NEWS SUMMARY-INTELIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 12/31/2023 NEWSDUMP YEAR END SPECIALTY INFANT FORMULA RECALL, APPEALS COURT REINSTATES CALIFORNIA GUN LAW, TRUMP: MAKE WASHINGTON DC "GREAT AGAIN", NETANYAHU PROJECTS LONG WAR

 

         (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING TILL MIDNIGHT)

                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCING AN INFANT FORUMLA RECALL TODAY.

IT INVOLVES A SPECIALTY HYPOALLERGENIC FORMULA PRODUCED BY RECKITT/MEAD JOHNSON.

THERE IS POSSIBLE BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF THE NUTRAMIGEN HYPOALLERGENIC POWDERED INFANT FORMULA.   THIS FORMULA USED FOR INFANTS ALLERGIC TO COWS MILK.

675,000 CANS RECALLED AFTER TESTING IN ISRAEL WAS POSITIVE FOR A BACTERIA THAT COULD CAUSE RARE AND DEADLY INFECTIONS IN NEWBORNS...CNN

Air raid warnings in four western Ukrainian regions Monday morning...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA

A DRONE SHOT DOWN OVER THE US AIN AL-ASSAD AIR BASE IN WESTERN IRAQ TONIGHT...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

Israeli soldiers on the ground are saying that pilots in the air are refusing to carry out air strikes due to 'conscience'.   

Settlements Minister Orit Strock raising the matter at today's cabinet meeting saying pilots are refusing to support troops on the ground.

The so-called "far-right" politician challenged by Education Minister Yoav Kisch calling her question "delusional"...TIMES OF ISRAEL...

Now later in the day Israel Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi telling troops they will receive the "strongest possible fire support".

But Halevi also noting that 'rules of engagement' will be 'implemented...intelligently'.

He also said those rules are to 'protect us from ourselves'...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

POLICE IN GERMANY ARRESTING THREE MORE TERRORIST SUSPECTS.

 THE THREE NEW ARRESTS ASSOCIATED WITH A CHRISTMAS EVE ARREST ON SUSPICION OF TERRORISM.

FEAR EXPRESSED OF AN ISLAMIST ATTACK ON THE CATHEDRAL IN COLOGNE...TAGESSCHAU ARD-TV NEWS GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In the Democratic Republic of Congo incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi proclaimed the winner of the election.

The election commission saying Tshisekedi won with more than 70 percent of the vote.

Opposition and civil society groups saying the election is questionable due to logistical problems.

Businessman Moise Katumbi finished second with 18 percent of the vote...AL JAZEERA QATAR

THE YEMENI (HOUTHI) FORCES SAY 10 OF THEIR MEMBERS WERE KILLED IN THE RED SEA TODAY.

THEY SPEAK OF 'ESCALATION' BY THE US...FAYTUKS NEWS...

THE MERCHANT VESSEL REPORTED ATTACKED EARLIER TODAY EXITING THE WATERS OFF THE COAST OF YEMEN.

US FORCES ENGAGING THE ATTACKING SMALL BOATS...UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS "X"

Earlier news of this incident later in this summary.

"Working for the common good has brought society together.  We are united in our thoughts.  In labor and in battle.  On weekdays and holidays."

Part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's New Year's message.

Putin saying there is no force that can divide Russians.

He noted 2024 has been declared a Year of the Family in Russia and says the Russian people are the best guarantee of the country's future...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT) 

CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE SPEAKING OF THE DEEPENING OF REFORMS IN CHINA.

IN THE LAST YEAR SHAKEUPS IN CHINA INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTRY'S DEFENSE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS.

XI SPEAKING OF SHORING UP CONFIDENCE IN CHINA'S ECONOMY.

CHINA EPXECTED TO EXPERIENCE FIVE PERCENT ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXT YEAR AS IT HAS THIS YEAR...REUTERS-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE

The Israeli Finance Minister and leader of the Religious Zionism Party Bezalel Smotrich saying that some 1.8 million Palestinian residents of Gaza should be encouraged to emigrate.

Smotrich telling Israel Defense Forces Radio that the population of Gaza should be reduced to 100-200 thousand people following the conflict.

He says that "They have been living in a Ghetto for 75 years and are in need"...TIMES OF ISRAEL

THIS MORNING FIGHTING IN THE RED SEA INVOLVING YEMENI SMALL BOATS AND THE US MILITARY.

THE US SAYS THREE OF FOUR SMALL BOATS WERE DESTROYED WHEN THEY APPROACHED THE MERCHANT VESSEL MAERSK HANGZHOU.

THE CONTAINER SHIP REPORTED AN ONBOARD EXPLOSION JUST HOURS BEFORE THIS LATEST INCIDENT (SEE EARLIER STORY)...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X" SOCIAL MEDIA

The California gun-ban law affecting most public places allowed to take effect Monday as the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction against the law issued by a lower court on December 20th.

This administrative stay will give time for the court to consider a more permanent ruling to keep the law in place while the appeals process plays out in the court system...REUTERS-ASIA ONE SINGAPORE (CLICK PAST AD)

IN THE WATERS OFF YEMEN SATURDAY NIGHT THE SINGAPORE-FLAGGED CONTAINER SHIP 'MAERSK HANGZHOU' STRUCK BY A MISSILE.

THE SHIP ABLE TO CONTINUE MOVING US WARSHIPS MOVING TO ASSIST THE VESSEL WITH THE DESTROYER USS GRAVELY SHOOTING DOWN TWO MISSILES...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X" SOCIAL MEDIA

"An important part of my platform for President is to bring back, restore and rebuild Washington DC into the "crown jewel" of our nation."

That's President Donald Trump on social media this weekend pushing for the FBI Headquarters to remain in Washington DC and not be relocated to suburban Maryland.

Mr. Trump pushing for a rebuilding of Washington DC making it "crime free and GREAT AGAIN."...

                  TRUTH SOCIAL MEDIA...

"Let's be clear, the FBI does NOT need a spectacular new building"

That's Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky on social media tonight regarding the notion of a new FBI building being built at all...

                           THOMAS MASSIE "X" POST

The Pakistan election authority rejecting bids by currently imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to run for office in the national elections pushed back to next year.

Mr. Khan jailed accused of revealing secret materials (diplomatic cables) following incidents in Pakistan on May 9th where groups of people attacked army bases...REUTERS-MALAY MAIL

The former Prime Minister and "right-wing" opposition leader in Albania under house arrest.    Sali Berisha accused of corruption and organized crime.

His lawyers appealing the decision which also bans Berisha from foreign travel...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE

 A US BASE AT THE AL OMAR OIL FIELD IN EASTERN SYRIA CAME UNDER ATTACK SATURDAY NIGHT..."X" SOCIAL MEDIA POST (VIDEO EMBED)...

