Friday, October 18, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 10/18/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*BIDEN'S PRE-ELECTION URKAINE AID MEETING*FRANCE TIGHTENING BORDER CONTROLS NOVEMEBER 1ST*CUBAN POWER GRID FAILS*BRITISH POLITICAL STAFF TO HELP DEMS*

 


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A MISSILE FIRED BY THE HOUTHI FORCES IN YEMEN SAID TO HAVE PASSED WITHIN 200 METERS OF THE US AIRCRAFT CARRIER DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN JULY OF 2024.


THE EISENHOWER WAS IN THE RED SEA AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT MENTIONED IN A LENGTHY REPORT FROM THE COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER AT THE WEST POINT US MILITARY ACADEMY.


THE EISENHOWER 'NEAR MISS' ALONG WITH A 'NEAR MISS' OF THE DESTROYER USS GRAVELY MENTIONED IN THE 'SUBSTANTIVE NOTES' SECTION UNDER THE 'AZ' LABEL IN THIS REPORT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...COUNTERING TERRORISM CENTER REPORT LINK




North Korea announcing discovery of the remains of a South Korean drone in its capital city Pyongyang.   


The North says this is proof of South Korean involvement in drone intrusions said to have happened earlier this month...Associated Press-Irish Examiner




As Elon Musk makes campaign appearances and spends money to support Donald Trump in the US election the Biden-Harris Administration targeting Musk's Tesla vehicle company.


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opening a probe into self-driving software used in 2.4 million Tesla vehicles.



The investigation could lead to a major recall...BBC News





IN BERLIN TODAY A MEETING OF JOE BIDEN WITH THE LEADERS OF FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM TIMED TO OCCUR WITHIN DAYS OF THE US ELECTION.



BIDEN TELLING THEM THAT NATO COUNTRIES SHOULD 'SUSTAIN OUR SUPPORT' FOR UKRAINE'S WAR EFFORT.



BUT THERE WAS NO CONSENSUS AT THE MEETING REGARDING USE OF LONG-RANGE WEAPONS TO ATTACK RUSSIA.



MAINSTREAM MEDIA POINTING TO A DONALD TRUMP VICTORY IN THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION  CHANGING THE PICTURE REGARDING AID TO UKRAINE...AL JAZEERA QATAR 




IN JAPAN ON SATURDAY MORNING A MAN ARRESTED AFTER SUSPECTED GASOLINE BOMBS WERE THROWN AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE RULING LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY.



THE SUSPECT DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT ALSO ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICIAL RESIDENCE IN CENTRAL TOKYO.    THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A BARRICADE.



THE INCIDENT EIGHT DAYS BEFORE JAPAN'S GENERAL ELECTION...AFP FRANCE-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE (CLICK PAST AD)




Fire officials in Oakland, California say they have stopped forward progress of a wildfire that broke out on Friday afternoon.


Hundreds evacuated in Oakland Hills with around 10 structures damaged...ABC San Francisco





US POLITICS AND THE PRE-ELECTION RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE JANUARY 6TH PROSECUTION OF DONALD TRUMP.



THESE DOCUMENTS COME FROM THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JACK SMITH.



THE FINAL RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENTS HEAVILY REDACTED BY THE FEDERAL JUDGE HANDLING THE CASE...CNN




France deciding to begin checks at all its European borders beginning on November 1st.


Those checks are currently in force only at the Italian border.



Stopping illegal immigrants and fear of terrorist attacks cited in connection with the decision...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




AN ITALIAN COURT RULING AGAINST PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI'S PLAN TO HOUSE MIGRANTS ENTERING ITALY IN ALBANIA.


12 ASYLUM SEEKERS SENT TO ALBANIA ON WEDNESDAY ORDERED RETURNED TO ITALY...VISEGRAD 24 "X" POST (VIDEO EMBED)





The power grid in Cuba went down today. 


Power knocked out nationwide when a major power plant failed.


 Cuba experiencing major power problems yesterday before today's total blackout...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS USA






THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES TODAY.


 TWO ISRAELI SOLIDERS WOUNDED AND TWO INFILTRATORS FROM JORDAN KILLED.



ISRAEL CONTINUING AIR STRIKES IN LEBANON.


HAMAS CONFIRMING THE DEATH OF ITS LEADER YAHYA SINWAR...BBC NEWS BLOG





The markets today.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 36.86 points.


The NASDAQ rose 115.94 points or .63 percent.


The price of oil fell to 69 dollars 35 cents down one dollar 32 cents or 1.87 percent...Marketwatch





South Korea's spy agency formalizing the claims made in various mainstream media in recent weeks that North Korea is sending troops to fight in Ukraine on behalf of Russia.



The situation described as a serious and grave and requiring international action.




Ukraine has used thousands of troops from other countries who joined Ukraine's military during the war...BBC News





KHALED MASHAL, WHO DIRECTS HAMAS ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONALLY, REPORTED AS ITS NEW LEADER.



THE FOLLOWS THE KILLING OF HAMAS LEADER YAHYA SINWAR BY THE ISRAELI MILITARY IN GAZA.



MASHAL WILL LEAD ANY TALKS WITH OTHER PARTIES REGARDING A CEASEFIRE AND RELEASE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES IN GAZA.



THOSE TALKS SAID BY HAMAS LEADERSHIP TO BE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOLLOWING ISRAEL'S KILLING OF SINWAR...TASS RUSSIA




North Korea's ruler Kim Jong-Un stressing that South Korea is a hostile country.   


Kim speaking to North Korean soldiers after road and rail connections between the two countries were blown earlier up this week.



Analysts suggest that clashes between North and South Korea short of full-scale war are now more likely...Associated Press USA-Asahi Shimbun Japan




The British Labor Party taking sides in the US election sending 100 current and former staff to the United States to help Democrats in swing states.



Republicans call the plan an 'outrage' warning it could harm US-UK relations if Donald Trump wins the election.


The British political staff people deploying to Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia...The Telegraph UK








THE ISRAEL-HAMAS-HEZBOLLAH-IRAN CONFLICT

                                                      (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



DOZENS KILLED AS ISRAELI ATTACKS CONTINUE IN GAZA



            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



              LBCI LEBANON (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                              ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



                                   AL JAZEERA QATAR



                                      TIMES OF ISRAEL




34 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces continue their attacks including a major assault in the north...Al Jazeera Qatar



In other news...





Mainstream media in Germany and the UK reporting on incidents involving packages that caught fire in facilities of package handler DHL.



The notion being suggested in the reporting is that these are acts of sabotage that can linked to Russian spies...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)





   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



                          TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



          RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)








In other news...




New Zealand's aviation industry calling for government intervention citing a serious shortage of pilots.



The cost of training pilots rising to 120,000 dollars (72,780 US) with pilot trainees only able to borrow 35,000 (21,227.50 US).   That's because of a government rule adopted in 2013.




Concern that in a few years there won't be enough pilots to crew aircraft with consequences that may include higher fares for airline travel...One News New Zealand

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