Sunday, March 9, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 3/9/2025*SYRIAN RULER SAYS 'FOREIGN ELEMENTS' INCITING CIVIL WAR*ROMANIAN ELECTION AGENCY REFUSES GEORGESCU CANDIDACY*NEW CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER IS FORMER BANK BOSS*TRUMP INSISTS ON SUPPORT FOR MORE GOV'T SPENDING*

 


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                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




'we're going to take in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs and we're going to become so rich you're not going to know where to spend all that money'


Those comments from President Donald Trump as he flew back to Washington from Florida this evening.


Trump had said earlier in the day in a Fox News interview that he could not rule out a recession this year...


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US President Donald Trump's hostage envoy attacked by his former ambassador to Israel.


Daniel Friedman objecting to Trump envoy Adam Boehler talking with Hamas about release of hostages and future plans for Gaza.



Friedman saying such talks are fruitless and that Hamas cannot be trusted to keep any agreements reached...Times of Israel






SYRIAN JIHADIST RULER SAYS FOREIGN ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN CONFLICT OF RECENT DAYS


TURKEY AND OTHER NATIONS WITH JOINT STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR CURRENT SYRIAN GOV'T

                                                       (UPDATED)




A joint statement tonight from Turkey (Türkiye), Syria and nations neighboring Syria (Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan) condemning any attempts to undermine Syria's security and supporting the current government there.



The statement critical of Israeli attempts to 'interfere in Syrian affairs'...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)...



Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa says that remnants of the Bashar al-Assad government 'supported by foreign elements' are 'trying to create a civil war'.



There has been fighting in northwestern Syria with atrocities alleged against the Alawite minority community involving the murder of many hundreds of civilians.



The total death toll in the conflict now said to be more than 1,300 (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights).



The UK, France and the EU as well as the UN denouncing the killings of civilians...



               OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)



                               BBC News Blog





ROMANIAN POPULIST BARRED FROM NEW PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, MUSK SAYS 'THIS IS CRAZY'

                                                             (UPDATED)

 




In Romania the Central Election Bureau refusing to approve the presidential candidacy of Calin Georgescu.


Georgescu was set to run in the first round of new elections on May 4th.



These new elections called after last year's elections were annulled by the Constitutional Court following Georgescu's victory in the first round.



That decision criticized by US Vice-President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference last month.



The reaction of Elon Musk tonight "This is crazy!".


Clashes outside the elections office in Bucharest tonight following the decision.


Police using tear gas late tonight in the Romanian capital...


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             Tass Russia...Daily Romania "X"






ISRAEL CUTTING OFF ELECTRICITY TO GAZA AFTER SUSPENDING HUMANITARIAN AID.


THE CUTOFF THREATENS OPERATION OF PLANTS THAT TAKE SALT OF SEA WATER TO MAKE IT USABLE.


ISRAEL'S MOVE COMES AS MOMENTUM PICKS UP AT THE US SUPPORTED HOSTAGE RELEASE TALKS IN QATAR...AL JAZEERA QATAR...


   (MORE RELATED NEWS LATER IN THE SUMMARY)



A joint naval exercise involving Chinese, Iranian and Russian warships planned for the Indian Ocean.


China's defense ministry announcing the "Security Belt 2025" joint exercises...ANI News India


(UPDATED) AN ARMED MAN DESCRIBED AT SUICIDIAL SHOT BY THE US SECRET SERVICE NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE.   PRESIDENT TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO IN FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.


THE SECRET SERVICE GOT A TIP FROM POLICE IN INDIANA ABOUT A MAN TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON DC...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...BBC NEWS




NEW CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER SELECTED WITH FORMER BANK CHIEF WINNER

                                                    (UPDATED)



IN CANADA THIS EVENING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW PRIME MINISTER THE RESULTS OF ONLINE VOTING FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE LIBERAL PARTY.



WELL-FINANCED FORMER BANK OF CANADA AND BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR MARK CARNEY THE FAVORITE AND WINNER.


AT THE CONVENTION EVENT FORMER PRIME MINISTER JEAN CHRETIEN AND CURRENT PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU MAKING STATEMENTS OF 'PRIDE' IN CANADA.



THEIR REMARKS RELATED TO CURRENT TENSIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES OVER BORDER SECURITY AND TARIFFS.


HIS SELECTION A PRELUDE TO WHAT COULD BE AN EARLY ELECTION CALL WITH HOPES FOR LIBERAL SUCCESS.


OPPOSITION LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY SAYING THE LIBERAL WANT TO BE RE-ELECTED WITH TRUDEAU'S ECONOMIC ADVISER MR. CARNEY LEADING THEM.


