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//The Wire//1400Z May 03, 2024//
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//BLUF: UCLA ENCAMPMENT DISPERSED. RUSSIAN TROOPS ENTER AMERICAN BASE IN NIGER. TAIWAN DETECTS PLAN EXERCISES IN STRAIT.//
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-International Events-
Far East: Taiwanese forces noted an increase in Chinese activity in the Taiwan Strait overnight. 26x aircraft of varying types (including medium-bombers and UAVs) were noted conducting exercises in coordination with 5x PLAN surface vessels. AC: This increase in activity above baseline is likely in accordance with China’s observance of traditional Communist holidays, which usually serve as a vector for military drills or exercises. China also launched their latest carrier (the Fujian, CV-18) on the May Day holiday, where she has been conducting sea trials over the past 24 hours.
Niger: The situation regarding American presence in the country continues to deteriorate. Overnight, the Pentagon confirmed that Russian troops (likely PMCs) have entered Base 201 at Agadez. Pentagon officials claim the Russians have occupied a compound within the base separate from American forces that remain on site.
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California: The main encampment at UCLA has been completely dispersed by police. AC: So far, most of the demonstrators have either been arrested and immediately released, and/or (likely) have dispersed to other occupied zones around the United States. This may be worthy of note considering the recent mice incident. Regardless of the potential nefariousness of recent events, malign actors now know with high confidence that someone can approach a large crowd of people, disperse an unidentified object without any investigation or media coverage, and the crowd will disperse a few days later to locations all around the United States. This incident, if it was indeed a simple prank, at minimum provides valuable operational data for malign actors seeking to cause major incidents around the United States. 
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Analyst Comments: Though the situation in Niger results in very little media coverage, this situation has the potential for extremely serious consequences to develop. So far, diplomats are attempting to mitigate the situation, while defense officials do what they can to ease this transition. Though the strategic value of the Agadez base is quite significant to American military operations throughout the Sahel, from the information that has become public surrounding this scandal, the DoD prerogative of waiting out the storm and somehow cutting a deal with Niger seems to be faltering with each passing day. The arrival of Russia on the stage seals the deal for any American hopes to remain strategically emplaced within Niger. Unfortunately, this creates an exceptionally dangerous situation for the troops on the ground due to the logistics of a departure; everyone knows the U.S. contingent in Niger can’t remain…the question is no longer “if” the U.S. will leave, but “when”. This is especially challenging for both the troops in Agadez, as well as the contingent at the Embassy compound in Niamey. The logistical challenges alone greatly complicate the security situation on the ground, and highlight many of the same military concerns that the United States has faced throughout Africa over the past few decades.
Analyst: S2A1
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//The Wire//1800Z May 02, 2024//
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//BLUF: U.S. HOUSE PASSES H.R. 6090. SECOND BOEING WHISTLEBLOWER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY.//
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-International Events-
Middle East: Turkey has announced the severing of economic ties with Israel. AC: If this is true, and Turkey really does intend to shut down trade with Israel, this could be a significant development as Turkey is/was a major trade partner for Israel. Additionally, the move appears to include the total restriction of Israel’s use of the port of Cehyan, which Israel depends on for oil shipments from Azerbaijan.
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Washington D.C. – Last night, H.R. 6090 was overwhelmingly passed by the House of Representatives. The bill now heads to the Senate.
California: LACOFD Station 164 in Huntington Park caught fire last night, resulting in a two alarm fire at the fire station. AC: The fire caused significant damage to the fire station, which will be out-of-action for the foreseeable future.
Kansas: Boeing whistleblower Joshua Dean has died after being hospitalized in Wichita following a sudden series of infections, pneumonia, and MRSA. Dean was airlifted to Oklahoma City Tuesday night, where he died shortly after. He was 45 years old. AC: Dean was taking part in proceedings against Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems, after being fired by Spirit for exposing safety problems within the assembly process for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Analyst Comments: Reading the contents of H.R. 6090 (to include the definitions contained within) is extremely recommended for all Americans. This bill will, without question, have the exact opposite intended effect on the desired audience. In addition to strengthening resolve, this bill now causes questions to be asked that can no longer be avoided by average citizens and pundits alike.
Analyst: S2A1
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//The Wire//2130Z May 01, 2024//
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//BLUF: STABBING ATTACK STRIKES LONDON SUBURB. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PROTESTS REMAIN KINETIC.//
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-International Events-
United Kingdom: A stabbing attack was carried out in a London suburb by an assailant with a sword. The attack took place in the largely residential district of Hainault, with the assailant stabbing at least 6 people. One victim, a 14 year old, was killed in the attack. The other victims remain hospitalized. The suspect was arrested at the scene.
