The Wire - December 27, 2023

this is the wire for 1700 Zulu December 27th 2023 president's routine information cut off of 1600 bottom line up front mayor allegedly resumes shipping in the Red Sea the United States border crisis deepens beginning with international events in Central America drought conditions in Panama create worse delays seen yet for ships transiting the Panama Canal analyst comment as a reminder the drought in Panama has been ongoing for months causing delay for All Ships transiting the choke point ironically the region saw better than expected rainfall during November which has alleviated the problem significantly however over the past few days the lake that feeds fresh water to the lock system essential for the transit of ships has been too low causing more delays in the context of global shipping routes feeling strain this is important to note as the cost increases incurred by shipping companies will be passed on to the consumer in the Red Sea Horn of Africa region the US Central Command has announced that the USS laboon dg58 and aircraft from the USS Eisenhower CSG shot down 12 drones three anti-ip cruise missiles and two land attack cruise missiles yesterday these engagements come as Mayers announces the resumption of shipping through the Red Sea analyst comment it is unclear as to if mayor squill actually be resuming shipping through the region ships have been scheduled to make the transit over the coming weeks but doctrinally speaking the adversary always gets a vote in future plans Yemen has demonstrated their ability to Target ships in the babble menb stre R even with substantial US Navy protection if commercial ships begin to resume normal operations in the Red Sea we will see an increase in targeting as Yemen has learned valuable anti-shipping combat experience over the past few weeks in Gaza and Israel the war continues as before Israeli operations have expanded in Gaza as the fighting becomes even more brutal on both sides attacks from Hezbollah have intensified in the north as Rocket attacks become more numerous and frequent Hezbollah has also demonstrated the ability to regularly Target locations deep inside Israel anal comment though details are sketchy at best some sources indicate that Hezbollah has targeted Iron Dome missile defense sites in capri with laser guided Munitions if these reports are true the Munitions in question are probably Basir 155 mm artillery shells of likely Iranian origin which itself is a copy of the old Soviet 2k2 krasnopol system though unconfirmed reporting is not definitive by any means if this is true this would be both a substantial escalation of the conflict in the North and also likely the first operational test by Hezbollah of these Advanced weapon systems on the home front in the United States the Border Cris deepens following another surge of illegal immigrants during the Christmas holiday weekend some media Outlets are reporting via confidential sources that around 30,000 illegals were detained over the weekend analyst comment though independent verification is not possible yet these numbers are in line with the severity of the latest illegal immigrant surge as a reminder almost all of these detentions and apprehensions are temporary and do not result in immediate deportation but rather Transportation deeper into America's interior analyst comments for this wire the conflict in the Red Sea is the epitome of the age-old idea within the field of Insurgency the houthis only have to be lucky once the US Navy has to be lucky every single time if the US Navy and other Coalition vessels cannot provide reliable protection for commercial vessels the global Maritime Community will eventually respond even the highly manipulated financial markets which have not responded appropriately to the crisis cannot remain grounded in fantasy Forever In Due Time missile shortages are going to catch up with the US Navy shortages that are not present in Yemen though obviously not comparable to actual combat the war on the information front remains intense with regards to the conflict in the Middle East even the most carefully worded news reports are no longer enough to prevent censorship and the loss of one's livelihood resulting in the cessation of reporting for many people who realize nothing can be done to stop what's happening conversely Pro Palestinian demonstration have intensified in Europe and the United States in direct response to events in Gaza causing civil unrest concerns in most major US cities in the United Kingdom specifically many of the issues caused by the conflict in Gaza have been conflated with immigration issues as most of the pro Palestine demonstrations have been attended largely by immigrants this concludes the wire for 1700 Zulu December 27th 2023