<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><strong class=""><font class="" size="3">News Updates From CLG</font></strong></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class="" style="text-align: start;"><font color="#222222" class="" size="3">9 October 2023</font></span></div><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><font class=""><font class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font class=""><span class="" style="text-align: start;"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font color="#222222" class="" size="3">All links are here:</font></div></span><span class="" style="text-align: start;"><div class="" style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><strong class=""><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.legitgov.org/" href="https://www.legitgov.org/" class=""><font class="" size="3">https://www.legitgov.org</font></a></strong></div><div class="" style="font-size: inherit; color: rgb(67, 67, 67); font-weight: bold;"><br class=""></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font color="#222222" class=""><b class="">Previous edition</b><span class=""> 7 Oct. 2023:</span> </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);" class="">Israeli hostages taken as Netanyahu vows to turn Gaza into 'ruins'; FBI creates new 'MAGA' extremism category</span></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-american-carrier-strike-force-mediterranean-db05d535a9ebb931f684f758c9b6f628" target="_blank" class="">The U.S. will send a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel</a></strong> | 9 Oct 2023 | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead on both sides. Americans were reported to be among those killed and missing. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, and its approximately 5,000 sailors and deck of warplanes will be accompanied by cruisers and destroyers in a show of force that is meant to be ready to respond to anything, from possibly interdicting additional weapons from reaching Hamas and conducting surveillance. The large deployment reflects a U.S. desire to deter any regional expansion of the conflict. But the Israeli government formally declared war Sunday and gave the green light for "significant military steps" to retaliate against Hamas.</font></div><div class=""><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/584380-iran-denies-plotting-israel-attack/" target="_blank" class="">Iran denies helping Hamas plot attack on Israel</a> --The Palestinian militants have been acting entirely independently, Tehran claims</strong> | 9 Oct 2023 | Tehran has denied accusations that it helped Palestinian militants to plan the surprise attack on Israel that was launched on Saturday morning. "The decisions made by the Palestinian resistance are fiercely autonomous and unwaveringly aligned with the legitimate interests of the Palestinian people," Iran's mission to the UN said in a statement to the media. "We are not involved in Palestine's response, as it is taken solely by Palestine itself." ...Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas spokesman, told the BBC that the militants had "direct backing" from Iran. However, Ali Baraka, another Hamas official, insisted in an interview with NBC News that Tehran had not been notified about "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" beforehand. "It was a surprise to everyone, including Iran," he said.</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/senator-warns-of-very-serious-criminal-penalties-ahead-of-propalestine-protest-in-sydney-in-response-to-israel-conflict/news-story/62dc4887c2bde9fcbfc31817d6775713" target="_blank" class="">Senator warns of 'very serious criminal penalties' ahead of pro-Palestine protest in Sydney in response to Israel conflict</a> --The shadow home affairs minister has issued a firm warning to anyone planning to attend pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney that "very serious criminal penalties" can apply</strong> | 9 Oct 2023 | Liberal Senator James Paterson has issued a firm warning to Australians ahead of a pro-Palestine rally planned in Sydney on Monday night, following a mass incursion of Hamas militants on Israel... The attack on Israel has sparked a number of protests around the world, including a pro-Palestine rally at Sydney's Lakemba Station on Sunday night. It is understood another rally has been advertised on social media which is due to be held at Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening. Speaking to Sky News Australia about the conflict in Israel, Mr Paterson shared an important message for any Australians planning to attend pro-Palestine protests in Sydney. The Liberal Senator warned that both Hamas and Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim political party and militant group based in Lebanon, are listed in their entirety as terrorist organisations...Mr Paterson urged anyone attending pro-Palestine rallies to remember that it is a crime to associate with listed terrorist organisations. "The important thing about that for Australians is, that the legal affect of that means, that it is now a crime under the Commonwealth Criminal Code to associate with a terrorist organisation and that includes all of Hamas and Hezbollah," he told Sky News.