The Wire - September 3, 2024

this is thewire for 2200 Zillow September 3rd 2024 precedences routine information cut off is 2100 bottom line up front conflict continues to escalate in Russia and Ukraine USS Wasp scheduled to depart turkey as soon as possible concerns grow regarding TDA militants spreading influence beginning with international events in Russia conflict continues to escalate as both Russia and Ukraine ramp up efforts to return to a war of motion once again Russia has claimed to have downed hundreds of Ukrainian drones in Russian airspace over the past few days as Ukraine continues to attempt longrange attacks against targets deep inside Russia to include Moscow Russia has responded in kind with cruise missile strikes on many targets deep inside Ukraine Russia continues to push westward in the denes region as front lines that haven't moved in months suddenly become more Dynamic the Ukrainian Advance into KK continues but has largely slowed as Russian forces have focused on containment instead of a Brute Force larg scale Counterattack analyst comment Ukraine led by their American advisers undoubtedly launched the kers defensive with the goal of pulling Russian troops from other fronts and tying them down defending their own Homeland it's possible that Russia is focusing on turning the tables and doing the exact same thing to Ukraine Ukrainian forces are now bogged down in KK and can't reinforce the collapsing lines on the Eastern Front only time will tell how effective either party will be as both sides are making large strategic gambl in their responses to the events in ksk in Turkey us 6th Fleet confirmed yesterday's incident involving several US Marines in his Mir local Turkish authorities also claim that the asants have been arrested though no independent verification of this is possible the situation regarding the USS Wasp herself remains tenuous as thousands of protesters continue to protest outside the pier where the WASP remains birthed the WASP has canceled all Liberty for Sailors and the unmarked Marines and is intending to get underway and depart turkey as soon as possible on the home front in Illinois overnight in Chicago police radio traffic was intercepted by scanner watch indicating a possible apartment takeover by Venezuelans the apartment complex noted in the call is a Section 8 housing project on South King Drive analyst comment details are very sketchy regarding this incident it must be stressed that the police radio traffic was a standard message from dispatch noting what a 911 caller stated in their complaint so this information is not originating from law enforcement sources however reports of large crowds of armed males are not entirely uncommon in the area which is host to exceptionally high levels of crime for the radio traffic from dispatch indicated the veracity of the original report or if officers even responded to the call however if a genuine incident was developing other means of internal law enforcement Communications could have been used to prevent the interception of radio traffic analy comments for this wire as the situation regarding TDA in Colorado continues many areas around the country are on edge regarding the potential for TDA or even more notorious groups to conduct similar takeover operations in their areas and beginning to set up strong strongholds in smaller cities around the United States like it or not Colorado officials and authorities in Denver and Aurora have given criminal syndicates not just the keys to the castle but the recipes for Success around the country as well now even low-level criminals around the country know that they can probably be successful in their own areas at least in locations where the rule of law is only selectively applied to Citizens with local authorities leaving migrant populations largely to their own devices the power vacuums that have been created in the past 6 months alone are like to result in even haphazardly organized gangs having even more success than they themselves ever imagined gangs like TDA have the overwhelming advantage of violence of action which has allowed them to seize the initiative in many areas right now TDA is dominant throughout Aurora and Denver and has established operations largely in an adversary free environment for the time being however the status quo is unlikely to be long lasting if a powerful adversarial gang were to challenge tda's authority exceptionally graphic violence and utter brutality will very likely be the result in the long term this unique situation could possibly escalate to the point where more kinetic actions are taking place but local authorities will continue to treat the situation as a strictly Law Enforcement issue much like has been done in major cities for the past few decades in other words local authorities are looking at this issue through the lens of law enforcement when TDA itself is looking at this through a more military Centric lens this is already causing a misalignment of priorities any Junior infantryman can see the Warfare doctrine that criminal groups are now using Straight Out of basic Warfare Publications the situation has already gotten out of hand but is nowhere near as bad as it could be if TDA leadership find themselves operating in a contested environment if low-level gangs with not that much power internationally have been able to gain a strong foothold and tactically occupy and hold key terrain within any American city and do so without being challenged this perhaps warrants a change in perspective or at minimum a reassessment of how the issue began in the first place and the NOS that directly caused this issue working in conjunction with Federal immigration officials even with the understanding that law enforcement institutions are bound by their own regulations and have been established for the purpose of enforcing laws in a civil society perhaps there is some benefit to be had from a change in perspective with regards to some of the more serious foreign-based threats that are becoming more common even now tough questions are being asked by the citizenry caught in this mess namely what can the average person do when foreign criminal gangs militarily occupy terrain within their neighborhood and local law enforcement are deliberately ignoring the issue out of fear and or the lack of capabilities to do anything meaningful taking things a step further if the situation develops to the point that a more military response is called for in a postco era where trust in military institutions is wavering at best how can a citizen rate be reassured that a military response to this crisis would actually be in their best interests this concludes the y4 2200 zill September 3rd 2024