Friday, September 20, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 9/20/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*THREE MILE ISLAND NUKE PLANT TO REOPEN*14 KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE ON SOUTH BEIRUT INCLUDING HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER*US NAVY CHINA WAR PLAN RELEASED*

 



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                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




The Arizona Supreme Court ruling that 98,000 people whose citizenship documents aren't confirmed can vote in the November election..."X" Trending



IN BRAZIL THE "X" SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM NAMING A LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.



THIS MEETS A DEMAND OF CONTROVERSIAL SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALEXANDRE DE MORAES WHO OVERSEES SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP IN THE COUNTRY.


MORAES ORDERED SHUTDOWN OF 'X' IN BRAZIL LATE LAST MONTH...REUTERS-VOICE OF AMERICA...


Earlier developments in this story later in the summary.




US Central Command announcing destruction of a Houthi aerial drone over the Red Sea...US Central Command "X"




SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTING FREDDIE OWENS BY LETHAL INJECTION.


OWENS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 1999 FOR KILLING A CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK.



OWENS MAKING NO FINAL STATEMENT BEFORE HIS EXECUTION...CNN




The US Navy announcing that Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti was treated for Stage 1 breast cancer with surgery in July.


Franchetti says she is in good health with doctors saying she is 'cancer free'...Task and Purpose



US ARMY PRIVATE TRAVIS KING WHO DEFECTED TO NORTH KOREA GETTING A ONE YEAR SENTENCE AND A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.


KING PLED GUILTY TO DESERTION AND WAS SENTENCED TO TIME MATCHING HIS DETENTION...FOX NEWS





A fire, explosion and evacuation of civilians in southern Russia after a drone attack.


Two Ukrainian drones intercepted by Russian air defenses in the Tikhoretsk District of the Krasnodar Region but debris fell causing the chain of fire and explosion...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...




16 Ukrainian drones destroyed by air defenses in Russia's Bryansk Region late tonight.  The local governor reports no damage of casualties from the drones...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)





The US Secret Service saying there were failures related to the July 13th assassination attempt on Donald Trump.


Acting Director Ronald Rowe says the agency needs to hold itself to account for those failures.


Among failures listed not using a counter-drone system that would have detected the drone used by man who tried to kill Mr. Trump.


Also noted communication failures that prevented local police reports of a suspicious person on the roof from where the shots were fired at Trump...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)



HERE IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THE UNIT ONE REACTOR AT THREE MILE ISLAND IS TO BE REOPENED TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR MICROSOFT.


THE UNIT ONE REACTOR SHUT DOWN FIVE YEARS AGO.



IN 1979 THERE WAS A PARTIAL MELTDOWN AT ANOTHER THREE MILE ISLAND REACTOR.



THE NEW NAME FOR THE FACILITY WILL BE THE 'CRANE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER'.


IT WILL USED TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE...FREE REPUBLIC POST-CBS NEWS STORY-DISCUSSION




A merchant vessel sighting a drone boat off the southwest coast of Yemen today...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"




THE DUTCH PROSEUCTION SERVICE SAYING LAST NIGHT'S STABBING ATTACK IN ROTTERDAM MAY HAVE HAD A TERRORIST INTENT.     


ONE KILLED, ONE WOUNDED AT THE ERASMUS BRIDGE WITH THE ATTACKER SHOUTING 'ALLAHU AKHBAR'.


THE  22-YEAR-OLD ATTACK SUSPECT ALREADY KNOWN TO POLICE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES WILL APPEAR BEFORE A JUDGE MONDAY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 38.17 points.



The NASDAQ down 65.66 points.


The price of oil a little lower at 71 dollars 77 cents a barrel down 18 cents...Marketwatch






Iran is warning of a response 'that can be expected soon' to Israel's July 31st assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.


The warning coming from the head of Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei's office...Tass Russia





(UPDATED) 14 KILLED, OTHERS WOUNDED IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN SOUTH BEIRUT...


THE ATTACK TARGETING HEZBOLLAH LEADER IBRAHIM AQIL AND OTHER HEZBOLLAH COMMNDERS...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...TONIGHT HEZBOLLAH ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEATH OF AQIL...


140 ROCKETS FIRED INTO NORTHERN ISRAEL BY HEZBOLLAH TODAY...BBC NEWS




Social media app "X" is again totally blocked in Brazil.


This followed imposition of a 900,000 euro (1,004,130 US dollar) a day fine on Elon Musk by Brazilian censorship czar Justice Alexandre de Moraes.



"X" speaking of the switch of internet providers that opened up "X" in Brazil as a mistake.   


