Just one short week ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking that the False Flags Over Kashmir that I wrote about in this very column in March had blown over, and that everything in the highly contentious Kashmir region connecting India, Pakistan and China was back to normal. Maybe it had all been political posturing in preparation for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reelection bid in this year's national elections, you may have thought.

But if that's what you were thinking last week, I bet you're not thinking that anymore. For you see, this past Monday all hell broke loose.

Specifically, the residents of the formerly semi-autonomous state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in the northern tip of India now find themselves living in a state that has no special status. No constitutional provision for the region to pass its own laws. No more laws preventing Indians from outside the region to buy real estate or invest in J&K. In fact, Kashmiris no longer even reside in the state of Jammu and Kashmir; they now reside in one of two newly-created Union Territories, one called Jammu and Kashmir, and the other called Ladakh.

So what exactly happened this week? And what does it mean for the future of one of the most heavily-militarized and volatile geopolitical fault lines in the world?

Well, as I outlined in this week's edition of New World Next Week, there are three ways to examine what just took place in India this week.

There are a number of updates from the LNA for the past few days. I will consolidate these reports below: AND understand this, the LNA is moving ahead slowly and carefully to avoid civilian casualties. They warn in areas they are fighting and work to preserve infrastructure as much as possible. All the civilian attacks are done by the terrorist militias of the Sarraj GNA regime. Any reports to the opposite are propaganda by the terrorists. The LNA is winning, slowly but surely. As the tribes say to me so many times: "one by one my sister, one by one".

1. LNA Air Force hit Turkish aircraft transporting weapons in Misurata Airbase - 6 August، 2019

Air Force of the Libyan National Army said they targeted with airstrikes early Tuesday against an airbase in Misurata controlled by Islamist armed groups allied with Fayez al-Sarraj government. "Our air force carried out several raids against the Misurata airbase, targeting anti-air defenses as well as a Turkish aircraft transporting ammunition, drones, and missiles," the Libyan National Army information office said in a statement on its Facebook page. "A Turkish Ilyushin aircraft was destroyed as it landed at the Misrata base," the media office added.

2. Italian military aircraft heading to misrata returns home after news of LNA air strikes in the city - 6 August، 2019

An Italian military aircraft heading to Misrata returned home before entering the Libyan airspace after news of air strikes by the Libyan National Army (LNA) targeting Misrata air base." Around 2 PM today an Italian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J (MM62181) operating, as usual, the Pisa S. Giusto AB - Misurata flight. It was an usual flight with supplies for the Italian military field hospital in Misrata," reported flight Itamilradar website. Before the entry into Libyan airspace the Hercules remained in holding for some minutes near Lampedusa island, the website said.

Editors Note: Italy has not authority or right to be on Libyan soil, the fact that they state they have a field hospital in Misurata is all propaganda since they supposedly have no fighting troops on the ground. Misurata is the home of terrorism in Libya and this is the big question as to why would Italy base its military in Misurata (they are not fighting terrorism, they have been supporting the terrorists in Libya for years now)

The "rules-based international system" is under increasing threat, with laws flouted and "norms" violated at every turn by disobedient members of the world community, warns a preachy Sky News op-ed.

The dire warning, authored by Sky's foreign affairs editor Deborah Haynes, defines this rules-based order as the "network of accords and institutions" which make up the"framework that helps to ensure security, rights, freedoms and justice" around the world.

Haynes hails the United Nations, the NATO alliance and various international treaties as examples within that framework, but, curiously, the central bogeymen of the piece allegedly eroding this so-called system are all Western adversaries.

The US says it might pull out some troops from Germany amid rifts over a naval mission in the Persian Gulf and defense spending. The remarks from the US ambassador come ahead of two presidential trips to Europe.

The United States is considering withdrawing some of the US troops stationed in Germany, with Poland mooted as a possible new deployment, the US ambassador to Germany has said.

The threat of withdrawal comes amid ongoing differences between Berlin and Washington over Germany's contribution to NATO and a current spat caused by the German refusal to take part in a US-led naval mission in the Persian Gulf.

"It is actually offensive to assume that the US taxpayer must continue to pay to have 50,000-plus Americans in Germany, but the Germans get to spend their surplus on domestic programs," US Ambassador Richard Grenell told the DPA news agency, in comments carried widely by German media on Friday.

The White House is circulating drafts of a proposed executive order that would address allegations of anti-conservative bias by social media companies, according to a White House official and two other people familiar with the matter — a month after President Donald Trump pledged to explore "all regulatory and legislative solutions" on the issue.

