The Wire Weekly Rollup - March 17-23, 2024

this is the wire weekly rollup for the week of March 17th through the 23rd 2024 beginning with international events in Haiti the situation remains tenuous as violence continues evacuation flights continue to be undertaken mostly by a helicopter as many nations evacuate their citizens from Port o prince in Russia this week an attack on the crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow left an estimated 133 dead and many others wounded most of the asants were captured alive and enhanced field interrogation techniques have indicated that the motive for the attack may have been Financial rather than ideological aside from the terror attack substantial changes have been observed in Russia on the military front with regards to the conflict in Ukraine just a few hours before the crocus shooting the kemin announced that Russia is shifting into a state of war in Ukraine analyst comment up until this point Russia has always referred to the conflict in Ukraine as a special military operation stopping short of calling the conflict a war this policy shift also came after after Russia conducted a Precision strike on the power generation units of the Dena hydroelectric station which provides power for the zapia nuclear power station in Southeastern Ukraine in Africa the ruling military Council in Niger has announced the cessation of the military agreement allowing American troops to remain stationed in the country following the military coup last year the majority of us involvement in the region was largely confined to what is publicly known as base 2011 this base is a major hub for us operations conducted against Isis throughout the region in the far Far East China continues to make preparations for what is generally recognized as the most likely National objective over the next few years the reunification of Taiwan tensions have been exacerbated following several incidents over the past few weeks the expansion of American Military deployment to kinman island has also worsened relations along with the typical fishing disputes however China also continues to expand influence and control into the more far-flung regions of the Earth this week Chinese officials met with Nigerian politicians with the goal of establishing ing a National Railway Network throughout Niger Chinese officials also met with iSell hania a senior Hamas official marking the first time Chinese Representatives have officially met with Hamas since the recent escalation of conflict in Israel on the homefront in Arkansas Brian malanowski died of his wounds Following being shot by ATF agents during a raid on his home this week malanowski was the executive director of The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock he has been affiliated with the airport in varying capacities for over 30 years and was appointed to this position in 2019 in Washington DC Congress passed the $1.7 trillion omnus spending bill in Texas the Border crisis continues as increasingly violent illegal immigrants begin demonstrating more combative Behavior towards American military forces defending the Border this week journalists have been prevented from accessing locations near the border by federal Customs and Border Patrol agents drawing down the potential locations by which footage can be obtained of the thousands of illegals being trafficked into the United States by federal agents daily analyst comment as a reminder deportations have slowed to being nearly non-existent at this point with even the DHS confirming that the overwhelming majority of illegals encountered at the border are released into the United States analyst comments for this wire Russia has provided data that suggests that Moscow Shooters had an egress route planned and were destined for Ukraine however this is not necessarily a strong indicator by itself Ukraine would be the logical method of ESS after conducting such an attack in any case the point of Distinction comes if Ukraine had any PR knowledge of the attack and helped pre-plan the Escape Route which is not entirely clear at this time considering the reliability of relying on single Source reporting originating from the Russian government regardless of the details made available to the public in the public address following the incident Russian President Vladimir Putin very clearly attributed blame for the attack to Ukraine consequently a further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine is likely over the next few weeks regarding the US presence in Niger the importance of Base 2011 combined with the questionable nature of the ruling power in Niger limits the courses of action open to the United States following the coup last year it is almost certain that the United States was waiting on an echo waset intervention operation that would restore a regime more friendly to us presence in the region this operation never came and most eoas member states are experiencing domestic instability in their own Nations on the other hand the statements and attitudes expressed by Niger could also be a Shakedown operation intending to soften relations with the United States and allow troops to remain in Niger for a price conversely Chinese influence cannot be understated and if the price is right may result in a reduction of us presence in the region if it is to occur this concludes the wire weekly rollup for the week of March 17th to the 23rd 2024