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//The Wire//1800Z April 5, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEW JERSEY. SECSTATE BLINKEN SAYS UKRAINE WILL JOIN NATO.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Belgium: During the NATO summit in Br

security team cannot handle. German Chancelor Scholz was involved in a combat engagement earlier today, as his plane came under fire at Ben Gurion Airport, causing him and his security detail to seek shelter from a rocke

//The Wire//2300Z February 5, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ARIZONA POLICE HELICOPTER CRASHES DURING SMALL ARMS ENGAGEMENT IN FLAGSTAFF. MORE DETAILS EMERGE REGARDING CHINESE BIOLAB IN VEGAS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -

Everyone knows that it's almost impossible to indict a judge for anything at all (even low-level county magistrates), but it's also hard to remain in the public eye after being caught knowingly harboring a federally desi

//The Wire//2300Z December 18, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ANOTHER POTENTIAL TERROR ATTACK THWARTED AT BONDI BEACH AS SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED. VENEZUELA BEGINS ESCORTING VESSELS THROUGH

//The Wire//2300Z December 2, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ALEPPO OFFENSIVE CONTINUES, ADDITIONAL AXIS OF ADVANCE OPENS TOWARDS HAMA. HUNTER BIDEN PARDONED. TENUOUS CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON COLLAPSES.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----

//The Wire//2100Z July 9, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRANIAN WARSHIP SINKS IN PORT DUE TO MALFUNCTION. HURRICANE BERYL LEAVES MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER IN TEXAS. SCOTUS JUSTICE SECURITY DETAIL INVOLVED IN ATTEMPTED CARJACKI

//The Wire//2300Z December 30, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SAUDI ARABIA BOMBS EMIRATI WEAPONS SHIPMENT IN YEMEN. RAIL DELAYS SPREAD AROUND EUROPE AFTER INCIDENT IN CHANNEL TUNNEL. CROWBAR ATTACK REPORTED AT BRITISH HOSPIT

//The Wire//2000Z December 20, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: FAA ENACTS MORE NO-FLY-ZONES AROUND ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS IN TRI-STATE AREA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Germany: This evening a vehicle-

//The Wire//2000Z June 24, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: Possible Coup Attempt in Russia// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Russia: Yesterday Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the infamous Russian PMC group

//The Wire//2300Z March 20, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST AS CHINA BEGINS MAKING DIPLOMATIC MOVES. UNITED STATES DEPLOYS SECOND MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT TO CENTCOM.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----

//The Wire//2300Z January 21, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: UNITED STATES SEIZES ANOTHER OIL TANKER IN CARIBBEAN. ICE BEGINS SURGE OPERATIONS IN MAINE. DHS-INVOLVED SHOOTING REPORTED IN CALIFORNIA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE--

//The Wire//2230Z November 8, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR CONTINUES IN GAZA AS SUBSTANTIAL CIVILIAN CASUALTIES CONTINUE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- European Front: In Germany, the Saxony-Anhal

//The Wire//2345Z March 30, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: Trump indicted by grand jury. Infrastructure incidents continue to increase in frequency and severity.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -National Events- NY: Donald Trump

//The Wire//2200Z December 28, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: THREATS TO SHIPPING CONTINUE IN RED SEA. U.S. REBUILDS AIRFIELD IN PACIFIC, DRAWING IRE OF CHINA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Red Sea/HOA:

//The Wire//2300Z November 14, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: NEW FILIPINO LAWS DRAW IRE OF CHINA. COP29 SUMMIT CONTINUES. RFK JR. TAPPED TO BE HHS SECRETARY.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Far East: Ten

https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1921889630456078833 Trump statement on India/Pakistan: https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1921938892359426195 Kirana Hills 2: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/did-india-targ

//The Wire//2200Z February 25, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MEXICAN TRUCKING UNION BEGINS LABOR STRIKE DUE TO CJNG AMBUSHING DRIVERS ON HIGHWAYS. AMERICAN FORCES CONTINUE SURGING INTO MIDDLE EAST AS NEGOTIATIONS LOOM. CUBA

//The Wire//2300Z March 26, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: STRATEGIC AMERICAN BOMBERS STAGE AT DIEGO GARCIA. FALLOUT FROM GROUP CHAT SCANDAL CONTINUES.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Indian Ocean: Avia

//The Wire//2300Z September 12, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: HURRICANE FRANCINE MAKES LANDFALL. RESIGNATION OF NYPD COMMISSIONER REPORTEDLY PENDING. MAN SELF-IMMOLATES IN THE VICINITY OF ISRAELI CONSULATE IN BOSTON.// ----