Prologue Journal

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

SFSU event with terrorist speakers was unauthorized by university

Jerusalem Post A Beirut event with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi was “neither sponsored nor authorized by SF State, and we have contacted organizers to notify them of unauthorized use of the SF State name.” https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-717352

SFSU hosted Palestinian terrorist speakers at Beirut conference

Jerusalem Post PFLP founding member Salah Salah and Airplane hijacker Leila Khaled were among the many controversial figures invited by San Francisco State University’s AMED program. https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-717196

9/11 anniversary marks generational strategic shift – analysis

Jerusalem Post Looking back on 9/11 feels different because of the generational divides. https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-716921

Reuters reveals global standards body approves new merchant code for gun sellers

Reuters Reuters was first to report that an international standards body approved the creation of a merchant code for gun retailers following pressure from activists who say it will help track suspicious weapons purchases. It will allow financial institutions to use new tools to detect and report suspicious activity associated with gun trafficking and mass…

Pathway to 9/11: How bin Laden came to mastermind the devastating terror attacks

Fox News Fox News Digital is republishing this story to honor the Americans killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, as well as their families, who continue to cope decades later. Usama bin Laden cultivated his reputation as a terror mastermind in the decades before Sept. 11, leaving bodies strewn across continents and repeatedly…