEELY WHO WAS PERCEIVED BY OTHER SUBWAY PASSENGERS AS A THREAT TO THEIR SAFETY.


PENNY IS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.   HE WAS RELEASED ON BAIL...



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The markets.


The Dow down 8.89 points.


The NASDAQ declined 43.76 points.


The price of oil down 78 cents a barrel at 70 dollars and nine cents...MARKETWATCH



Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says Joe Biden stands behind the actions of the US that amount to interference in Turkiye's (Turkey's) presidential election.



Soylu speaking after minor presidential candidate Muharrem Ince dropped out of the race.



Three candidates still in with the first-round vote on Sunday incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing his main Kemal Kilicdaroglu.    Erdogan's supporters say US actions are designed to help Kilicdaroglu win the election...TASS RUSSIA...



Mr. Kilcardoglu has leveled allegations unsubstantiated ones that Russia is meddling in the election...BBC NEWS




ROCKETS LAUNCHED AT JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL CONTINUES STRIKES ON ISLAMIC JIHAD IN GAZA




More rockets fired at Israel including the Jerusalem area today.     Islamic Jihad retaliating for strikes by Israel that killed its top leaders.



Israel launching counterstrikes into Gaza this afternoon.



More rockets fired at Israel later in the day with another top Islamic State leader killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.




              MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


                            TIMES OF ISRAEL BLOG


                            ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



A US AIR FORCE GENERAL RELIEVED OF COMMAND.



MAJ. GEN. PHILIP A. STEWART REMOVED FROM COMMAND OF THE 19TH AIR FORCE ON TUESDAY.



A 'LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO LEAD' CITED ALONG WITH 'ALLEGED MISCONDUCT...CURENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION'.



THE 19TH AIR FORCE IS A MAJOR TRAINING UNIT...TASK AND PURPOSE




China calling on the United States to lift sanctions on Defense Minister Li Shangfu.



There's a possibility that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin could meet Li in Singapore during an international conference next month.


The US saying sanctions are not a bar to talks.



The US complaining about a lack of contacts with top Chinese military officials even with talks with other top Chinese officials are going forward...NIKKEI ASIA JAPAN




A bipartisan group of US House members introducing legislation to prevent the US from normalizing relations with Syria and expanding sanctions related to it.



The group led by US House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Republican Michael McCaul of Texas is meant as a warning to nations drawing closer to Syria.


 Arab nations led by Saudia Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates as well as Türkiye are normalizing and moving towards closer relations with Syria...


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In other news....



An Israel military spokesman making an apology for the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh during a firefight between the Israeli military and Palestinian terrorists a year ago.


Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari saying "we are very sorry for the death of Shireen Abu Akleh" during an inteview with CNN...ANI NEWS INDIA



Elon Musk confirming that Linda Yaccarino, who has worked for NBC Universal, is the new CEO of Twitter.



Musk, who is Twitter's owner, says he will focus on product design and new technology while she focuses on business operations...




FREE REPUBLIC POST--ELON MUSK TWITTER-DISCUSSION




The Labor Party government in Australia that ran on a platform of taking action on "climate" deciding to allow a new coal mine to be built...BBC NEWS



THE US GOVERNMENT SEIZING 13 INTERNET DOMAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IRANIAN BACKED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT IN LEBANON.


THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYING THE DOMAINS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS SANCTIONED BY THE UNITED STATES...PRESS TV IRAN




A big recall from a major exercise bike maker.   


Peloton recalling 2.2 million bikes over a potential break in their seat post assembly.



The bikes sold from January of 2018 to March of 2023.



35 incidents of broken seat post assemblies reported during use including 13 injuries...THE GUARDIAN UK

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