None of the three would describe the contents of the order, which one person cautioned has already taken many different forms and remains in flux. But its existence, and the deliberations surrounding it, are evidence that the administration is taking a serious look at wielding the federal government's power against Silicon Valley. The White House official said:

"If the internet is going to be presented as this egalitarian platform and most of Twitter is liberal cesspools of venom, then at least the president wants some fairness in the system. But look, we also think that social media plays a vital role. They have a vital role and an increasing responsibility to the culture that has helped make them so profitable and so prominent."

Two other people knowledgeable about the discussions also confirmed the existence of the draft order.

Republican lawmakers allege Special Counsel Robert Mueller may have perjured himself before Congress in his sworn testimony last month with an untruthful answer about why he held an earlier press briefing.

Recently released court documents suggest Mueller may have made his surprise appearance before the press in Washington on May 29 as damage control after a federal judge privately threatened to hold his team in criminal contempt of court over what she called misleading language in his final report about Russian government interference in the 2016 election. Under oath, Mueller denied the judge's action had anything to do with his holding the press conference.

In the hastily arranged 9-minute press conference, Mueller announced that he was ending his investigation -- which was not news -- and concluded it without taking any questions. He made a point, however, to stress that the Russians he had indicted were "private" entities and "presumed innocent."

What Mueller didn't tell the country was that the day before, his case against two Russian internet "trolling" firms had taken a sudden turn for the worse. It was a key part of his narrative that the Kremlin interfered in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win.

The deputy director of national intelligence, Sue Gordon, will resign this month along with her boss, President Donald Trump said.

Trump said in a tweet that Gordon will leave her job Aug. 15, the same day as the nation's top intelligence official, Dan Coats. Gordon would have been next in line to serve as acting director in the position until the Senate confirmed Trump's choice for a permanent replacement.

Several Trump allies outside the White House had urged the president to remove Gordon, a career intelligence officer, describing her as too close to former CIA Director John Brennan. Brennan has publicly criticized Trump's leadership, and the president in turn has called him "the worst CIA director in our country's history."

Earlier, the Syrian Foreign Ministry "categorically and blatantly" rejected efforts by Washington and Ankara to create a "safe zone" in northern Syria, saying US and Turkish interference rides roughshod over the Syrian Arab Republic's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

US President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw US troops from areas of Kurdish-controlled northern Syria where a Turkish operation will be taking place, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has announced, speaking at a press briefing on Thursday:

"In a telephone call with our president, the US president informed us that the US would be vacating the area. We will discuss the question of coordination after the withdrawal takes place. The agreement with the US on the creation of a safe zone is a very important first step."

The foreign minister added that Turkey would not allow the US to delay the implementation of a safe zone under any circumstances, and has shown Washington that it is prepared to back its words by deeds. "Either we do it together, or we will be able to do it ourselves," he said, referring to the Turkish-US security agreement negotiated last year.

The Hong Kong office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned Washington not to lend direct or indirect support for any form of unrest challenging Beijing's sovereignty over the autonomous territory.

China also demanded that the United States explain media reports alleging that US officials are in contact with individuals who have been organizing and leading the recent string of demonstrations. The statement said that Washington should refrain from sending signals to "violent elements" in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has been rocked by unrest after demonstrations erupted in opposition to a now-suspended extradition law that would have allowed suspects to face trial in China's mainland. The protests, which have sometimes turned violent, have since grown into a wider movement against Beijing's control over the territory.

China has repeatedly cautioned the West against involving itself in the current unrest. Last month, Beijing warned the United States and the United Kingdom to "be careful and not interfere in Hong Kong's domestic affairs in any way."

The most senior Goldman Sachs banker in London is among 17 former and current bosses at the investment bank facing criminal charges in Malaysia in connection with the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

Richard Gnodde, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs' international operations, has been charged by Malaysian authorities for heading up one of the bank's major subsidiaries between 2012 and 2013. During that period, Goldman helped raise $6.5bn (£5.4bn) for the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, $4.5bn of which was allegedly looted by fund officials and the former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak.

Criminal charges have also been filed against Gnodde's former co-CEO Michael Sherwood, as well as three former board members of the London-headquartered subsidiary: Brian Griffiths, Robin Vince and Claes Dahlback. Twelve current and former bosses of Goldman's Hong Kong and Singapore offices were also charged.