RECENT POLLING DATA LOOKING BETTER IN RELATION TO THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY WHICH HAD ENJOYED A WIDE LEAD...CBC NEWS CANADA



At least ten dead in Argentina after heavy rains and flooding in the port city of Bahia Blanca.   


More than 400 millimeters (16 inches) of rain falling in a single day.   Normal annual rainfall in the city is 600-650 millimeters...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



The talks in Qatar to continue the ceasefire-hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas said to be making progress.


The US and Hamas have been talking.



US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and an Israeli delegation expected to join those negotiations in the coming days...Times Of Israel




THIS WEEKEND PRESIDENT TRUMP INSISTING THAT REPUBLICANS OFFER 'NO DISSENT' TO A CONTINUING RESOLUTION IN CONGRESS THAT SPENDS MORE MONEY UNTIL SEPTEMBER.


MR. TRUMP SAYING 'GREAT THINGS ARE COMING FOR AMERICA'...TRUTH SOCIAL POST



Impaired mental faculties and even intoxication being reported on Capitol Hill.   


Up to a dozen unnamed members of Congress said to have these kind of problems.


Late night votes at the Capitol said at times to involve members who show up either appearing drunk on 'high' on something...New York Post




DEADLY VIOLENCE REPORTED IN SYRIA WITH MORE THAN 1,000 KILLED

                           (THIS IS THE EARLIER NEWS FROM SYRIA)




The situation in Syria earlier this weekend more than 1,000 dead according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.


Clashes between jihadist government forces and supporters of former ruler Bashar al-Assad descended into a massacre of civilians in the Alawite populated northwestern part of the country.


Almost 750 civilians killed according to SOHR.


Civilians fleeing the violence said to have sought refuge at a Russian military base in Syria and across the border in Lebanon...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...BBC News...OSINTdefender "X"



THIS WEEKEND THE NATION OF QATAR, CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH TURKEY (TURKIYE) AND HAMAS, CALLING ON ISRAEL TO PLACE ITS NUCLEAR FACILITIES UNDER UN SUPERVISION...Times of Israel



ROMANIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REFUSED CHALLENGES TO CALIN GEORGESCU'S CANDIDACY IN THE NEW PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN MAY.


THAT LEFT THE FINAL DECISION ON HIS CANDIDACY TO THE CENTRAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL...TASS RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



North Korea has revealed a nuclear-powered guided missile submarine.


Pictures released showing ruler Kim Jong-un at the construction site for the vessel...CNN USA




                                                  (Warning:  Strong Language)




THIS WEEKEND US VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE SAYS HE WAS CONFRONTED BY PRO-UKRAINE PROTESTERS AS HE WALKED WITH HIS THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER NEAR HIS CINCINNATI HOME.


THE PROTESTERS SHOUTING 'SLAVA UKRANI' FOLLOWING THE VICE-PRESIDENT WHO DESCRIBED HIS DAUGHTER BECOMING 'INCREASINGLY ANXIOUS AND SCARED' BY THEIR PRESENCE.


THE VICE-PRESIDENT THEN ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION WITH THE PROTESTERS WHICH HE SAID WAS 'MOSTLY RESPECTFUL'.


BUT MR. VANCE WENT ON TO SAY ANYONE FOLLOWING A THREE-YEAR CHILD AROUND IN A POLITICAL PROTEST WAS IN HIS WORDS A "*HIT PERSON"...FREE REPUBLIC POST-FOX NEWS STORY-DISCUSSION




  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




88 UKRAINIAN DRONES TAKEN DOWN BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES




              DEADLY RUSSIAN ATTACKS IN UKRAINE



                          TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Saturday night into Sunday 88 drones downed by Russian air defenses most of them over the Belgorod Region...Tass Russia




At least 25 killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine Saturday.  11 died in one attack in the Donetsk Region...BBC News




In other news...



South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol released from detention this weekend.


The arrest warrant against him withdrawn by a court on Friday.



Mr. Yoon still facing both a criminal trial and impeachment trial over his December 3rd declaration of martial law...Yonhap News Agency South Korea




THE MILITARY LEADER OF MYNAMAR SAYS A NATIONAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THIS YEAR OR BEGINNING OF NEXT.


THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ELECTION SINCE THE PREVIOUS CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT WAS OVERTHROWN IN A COUP IN 2021.



THE COUNTRY IS IN THE MIDST OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION FORCES IN MANY DIFFERENT REGIONS.



OPPONENTS OF MILITARY RULE SEE THE PROPOSED ELECTION AS A SCAM...BBC NEWS




A man holding a Palestinian flag protested on London's iconic Big Ben clock this weekend.


He spent 16 hours there until first responders retrieved him from the clock tower...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)











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