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North Carolina: A substantial engagement occurred during the serving of a warrant in east Charlotte Sunday afternoon. The shootout occurred when the sought-after individual met the approaching officers with small arms fire. At least four officers were killed in the encounter and five other casualties were reported, from varying jurisdictions and agencies.
USA: University protests continue as before, with some demonstrations becoming more kinetic. At Columbia University in New York City, NYPD forces were deployed to shut down the expansion of demonstrations into university buildings and structures. Protesters gained entry to several buildings on campus, which resulted in efforts to oust demonstrators from this key terrain. In California, no new details surrounding the UCLA mice incident, almost all of the reporting on social media remains circular, and no press statements from official agencies have provided clarification or indicated that any investigation is underway.
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Analyst Comments: As protests continue, care should be taken to observe the vulnerabilities and concerns that will emerge if demonstrations expand. For now, most demonstrations are confined to major universities. However, as almost all of these efforts are directly funded and coordinated from higher command and control nodes within NGO’s all it takes is a series of phone calls for riots to shift into cities, or even suburbs. As already discovered by the arrests made at Columbia, a significant portion of the rioters and protesters aren’t even students at the institutions they are protesting at. As such, the link to universities is circumstantial, and with minimal effort riots can take place off campus as well.
Analyst: S2A1
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//The Wire//1400Z April 30, 2024//
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//BLUF: SECURITY INCIDENTS INTENSIFY AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.//
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California: As the protests at UCLA continue, an incident occurred last night at the main encampment on campus when an unknown individual approached the site, and placed an open backpack full of mice in the vicinity of the main encampment structures. Many sources on the ground claim that the mice have round unidentified red marks on their backs, possibly indicating the use in some sort of scientific research. In any case, the released mice are the breed commonly used for research purposes. Photos and videos of the incident corroborate these claims, however the quality is not good enough on most of the media to determine any solid details of the markings on the mice. It is not currently known if faculty have reported any mice missing that were part of any research projects. Visual geolocation of the raw video evidence provided on social media indicates that the backpack was placed in the vicinity of grid: 11SLT6697371102.
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Analyst Comments: Though details are extremely sketchy and unconfirmed, this incident is worthy of close and immediate attention (even without knowing all of the details) due to the potential for this to be a serious biological incident. This incident also raises many questions and highlights many concerns regarding the potential for very serious incidents to occur elsewhere at this time of heightened risk.
Unfortunately, almost all of the sources for content surrounding this incident are protesters living at the UCLA encampment, and therefore not the most reliable or trustworthy sources for information. Much of the raw data making the rounds on social media is also circular reporting, and therefore not helpful. Nevertheless, the potential impact of this action presents a potentially exceptionally grave risk to national security, and is absolutely worthy of investigation by CBRNE specialists at the first opportunity. Local protesters indicate that authorities are aware of the incident, and at least two security guards witnessed the act in its entirety.
In any case, this act is not something one normally does in the spirit of good fellowship, and tends to raise the pucker-factor considerably, considering all factors. Many people are put-off by the nature of the protests all around, forgetting the national context and high tensions that mandate the more severe possibilities being considered. If mice were indeed injected with a mystery substance, then set loose intentionally into a protest encampment, this incident could rapidly become a very serious problem. Therefore, as terrifying as the prospect seems, assuming the worst-case scenario (while hoping for the most likely scenario) is always operationally prudent, until more information becomes available to put minds at ease. The potential for serious incidents occurring at these encampments is exceptionally high, and compounded by the fact that demonstrators have cornered themselves as unreliable sources, and police are not inclined to help them or break any speed records during an investigation of activities within the encampments. UCLA is not publicly known to conduct infectious disease research using lab mice. However, nothing suggests the mice actually came from a lab at UCLA. This would be the first common-sense assessment at any other time, but considering all facts and currently developing situations, we must remember the recent discovery of illegal CCP-linked biolabs in this exact region of the country. Consequently, this exact nightmare scenario should be taken more seriously even considering the extremely minimal (and often circular) reporting on the incident.
