Friday, October 20, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 10/20/2023 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY TRUMP WINS IN LATEST POLLING, CHINA RETALIATES FOR US CHIP SANCTIONS, JORDAN FALLS SHORT ON THIRD SPEAKER VOTE, SAUDI RULER CALLS FOR END TO ISRAELI GAZA ATTACKS, CHARGES FOR SOLDIER WHO RAN INTO NORTH KOREA

 



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BREAKING NEWS COMMENTARY RELATED TO JIM JORDAN AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HOUSE SPEAKER CONTEST...Legislative Leadership At All Levels Impedes Constitutional Limited Government That Spends Responsibly"





Two hostages were released in Gaza today and are now in Israel but first...




                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





A massive 1.7 trillion-dollar US budget deficit for the fiscal year that ended last month.



It's 320 billion dollars more than the previous fiscal year representing 6.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product of the United States...TASS RUSSIA





A NEW YORK JUDGE FINING PRESIDENT TRUMP FIVE THOUSAND US DOLLARS (7900 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS) FOR VIOLATING HIS GAG ORDER.



JUDGE ARTHUR ENGORON SAYING HE MAY PUT PRESIDENT TRUMP IN JAIL IF HIS GAG ORDER IS VIOLATED IN THE FUTURE...ASSOCIATED PRESS-9 NEWS AUSTRALIA




An Iraqi Shia militia says that a US base in Kurdistan was attacked by two drones...TASS RUSSIA







US POLITICS NEW POLLS REGARDING THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST SHOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP WINNING.


THE HARVARD-HARRIS POLL PUTS TRUMP AT 52 PERCENT AND BIDEN AT 48 PERCENT.


THE EMERSON POLL GIVES TRUMP 47 PERCENT AND BIDEN 45 PERCENT.



THE HARVARD HARRIS POLL CREATED THREE AND FOUR-WAY SCENARIOS INVOLVING ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. IN A THREE-WAY RACE AND ADDING CORNEL WEST FOR THE FOUR-WAY RACE.



IN BOTH CASES TRUMP THE WINNER BY A WIDER MARGIN THAT IN THE TWO-WAY CONTEST BY THE WAY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. GETTING 22 AND 21 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN THOSE RACES...REAL CLEAR POLITICS LASTEST POLLS





                           "Unacceptable"



Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reacting to Joe Biden comments linking the actions of Hamas to the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.


Mr. Peskov saying in part:




"We do not accept such a tone towards Russia and our president...There is a lot of emotion in the speeches of various politicians...But such rhetoric is hardly appropriate for responsible leaders..."...TASS RUSSIA





THE MASSIVE EXTRA SPENDING PACKAGE PROPOSED FOLLOWING JOE BIDEN'S SPEECH LAST NIGHT TOTALS 106 BILLION DOLLARS.     


THE BULK OF THE FUNDS FOR UKRAINE AND TAIWAN WITH SOME FOR ISRAEL AND FOUR BILLION RELATED TO THE US SOUTHERN BORDER...(News Agencies)






A Chinese container ship is the focus of a Finnish investigation into damage to a natural gas pipeline-telecommunications cable connecting Estonia and Finland.



The Hong-Kong flagged vessel "NewNew Polar Bear cited by Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).



There were two incidents on October 8th when the natural gas pipeline was damaged along with a telecommunications cable connecting Estonia with Sweden...REUTERS





RETALIATION FROM CHINA FOR THOSE NEW US COMPUTER CHIP SANCTIONS ANNOUNCED EARLIER IN THE WEEK.



CHINA WILL RESTRICT EXPORT OF GRAPHITE STARTING ON DECEMBER 1ST.


GRAPHITE A KEY INGREDIENT FOR ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES.


CHINA CITING NATIONAL SECURITY AND NATIONAL INTEREST IN MAKING THE DECISION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 286.89 points or .86 percent.




The NASDAQ fell 202.37 points or 1.53 percent.