A US RETALIATORY ATTACK LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ON IRANIAN-LINKED MILITIAS ON THE SYRIA-IRAQ BORDER IN THE DEIR EZZOR REGION...

ISRAEL STRIKING NEAR THE ALEPPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SYRIA THIS WEEKEND WITH DAMAGE REPORTED...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IN SYRIA REPORTING FOUR VIOLATIONS OF SYRIAN AIRSPACE BY US-COALITION AIRCRAFT SATURDAY IN THE AL TANF REGION.     THEY INVOLVED TWO A-10 ATTACK AIRCRAFT AND TWO MQ-1 DRONES...TASS RUSSIA

NORTH KOREA PLANNING TO LAUNCH THREE MORE SPY SATELLITES NEXT YEAR.

THE GOAL SET BY RULER KIM JONG-UN SPEAKING AT A YEAR-END RULING PARTY MEETING.

ON NOVEMBER 21ST NORTH KOREA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHING ITS FIRST SPY SATELLITE INTO ORBIT AFTER TWO FAILURES EARLIER IN THE YEAR...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA

In Canada's British Columbia province a Supreme Court justice granting a temporary injunction against a law banning drug use in public spaces citing 'irreparable harm'.

That law was set to take effect tomorrow.

Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson saying the government hasn't approved regulations to implement the new law which would have impacted people's lives.

He noted possible deaths, displacement and criminalization of people using drugs.   His injunction delays the law's start until March 31st...CBC NEWS CANADA

        "The war will last many more months"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this weekend saying that the conflict will continue in Gaza.

Netanyahu saying hostages must be released and Hamas eliminated...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

THIS WEEKEND THE NEW YORK TIMES OUT WITH A REPORT PAINTING THE PICTURE OF AN ISRAEL MILITARY CAUGHT BY SURPRISE ON OCTOBER 7TH.

UNITS HASTILY DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE OF THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN ISRAEL FORCED TO RELY ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTS TO FIND THE ENEMY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

            THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                   (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

          ROCKET BARRAGES AT CENTRAL ISRAEL

                   1.5 MILLION HOMELESS IN GAZA

  ISRAEL HITS HEZBOLLAH IN SOUTHERN LEBANON

   ISRAEL CONTINUES OFFENSIVE IN CENTRAL GAZA

         MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                          ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                   TIMES OF ISRAEL

                           AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG

Dozens of rockets fired into Israel from Gaza tonight most of them shot down...(Israel National News)

1.5 million left homeless in Gaza due to the conflict...(Al Jazeera Qatar)

Israel on the attack this weekend in Central Gaza...(News Agencies)

Israel striking targets in southern Lebanon linked to Hezbollah...(Times Of Israel)

In other news...

CHINA'S TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE SAYS THAT THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN TAIWAN'S JANUARY 13TH ELECTION IS A 'WORKER FOR TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE'.

CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT LAI CHING-TE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY  DEBATING HOU YU-IH OF THE KUOMINTANG (KMT) PARTY MAKING COMMENTS OFFENSIVE TO BEIJING.    

MR. HOU ALSO CRITICIZING MR. LAI FOR BEING PRO-INDEPENDENCE.

CHINA ALSO SAYING LAI IS 'CONFRONTATIONAL' AND A DESTROYER OF PEACE.

CHINA CONSIDERS TAIWAN TO BE PART OF CHINA AND THEN US PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AFFIRMED THE NOTION WHEN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED WITH CHINA ON JANUARY 1ST, 1979...REUTERS-RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Rail service for the New Year holiday disrupted between London and Paris.     Eurostar passengers in London and Paris stranded due to flooding in a tunnel under the Thames River...BBC NEWS...Service resuming Sunday with delays expected...(BFM-TV France)

   THE URKAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                               (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

DEADLY UKRAINIAN ATTACK IN DONETSK REGION TONIGHT

RUSSIAN CIVILIANS KILLED, WOUNDED IN NEW UKRAINIAN ATTACK IN BELGOROD REGION

RUSSIA SAYS IT HIT 'DECISION MAKING CENTERS' IN URKAINE

AIR RAID ALERTS IN TEN UKRAINIAN REGIONS SATURDAY NIGHT

DEADLY STRIKE ON RUSSIAN BORDER REGION SATURDAY

                       TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED

         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Four killed tonight in a Ukrainian attack on Russia's Donetsk Region formerly part of Ukraine...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

One killed, one wounded in new Ukrainian attack on southwestern Russia's Belgorod Region...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Russia describing the Saturday night attacks as ones involving "decision making centers" like the Kharkiv Palace in Kharkiv (Kharkhov)...TASS RUSSIA...

RUSSIA LINKING TARGETS HIT TO THE ATTACK ON THE BELGOROD REGION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Air raid alerts in 10 Ukrainian regions Saturday night...(RIA Novosti Russia)...

Ukraine striking Russia's southwestern border area Saturday at least 22 dead and 109 wounded...(RIA Novosti Russia)

The attacks in the Belgorod Region followed a massive Russian strike deep into Ukraine on Friday that caused death and destruction in major Ukrainian cities.

In other news...

The Queen of Denmark Margrethe II abdicating her throne effective January 14th.     

Crown Prince Frederick will replace her...BBC NEWS

SINGING STAR PAULA ABDUL SUING BRITISH MEDIA EXECUTIVE NIGEL LYTHGOE ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THE ALLEGED INCIDENTS DATE BACK SOME 20 YEARS AGO BUT ABDUL IS ABLE TO SUE UNDER A CALIFORNIA LAW LIFTING THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS ON SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUITS.

MR. LYTHGOE DENYING THE ALLEGATIONS...BBC NEWS

NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND: "BRITAIN IS BEHIND THE TERRORIST ATTACK", SOME DIE BUT MORE LIVE, DAVOS HEROES HELP MITCH MCCONNELL RINO'S, WHY O7 IN ISRAEL? THE NEOCONSERVATIVE. MAKE WASHINGTON DC GREAT AGAIN?

 

                         (SOME MATERIAL MAY BE OFFENSIVE OR DISTURBING)

      (MATERIAL WILL BE ADDED INSIDE AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST TODAY)

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  RUSSIAN BORDER REGION HIT HARD FOLLOWING BIDEN COMMENTS REGARDING RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN 'HE MUST BE STOPPED'...FREE REPUBLIC-NEWSWEEK MSN STORY-DISCUSSION: "Biden warns US military might get pulled into direct conflict with Russia"...

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  THE STRIKES BY UKRAINE IN THE BELGOROD REGION FOLLOW A SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF RUSSIAN STRIKES DEEP INTO UKRAINE FRIDAY THAT CAUSED DAMAGE IN MANY MAJOR CITIES...

