this is the wire weekly rollup for the week of February 4th through the 10th 20124 beginning with international events in the Red Sea Horn of Africa region this week conflict escalated in the form of…

…THE HAGUE ESCALATES INVESTIGATION OF ISRAEL’S ACTIONS IN GAZA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Red Sea/HOA: Over the weekend Houthi forces released proof of their shootdown of yet another American MQ-9 Reaper drone in…

…trying to both bully taiwan and and expand their territory and their control of the south china sea and stuff like that this is probably going to be a staple for the next foreseeable future as…

…Red Sea/HOA: The Houthis have been active over the past few days, conducting low-level strikes against the Saudi staging areas along the border region with Yemen. More significantly, the Houthis have also struck the…

onic ballistic missiles that, in his speech, Putin specifically mentioned would be within range of the American CSG’s in the Mediterranean Sea. -HomeFront- USA: Biden to address the nation at 2000R tomorrow evening. Analyst Comments…

…Consequently, more shipping companies have announced a cessation of operations through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. As conflicting information abounds surrounding the war in Yemen, questions begin to emerge regarding potential U.S. casualties…

…Red Sea/HOA: Yesterday, the M/V ISLANDER was attacked with two Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBMs), causing damage and injuring one crew member. The vessel is continuing its voyage. No further details have been released…

…MULTIPLE NATIONWIDE CYBER EVENTS IMPACT USA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Red Sea/HOA: The BBC has obtained recent imagery indicating the status of the M/V RUBYMAR. The photos confirm that the vessel is not completely…

…In the Red Sea/Horn of Africa region, Houthi forces downed another American MQ-9 drone over the weekend, bringing the total shot down since the October escalation to eight. On the home front in Washington…

…would be a fantastic time for China to pull some stuff down there in the South China Sea so I wanted to make sure that everyone was in fact aware uh that there were uh Chinese…

…events for right now first up was the attack on the nordstream LNG pipelines in the Baltic Sea here's what we know so far back on September 26th the terminal operators detected pressure drops on…

…The Truman carrier strike group is still uh cutting circles in the Red Sea along with the Carl Vincent in the Gulf of Aiden. And the Nimits is somewhere in the Pacific just like usual. No…

as a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report was released yesterday confirming that maritime traffic through the Red Sea has decreased by approximately 90% since Houthi targeting began. Middle East: Tensions between the U.S. and Saudi…

ine flight over the Black Sea as has become common during the past few years though it is unlikely to be observed by any party at this point is entirely possible that the American drone was…

…now, the US forces in the region are concentrated in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, as well as in the Indian Ocean, which is mostly serving as one big interdiction zone for Iranian…

…CSG-2 is not yet in the Mediterranean Sea, only having departed Norfolk this morning after a delay. This battle group will likely be observed transiting Gibraltar in approximately 10 days. CSG-12 remains O/S…

…The Truman is in the Red Sea and the Carl Vincson was observed off the coast of Oman a few hours ago. We don't have an exact location for either of these carrier strike groups…

, and ships from these nations are granted freedom of passage through the Red Sea. -HomeFront- TX: State Troopers have begun arresting illegals that cross the border on trespassing charges. This is a substantial change in policy…

…And I'll just leave it at that for now and I'll continue monitoring the situation in the United Kingdom to see how our brothers across the sea can get by even when the situation…

…Down south in the Red Sea region, the Houthis have been conducting a few strikes of their own, striking Saudi forces within Yemen over in the areas controlled by the Yemeni government, which is backed