Tuesday, December 5, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 12/5/2023 ZELENSKY DOING VIRTUAL G7 MEETING AFTER TALK TO US SENATORS SCRAPPED, US BANS SOME ISRAELIS FROM ENTRY, SPINNING POLLING AGAINST TRUMP, FOR HALEY, TURKISH LEADER CALLS NETANYAHU 'BUTCHER'

 


                             (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)




Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky set to appear at a virtual meeting of G7 leaders tomorrow but first...


                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





"To support this money you have to be economically illiterate and morally deficient"


Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky speaking with Tucker Carlson regarding the 60 billion dollars the Biden Administration is requesting for Ukraine.


60 billion the amount of money spent on bridges and roads annually in the United States.


Massie noting the war is unwinnable at this point and that the spending will benefit the US defense industry to continue a conflict that has killed many Ukrainian men...TUCKER CARLSON-THOMAS MASSIE "X" SOCIAL MEDIA (VIDEO EMBED) (INTERVIEW STARTS AT 3:30 INTO THE VIDEO)...




"If Only You Cared Half As Much About Our Border As You Do My Tweets"


The reaction of Congressman Thomas Massie to an accusation of Anti-Semitism leveled at him at Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...THOMAS MASSIE "X" SOCIAL MEDIA





US OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIA HAS REJECTED AN OFFER FOR A DEAL THAT WOULD SEE TWO IMPRISONED AMERICANS RELEASED.


NO DETAILS ON WHAT THE US WAS OFFERING IN EXCHANGE FOR AMERICANS EVAN GERSHKOVICH AND PAUL WHELAN BEING FREED BY MOSCOW...BBC NEWS





A virtual meeting of the leaders of the G7 nations tomorrow will be addressed by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.



This event comes amid a struggle in Washington over more funding for Ukraine...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



"Zelensky, by the way, could not make it... something happened at the last minute"



US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking after a closed-door meeting of Senators on more US taxpayer dollars for Ukraine.



Schumer explaining that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was unable to speak to the meeting as planned.



A US Senate vote on more Ukraine funding set in the coming days...TASS RUSSIA...



At that meeting top Biden Administration officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.


Republican Senators working to create linkage between increased funding to Ukraine and a need for more funding to secure the US southern border...THE HILL




THE US ANNOUNCING A BAN ON SOME ISRAELI CITIZENS ENTERING THE US.



THESE ARE ISRAELI NATIONALS LIVING IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA THE 'WEST BANK'.



THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BANNING THE ISRAELIS FOR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIONS AGAINST PALESTINIANS INCLUDING ACTS OF VIOLENCE...THE NATIONAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES



China extending recognition to an ambassador from Afghanistan's Taliban government.


China becoming the first nation to recognize Taliban rule in Afghanistan following its takeover of the country in 2021...OUTLOOK INDIA




ONE LEBANESE SOLDIER KILLED AND THREE WOUNDED IN ISRAELI ARTILLERY ATTACKS ON SOUTHERN LEBANON AIMED AT HEZBOLLAH...AL JAZEERA QATAR...TONIGHT ISRAEL ISSUED A STATEMENT EXPRESSING ITS REGRET OVER THE INCIDENT...(MAARIV ISRAEL)



The markets today.





The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 79.88 points.




The NASDAQ up 44.42 points.


At 405 pm New York Time the price of oil 72 dollars and 38 cents a barrel down 66 cents ...MARKETWATCH




THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF IRAN AND RUSSIA SIGNING A DECLARATION TO COUNTER US SANCTIONS AGAINST BOTH COUNTRIES...TASS RUSSIA...



More news about Iran and Russia later in the summary the Thursday visit to Moscow by Iran's President.



Politics in the US and the spinning of the polling against President Donald Trump.


President Trump and others running for the Republican Presidential nomination matched up in two-way races with Jie Biden.


The "Messenger/HarrisX" poll shows Trump 53 percent, Biden 47 percent.    



It also shows Florida Governor Ron DeSantis 51 percent, Biden 49 percent.



Then it shows the heavily promoted former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley at 55 percent to Biden's 45 percent...REAL CLEAR POLITICS LATEST POLLS



THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SIGNING A NEW TREATY WITH THE AFRICAN NATION OF RWANDA REGARDING HOUSING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS.


THIS NEW TREATY FOLLOWS THE RULING AGAINST A PREVIOUS TREATY BY THE UK'S SUPREME COURT...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE)


22 now confirmed dead in the eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano in Indonesia.  One person is reported missing...THE WEEK INDIA





                                "butcher"



The expression used by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to describe Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.



Erdogan addressing the Arab leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Qatar today.



The Turkish President claiming that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is an attempt to extend Mr. Netanyahu's political life.




Erdogan called for an immediate long-lasting ceasefire in Gaza and an unrestricted flow of humanitarian aid.



He said crimes committed by Israel in Gaza must not go unpunished.



Mr. Erdogan speaking of preventing the conflict in Gaza from developing into a regional war involving Syria.



Erdogan pushing for an eventual Palestinian state and a Turkish role as a guarantor...DAILY SABAH TURKEY




"it is shameful for the international community to allow this heinous crime"


Words spoken by the Emir of Qatar to a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in his country today.


He said that Israel continues to be involved in the "systematic and deliberate killing" of civilians including women and children...TIMES OF ISRAEL




RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN WILL MEET THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT EBRAHIM RAISI THURSDAY IN MOSCOW...TASS RUSSIA...THIS WILL FOLLOW A VISIT TOMORROW TO SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BY MR. PUTIN.    




The leader of the military government in Myanmar (former Burma) warning that residents in rebellious regions 'will suffer bad impacts'.



Min Aung Hlaing's calling on the armed groups in the country to "solve their problems politically".



Fighting in some regions of the country leading to defeats of government forces.



A leader of a parallel government in some of the rebellious areas saying the military government is losing on the ground and a genuine dialogue means the military agrees to get out of politics...REUTERS-MALAY MAIL



ISRAELI OFFICIALS PROBING RESEARCH FROM UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS IN THE US SAYING THAT SOME INVESTORS MAY HAVE HAD INSIDE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HAMAS ASSAULT ON ISRAEL.



SHORT SELLING IS SAID TO HAVE OCCURRED SUDDENLY ON OCTOBER 2ND FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE ATTACK...THE NEW ARAB




                  ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                        (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)





HEAVY FIGHTING DEEP INSIDE SOUTHERN GAZA





            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                              ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                                   TIMES OF ISRAEL




                                  AL JAZEERA QATAR





The Israeli military operating deep inside southern Gaza and consolidating gains in northern Gaza...(Israel National News)




Israel striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon...(Times of Israel)



Bodies piling up outside a hospital in southern Gaza as Israel continues intense attacks...(Al Jazeera)







In other news...



The United Nations World Food Programme forced to end assistance to Syria starting next month.



The WFP says the need for humanitarian assistance worldwide is at record levels with donors unable to match the needs with support.


3.2 million people provided with food assistance in war-torn Syria this year.


Food assistance needed in the country since US and Gulf Arab backed jihadists attempted to overthrow the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad in 2011 leading to a Civil War...REUTERS









    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)





THREE DRONES DOWNED OVER SOUTHWESTERN RUSSIA




                     TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Three drones shot down by Russian air defenses in the southwestern Belgorod Region...TASS RUSSIA






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