Thursday, July 13, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 7/13/2023 70 HOUSE REPUBLICANS OPPOSE UKRAINE MILITARY AID, HOLLYWOOD ACTORS ON STRIKE, SECRET SERVICE CAN'T FIND PERSON CONNECTED TO WHITE HOUSE COCAINE, US TOUTS SPY PLANE FLIGHT THROUGH TAIWAN STRAIT

 



                                 (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THEOUGH THURSDAY EVENING)




                        LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





A series of explosions in the Ukrainian city of Krivoy Rog early Friday morning.    The mayor warning people not to make photos or videos of the explosions or post them online...TASS RUSSIA...





IN THE END ONLY 70 US HOUSE MEMBERS ALL REPUBLICANS VOTED TO STOP US MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE.



THE AMENDMENT FROM REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN MATT GAETZ OF FLORIDA SUPPORTED BY MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE OF GEORGIA, LAUREN BOEBERT OF COLORADO, ANDY BIGGS AND PAUL GOSAR OF ARIZONA AS WELL AS ELISE STEFANIK OF NEW YORK AND THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY AMONG OTHERS...




                         US HOUSE CLERK ROLL CALL




More on the Ukraine War later in the summary...





A brawl in Kosovo's parliament today as ethnic Albanian Prime Minister Albin Kurti spoke about measures he's taking to defuse tensions with the Serb minority in the northern part of the Balkan nation.



When an opposition member objecting to those moves threw water on him other members joined in what became a fight among members of parliament...THE GUARDIAN UK (VIDEO EMBED)





Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says 50 Iranian terrorism plots have been stopped in recent years by Israel and its allies.


Gallant speaking on an official visit to Azerbaijan the nation that borders Iran on the north...TIMES OF ISRAEL




THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IN SYRIA SAYS THAT US COALITION WARPLANES VIOLATED SYRIAN AIRSPACE 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.



VIOLATIONS IN THE AL-TANF AREA BY US AND FRENCH WARPLANES.     THERE WERE ALSO VIOLATIONS OF SYRIAN AIRSPACE BY 13 DRONES IN VIOLATION OF DECONFLICTION PROTOCOLS WITH RUSSIAN FORCES IN SYRIA...TASS RUSSIA



                             "Shame on them"



Actress Fran Drescher, President of the Screen Actors Guild, announcing a strike against the entertainment industry starting at Midnight Los Angeles time tonight.



The SAG-AFTRA union striking with Drescher saying the entertainment industry is a 'very greedy entity' the actors worried about various issues like Artificial Intelligence replacing their work.



The union was also seeking to raise the minimum pay for its members...BBC NEWS (VIDEO EMBED)




In the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa a spokesman for an opposition party found dead in his car.    He was slumped over ridden with bullets as seen in social media video...REUTERS-AL ARABIYA



SENATORS LOYAL TO THAILAND'S MILITARY BLOCKING APPROVAL OF PITA LIMJAEROENRAT AS THAILAND'S  THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER.



HIS PARTY WON THE MOST SEATS IN RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BUT THE APPOINTED SENATORS ALSO GET TO VOTE ON WHO FORMS THE NEXT GOVERNMENT.



THE EFFORT TO SELECT A NEW PRIME MINISTER IN THAILAND WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK...ARD TAGESSCHAU GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





The slide of Argentina's peso continued today one US dollar now worth 506 pesos that's three more than yesterday...(Todo Noticias Argentina)...TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



THE US SECRET SERVICE ANNOUNCING THE END OF ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE COCAINE FOUND AT THE WHITE HOUSE MORE THAN A WEEK AGO.



THE SECRET SERVICE CLAIMS IT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A SUSPECT IN THE MATTER AFTER CHECKING VIDEO, DNA EVIDENCE AND FINGERPRINTS...BBC NEWS




The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 47.71 points.




The NASDAQ up 219.61 points or 1.58 percent.


At 536 pm New York Time the price of oil stood at 77 dollars and 21 cents a barrel up one dollar and 46 cents...MARKETWATCH



Israel's High Court of Justice will hear a petition seeking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's removal from office.



The plaintiffs argue Mr. Netanyahu is violating an agreement with Israel' former Attorney General regarding his involvement in judicial legislation that could impact the court cases against him involving corruption...TIMES OF ISRAEL...



ALSO IN ISRAEL THE OPPONENTS OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S JUDICIAL REFORM INTEND ANOTHER DAY OF DISRUPTIVE MASS PROTEST ON MONDAY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




US SPY PLANE FLIGHT IN TAIWAN STRAIT

                                                            (UPDATED)



              "the US side hyped it publicly"

THE CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTRY COMMENTS ON US SPY PLANE FLIGHT 7/13/2023-PRESS TV IRAN



The United States touting the flight of a US spy plane through the Taiwan Strait.



The Navy P-8A Poseidon flying through the strait today.



The 7th Fleet issuing a statement saying that the plane's flight "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific".



(ANALYSIS) In the past the US has sent warships through the strait along with warships from allied nations making public announcements and in one recent case noting 'unprofessional behavior' by a Chinese warship in the path of a US vessel.



On Thursday Taiwan's Defense Ministry announced the approach of 33 Chinese aircraft and nine Chinese ships to the island...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKIYE (TURKEY)




South Korea establishing a relationship with NATO involving cooperation in 11 areas.     South Korea's president attending the NATO summit in Lithuania this week along with Japan's prime minister...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA



IN THE UK A FIVE-DAY STRIKE BY JUNIOR DOCTORS SEEKING PAY HIKES COMPARABLE WITH AN INLFATION RATE THAT HAS TOPPED TEN PERCENT...BBC NEWS



The International Monetary Fund board approving three billion dollars for US dollar starved Pakistan.


Approval releases the first 1.2 billion dollars....NEWS AGENCIES-THE NEW ARAB





  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA



RUSSIAN SECURITY AGENCY DETAINS PEOPLE ACCUSED OF SENDING INFO TO UKRAINE





               TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED



The Russian FSB security agency rounding up individuals believed to have sent information on Russian military facilities in the Kursk Region to Ukraine...TASS RUSSIA





In other news...





A judge in New Zealand ruling that members of a religious community were "employees" not volunteers.



The case involved six former members of the Gloriavale religious community...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

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