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  22 KILLED IN ATTACKS WITH RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYING IT WAS A 'TERRORIST ATTACK' DIRECTED BY BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES...

"Britain is behind the terrorist attack, which in coordination with the United States, is inciting the Kiev regime to terrorist actions..."

PART OF THE COMMENTS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN MARIA ZAKHAROVA 12/30/2023...

RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                                         
                                            "MIDNIGHT SPECIAL"-JOHNNY RIVERS

                                               "ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO"-CHER

                                           "SHOWER THE PEOPLE"-JAMES TAYLOR

Christmas a chance to watch football the NFL I sat down with my Dad to watch the Raiders takes me back to those days around 1970 when Dad and I sat in the living room and did just that.

On Christmas Eve I was in the room with three people on the Temu App Temu a Chinese company making big inroads in low price online retailing.

They are doing well up against another Chinese company Schein.

Temu now based in Ireland with its low corporate income tax.

Temu helping to keep that socially leftist nation and home of the IRA terrorist party Sinn Fein afloat.

"Obamacare is too expensive, and otherwise, not good healthcare.    I will come up with a much better and less expensive alternative!..."

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA POST 12/25/2023-LINK

President Donald Trump wants to modify Obamacare who isn't getting their cut?

Obamacare started as Romneycare Mitt Romney as Governor of Massachusetts forcing everyone to get health insurance coverage to bail out medical conglomerates (hospital groups) losing money.

The conglomerates formed up when Hillary Clinton was making noise in the 1990's about a new health care system.

But getting back here Trump already modified Obamacare as POTUS I guess to help health insurance companies get their piece of the financial pie.

Way back in George W. Bush's time the Pharma Industry taken care of with a Medicare Prescription Plan to pay for all the drugs.

Are we seeing a pattern here people?

WHAT ABOUT 'OPERATION WARP SPEED' MR. PRESIDENT?

President Trump's partnership with Big Pharma to rush the COVID vaccines to the markets praised by Mr. Trump till almost a year ago.

Now he's quieter as questions about deaths and injuries from the jabs given to us by "Operation Warp Speed" come up.

I THINK A LOT NOWADAYS ABOUT A BIG COVID VAX PROMOTER A FRIEND OF PFIZER CEO ALBERT BOURLA NAMELY ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER WHEN THE COVID VACCINES CAME OUT BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.

IF A FEW PEOPLE DIE ONE CONSIDERS THE BIGGER PICTURE OF MORE PEOPLE LIVING.

BIBI NETANYAHU IN A COMMANDO UNIT IN HIS YOUTH DOING HOSTAGE RESCUE STUFF WHERE A FEW DIE AND THE REST OF THE FOLKS GET TO LIVE.

WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT LATER AS WE CONSIDER OCTOBER 7TH THE MAJOR NEWS EVENT OF 2023.

                                        "A-BA-NI-BI"-IZHAR COHEN AND ALPHA BETA

                                                   "RIVERS OF BABYLON"-BONEY M

                             "WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE)"-NOEL PAUL STOOKEY

Time for the Globalism Update our musical theme used by corporate giant Coke to sell itself around 50 years ago...

There's a new 2024 World Economic Forum coming to Davos a month from now but what about this year's Davos shindig.

Two US Senators featured at Davos 2023 and both were Democrats at the time Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona heck they even high-fived each other at one point...

"January 2023 Wall Street Journal: Kyrsten Sinema Defends Stance On Filibuster, High-Fives Joe Manchin

And after Davos Sinema and Manchin very helpful to the Mitch McConnell RINO Republicans.

Kyrsten Sinema left the Democrat caucus in the US Senate to weaken it.

Joe Manchin now retiring from the US Senate his seat certain to go Republican next year.

RINO REPUBLICANS COME OUT THE WINNERS WITH THE HIGH-FIVE COUPLE OF DAVOS 2023.

Someone's running things in this country and it sure as hell ain't you and me.

                                                     "MAMA TRIED"-MERLE HAGGARD

                                                "TWO DOORS DOWN"-DOLLY PARTON

                                       "SOUNDS OF SILENCE"-SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

Our Israel-Hamas War Update the theme Shelia Walsh sings "Turn, Turn Turn"...

"Israeli tanks pushed deeper into central and southern Gaza on Saturday under heavy air and artillery fire, residents said, pressing a deadly offensive..."

ASHARQ AL AWSAT NEWS STORY TODAY 12/30/2023-LINK TO STORY

NEWSDUMP UPDATE: ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN AREA OF ALEPPO AIRPORT IN SYRIA...TASS RUSSIA STORY

    WHY DID OCTOBER 7TH HAPPEN IN ISRAEL?

"The Israeli army was quite capable of sustaining a proper defence against an incursion from Gaza.  It just didn't do so"

PETER HITCHENS POST ON "X" 12/26/2023...LINK

It boggles the mind to believe that with constant monitoring and a border fence not to mention its massive intelligence operation that the Israeli military was not able to detect or stop the assault of Hamas and the resulting pogrom in southern Israel on the morning of October 7th.

Was there something conspiratorial about October 7th or just people unwilling or unable to do their jobs inside Israel.

PRIOR TO OCTOBER 7TH MASS PROTESTS ON THE STREETS OF ISRAEL THREATENING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BACKED BY JOE BIDEN.

 TRYING A JANUARY 6TH TO DEFUSE THEM SEEMED LOGICAL BUT WHAT KIND OF JANUARY 6TH NOT ONE CREATING AN ISRAELI CIVIL WAR BUT ONE UNITING THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL IN WAR AGAINST AN OUTSIDE ENEMY?

When Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005 was it any coincidence that Hamas just happened to show up and take over in 2006?

           My answer to that is simply NO

NIKKI HALEY GETTING TOUGH WITH HER MOUTH AGAIN THURSDAY SAYING HAMAS NEEDS TO BE FINISHED BUT SHE FAILED TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT WHO STARTED THEM.

We have come to realize that the use of terrorist groups to fight enemies to create "security" for the USA and allied nations happened in Libya and Syria back in 2011.

And who was teaching the US to counter terrorism in the post 9/11 period give me an I, give me an S, give me an R, give me an A, give me an E and give me an L.

What does that spell? 

                                 ISRAEL

I have followed Israeli politics and Benjamin Netanyahu's critics notably the former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and former Defense and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman (both riding high in recent public opinion polls) consistently criticized Mr. Netanyahu for allowing Qatari money to flow into Gaza to support Hamas rule there.

During the fighting in Gaza talks in Qatar on a ceasefire and releasing hostages.

In order to talk to Hamas in Qatar the heads of the spy agencies the Mossad and the CIA dispatched what gives them an inside track with Hamas?