</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-rockets-airstrikes-tel-aviv-ca7903976387cfc1e1011ce9ea805a71" target="_blank" class="">Israel declares war, bombards Gaza and battles to dislodge Hamas fighters after surprise attack</a></strong> --Death toll passes 1,100 and thousands wounded on both sides | 8 Oct 2023 | The Israeli government formally declared war and gave the green light for "significant military steps" to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack, as the military labored into Monday to crush fighters still in southern towns and intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The toll passed 1,100 dead and thousands wounded on both sides. More than 40 hours after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion out of Gaza, Israeli forces were still battling with militants holed up in several locations. At least 700 people have reportedly been killed in Israel and more than 400 have been killed in Gaza. Israel said it brought in special forces to try to wrest control of four Israeli sites from Hamas fighters, including two kibbutzim that militants entered earlier in their attacks. Footage released by Israeli police from one area showed forces kneeling in tall grass as they exchanged fire with Hamas militants across an open field.</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12608995/Biden-slammed-holding-BBQ-White-House-Hamas-holds-Americans-hostage-kills-four-surprise-attack-Israel-left-700-Israelis-dead-President-makes-NO-statement-day-assault.html" target="_blank" class="">Biden is slammed for holding a BBQ at the White House as Hamas holds Americans hostage and kills at least four during their surprise attack on Israel which has left 700 Israelis dead: President [sic] makes NO statement day after assault</a> --A pool reporter overheard a band playing from inside the White House lawn and asked a spokesperson what was happening</strong>| 9 Oct 2023 | Joe Biden held a barbecue for his staff at the White House while at least four Americans were confirmed dead in the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel Saturday and Palestinian sympathizers protested at the president's gates. A pool reporter overheard a band playing from the White House lawn while pro-Palestine protesters picketed outside the gates, chanting "Free Palestine" and demanding the U.S. cut aid to Israel. The reporter questioned why they could hear the band, and a spokesperson replied: "The President [sic] and First Lady are hosting a BBQ for White House Executive Residence staff and their families." Biden has made no public statement on the attack Saturday other than confirmation of a phone call between himself and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu - and news of the barbecue triggered outrage online. "At least FOUR Americans are presumed dead in Israel and Joe Biden is too busy having a BBQ party at the White House to care," podcaster Joey Mannarino <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1711176019246301642" target="_blank" class="">raged</a> online. "That guy is truly sick."</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/584320-egypt-police-israeli-shooting/" target="_blank" class="">Egyptian police officer kills two Israeli tourists</a> --An Egyptian citizen was also killed in the incident in Alexandria, reports say</strong> | 8 Oct 2023 | Two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian citizen were killed on Sunday when an Egyptian police officer opened fire in the Mansheya area of the city of Alexandria in Egypt, according to RT Arabic, citing an official from the country’s security service. "Two members of an Israeli tourist group were killed, one Egyptian, and another was injured," a security source told RT Arabic. "The police officer was immediately arrested and legal measures are being taken against him. The injured person was transferred to hospital for treatment." The police officer believed to be responsible for the shooting is understood to have used his personal firearm in the attack, which took place close to the popular tourist attraction Pompey's Pillar.</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dozens-of-ny-law-enforcement-leaders-stranded-in-israel-during-counterterrorism-training" target="_blank" class="">Dozens of NY law enforcement leaders stranded in Israel during counterterrorism training</a> --A 32-member New York delegation of law enforcement officials traveled to Israel Oct. 5 for a training</strong> | 8 Oct 2023 | Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah confirmed Saturday evening that six local law enforcement leaders are among a 32-member New York delegation "that traveled to Israel Oct. 5" for a training and are awaiting evacuation in the country. "A deputy chief investigator from our office is one of six law enforcement leaders from Westchester County among a 32-member New York delegation that traveled to Israel Oct. 5 for an international counterterrorism and antisemitism training," Rocah said. "I am in communication with our deputy chief who informed me that though the delegation is close to the Gaza Strip, they are sheltering in a safe location and every effort is underway for their safe return to New York."</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/584361-ufc-dana-white-flag-ban/" target="_blank" class="">If any flags hurt your feelings, too f****ng bad': UFC head lifts ban on Russian flag</a> --MMA fighters, including Russians, will once again be able to display their national flag in the UFC's Octagon</strong> | 8 Oct 2023 | Dana White, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), told reporters in Las Vegas late on Saturday that fighters will once again be permitted to display their national flags in the Octagon, ending a ban imposed last year. White, who has headed the UFC since 2003, said in May 2022 that fighters of any nationality would be barred from carrying their country's flag with them to the cage, a decision made in parallel to similar measures imposed in other sports on the heels of Moscow's military action in Ukraine. At the time, White refused to be drawn on the reason for the ban other than to tell reporters: "You guys know why, let's not even play that f****ng game." [<strong class="">Yes!