The Wire - February 1, 2024

this is the wire for 2200 zillu February 1st 2024 precedences routine information cut off is 2100 bottom line up front protests continue in Europe despite lack of media coverage beginning with international events in the United Kingdom an acid attack wounds 12 people in Southwest London the attacker has been identified as 35-year-old Abdul Shakur aidi the attacker remains a fugitive as a woman and her two children remain hospitalized from the attack in Belgium protests intensify at the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels Farmers protesting against the climate agenda have sought to disrupt EU Summit meetings which have been convened to provide more financial support to Ukraine in the Middle East US defense officials have confirmed that air strikes will be conducted against Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria analyst comment letting an adversary know where military actions are going to take place is likely to result in a continuation in the decline of both the combat Effectiveness and The Prestige of the US military Iranian groups and proxies are ready for retaliation and have had many days to prepare and move forces away from where the US has already confirmed strikes will take place on the home front in Indiana this afternoon the BP Refinery and Whiting experienced an emergency power failure prompting evacuations of the facility it is unclear as to what caused the power failure but large flares are expected to be observed at the facility as technicians vent and burn off gases to prevent an explosion analyst comment this is not particularly out of the ordinary for most industrial facilities of size however with increased scrutiny following the years of deliberate sabotage of critical infrastructure suspicions come easily as to the causes of incidents like this analyst comments for this wire throughout Europe food shortages have been noted at many grocery stores as products are not making it to store shelves due to demonstrations both the demonstrations of truck drivers and the constriction of the flow of traffic this concludes the wire for 2200 Zulu February 1st 2024