And here we are boys and girls a horrible event on October 7th and beyond 25,000 dead if we are to believe the figures and I won't argue with them.

Benjamin Netanyahu was a commando who trained for and participated in hostage rescue operations where a few folks died. 

  Netanyahu's own brother died in the famous mission to rescue more than 100 hostages in Entebbe, Uganda on July 4, 1976.

And some hostages lost but 102 of the 106 rescued.

The terrorists all killed as well.

What if thousands of Israelis and tens of thousands of Palestinians die in connection with October 7th if the nine million people of Israel as a whole are saved?

SAVED FROM LOSING BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AS THEIR LEADER AND FROM JOE BIDEN'S REGIME CHANGE SCHEME?

One can argue that if O7 was a staged event that Mr. Netanyahu was saving his ass from the mass protests against his government and the ongoing corruption trial against him.

But regardless of the origins of O7 the events of that day and the war since argue with the same logic that could apply to those flawed COVID  shots rushed to the arms of the world at the beginning of 2021 three years ago.

Some will die but a lot more will end up living.

Is this how Benjamin Netanyahu is operating right now???

BUT HONESTLY MAYBE OCTOBER 7TH JUST A MATTER OF FOLKS NOT DOING THEIR JOBS OF BEING DISTRACTED PORN, VIDEO GAMES, TEMU INSTEAD OF WATCHING HAMAS TAKING PREVENTIVE ACTION???

We seem on a course towards war involving the US and Iran as a result of October 7th and this goes back to whole post 9/11 US military strategy that chose Afghanistan and Iraq instead of Saudi Arabia (home of Bin Laden and 15 of the 19 hijackers) and Pakistan (creators of the Taliban in Afghanistan).

Afghanistan and Iraq bordering Iran either side of it.

But once the George W. Bush Administration could not prove those Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iran we were fed stories about the WMD going to Syria and in 2011 the Syrian Civil War the US backing Al Qaeda (Osama Bin Laden followers) to overthrow the Syrian government.

Iran, Hezbollah and Russia coming in to interdict it then ISIS got created.

Lindsey Graham a great cheerleader for that war in Syria now rabidly for military action against Iran.

But dare I say it the end game for the bankrupt leaders of this bankrupt nation is to smack Shia Islam (Iran) around to suck up to the teat of Sunni Islam (Saudi Arabia and Associated Nations).

That "deal" with Saudi Arabia some call:

               "The Deal Of The Century"

Links the Saudi wealth, the wealth of Bin Laden Land to Israel's powerful Military, Tech and Pharma industries and to the United States and Europe.

                                             "A WORLD OF OUR OWN"-THE SEEKERS

                              "PRETTY WORLD"-SERGIO MENDES AND BRASIL 66

                                       "THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH"-DICK AND DEE DEE

A COLD WAR HOLLYWOOD MOVIE WITH A NEOCONSERVATIVE CHARACTER CALCULATING HOW MANY DEATHS ARE ACCEPTABLE IN A WAR

"60 million is perhaps the highest price we should be prepared to pay in a war"

ACTOR WALTER MATTHAU PLAYS WARMONGERING WASHINGTON POLICYMAKER "PROFESSOR GROTESCHELE" IN THE 1964 MOVIE "FAIL SAFE" LINKED BELOW

In 1964 a lot of propaganda coming out of Hollywood to help the Democrats defeat Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater and one such item is this movie "Fail Safe".

Watch the character played by Walter Matthau (Professor Groteschele) who cooly calculates an acceptable level of death in a nuclear war with the Soviet Union.

"Fail Safe" based on a 1962 novel in which the Groteschele character's background of being a Jew who fled Germany led by his father back in the 1930's is laid out.   (Chapter 7 "The Organized Man" pg. 102).

This character's father said better to have had guns or any other weapons to kill Nazis than to comply and go to the Concentration Camps...Internet Archive Link To "Fail Safe" Book

You also see in this story something of the notion that technology at least as it was understood in the early 1960's led to a failure and great loss of life.

And here is the link to the movie version of the story...

                       "Fail Safe" 1964 Movie Link (With Ads)

At the top of this post the story of events in Russia today Joe Biden made his comments yesterday that "He must be stopped" regarding Vladimir Putin and here we are.

The news summary for Sunday at Midnight tonight.     

        "Make Washington DC Great Again"

                                            I didn't say it but guess who did....

           Donald J. Trump Truth Social Media Post 12/30/2023

FRANCE AND THE YELLOW VESTS PROTEST CARRIES ON EACH SATURDAY A SMALL GROUP BUT THE DRAMA OVER ACTOR GERARD DEPARDIEU AND ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL WRONGDOING IN HIS PAST RAGE...

"France Yellow Vests Week 268: Depardieu Controversy, The Mystery Plane, Protests In Paris"

It's almost 2024 a New Year next weekend the third anniversary of January 6th my special post will be in addition to anything on "Unplugged" next Saturday I try to unravel my recollection of events leading to J6 the signs of staged events of traps being laid.

"@wabbey For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:39 "The Good Book"-The Bible)...

Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah "X" Social Media Post 12/30/2023 

                                              "WE ARE PERSUADED"-BILL GAITHER TRIO

                                   "ROD AND STAFF"-THE SECOND CHAPTER OF ACTS

                                       "YOUR LOVE BROKE THROUGH"-KEITH GREEN

Classic Contemporary Christian Music the kind of music I discovered at the end of the 1970's and decided to follow in the 1980's until it got more commercial and dare I say medicinal.

May the Higher Power help me to Meditate instead of Medicate.

Next Tuesday January 2nd the 8th anniversary of the Oregon Standoff protest in support of Dwight and Stephen Hammond.

The ranchers sent to prison once then again for lighting a backfire and the feds lit a backfire with informants and provocations at the protest led by Ammon Bundy.

Gavin Seim helped David Fry at the end of that protest as the FBI SWAT crew moved in on unarmed people as if they were Al Qaeda or dare I say Hamas.

Gavin got out of the USA he confronted the police in a town in Washington State and they wanted to punish him for it.

So Gavin went to Mexico and got asylum it's a relatively easy process to get the papers to allow you to live down in Mexico as refugee fleeing persecution.

Gavin sees a pretty "sucky" 2023 he has his say in this video posted late Friday night...

                      Gavin Seim Live Show-Year End                       

NEWSDUMP UPDATE:  MERCHANT VESSEL HIT OFF YEMEN US WARSHIP SHOOTS DOWN MISSILES

"Today at approximately 8:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), the container ship MAERSK HANGZHOU reported that they were struck by a missile..."

PART OF US CENTRAL COMMAND SOCIAL MEDIA POST-LINK

REFLECTING ON THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS

Tommy Smothers the one we saw without the moustache on TV back in the 1960's died at the age of 86 this week.

