Prologue Journal – Page 32620 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

The story of a woman who joined ISIS

Jerusalem Post Italian documentarian Benedetta Argentieri’s film The Matchmaker had its first Israeli premiere at the Haifa International Film Festival. What she found would forever change the way she viewed ISIS. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/article-720065

Reuters reveals Ethiopia debt relief delay partly due to civil war, state finance minister says

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that Ethiopia’s state finance minister said on Saturday that delays in restructuring Ethiopia’s debt due to the failings of a new global mechanism for resolving debt problems are “disappointing,” adding that he planned to raise it with the head of the International Monetary Fund. Africa’s second-most populous country requested a debt…

Reuters reveals Iran racing to expand enrichment at underground plant, IAEA report shows

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that Iran is rapidly expanding its ability to enrich uranium with advanced centrifuges at its underground plant at Natanz and now intends to go further than previously planned, a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report seen by Reuters showed. The post Reuters reveals Iran racing to expand enrichment at underground plant, IAEA…

The Red Button of Adam – Part 2

Jerusalem Post “These are the generations of the heavens and the earth…” https://www.jpost.com/kabbalah/article-718734

Islamic State cell plan to attack Nazareth Muslim school thwarted by Israeli forces

Jerusalem Post One of the targets of a thwarted ISIS cell was a a local Muslim high school, which according to the suspects, “operates in the way of ‘the infidels.’” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-718715

Reuters reveals Lebanon to slash official exchange rate from Nov. 1, finance min says

Reuters Reuters was first to report Lebanon plans to slash its official exchange rate, replacing the 1,507 per dollar rate adopted 25 years ago with a rate of 15,000 in a step towards unifying numerous exchange rates, the finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday. The post Reuters reveals Lebanon to slash official exchange rate from…

Suicide bombing in Somalia kills one soldier and injures six

Jerusalem Post A suicide bomber took the plunge at a security checkpoint, leaving one dead and several injured. https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-718128

Reuters reveals Blackstone to sell $400 mln stake in Indian REIT; Abu Dhabi fund eyes investments

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported Blackstone will sell a stake worth up to $400 million in Embassy Office Parks REIT, India’s biggest real estate investment trust, via Indian stock exchange block deals. Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest, is likely to pick up at least half of the stake that Blackstone is…

Reuters reveals Turkish interest rate cut; lira falls to an all-time low

Reuters Reuters was first to report Turkey’s central bank cut its policy rate by 100 basis points today, even as inflation rose above 80%, and as central banks globally race in the opposite direction and tighten policy. The Turkish lira sank to a record low of 18.42 versus the dollar after the move. The post…

Will Joe Biden run for a second term? He is not yet sure

Jerusalem Post “Look, my intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again,” he said. “But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen.” https://www.jpost.com/us-elections/article-717514