Tuesday, July 2, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 7/2/2024 NEWSDUMP HOLIDAY WEEK*NEW DUTCH GOV'T LED BY FORMER INTEL CHIEF*CHINA-PHILIPPINES TALK AMID SOUTH CHINA SEA TENSIONS*UKRAINE REJECTS HUNGARIAN PROPOSAL OF CEASE-FIRE*

 



                               (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)



                      LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





A dozen former government officials say the Biden Administration has 'undeniable complicity' in the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel.


Their joint statement from the officials who quit over US Israel policy saying US laws are being violated with US support of Israel including ongoing shipments of weapons...REUTERS-JERUSALEM POST





JOE BIDEN TALKING ABOUT HIS TRIPS AROUND THE WORLD EARLIER IN JUNE TO EXPLAIN HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE LAST WEEK....BBC NEWS



ALLEGATIONS LEVELED AT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.    


VANITY FAIR PUBLISHING ACCUSATIONS OF A SEXUAL NATURE ALSO ITS BEING SAID THAT MR. KENNEDY 'ATE A DOG'....FREE REPUBLIC POST-NEWSWEEK STORY-DISCUSSION





The new Dutch government sworn into office today.


Cabinet ministries split between Geert Wilders Party of Freedom and three other parties.



But even though Mr. Wilders won the election last fall he will not be the country's Prime Minister.



That position taken by the former Dutch Intelligence Chief Dick Schoof...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




SATELLITE IMAGERY PRESENTED BY THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ALLEGING INCREASED DEVELOPMENT OF SPY FACILITIES AT FOUR CUBAN MILITARY BASES.



THE ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING LINKED TO CHINA.


CSIS IS A FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY THINK-TANK BASED IN WASHINGTON DC...VOICE OF AMERICA-USA



The Philippines and China speaking of wanting to "de-escalate tensions" in the South China Sea.


Talks between Philippine and Chinese officials in Manila.



But the talk of de-escalation tempered by the qualifier of 'without prejudice to their respective positions".


There have tense incidents in the disputed territory of the South China Sea in recent weeks...BENAR NEWS MALAYSIA



MORE THAN 470 PEOPLE ARRESTED IN SOUTHERN TURKEY FOLLOWING RIOTS AIMED AT THE SYRIAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY.


THE DISTURBANCES BROKE OUT AFTER A SYRIAN MAN WAS ARRESTED ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HIS SEVEN-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




(Updated) New York Judge Juan Merchan agreeing to delay sentencing of Donald Trump from July 11th to September 18th.


Earlier prosecutors in New York agreed that the judge in President Trump's "hush money" case should delay sentencing.


Defense lawyers for Mr. Trump arguing that the US Supreme Court decision regarding Presidential immunity raises questions about his conviction...(News Agencies)...Irish Independent



US POLITICS TEXAS DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN LLOYD DOGGETT CALLING ON JOE BIDEN TO DROP OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.


DOGGETT CITING BOTH THE POLLING PERFORMANCE OF MR. BIDEN AS WELL AS HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE LAST THURSDAY NIGHT...NEWSWEEK...



POLLS IN THE US PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST CNN'S LATEST POLL PUTS TRUMP AHEAD OF BIDEN 49-43 PERCENT.   THAT BECOMES 41-35 IN A MULTICANDIDATE FIELD WITH ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. AT 14 PERCENT.


TWO OTHER POLLS ONE FROM USA TODAY/SUFFOLK GIVING MR. TRUMP A LEAD AND ANOTHER FROM I&I/TIPP PUTTING BIDEN SLIGHTLY AHEAD...REAL CLEAR POLLING



In the British election two days before the vote Royal Mail shooting down claims that postal ballots are delayed especially in Scotland.


The Election Commission insisting that distribution of those mail-in ballots is moving forward with 'no large-scale issues'.



In previous elections the Conservative Party has been noted as a major user of postal ballots sometimes leading to legal charges.