When I watched these guys on television back then I was a kid not even ten years old looking for laughs just about to get political not easily detecting the Left-Wing stuff it didn't bother me yet.

I watched a lot of ABC shows then the stuff for kids ABC went for younger people they put on "The Time Tunnel" and "The Invaders" not to mention "Land of the Giants" and "The Green Hornet".

For me to watch CBS it took something and I guess these guys were giving me something to pay attention to.

The Smothers Brothers came back to CBS in 1988 for a special and here it is with commercials and local stuff...

The Smothers Brothers made four appearances on "The Tonight Show" and here they are...

Well closing this year and looking into the next let's find a prayer....

"Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it"

FROM THE LONG VERSION OF 'THE SERENITY PRAYER'...

                       The Voice For Love: Serenity Prayer

May all of you find Peace and Serenity in the midst of the Insanity out there...

                                           Good Night.  God Bless.

Radio in its early days almost a century ago put on the bands on New Year's Eve and Guy Lombardo's band in that 1920's style played at Midnight with this song...

                 "AULD LANG SYNE"-GUY LOMBARDO AND HIS ROYAL CANADIDANS

                                                              "HAPPY NEW YEAR"-ABBA

                                                      "CELEBRATE"-THREE DOG NIGHT

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 268: DEPARDIEU CONTROVERSY, THE MYSTERY PLANE, PROTESTS IN PARIS

 

             (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM NEWS SOURCES)

   YELLOW VESTS NEAR THE END OF THEIR PARIS PROTEST 12/30/2023

           PROTESTING ACROSS THE STREET FROM AFP NEWS AGENCY

60 personalities in the entertainment industry coming out in support of legendary actor Gerard Depardieu.    

Depardieu dealing with a rape case in the criminal justice system and other accusations leveled in a recent TV documentary from France 2 television. 

The week before President Emmanuel Macron offering his support to Depardieu.

A full page ad appeared in "Le Monde" on Wednesday condemning Mr  Macron's support of Depardieu describing it as a defense of "rape culture".

2,500 signatories on a manifesto this weekend condemning Depardieu and denouncing a 'law of silence'.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY THE PLANE WITH ALLEGED TIES TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING WAS ALLOWED TO LEAVE FRANCE.     TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH LARGE SUMS OF CASH TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITH 25 OTHERS SEEKING ASYLUM IN FRANCE.

276 OF THE ORIGINAL 303 INDIAN PASSENGERS FLYING TO MUMBAI, INDIA.

For New Years Eve in France a mobilization of 90,000 police including 6,000 in Paris.   Plenty of drama about a terrorism threat.

ON FRIDAY EVENING A PARIS A PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST IN 'SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA''...VIDEO LINK WITH PROTESTERS SEEN 12 MINUTES INTO THE VIDEO

Saturday afternoon in Paris the final Saturday Yellow Vests protest of 2023...YELLOW VESTS PARIS PROTEST WEEK 268 12/30/2023

Another video features interviews of Yellow Vests protests at the demonstration...

SECOND LIVE VIDEO STREAM WEEK 268 PARIS YELLOW VESTS 12/30/2023

Here is more video from today's Paris protest a 54 minute long video of the protest march..,

Many protesters today with their Yellow Vests others not wearing vests.   A yellow flag used in the protest today.

A yellow banner fronting the march.

One demonstrator today with writing on the back of their yellow vest with the large word:

                          "Dictature" or "Dictatorship"

at the top of the vest smaller words in the middle of the vest and at the bottom the large word:

                              "Liberte" or "Freedom"

Another big word at the bottom of that vest an abbreviation reading:

                                "RIC"

         "Citizens Initiative Referendum"

This a major demand early on in the Yellow Vests protest back in 2018 for the people to be allowed to initiate referendums on issues of concern.

The yellow banner at the front of the demonstration also referencing the 'RIC' and fiscal and social justice.

There were a few Palestinian flags in today's protest a very hot and sensitive issue the Left in France being targeted at "Extreme" and "Anti-Semitic" right now.

In this small band of protesters one does wonder about government provocateurs agents seeking to discredit any and all protest opposing President Emmanuel Macron and his Liberal Capitalist Moderate Centrist policies.

Overall the crowd appeared to be fewer than 100 people.

There were two drums used in the protest procession today here are some of the shorter videos of the demonstration...

                                  And for now that's the story of France and the Yellow Vests.

         

Also available the "Unplugged" post..."Nextrush Unplugged Weekend: "Britain Is Behind The Terrorist Attack". Some Die But Others Live, Davos Heroes Help Mitch McConnell's RINO'S, Why O7 In Israel?, The Neoconservative, Make Washington DC Great Again?"                                

                                                      

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 12/29/2023 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY YEAR END RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR WARNS ABOUT BIDEN-UKRAINE, ISRAEL ACCUSED OF 'GENOCIDAL ACTS' AT INTERNATIONAL COURT, CHINA APPOINTS DEFENSE MINISTER, IRAN ATTACK PUSH 'BLOW IT OFF THE MAP'

 

                  (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH 11 PM EASTERN US TIME FRIDAY)

                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

SATURDAY MORNING RUSSIA'S DEFENSE MINISTRY ANNOUNCING DESTRUCTION OF 32 UKRAINIAN DRONES.

THE DRONES DOWNED OVERNIGHT IN THE MOSCOW, OREL, KURSK AND BRYANSK REGIONS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"Aggressive statements calling for an even more violent military confrontation lead to serious consequences not only for regional, but also for global security.

Historical responsibility for these actions will rest entirely with the United States"

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov issuing a statement following Joe Biden's comment that the US may get drawn into conflict with Russia.

Biden spoke following Russia's powerful strikes on Ukraine that saw new types of missiles evade air defenses.

Biden saying Russia's President Vladimir Putin seeks to 'obliterate Ukraine and subjugate its people' and that Putin 'must be stopped'...

                           TASS RUSSIA NEWS STORY

FREE REPUBLIC POST-NEWSWEEK MSN STORY-DISCUSSION

AN IRANIAN-AFFILIATED GROUP IN SYRIA CLAIMING A NEW ATTACK ON A US BASE.

THE "KHARAB AL JEER" BASE TARGETED WITH ROCKETS SAID TO HAVE ACCURATELY HIT THEIR TARGETS...MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN

THE YEMENI (HOUTHI) FORCES WARNING THE US AGAINST ANY MILITARY ESCALATION AND VOWING TO CONTINUE MILITARY ACTION.

THE HOUTHIS SAYING THEY WILL COUNTER 'ANY POTENTIAL AGRESSION' AND CONTINUE TO ATTACK 'ISRAEL-RELATED' COMMERCIAL SHIPS IN THE RED SEA...XINHUA-CGTN CHINA

The commander of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio relieved of command.

