Tuesday, February 6, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 2/6/2024 MESSY US HOUSE VOTES, ONE PARTY BALKS IN TALKS ON NEW NETHERLANDS GOV'T, DUTCH JUSTICE MINISTER WANTS CRACKDOWN ON FARMERS PROTESTS OTHER DEMONSTRATIONS, WASHINGTON DC COURT RULES AGAINST TRUMP

 


                             (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)


                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




LATE TONIGHT US CENTRAL COMMAND SAYING THAT TODAY SIX MISSILES WERE FIRED AT MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE GULF OF ADEN AND SOUTHERN RED SEA FROM YEMEN.



 ONE OF THE MISSILES CAUSING DAMAGE TO A MERCHANT SHIP.



A US WARSHIP SHOT DOWN ONE OF THE MISSILES...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"...


Earlier news related to Yemen later in the summary.




Ronna Romney McDaniel is leaving as Chair of the Republican National Committee...(New York Times)




A BILL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL ALONE WITHOUT SENDING MONEY TO UKRAINE (17.6 BILLION DOLLARS) GOT A MAJORITY OF VOTES IN THE US HOUSE BUT FAILED TO PASS.



THE BILL WAS SET UP TO REQUIRE A 2/3 VOTE FOR PASSAGE IT GOT 250 VOTES WITH 180 OPPOSED...TASS RUSSIA



Three Republican US House members joined Democrats to prevent the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.



The final vote 214 in favor and 216 against.



A leadership Republican House member flipped his vote to No with the other three so the impeachment resolution could be brought back at a later date.



Those three Republicans opposing the resolution Tom McClintock of California, Ken Buck of Colorado and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin...THE HILL




(UPDATED) ISRAELI AIR STRIKES TONIGHT IN THE HOMS, SYRIA REGION.


SYRIAN AUTHORITIES SPEAK OF DEAD AND WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK AND OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE FACILITIES BEING ATTACKED...ELINT NEWS "X" (VIDEO EMBED)...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...TASS RUSSIA



In Michigan Jennifer Crumbley convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of four high school students.   


Crumbley convicted on the basis of giving her son a firearm and ignoring 'warning signs of violence'...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE)



In Chile former President Sebastian Pinera killed in a helicopter crash...(News Agencies)



US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN MEETING THE EMIR OF QATAR TODAY.


QATAR IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH HAMAS IN GAZA.



BLINKEN DISCUSSED HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA WITH THE EMIR AND SPOKE OF A GENERALLY POSITIVE HAMAS REPONSE TO A CEASEFIRE PLAN.



TOMORROW MR, BLINKEN VISITS ISRAEL...TIMES OF ISRAEL...


More on Blinken's earlier visit to Saudi Arabia later in the summary.



       "freedom of speech is our birthright"

                       TUCKER CARLSON VIDEO MESSAGE 2/6/2024



TUCKER CARLSON MAKING IT OFFICIAL THIS AFTERNOON THAT HE IS IN MOSCOW TO INTERVIEW RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN...TUCKER CARLSON NETWORK




DTUCH POLITICAL PARTY WILL NOT JOIN GOV'T LED BY GEERT WILDERS 

                                                     (UPDATED)


            "Unbelievably disappointing"

REACTION OF DUTCH PARTY OF FREEDOM LEADER GEERT WILDERS TO DECISION BY 'NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT' PARTY LEADER PIETER OMTZIGT TO STAY OUT OF A NEW MAJORITY GOVERNMENT LED BY WILDERS-NOS NETHERLANDS NEWS STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Politics in the Netherlands the New Social Contract Party, one of the four parties involved in talks on forming a new government, not interested in forming a majority government led by Geert Wilders.


The NSC speaks of possible support for another kind of government even one with a minority of seats in the 150 seat House of Representatives...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



Tonight the New Social Contract leader Pieter Omtzigt signaling his hope for future talks and the notion of a minority government that excludes Geert Wilders and the Party of Freedom Omtigt mentioning the Socialist-Green Alliance as possible partners in such a government...(NOS Netherlands)



AN EXPLOSION NEAR A MERCHANT VESSEL OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF YEMEN TODAY...ROYAL NAVY UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS "X"



Argentine President Javier Milei arriving in Israel today pledging to move his country's embassy to Jerusalem...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 141.24 points.



The NASDAQ rose 11.32 points.


At 501 pm New York Time the price of oil is higher 73 dollars 45 cents a barrel up 67 cents...MARKETWATCH





IN THE NETHERLANDS THE OUTGOING MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND LEADER OF THE LIBERAL CAPITALIST VVD PARTY DILAN YESILGOZ SEEKING A CRACKDOWN ON PROTEST.



SHE IS RESPONDING IN THE AFTERMATH OF DAYS OF FARMERS PROTESTS ON DUTCH HIGHWAYS.


BUT YESILGOZ IS ALSO CITING THE 'EXTINCTION REBELLION' ENVIRONMENTALIST PROTESTS AND EVEN PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATIONS.


SHE WAS PARTICULARLY ANGERED AT CALLS FOR 'DEATH' INVOLVING BOTH THE OUTGOING DUTCH PRIME MINISTER MARK RUTTE AND JOE BIDEN AT A PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST IN AMSTERDAM LAST WEEKEND.


YESILGOZ SAYING THOSE CALLING FOR DEATH OF POLITICAL LEADERS SHOULD BE ARRESTED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


  


The Federal Appeals court in Washington DC ruled against President Donald Trump's bid for immunity in his prosecution related to the events of January 6, 2021.



The matter remains to be resolved by the US Supreme Court...(News Agencies)...



 AN ATTACK ON A COURTHOUSE IN ISTANBUL.


THE TWO ATTACKERS KILLED BY POLICE.



SIX WERE WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK INCLUDING THREE POLICE OFFICERS.


TURKISH AUTHORITIES SAY THAT A LEFT-WING TERRORIST GROUP WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTACK...ASSOCIATED PRESS-EURONEWS



Early this morning a projectile fired from a small craft at a merchant vessel off the west coast of Yemen in the Red Sea.  

Minor damage reported the vessel continuing its journey...ROYAL NAVY UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS





US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN ON A MID-EAST TOUR MEETING SAUDI ARABIA'S CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN.


BLINKEN SAID TO BE SEEKING A 'MORE INTEGRATED AND PROSPEROUS REGION' IN HIS TALKS WITH THE SAUDI RULER...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




On the border of Myanmar and Bangladesh intense fighting as rebel forces of the Arakan Army seized a border outpost forcing Myanmar border guards to flee into Bangladesh.




Two people in Bangladesh killed when a mortar shell exploded...RADIO FREE ASIA USA






               THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



ISRAEL STRIKES TARGETS IN LEBANON AFTER ROCKET FIRE INJURES TWO SOLDIERS




            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                             ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                                      TIMES OF ISRAEL




Israel has launched strikes against targets in Lebanon...(Times of Israel)



Two Israeli soldiers wounded in a rocket attack from Lebanon this morning....Israel National News











    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA


                                                               (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)


                     TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




       RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






In other news...




Country music star Toby Keith is dead at age of 62.



Keith was battling stomach cancer.



He rose to stardom in the 1990's with his hit single "Should've Been A Cowboy"...BBC NEWS

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