That happened in 2015 when the Tories used postal ballots to defeat Nigel Farage in the South Thanet constituency.  Farage, who now leads Reform UK, ran under the UKIP banner back then...BBC News



MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE KILLED IN A STAMPEDE AT A RELIGIOUS EVENT IN INDIA.


PEOPLE WERE LEAVING A TENT WHERE THOUSANDS HAD GATHERED IN THE NORTHERN CITY OF LUCKNOW WHEN THE CRUSH OCCURRED.


THE TENT APPEARED TO HAVE COLLAPSED...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS USA



Lithuania claiming a Russian airliner violated its airspace on Sunday.    


The Pobeda airlines flight from Moscow to the surrounded Kaliningrad enclave said to have violated Lithuanian airspace over the Baltic Sea.


A note of protest given to the Russian embassy in Lithuania...Tass Russia



GREEN ACTIVISTS JAILED BY CAMBODIAN AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF PLOTTING AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.



THE MOTHER NATURE GROUP HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF ARRESTS AND FINES IN THE PAST.



THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION CRITICIZED AS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED...BBC NEWS


The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 162.33 points or .41 percent.




The NASDAQ rose 149.46 points or .84 percent.


At 507 pm New York Time the price of oil at 83 dollars 15 cents a barrel down 23 cents...MARKETWATCH




(Updated) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Ukraine.    Hungary holding the Presidency of the European Union in the coming year.



A spokesman for Mr. Orban describes his visit to Ukraine as one aiming at "achieving peace".


Orban has been criticized for not supporting Ukraine in the conflict with Russia described as an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.


Ukraine ended up turning down a ceasefire proposal from Mr. Orban...NOS NETHERLANDS...TASS RUSSIA



FRENCH POLITICS MARINE LE PEN SAYING THAT PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON IS PREPARING AN 'ADMINISTRATIVE COUP' IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NATIONAL RALLY WINNING A SHARE OF POWER.



APPOINTMENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION INCLUDE A NEW DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL POLICE ACCORDING TO LE PEN.


THE FINAL ROUND OF VOTING IN FRANCE'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IS THIS COMING SUNDAY...BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



MEANWHILE 218 CANDIDATES PULLING OUT OF THE FINAL ROUND OF VOTING ON SUNDAY IN HOPES OF DENYING THE NATIONAL RALLY A MAJORITY IN THE ASSEMBLY...(NEWS AGENCIES)



The latest messaging from insider sources is that Israel is to launch an offensive operation in Lebanon the second half of July.



According to "Bild" in Germany Israel will attack unless Hezbollah stops firing on Israel...YNET News Israel




NORTH KOREA SAYS IT TEST FIRED A NEW TACTICAL BALLISTIC MISSILE EARLY YESTERDAY.


THE MISSILE SAID TO HAVE CONTAINED A LARGE WARHEAD.



SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIALS SAY THEY IDENTIFIED TWO MISSILE LAUNCHES EARLY MONDAY ONE OF WHICH MAY HAVE FAILED...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA




               THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                          (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



  AT LEAST NINE KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACK IN GAZA




            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                               ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS


                                       TIMES OF ISRAEL



An Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis killing at least nine people some reports say more were killed...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS USA





In other news...





Donald Trump's lawyers want the judge in his New York State "hush money" trial to set aside his conviction and delay sentencing.



Trump is set to be sentenced following his conviction on July 11th...iNews UK




JOE BIDEN'S SON HUNTER BIDEN SUING FOX NEWS.   


THE YOUNGER BIDEN ALLEGING ONLINE PLATFORM 'FOX NATION' AIRED "REVENGE PORN" WHEN IT SHOWED EXPLICIT IMAGES OF HIM FROM HIS LAPTOP.



THOSE IMAGES PART OF A 2022 SERIES 'THE TRIAL OF HUNTER BIDEN' ...AFP FRANCE-DIGITAL JOURNAL








     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                              (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



                            TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


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