Colonel Christopher Meeker removed today 'due to a loss of confidence in his ability to lead'.

Wright-Patterson is a key base for research and development in the US Air Force...TASK AND PURPOSE

THE US SENDING AN EMERGENCY SHIPMENT OF 155 MILLIMETER SHELLS TO ISRAEL.   

THE STATE DEPARTMENT MOVE BYPASSES CONGRESSIONAL APOROVAL FOR THE 147.5 MILLION DOLLAR SHIPMENT...ASSOCIATED PRESS-VOICE OF AMERICA

"the U.S. House of Representatives is the ultimate arbiter of whether to certify electors from those states"

Republican US Congressman Thomas Massie with a warning to those states removing President Trump from the ballot next year...FULL SOCIAL MEDIA POST CONGRESSMAN MASSIE

SOUTH AFRICA FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST ISRAEL AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

THE COMPLAINT SEEKS AN URGENT ORDER FROM THE COURT AGAINST ISRAEL.

THE FILING SAYS THAT ISRAEL'S MILITARY ACTIONS IN GAZA ARE:

"genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group"...

                  AL JAZEERA QATAR...

                             "baseless"    

                            "blood libel"

THE REACTION FROM ISRAEL TO THE COURT ACTION BY SOUTH AFRICA...TIMES OF ISRAEL

Serious flooding conditions across Germany with authorities in the state of Lower Saxony requesting military assistance.

More rain predicted in the coming days...TAGESSCHAU ARD-TV NEWS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

THE HIGH COURT IN ISRAEL RULING IN FAVOR OF SAME-SEX ADOPTION.

THE RULING PERMITTING SAME-SEX COUPLES TO ADOPT CHILDREN...TIMES OF ISRAEL

The UK sending about 200 air defense missiles to Ukraine.  Today's announcement follows the major Russian air strikes in Ukraine earlier.

Defense Minister Grant Shapps saying the decision sends an 'undeniable message' showing that the British are "absolutely committed to supporting Ukraine"...BBC NEWS

A FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE IN IDAHO THIS WEEK ISSUED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST AN IDAHO LAW DESIGNED TO LIMIT GENDER CHANGING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MINORS...IDAHO DISPATCH

OHIO REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE VETOING LEGISLATION TO LIMIT GENDER TRANSITIONS INVOLVING MINORS AND TRANSGENDER PARTICIPATION IN YOUTH SPORTS...FREE REPUBLIC POST-NBC NEWS STORY-DISCUSSION

Turkey (Türkiye) making 29 arrests linked to Islamic State.   In addition three top leaders said to have been taken into custody.

The Turkish Interior Minister says IS (Daesh) was planning terrorist attacks aimed at mosques and churches in Istanbul.

IS carried out a terrorist attack in Istanbul on New Year's Day 2017 that killed 39 people...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

IN SERBIA ANTI-RUSSIA PRO-EUROPEAN UNION OPPOSITION PROTESTERS SETTING UP AN EMCAMPMENT ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN BELGRADE.

AN AROUND THE CLOCK PROTEST OVER RECENT ELECTION RESULTS FAVORING THE RULING SERBIAN PROGRESSIVE PARTY...TASS RUSSIA

Denmark announcing the dispatch of a frigate to the waters off Yemen next month.   The warship joining the US-led operation against the Yemeni (Houthi) forces following attacks on international shipping...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL

ISRAELI POLITICS TECH MILLIONAIRE AND FORMER  PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT WRITING ABOUT ORDERING COVERT ATTACKS ON IRAN LAST YEAR.

MR. BENNETT WAS A FREQUENT CRITIC OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S POLICY OF ALLOWING MONEY FROM QATAR TO FLOW INTO GAZA FUNDING HAMAS RULE.

TODAY MR. BENNETT CRITICIZED BY MR. NETANYAHU'S POLITICAL ALLY DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT.

MR. GALLANT SPEAKING OF 'SUPERFLUOUS TALK' AND THE NEED FOR ISRAEL'S MILITARY TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION 'SECURELY AND QUIETLY'.

POLLING DATA SHOWING MR, BENNETT COULD WIN UP TO 15 PERCENT OF THE POPULAR VOTE AND 19 OF THE 120 SEATS IN ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT IF HE RE-ENTERED POLITICS LEADING A PARTY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...TIMES OF ISRAEL

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 20.56 points.

The NASDAQ down 83.78 points.

In New York Time the price of oil 71 dollars and 33 cents a barrel at the close down 44 cents...MARKETWATCH

WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS RUNNING OUT FOR UKRAINE MUCH MORE TALK ABOUT WESTERN NATIONS USING SEIZED RUSSIAN ASSETS TO SUPPORT UKRAINE.

POTENTIALLY THERE'S 300 BILLION DOLLARS TO TAP INTO.

RUSSIAN HAS WARNED OF RETALIATION INVOLVING WESTERN ASSETS IN RUSSIA IF THEIR ASSETS ARE GIVEN TO UKRAINE...FREE REPUBLIC-REASON ARTICLE-DISCUSSION

China naming Dong Jun, the commander of its Navy, as the new defense minister.

His appointment four months after the sacking of former defense chief Li Shangfu.

China shaking up military leadership in recent weeks and months...BBC NEWS

IRAN EXECUTING FOUR PEOPLE LINKED TO ISRAEL'S MOSSAD INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

THE FOUR TRIED FOR BEING 'SABOTEURS.   

THE EXECUTIONS IN WEST AZERBAIJAN PROVINCE NEAR THE NEIGHBORING NATION OF AZERBAIJAN SEEN AS A BASE FOR ISRAELI COVERT OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAN...BRUSSELS SIGNAL

Indonesia's Navy moving a migrant boat carrying Rohingya Muslims away from its territory.         The Rohingyas originally from Myanmar left refugee camps in Bangladesh.

This week in Indonesia's Aceh province students attacked a community hall housing Rohingya migrants dragging them out and placing them on trucks...ASSOCIATED PRESS-NBC NEWS USA

Social media giant "X" losing a bid in federal court to stop a content-moderation law in California.

The new law forces social media companies to disclose content moderation policies aimed at so-called "hate speech" and "disinformation" online.

US District Judge William Shubb refusing to stop the law saying it does not impose an 'undue burden' on "X" in relation to the First Amendment...AL JAZEERA QATAR

THE PUSH FOR MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN IS ON.

PERSONALITIES IN THE MEDIA CALLING FOR ATTACKS ON IRAN OVER THOSE YEMENI (HOUTHI) ATTACKS ON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INCLUDE THE FORMER US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR AND PROMINENT NEOCONSERVATIVE JOHN BOLTON.

AN ALLEGED ATTACK FROM IRAN ON A SHIP IN THE INDIAN OCEAN ALSO CITED BY MR. BOLTON.

