Wednesday, November 22, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 11/22/2023 NEWSDUMP WEEK GEERT WILDERS PARTY WINS DUTCH VOTE, DEADLY BLAST AT US-CANADA BORDER NOT TERRORISM, UK ECONOMIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS CUT, US WARNS INDIAN GOV'T OVER SIKH MURDER PLOT, BRITISH SNOOKER STAR SEES 'GREAT PRIZE MONEY' IN CHINA

 


(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH FINAL POSTING CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME)



The projected winner of today's proportional election in the Netherlands is the Party of Freedom led by Geert Wilders and the deadly explosion incident at the US-Canada border crossing linked to car theft but first...


                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




A US DESTROYER SHOOTING DOWN MULTIPLE DRONES LAUNCHED BY THE HOUTHI GOVERNMENT IN YEMEN.


THE USS THOMAS HUDNER ON PATROL IN THE RED SEA WHEN CONFRONTING THE DRONES.


US CENTRAL COMMAND REPORTING NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE.


EARLIER THIS MONTH THE DESTROYER SHOT DOWN A SINGLE ATTACKING HOUTHI DRONE...USNI NEWS






THE HOSTAGE RELEASE-CEASE-FIRE DEAL BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS DELAYED BY LAST-MINUTE DISAGREEMENTS.


THIS IS CONFIRMED BY BOTH ISRAEL AND QATAR...TIMES OF ISRAEL...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



"it is the international community's duty to deprive this entity of nuclear weapons"


Iran's Foreign Minister speaking about Israel during a visit to Lebanon.


 Hossein Amir-Abdollahian citing Israel's military actions in Gaza in response to the brutal Hamas attack of October 7th.


He also called for an international tribunal to bring to justice those reposnsible for "crimes in the war"...TASS RUSSIA




THE EXPLOSION AT THE US-CANADA BORDER CROSSING IN NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK IS NOT TERRORISM



FBI SAYS IT WAS A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT



CAR THEFT SUSPECTED ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA

                                                          (UPDATED)



THE RAINBOW BRIDGE BETWEEN THE US AND CANADA IN NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK CLOSED FOLLOWING A DEADLY VEHICLE EXPLOSION.



TWO REPORTED KILLED WITH THE EXPLOSION LINKED TO TERRORISM IN EARLY REPORTING.   THOSE KILLED THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS.



THE EXPLOSION SAID TO BE POWERFUL WITH THE VEHICLE SPEEDING INTO THE US BORDER INSPECTION POINT BEFORE THE BLAST.



THE ACCIDENT ON THE US SIDE WITH AN EYEWITNESS DESCRIBING A VEHICLE SPEEDING TOWARDS THE BRIDGE TO CROSS INTO CANADA...









VIDEO FROM EXPLOSION SITE AT US BORDER CROSSING CHECKPOINT



            WKBW BUFFALO NEWS STORY




THE FBI WAS REPORTED INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT...REBEL NEWS "X" SOCIAL MEDIA (PHOTO VIDEO EMBED)...REBEL NEWS CANADA "X" FEED...



OTHER BORDER CROSSINGS BETWEEN THE US AND CANADA NEARBY WERE CLOSED...(News Agencies)...


THE LATEST WORD IS THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT TERRORISM THAT HAS BEEN STATED BY NEW YORK GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL...(News Agencies)...



AND THE FBI IS SAYING THE INCIDENT WAS A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WITH LOCAL MEDIA REPORTING THE CAR INVOLVED WAS STOLEN...TASS RUSSIA




Inflation in Russia measured .2 percent for the week of November 14-20.    This would be 10.4 percent on an annual basis.   Inflation overall for the year ending November 20th is 7.35 percent...TASS RUSSIA



US politics the Emerson poll showing President Trump beating Joe Biden 47 to 43 percent in a two-way presidential race next year.



In a wide-open contest Trump 42 percent, Biden 36 percent, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 7 percent with leftists Cornel West and Jill Stein each getting 1 percent...REAL CLEAR POLITICS LATEST POLLS



ROUGH ECONOMIC TIMES IN THE UK TODAY THE CUTTING OF ECONOMIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS.   


NOW ONLY .7 PERCENT GROWTH EXPECTED NEXT YEAR AND 1.4 PERCENT IN 2025.


OFFICIALLY A RETURN TO THE PRE-COVID STANDARD OF LIVING PUSHED BACK TO 2027-28...BBC NEWS...



FOLLOWING THIS NEWS THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCING IN PARLIAMENT A TAX CUT AND BENEFIT INCREASES...BBC NEWS





An Iranian affiliated group in Iraq warning of additional attacks on US targets following US airstrikes on Shia militia control targets in southern Iraq...ASSOCIATED PRESS-NAVY TIMES




PAKISTAN APPLYING TO JOIN THE BRICS GROUP OF NATIONS ALONGSIDE CHINA, RUSSIA, BRAZIL, SAUDI ARABIA AND INDIA AMONG OTHER COUNTRIES.


PAKISTAN CONTACTING OTHER BRICS NATIONS INCLUDING RUSSIA, WHICH CHAIRS THE GROUP NEXT YEAR, SEEKING SUPPORT...INDIA TODAY...


Meanwhile the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees asking Pakistan to stop mass expulsion of Afghans.   


The UNHCR saying harsh winter conditions in its request for refugees to be allowed to remain.    


Pakistan citing terrorism incidents in justifying the eviction of 1.7 million Afghans some who have lived there for decades...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



US authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh nationalist in the United States warning the Indian government about the matter.



This according to the "Financial Times".



A sealed indictment involving an individual accused of plotting to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannum filed in federal court in New York.