 "X" can still be seen in Brazil using VPN's...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)





A NEW LGBTQI LAW IN THE NATION OF GEORGIA NEXT TO RUSSIA IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE MURDER OF A TRANSGENDERED PERSON.


A 26-YEAR-OLD MALE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN THE MURDER OF KAMIRA ABRAMIDZE IN GEORGIA'S CAPITAL CITY OF TBILISI.



AMBRIMADZE KILLED A DAY AFTER LEGISLATION WAS PASSED DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND FAMILY VALUES...BBC NEWS



"This is a completely new type of terrorist act"


The words of Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova regarding Israeli attacks on pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.


 She spoke on the sidelines of the Eurasian Women Forum in St. Petersburg saying Russia is deeply concerned about the situation in Lebanon...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)





The US Navy unveiling its plan for war expected with China by 2027.


The Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti says the goals of what's been dubbed "Project 33" signifying her being the 33rd CNO are tough, but realistic.


The plan calls for improved maintenance and an 80 percent combat-surge ready posture.


That means 80 percent of the US Navy's warships become operative at the 'push of a button'.


"Project 33" operates on the notion that Chinese President Xi Jinping has a 2027 goal of being able to invade Taiwan...USNI News...



Meanwhile China urging the US to immediately stop arming Taiwan.


A foreign ministry spokesperson saying repeated sales of weapons to Taiwan seriously violate the one-China principle stated in three China-US joint communiques in the past including one in 1982...PEOPLES DAILY CHINA (USE ADVANCED SETTINGS IF ABLE TO SEE STORY)



RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV SAYS RUSSIA IS 'FULLY READY' TO DEFEND ITS INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC.


LAVROV SPEAKING IN A DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES RESPONDING TO INCREASED NATO ACTIVITY IN THE ARCTIC RANGING FROM NORTHERN EUROPE TO ALASKA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

 

Russia sending military assistance to the African nation of Mali following a massive deadly terrorist attack on Tuesday.


A Russian military transport plane landing in the capital city of Bamako.


The undisclosed cargo on the plane sent after 77 were killed and 255 wounded in an attack on a police school.   An organization affiliated with Al Qaeda claiming responsibility for the attack...Tass Russia



IN MALAYSIA THE CEO AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS OF AN 'ISLAMIC COMPANY' ARRESTED.


THEY ARE LINKED TO CHARITY HOMES WHERE CHILDREN ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY ABUSED.



THE GLOBAL IKHWAN SERVICES AND BUSINESS (GISB) ORGANIZATION LINKED TO A NOW DEFUNCT RELIGIOUS SECT AL-ARQAM.   IT WAS BANNED BY MALAYSIA'S GOVERNMENT IN 1994...AL JAZEERA QATAR





           THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                 (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



27 PALESTINIAN DEATHS IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA




   ISRAELI SOLDIER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN GAZA




           MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                           ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



                                   TIMES OF ISRAEL




27 deaths reported in Israeli air strikes in northern and central areas of Gaza...The New Arab




An Israeli soldier 'severely wounded' in the fighting in Gaza...Israel National News






In other news...





ISRAEL SAYS IT WILL BE INVESTIGATING AFTER VIDEO SURFACED OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS THROWING BODIES OFF A ROOF.

THIS WAS DURING ISRAELI OPERATIONS AGAINST TERRORISTS IN THE 'WEST BANK'...BBC NEWS




Germany considering government support for ailing automaker Volkswagen.


Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck saying the company 'is of crucial importance to Germany'.


There's talk of Volkswagen cutting 30,000 jobs in Germany 25 percent of its workforce there...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




THE BBC OUT WITH A DOCUMENTARY ACCUSING THE FORMER OWNER OF HERROD'S DEPARTMENT STORE MOHAMMED AL FAYED OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.



FAYED DIED LAST YEAR AT THE AGE OF 94.  HIS SON DODI FAYED WAS DATING PRINCESS DIANA WHEN BOTH DIED IN A CAR CRASH IN PARIS IN 1997.



THE BBC REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING MORE THAN 20 FORMER EMPLOYEES OF WHICH FIVE INVOLVED RAPE...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA





     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



                         TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



       RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



In other news...



USING DATA PROVIDED BY CHINESE SOURCES A STUDY PUBLISHED SAYING ANIMALS AT A MARKET IN WUHAN CHINA WERE INFECTED WITH COVID IN LATE 2019.


THIS SUPPORTS THE NOTION THAT ANIMALS IN THE MARKET INFECTED HUMANS WITH COVID.


THE COMPETING NOTION IS THAT COVID LEAKED FROM THE WUHAN LAB...AFP FRANCE-DIGITAL JOURNAL















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