ECHOING BOLTON PRO-ISRAEL ACTIVIST LEGAL SCHOLAR ALAN DERSHOWITZ SAYING IRAN MUST BE ATTACKED OVER A 'DELIBERATE ACT OF WAR'.

DERSHOWITZ CITING IRANIAN BACKED MILITIA ATTACKS ON US BASES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA IN CONJUNCTIONS WITH THE OTHER MATTERS...NEWSMAX...

REPUBLICAN US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA ALSO SAYING:

                "Hit Iran...Blow it off the map"...

                                           TASS RUSSIA...

                 YOU TUBE VIDEO FOX NEWS INTERVIEW

The Houthi movement in Yemen says the seaplanes off its coast are open for all shipping except vessels bound for Israel and "occupied territories"...PRESS TV IRAN

A SECRETIVE US ROBOT SPACE PLANE ON ITS SEVENTH MISSION.

THE X-37B CRAFT SENT INTO ITS HIGHEST ORBIT EVER BY THE SPACEX FALCON HEAVY ROCKET...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE)

In Wisconsin Democrat brewery owner Kirk Bangstad launching his effort to get President Donald Trump taken off Wisconsin's ballot next year.

Bangstad filed a formal complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission yesterday.   It was quickly turned down.

This is not the end of the matter.

Bangstad saying he's following the 'letter of the law' and will use the commission's rejection to take the removal of President Trump from the ballot into the court system...WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

                 ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                   (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

ISRAEL STRIKES SYRIA AFTER TWO ROCKETS FIRED INTO GOLAN HEIGHTS

ISRAELI SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN RAMMING ATTACK

    DEADLY ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN SOUTHERN GAZA

          MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                             ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                     TIMES OF ISRAEL

                             AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG

Israel carrying out strikes in Syria tonight after two rockets were fired from Syria into the Golan Heights...(Times Of Israel)

Five Israeli soldiers wounded, one seriously in a ramming attack in the "West Bank"....(Times of Israel)

20 reported dead after an Israeli strike near the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza...(Al Jazeera Qatar)

In other news...

Argentina's new president Javier Milei withdrawing his country from entry into the BRICS group of nations.

That entry had been planned for Monday...BBC NEWS

A stowaway found alive now in a critical and life-threatening condition in a Paris hospital.

The person put themselves into the undercarriage of an Air Algeria flight to Paris that arrived yesterday...CNN

   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                          (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

DEAD AND WOUNDED IN SHELLING OF RUSSIAN REGION

POWERFUL EXPLOSIONS IN MAJOR UKRAINIAN CITIES

                        DOZENS KILLED IN ATTACKS

                  TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED

         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

One person killed and four wounded in Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Belgorod Region.   Residential homes and vehicles destroyed...TASS RUSSIA

Powerful explosions in Kiev today as Russia conducted "powerful" airstrikes on Ukraine said to involve more than 100 projectiles.

122 missiles and 36 drones involved in the attacks according to Ukraine.

Power knocked out in four regions.

Dozens reported killed in today's attacks with some weapons able to evade air defenses and hit targets.

Poland claiming that a Russian missile was in its airspace for three minutes during the attacks...(BBC News)...TASS RUSSIA

Earlier powerful explosions reported in the Ukrainian cities of Kharkov and Lvov...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

In Lvov a "critical infrastructure facility" said to be on fire...TASS RUSSIA

In other news...

An incident involving gunfire at the home of the son of a Hindu temple president in Canada reported by Indian media.

The shooting happened on Wednesday morning in Surrey, British Columbia...ONE INDIA...

This is another example of incidents involving Hindus in the US and Canada following allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist and a plot to kill a Sikh activist in the United States.

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 12/28/2023 YEAR END NEWSDUMP FINE FOR BOOK CRITICAL OF TRUDEAU, PORN LINKED TO UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR'S REMOVAL, ISRAELI SUPREME COURT LEAK ON JUDICIAL REFORM RULING, KIM JONG-UN PUSHES WAR PREPARATIONS

 

                            (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)

                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

"I've been saying for six months now: hit Iran"

Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina joining a chorus calling for military action against Iran.

Graham saying that Iran must be attacked because of their backing for the Yemeni (Houthi) government behind attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area...TASS RUSSIA...

US CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS THAT A US WARSHIP SHOT DOWN A DRONE AND A MISSILE OFF THE COAST OF YEMEN.

NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE REPORTED WITH THE US CALLING THIS THE 22ND ATTEMPTED ATTACK BY THE YEMENI (HOUTHI) FORCES ON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X" SOCIAL MEDIA

CANADIAN POLITICAL ACTIVIST EZRA LEVANT OWNER OF 'REBEL NEWS' FINED 13-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PUBLISHING A BOOK CRITICAL OF PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND HIS LIBERAL PARTY.

THE BOOK "LIBRANO$" PUBLISHED DURING THE 2019 ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

THE JUDGE SAYING MR. LEVANT WAS LUCKY HE WASN'T CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED BUT WARNING THAT IF ANOTHER SUCH BOOK IS PUBLISHED DURING THE NEXT ELECTION CAMPAIGN HE COULD BE PROSECUTED AND JAILED...WESTERN STANDARD CANADA

US politics President Donald Trump removed from the ballot in the State of Maine by Democrat Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

President Trump's presence on the Maine GOP Primary ballot was challenged...FREE REPUBLIC POST-ABC NEWS STORY-DISCUSSION

(UPDATED) ISRAEL ATTACKING SYRIA TONIGHT.

AIRSTRIKES WITH SYRIA CLAIMING THAT MANY MISSILES WERE SHOT DOWN.

SYRIA ALSO SAYING THE FIRST STRIKES CAUSED DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN SYRIA...(Syrian Arab News Agency)...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

LATER IN THE NIGHT ISRAELI STRIKES IN THE DAMASCUS AREA.     SOME MISSILES SHOT DOWN WITH DAMAGE REPORTED...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A FEDERAL JUDGE IN NEW YORK REJECTING A BID BY DEMOCRAT SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ OF NEW JERSEY TO DELAY HIS TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR MAY.

MENENDEZ ACCUSED OF BEING AN AGENT FOR EGYPT AMONG OTHER THINGS.

HIS LAWYERS HAD HOPED TO DELAY THE TRIAL TILL JULY SO THEY COULD LOOK THROUGH THE FEDERAL EVIDENCE GIVEN TO THEM...ABC 7 NEWS NEW YORK

                                           (COMMENT)

FROM FEDERAL CASES INVOVLING ONE-TIME REPUBLICAN SENATOR TED STEVENS OF ALASKA TO MEMBERS OF THE BUNDY FAMILY IN OREGON AND NEVADA FEDERAL PROSECUTORS-LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE A HABIT OF WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE THAT PROVES THE INNOCENCE OF THE DEFENDANTS FROM DEFENSE LAWYERS.

