Wednesday, June 19, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 6/19/2024*FAMILIES OF BOEING CRASH VICTIMS WANT TOUGHER FEDERAL ACTION*HEZBOLLAH LEADER WARNS ISRAEL* STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP' PACT BETWEEN NORTH KOREA-RUSSIA* AT LEAST 550 DIED DURING THE HAJJ IN MECCA*

 


                                     (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)




                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




US POLITICS A FOX NEWS POLL SHOWING JOE BIDEN THE LEADER NATIONALLY 50-48 PERCENT OVER DONALD TRUMP IN A TWO WAY CONTEST.


43-42 PERCENT IN A MULTICANDIDATE FIELD WITH ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. GETTING 10 PERCENT...REAL CLEAR POLLING





 ISRAELI STRIKES IN SOUTHERN SYRIA KILLING A SYRIAN OFFICER...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...A PRO-ISRAEL SOURCE (OSINTdefender) SAYS LEAFLETS WERE DROPPED WARNING THE SYRIAN ARMY NOT TO SUPPORT HEZBOLLAH...OSINTdefender "X"





US CENTRAL COMMAND REPORTS TWO DRONE BOATS DESTROYED ALONG WITH CONTROL FACILITIES IN AND AROUND YEMEN...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"



US Central Command says that it killed an Islamic State leader in a June 16th airstrike in Syria...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"





THE RELATIVES OF THE HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS OF TWO DEADLY BOEING 737MAX CRASHES WANT THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO PROSECUTE THE AEROSPACE GIANT AGAIN.



BOEING HAD ALREADY REACHED A DEAL OVER THE CRASHES BUT FOLLOWING A DOOR PANEL BLOWOUT ON A 737MAX THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT NOW SEES VIOLATION OF THAT DEAL.



THE VICTIMS FAMILIES SEEKING A SECOND PROSECUTION OF BOEING ALONGSIDE A 22.5 BILLION EURO (24.18  BILLION US DOLLAR) FINE.


PART OF THE FINE WOULD BE SUSPENDED IF BOEING FUNDS AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)







The Governor of Louisiana signing legislation mandating display of the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament of the Bible in all public school classrooms.


Republican Governor Jeff Landry saying in order to 'respect the rule of law you've got to start from the original law given, which was Moses'.


In an effort to ward off legal challenges, funding for the posters is to be obtained through donations...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)







(Updated editing) With Israel messaging plans for war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, its leader is warning his group would fight 'without limits'.



Nasrallah saying he did not want all out war but that Hezbollah was ready.



The Hezbollah chief also saying that if Cyprus allowed use of its "airports and bases" in the event of war with Israel Cyprus would be 'involved in the war'.



Among the airfields and bases on Cyprus are the British military facilities at the southern end of the island nation.



These were retained by the UK following the independence of Cyprus in 1960...THE NATIONAL NEWS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES....



   "no restraint and no rules and no ceilings"



Speaking today Mr. Nasrallah emphasizing that Israel should be scared of all-out war with Hezbollah.


He warns of drones, rockets and even a ground invasion of Israel...AL JAZEERA QATAR




FRENCH POLITICS ARNO KLARSFELD, THE SON OF NAZI HUNTER SERGE KLARSFELD, SAYING MARINE LE PEN 'HAS MADE HER PARTY EVOLVE ON ANTI-SEMITISM'.


ARNO KLARSFELD ECHOING THE VIEW OF HIS FATHER SERGE.


HE SAID GIVEN A CHOICE BETWEEN THE NATIONAL RALLY AND THE LFI PARTY ON THE LEFT HE VOTE FOR THE NATIONAL RALLY. 



ARNO KLARSFELD EXPRESSING THE OPINION THAT THE LFI PARTY IS 'ANTI-SEMITIC'...(Information from BFM-TV France)




ISRAELI POLITICS PRESSURE ON PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENT OVER A 'RABBIS LAW'.


NETANYAHU FORCED TO PULL BACK FROM PASSAGE OF THE LAW BY SECULAR PARLIAMENT MEMBERS IN HIS COALITION.


THIS IN TURN HAS ANGERED RELIGIOUS PARLIAMENT MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT HIS GOVERNMENT...THE NEW ARAB


The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 56.76 points.



The NASDAQ rose 5.21 points.


At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil is lower at 81 dollars 57 cents a barrel down 7 cents...MARKETWATCH




A SUSPECT OF TUNISIAN NATIONALITY ARRESTED IN THE NETHERLANDS OVER THE ATTEMPT TO KILL A POPULIST POLITICIAN IN SPAIN.


 ALEJO VIDAL-QADRAS, CO-FOUNDER OF THE VOX PARTY, SHOT IN THE FACE LAST NOVEMBER AND LEFT WITH A BROKEN JAW.


THE 38-YEAR OLD MAN IS REPORTEDLY THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER IN THE ATTACK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT) 



In North Korea visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and ruler Kim Jong-Un announcing a 'comprehensive strategic partnership' treaty.



The pact designed to protect both countries from aggression by other nations.




Putin describing the treaty as a 'truly groundbreaking document'.


A day of ceremony and celebration in North Korea for Mr. Putin's visit.   


The Russian leader gifting a luxury car to Kim...TASS RUSSIA...BBC NEWS BLOG





THE EUROPEAN UNION REPRIMANDING SEVEN MEMBER STATES FOR EXCESSIVE SPENDING INCLUDING FRANCE AND ITALY.


THE EU NOTING THE LARGE DEBTS ACCUMULATED BY THOSE NATIONS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE SPENDING.



SPENDING RULES OF THE EU NOW BACK IN PLACE FOLLOWING RELAXATION OVER COVID AND THE UKRAINE WAR...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY





8 Philippine sailors injured in the collision between a Chinese and Philippine vessel on Monday.     One of the sailors said to have had a finger cut off.



The Philippine military said its navy did not offer armed resistance to the Chinese Coast Guard which ended up searching the Philippine naval resupply vessel.



The ship trying to resupply a remote Philippine outpost in South China Sea waters claimed by China.



China operating under new tougher rules of engagement in the area...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)




 PHILIPPINE POLITICS VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE RESIGNING AS EDUCATION MINISTER AND VICE-CHAIR OF AN-ANTI INSURGENCY TASK FORCE.


THE RESIGNATIONS SIGNS THAT THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN FORMER PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE AND CURRENT PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS JR.HAS ENDED.


THERE ARE ALREADY TENSIONS INCLUDING THE ALLEGATION BY MR. DUTERTE THAT MR. MARCOS IS A DRUG USER...REUTERS-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE (CLICK PAST AD)



Diplomatic sources in Saudi Arabia say at least 550 pilgrims died during the Hajj in Mecca.


323 of them were Egyptian nationals with all but one of them suffering from heat-related illness, the other caught in the crush of the crowd.


60 Jordanians are also reported among the dead...AFP-TIMES OF ISRAEL




                THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                           (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



              MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                                ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                                         TIMES OF ISRAEL




In other news...



TRAIN SERVICE IN NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST CITY AUCKLAND TOTALLY SHUT DOWN.


A TRACK INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE CLOSING DOWN ALL FOUR RAIL LINES IN THE CITY...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND



Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton of the Liberal-National coalition announcing a proposal that seven nuclear power plants be constructed.



The nuclear plants would operate on sites of coal mines abandoned or being abandoned in the coming years...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA






     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                                    (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




                                TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS




             RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


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