The Wire Weekly Rollup - March 3-9, 2024

this is the wire weekl rollup for the week of March 3rd through the 9th 2024 beginning with international events in the Red Sea Horn of Africa region kinetic actions continue as hotti forces strike multiple vessels this week the merchant vessel true confidence was struck with at least one cruise missile forcing the surviving crew to abandon ship in the Gulf of Aiden three Mariners were killed in the strike and four others wounded their survivors were rescued from their life rafts shortly after the strike by the Indian Navy in the Middle East the United States has begun preparations for the creation of a temporary dock facility in Gaza which will enable Aid to be delivered more efficiently to Palestinians in northern Europe NATO's routine Arctic exercise begins operation cold response has been renamed operation Nordic response following the recent accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO these exercises will involve around 90,000 soldiers and will continue until March 14th on the home front in Texas the impact of recent wildfires in the Panhandle have impacted beef prices following the the destruction of 1.3 million Acres of grazing land recovery efforts are underway to provide feed for ranchers affected by the disaster analyst comment though the impact of the damage is still being assessed the loss of substantial portions of grazing land is highly likely to continue to impact beef prices as almost 90% of the cattle in Texas are reared in the areas affected by the wildfire in Washington DC the parent of a fallen service member was arrested after shouting at President Biden during the State of the Union Address Thursday night following Biden's remarks regarding the safe of Americans Steve Niki shoted the words Abby gate before being arrested analyst comment Steve Niki is the father of Lance corporal Kareem nikui US Marine Corps one of the 13 American Service members killed by a suicide bomber at the Abby gate of hammed karza International Airport during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 in New York approximately 750 armed National Guard soldiers have been deployed to the New York City subway system allegedly in response to the recent crime wave bag search checkpoints have been established on the subway as well analyst commas for this wire following a palpable increase in demonstrations around the world a larger trend is beginning to emerge that may serve as an indicator of unspoken sentiments throughout the United States more people are beginning to lose the inhibitions that have historically resulted in a lack of motivation to act in short many people have had enough and are transitioning into situations where they have nothing to lose and all other means of protest and influence have been exhausted desperation is creeping in as evidenced by everything from food insecurity statistics to some of the more extreme form forms of protest these indicators of increasing desperation are either completely ignored or actively contributed to not just by actors at the nation state level but among large corporations activist groups and non-governmental political institutions however among the populace these ideas are quite clear and merely common sense and point to one main idea care should be taken by authorities in the persecution of people who have nothing left to lose regardless of political ideology or culture docility among a population is not permanent nor is it even likely when true desperation becomes more common of course not much weight should be placed on a handful of recent events nor should one's own desires for change Cloud the atmospherics of what the populace thinks and feels however at this point the United States wakes up to horrifying news headlines that challenge the limits of human depravity and this happens every single day the positive outlook is that it is certain that the course of recent events is quite unsustainable from the economic flim flamy at the Strategic levels down to the simple human interactions between citizens at the local level as such observing the small details in a world where the Overton window has slowly shifted is extremely important for moving forward in an increasingly deceptive world this concludes the wire weekly rollup for the week of March 3rd through the 9th 2024