Venezuela announcing military maneuvers near Guyana in response to the dispatch of a British warship there.

A referendum held recently in Venezuela approved annexation of 2/3 of Guyana that contains rich oil deposits.

The country's Communist ruler President Nicolas Maduro saying the UK's action constituted a 'provocation' and 'threat'.

Maduro also saying the action violated the 'spirit' of recent agreement between Guyana and Venezuela stating that their dispute would not be resolved by force...BBC NEWS

CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE JOSEPH GOW FIRED BY THE UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN BOARD OF REGENTS YESTERDAY.

GOW SAYS HIS REMOVAL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE IS BECAUSE HE AND HIS WIFE PRODUCE AND APPEAR IN PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEOS.

THE REGENTS PRESIDENT KAREN WALSH AND UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN PRESIDENT JAY ROTHMAN BOTH ISSUED STATEMENTS YESTERDAY SPEAKING OF SPECIFIC CONDUCT BY GOW THAT CAUSED 'SIGNIFICANT REPUTATIONAL HARM'.

ROTHMAN CALLING HIS CONDUCT 'ABHORRENT' WITH WALSH SAYING SHE WAS 'DISGUSTED'...ASSOCIATED PRESS-WISN MILWAUKEE

Turkey (Türkiye) reinforcing its military presence in northern Iraq.  More troops going to bases established there.  

That's after 12 Turkish soldiers died in fighting with Kurdish forces last weekend...REUTERS-JERUSALEM POST

ARGENTINA'S TRADE UNION FEDERATION THE CGT CALLING A GENERAL STRIKE AND MASS PROTEST JANUARY 24TH OPPOSING PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI.

THE UNION CITING MILEI'S DECREE CHANGING EXISTING ECONOMIC POLICIES IN ARGENTINA...TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A new safety concern regarding the troubled Boeing 737 Max.    A missing bolt reported in a rudder control system suggesting a problem with loose bolts.

Two crashes involving 737 Max aircraft resulted in hundreds of deaths in 2018 and 2019.

More than 200 million dollars paid out to settle claims regarding lax safety and the 737 Max...UPI

THE US TREASURY DEPARTMENT IMPOSING SANCTIONS AIMED AT THE YEMENI (HOUTHI) FORCES.

THOSE FORCES LINKED TO ATTACKS ON SHIPPING IN AND AROUND THE RED SEA.

ONE PERSON ALONG WITH BUSINESSES IN YEMEN AND TURKEY SANCTIONED...US TREASURY DEPARTMENT RELEASE

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 53.58 points.

The NASDAQ down slightly 4.04 points.

In New York the price of oil closed sharply lower 72 dollars and four cents a barrel down two dollars and seven cents...

                       MARKETWATCH

                "you are clearly a moron"

British media host and political activist Nigel Farage talking about British Home Secretary James Cleverly's visit to the English Channel coast when he tried to paint a picture of migrant crossings slowing down.

Farage noting the bad weather this time of year is the only thing deterring the flood of migrants making their way across the Channel from France...NIGEL FARAGE "X" SOCIAL MEDIA POST

New York Mayor Eric Adams signing an order restricting charter buses from Texas bringing migrants to the city.

Buses used by the State of Texas must now give 32 hours' notice and arrive in the city only on weekdays between 830 am and 12 Noon...THE INDEPENDENT UK

Israeli politics there have been leaks of a Supreme Court opinion overturning judicial reform legislation passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

Acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman denouncing the leaks describing them as 'partial' involving unfinished work.

Vogelman saying the leaks are designed to influence the Supreme Court's decision and undermine public trust in the court.

He says it will not succeed and is promising an investigation once the rulings are handed down...TIMES OF ISRAEL

ISRAEL WARNING OF MILITARY ACTION IN SOUTHERN LEBANON TO REMOVE HEZBOLLAH FROM THE REGION.

INCREASING NUMBER OF ROCKETS AND MISSILES FIRED INTO ISRAEL FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON IN RECENT DAYS...BBC NEWS

More than 40 people dead in a tanker explosion in Liberia....BBC NEWS

NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN ORDERING THE MILITARY AND MUNITIONS INDUSTRY IN NORTH KOREAN INCLUDING THE COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR FORCES TO 'FURTHER ACCELERATE WAR PREPARATIONS'.

KIM SPEAKING AT A MEETING OF THE RULING WORKERS PARTY...ANI NEWS INDIA...TASS RUSSIA

China's defense ministry spokesman says Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party is hyping a Chinese military threat to win votes in the January 14th election.

Spokesman Wu Qian saying that the DPP is using a:

"familiar electoral playbook to stoke confrontation and manipulate the election"...

                      HINDUSTAN TIMES

DAUGHTERS OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE'S SWATTED AT THEIR HOME WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THIS FOLLOWS A SWATTING INCIDENT AT THE CONGRESSWOMAN'S HOME ON MONDAY MORNING CHRISTMAS DAY...MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE "X" SOCIAL MEDIA

The New York Times filing lawsuits in the billions of dollars against Open AI and Microsoft.

The suits allege those companies are unlawfully using exclusive NYT content in connection with their chatbots...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA

                 ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                   (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

   TWO ISRAELIS STABBED SOUTH OF JERUSALEM

   ATTACKS IN GAZA, RAIDS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA

         MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                            ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                   TIMES OF ISRAEL

                          AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG

Two Israelis stabbed and wounded in an incident at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem.   The terrorist attacker killed...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

The Israeli military continuing its attacks in Gaza and also continuing raids in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank)...(Al Jazeera Qatar)

In other news...

The US announcing what is being billed as the last military aid for Ukraine until Congress approves more.

Some 250 million dollars' worth of assistance mainly ammunition for weapons ranging from rocket-firing systems to artillery to small arms...TASS RUSSIA...

But Joe Biden is also seeking a determination from the State Department that 20 million dollars more in military aid can be sent to Ukraine on the basis of the 'security interests of the United States"....TASS RUSSIA

   THE URKAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                      (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

ONE WOUNDED IN DRONE ATTACK IN RUSSIA'S BELGOROD REGION

             SHELLING OF RUSSIA'S KURSK REGION

TWO DRONES SHOT DOWN EARLY TODAY OVER CRIMEA

                 TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED

        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

One man wounded when a Ukrainian drone dropped a bomb in the Belgorod Region of Russia...TASS RUSSIA

Ukraine shelling three communities in Russia's Kursk Region.

There were no casualties.

Damage to some homes reported plus power outages...TASS RUSSIA

Russian air defenses shooting down two drones over Crimea early this morning...TASS RUSSIA