At 520 pm New York Time the price of oil is 89 dollars and two a barrel down 35 cents...MARKETWATCH






POLITICS IN WASHINGTON TODAY A THIRD VOTE ON MAKING REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN JIM JORDAN OF OHIO HOUSE SPEAKER.



THE VOTE FALLING SHORT AGAIN FOR JORDAN...FREE REPUBLIC POST-DISCUSSION...




25 HOUSE REPUBLICANS FAILING TO SUPPORT CONGRESSMAN JORDAN...FREE REPUBLIC POST-DISCUSSION...



TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON THE FLOODGATES WIDE OPEN WITH NINE MEMBERS EITHER ANNOUNCED OR CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR SPEAKER...FREE REPUBLIC POST-WASHINGTON EXAMINER STORY-DISCUSSION






Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salaman says he is 'pained' to see violence in Gaza calling for an end to Israeli military operations there.



The de facto ruler of the Kingdom also spoke of the need to 'achieve a lasting peace that guarantees the establishment of a Palestinian state'.



He spoke as the Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Association of Southeast Asian Nations are holding a joint summit in Riyadh...ANADOLU AGENCY-TURKEY (TURKIYE)





North Korea threatening the US with a pre-emptive nuclear strike over US deployments to South Korea including B-52 bombers and F-22 stealth fighters...TASS RUSSIA



NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN TALKING ABOUT A "FORWARD-LOOKING" RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA.


KIM MET WITH THE VISITING RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV...AFP FRANCE-MALAY MAIL




The US Army charging Private Travis King with multiple crimes after he fled across the border from South Korea into North Korea.



Besides desertion King accused of assaulting fellow soldiers and soliciting child abuse material...REUTERS-RADIO NEW ZEALAND



British politics the opposition Labor Party taking two seats from the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in special elections Thursday.


The seats were held by the Conservatives with large majorities...BBC NEWS BLOG






                         WAR IN ISRAEL

                                                           (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)





   HEZBOLLAH TARGETS HIT IN LEBANON TONIGHT





                  HAMAS RELEASES TWO HOSTAGES




   45TH US MILITARY AID PLANE ARRIVES IN ISRAEL





ISRAELI TROOPS FIRED ON NEAR LEBANESE BORDER





               MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





                              ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





                                       TIMES OF ISRAEL





                                       BBC NEWS BLOG





Israel striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon tonight following more incidents along its northern border during the day...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





Hamas announced the release of two Americans held hostage in Gaza.


Hamas saying the mother and daughter were released 'for humanitarian reasons'...(Times Of Israel)...


Israel sources say they were released to the Red Cross and will be going to Egypt...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...



The hostages later arrived in Israel they are dual American-Israeli citizens Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie Raanan





A 45th US aircraft carrying military aid arrived in Israel today...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Israeli troops fired near a town on the border with Lebanon.   They returned fire...TIMES OF ISRAEL









    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA



UKRAINE LAUNCHES MISSILE ATTACK ON CRIMEA, SEA OF AZOV AREA



                  TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




     RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





Ukraine firing at least 10-15 missiles at Crimea and the Sea of Azov area this evening.


The governor of Russia's Kherson Region says that all the missiles were shot down...TASS RUSSIA










In other news...




41 Canadian diplomats forced out of India they left the country after India told them they would lose their diplomatic status today.



India retaliating after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linked the Indian government to the June 18th murder of a Sikh independence advocate in British Columbia to the Indian government.


Canada's Foreign Minister saying the Indian government was 'unreasonable' in its actions but that Canada will not retaliate.



Canada already kicked out an Indian diplomat said to be the intelligence officer at their embassy in Ottawa...GLOBAL NEWS CANADA




A RUSSIAN-AMERICAN JOURNALIST TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN RUSSIA.


 ALSU KURMASHEVA ACCUSED OF FAILING TO REGISTER AS A FOREIGN AGENT.    SHE WORKS FOR THE US GOVERNMENT'S RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY...BBC NEWS





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