</strong>] </font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/gas-pipeline-between-finland-estonia-shut-over-suspected-leak-2023-10-08/" target="_blank" class="">Repairing Finland-Estonia gas pipeline may take months, operator says</a></strong> | 8 Oct 2023 | Repairing a subsea gas pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia that was shut on Sunday due to a suspected leak could take months or more if a puncture is confirmed, Finnish gas system operator Gasgrid said. The Balticconnector pipeline suffered a sharp drop in pressure, and work is ongoing to confirm the exact location and cause of the outage in the coming days, the company said in a statement. "If it appears that the unusual pressure drop observed in the morning of Oct. 8...is due to a leak (that) caused damage to the pipe, repair work may take at least several months depending on nature of the damage," Gasgrid said.</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/584337-baltic-sea-gas-pipeline-leak/" target="_blank" class="">Baltic Sea gas pipeline shut down over suspected leak</a> --Operators have refused to speculate on the source of the system failure - Reuters</strong> | 8 Oct 2023 | An undersea gas pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia is temporarily out of service after gas system companies in both countries observed an unexpected drop in pressure likely caused by a leak, its operators have said. "I do not want to speculate at all on the cause of the leak," Janne Gronlund, a senior executive at Finnish energy firm Gasgrid, told Reuters on Sunday. He added that gas supplies remained stable, and that measures had been taken to isolate the pipeline to prevent further gas from escaping. Gronlund said the pipeline, which is capable of flowing in either direction depending on requirements, was transporting around 30 gigawatt hours of gas each day from Finland to Estonia at the time of the fault.</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class="">Insane in the membrane: <a href="https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/wkbiden-admin-pour-additional-millions-gender-studies-middle-east" target="_blank" class="">Biden administration to pour additional millions into 'Gender Studies' in Middle East</a> --<font color="#ff2600" class="">The U.S. spent 787.4 million on advancing gender equality in now Taliban-controlled Afghanistan</font></strong>. | 9 Oct 2023 | The State Department is prepared to spend $15 million to create "gender scholars" at American universities in Egypt and Lebanon by promoting gender studies at those institutions, according to a public grants database. The State Department is <a href="https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TLS-NOFO_FINAL.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">offering</a> to spend up to 15 million over five years as part of its "Tomorrow's Leaders Gender Scholars Program" which will "support students to advance and deepen their engagement in gender studies" and "increase their participation in gender studies." As part of the program, students who enroll in at least one gender studies course per semester will have their tuition paid by U.S. taxpayers. Some gender studies courses offered at the American University in Cairo include "Gender and Feminist Research Methodologies," which "provides an introduction to gender and feminist approaches to dominant theories of knowledge" and "Reading Capital," which introduces students to "Marxist conceptions of the making of histories."</font></p><p align="left" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/timeline-state-department-ignored-its-own-warnings" target="_blank" class="">State Department says it considered Burisma corrupt, but kept dealing with its reps anyway</a></strong> | 9 Oct 2023 | During Donald Trump's first impeachment in 2019, State Department officials insisted they considered the Burisma Holdings energy firm in Ukraine that employed Hunter Biden to be corrupt and wanted nothing to do with it. But evidence that has emerged since shows U.S. embassy officials had extensive interactions with Burisma and its representatives between 2015 and 2018. The evidence marks the latest evolution of a Democrat-driven narrative on the Bidens and Ukraine that was used to impeach Trump but that has since eroded under scrutiny. Just the News recently published photos, obtained from the Burisma Holdings website and posts from the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, that show then-Ambassador to Ukraine [and satanic terrorist] Marie Yovanovitch meeting on multiple occasions with Burisma executive Vadim Pozharskyi, one of the colleagues who worked closely with Hunter Biden.</font></p></div></span></font></div></font></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(73, 73, 73); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font class="" size="3"><font color="#222222" class="">*****</font><font color="#434343" class=""> </font></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font class="" size="3"><b class=""><font color="#ff2600" class="">CLG needs your support</font></b>. </font></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.legitgov.org/donate.html" class=""><font class="" size="3"><b class="">https://www.legitgov.org/donate.html</b></font></a></div><div class=""><font class="" size="3">Or, please a check or m-ney order to CLG: </font></div><div class=""><b class=""><font class="" size="3">Citizens for Legitimate Government (CLG) </font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font class="" size="3">P.O. 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