Militarily speaking, the constant movement of people living in close (and unsanitary) quarters, and a population which has raised the

//The Wire//2130Z April 29, 2024//
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//BLUF: HOUTHIS DOWN ANOTHER AMERICAN DRONE. PROTESTS INTENSIFY IN IRELAND. THE HAGUE ESCALATES INVESTIGATION OF ISRAEL’S ACTIONS IN GAZA.//
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Red Sea/HOA: Over the weekend Houthi forces released proof of their shootdown of yet another American MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen. AC: This marks the third shootdown of a $30+ million drone in Yemen since the conflict began in October.
Ireland: Mass protests against immigration continue as authorities crack down on demonstrations. Since protests began, Gardaí forces have responded with a heavy-hand in many instances, causing further outrage throughout the nation. On the other hand, demonstrators set fire to an immigrant processing site in Newtown Mount Kennedy last week, as anti-immigration demonstrations become more deliberate and organized.
Scotland: First Minister Humza Yousef has resigned following months of struggle to maintain his coalition government.
The Hauge: Israeli media has reported that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is preparing arrest warrants for those who have engaged in widespread war crimes. Though no details have been made public with any reliability, various high-ranking Israeli defense officials and politicians are rumored to be on the list, to include PM Netanyahu.
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Arizona: A BNSF Railway train derailed in Lupton, near the New Mexico border. As the train was carrying a cargo of propane and gasoline the subsequent fire resulted in the complete closure of I-40. Currently, the eastbound lanes of I-40 are still closed pending the investigation and incident recovery. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
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Analyst Comments: The recent rumors surrounding the ICC potentially getting involved in the Gaza conflict is substantial and vastly more impacting than the previous judgements against Israel from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Of note, the ICC has also publicly stated they are examining the same investigation for Hamas leadership. However, if the Hague becomes involved to the point of issuing arrest warrants this will continue to highlight the vast differences in the style of warfare that Israel engages in.
On the other hand, various pro-Palestine movements around the world have succeeded in overshadowing and warping what would have been a legitimate series of concerns, had a more deliberate separation of issues taken place. As it stands, there are very few public movements who do not support Israel’s actions as they pertain to the Geneva Conventions, but also do not support a global intifada or Islamic jihad. Protests and demonstrations around the United States and Europe are incapable of separating the two issues, which often results in apathy or exasperation with both sides of the issue. There are absolutely zero protests around the United States that desire to call attention to Israel’s actions in Gaza, without simultaneously and immediately turning into a protest supporting a global jihad. This is likely intentional, based on the funding sources of these protests, and intended to detract from the legitimate concerns present as the conflict rages on. Admittedly, this series of issues runs much deeper than the recent flaring of tensions in the Middle East. However, the impacts of these observations will become more apparent as current American foreign policy is shaped for the future.
Analyst: S2A1
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//The Wire Weekly Rollup//April 21-27, 2024//
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-International Events-
Niger: The situation regarding American military presence at Base 201 and at the Embassy compound in Niamey has deteriorated significantly following weeks of increased tensions in the region. A few weeks ago, Niger demanded that the United States leave Niger, and has in effect created primitive blockades around the Embassy compound, as well as Base 201. This has created logistical difficulties and food and water have become hot commodities among the soldiers and diplomats who have been stationed in Niger.
Taiwan: This week saw a continuation of substantial earthquakes throughout the nation following the recent cluster of earthquakes that struck the region a few weeks ago.
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USA: This week large scale demonstrations and have begun in accordance with the traditional unrest coinciding with American election seasons. Most of the demonstrations have been confined to universities and Ivy League institutions as extremely well-funded professional protesters organize encampment and sit-in operations on campuses around the country.
Following recent Congressional actions to force TikTok to divest their company to American ownership or face an outright ban, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has indicated that TikTok will not be divesting and would rather halt service to the United States than cede their company to American interests.
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Analyst Comments: As protest season continues throughout the United States, the nature of protests has varied widely, with often contradictory messages and causes being rallied for or against. As such, chaos has often been the result for one reason or another at these demonstrations. The impact of media has also been instrumental in shaping information operations on all sides. In some situations, genuine and inexcusable police brutality has resulted in innocent people being harmed. However, in other situations violent demonstrators who were assaulting everyone in sight mere seconds before the camera turns on, suddenly claim victimhood when they themselves were the aggressors. In some situations, peaceful demonstrators have been arrested for exercising free speech. In other situations, demonstrators have engaged in violent acts, while claiming on social media that they were peaceful. Consequently, wading through social media to determine aggressors and victims in each specific circumstance is often a futile effort while the chaos continues.
Analyst: S2A1
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