Prologue Journal – Page 8 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

US citizen Zenkovich, convicted in Belarus, asks Lukashenko for pardon

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Zenkovich also addressed the US side https://tass.com/world/1845459

Investigator charge 33 people in case of shooting at office of retailer in central Moscow

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Investigative Committee wants the suspects to be kept in custody until trial https://tass.com/emergencies/1845461

Completely compromised: Hezbollah faced a ‘multidimensional blow’ with pager attack

Jerusalem Post Tel Aviv University Professor says that Hezbollah is compromised at an organizational level. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-820946

IRGC chief: Israel to face ‘crushing response’ for acts of terror in Lebanon

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Israel will face “a crushing response from the axis of resistance” for its acts of terror in Lebanon which are the result of…

Iran: Israel’s ‘insane’ behavior requires immediate international action

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Nasser Kan’ani has warned that Israel’s “insane” attacks pose a threat to the international peace and security, calling for immediate international action to deter the regime. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/19/733605/Kan%E2%80%99ani-Israel-insane-behavior-require-international-action

Britain calls for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-820971

Schumer coins ‘Trump shutdown,’ slamming GOP amid spending fight

Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., placed blame on former President Trump and Republicans for a potential partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending measure on Wednesday. He filed cloture on Thursday in a procedural move in order to act as quickly as possible once the House passes…

Mark Robinson Called Himself a ‘black Nazi’ on a Porn Site, CNN Reports

New York Times Mr. Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, vowed to stay in the race and sought to deny the report, which also said he had defended slavery in online posts years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gubernatorial-race.html

Ex-C.I.A. Officer Gets 30 Years for Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Women

New York Times The former officer, Brian Jeffrey Raymond, admitted that he had sexually assaulted and photographed dozens of women in the United States and overseas, prosecutors said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/brian-jeffrey-raymond-cia-sexual-assault.html

Majority of Californians support restoring felony theft penalties ahead of public vote

Fox News A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support making changes to “Prop 47” – the 2014 public referendum that reduced penalties for larceny, forgery and drug offenses. Critics have blamed the current policy – which includes the provision deeming shoplifting under $950 a misdemeanor – for…