Indian anti-terrorism authorities as reported later in this summary targeting Mr. Pannum accusing him of threatening violence...THE GUARDIAN UK



 MEANWHILE ANNUAL TRAINING EXERCISES UNDERWAY INVOLVING US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIERS AND MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN ARMY.



THE EXERCISES TAKING PLACE IN THE EASTERN PART OF INDIA...TASS RUSSIA....



More news related to India and Sikh nationalism later in this summary.



The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 184.74 points.



The NASDAQ rose 65.88 points.


At 443 pm New York Time the price of oil 76 dollars and 77 cents a barrel down one dollar...MARKETWATCH




TOP BRITISH SNOOKER (POOL) PLAYER RONNIE O'SULLIVAN SAYING HE WILL QUIT PLAYING IN OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED EVENTS IF HE IS BANNED FROM PLAYING EVENTS IN CHINA.


O'SULLIVAN EXPLAINING THE BENFITS OF PLAYING THE EVENTS IN CHINA:



"When I go to China I play in great venues, great crowds, great prize money.   And I love it"...



                            REUTERS






SAM ALTMAN RETURNING TO OPEN AI AFTER BEING OUSTED AS CEO.


THE DEAL INVOLVES THE NOTION OF THE COMPANY APPOINTING A NEW BOARD...BBC NEWS





THE DUTCH ELECTION:  GEERT WILDERS PARTY OF FREEDOM IS THE PROJECTED WINNER 


                                                       (UPDATED)



Today is Election Day in the Netherlands with 150 seats in the lower house of Parliament being contested.



A strict proportional system will allow for more than 15 parties to win seats but four parties are expected to garner 2/3 of the seats.



Leading parties in the polling were the Party of Freedom led by Geert Wilders, the VVD Liberal (Capitalist) Party, the Labor-Green Alliance and the New Social Contract.


The exit polling tonight shows the Party of Freedom led by Geert Wilders the winner with 35 seats.


Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban offering early congratulations to Mr. Wilders.


The next four parties are the Labor-Green Alliance at 26 seats, the VVD Liberal (Free Market Capitalists) at 23, the New Social Contract at 20 and the D66 (Social Liberals) at 10.



But there are new numbers as of 850 pm Eastern US Time (250 am Netherlands Time Thursday).



This "preliminary estimate" 37 seats for the PVV, Labor-Green 25 seats, VVD Liberals (Capitalist) 24, New Social Contract 20, D66 (Social Liberals) 9, BBB (Farmers) 7, Socialists 5, Christian Democrats 5, Party for the Animals 4, Forum for Democracy 3, Christian Union 3, Denk 3, Volt 2, Ja 21 1


93.9 percent of the vote reported counted...



NOS NETHERLANDS THIRD ELECTION BLOG






NOS NETHERLANDS SECOND ELECTION BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



NOS NETHERLANDS EARLIER ELECTION BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




India's anti-terrorism agency targeting a Sikh activist who made a video warning about Air India not being able to operate in the world after November 5th.



Gurpatwant Singh Pannun saying his video was about an economic boycott and had nothing to do with terrorism...REUTERS-ASIA ONE SINGAPORE






NORTH KOREA SAYS THERE WILL BE MORE SPY SATELLITE LAUNCHES 'IN A SHORT SPAN OF TIME'


THIS FOLLOWING THE FIRST SUCESSFUL SPY SATELLITE LAUNCH ON TUESDAY NIGHT...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA...


NORTH KOREA HAS RELEASED PHOTOS OF THE LAUNCH WITH RULER KIM JONG-UN LEADING A CELEBRATION...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA...


IN RESPONSE SOUTH KOREA ANNOUNCING PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF A MILITARY AGREEMENT AND RESUMPTION OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ALONG THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE (BORDER) BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA....MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)







                          WAR IN ISRAEL

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)





MULTIPLE ISRAELI STRIKES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON




MISSILE APPROACHING SOUTHERN ISRAEL INTERCEPTED




             MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                              ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





Hezbollah media outlet Al-Manar reporting multiple Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




An Israeli fighter jet taking down a cruise missile aimed at southern Israel.    The missile presumed to have originated from Houthi controlled Yemen...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



In other news...



Former Obama Administration and US State Department official Stuart Seldowitz arrested after berating a Muslim food vendor in New York City.




He was an adviser in the administration of President Barack Obama and also let go by a DC based lobbying firm after that video of him was shown online.



In the video Stuart Seldowitz seen harassing the Islamic food vendor with comments deemed "Islamophobic" and "racist"...ANI NEWS INDIA....FREE REPUBLIC POST-DAILY MAIL STORY-DISCUSSION








ANOTHER LAWSUIT UNDER A NEW YORK LAW ALLOWING FOR SUITS RELATED TO HISTORICAL SEX CRIMES.



GUNS N' ROSES FRONTMAN AXL ROSE ACCUSED BY FORMER MODEL SHELIA KENNEDY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN 1989.



KENNEDY SEEKING DAMAGES FOR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND 'GENDER MOTIVATED VIOLENCE'...BBC NEWS





    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA




RUSSIA DESTROYS FOUR UKRAINIAN DRONE BOATS IN BLACK SEA



                   TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




      RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Russia destroying four Ukrainian drone boats in the Black Sea early this morning.   The boats attempting to approach Crimea...RIA NOVOSTI (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






In other news...




Today is the 60th anniversary of the Assassination of  US President John F. Kennedy in Dallas.



A crowd gathered in Dealey Plaza site of the assassination as President Kennedy's motorcade passed Kennedy riding in an open top limousine...







This is an actual television broadcast from Dallas 60 years ago today using the more limited technology of the time to cover the event...





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