The Wire Weekly Rollup - March 10-16, 2024

this is the wire weekly rollup for the week of March 10 through the 16th 20124 beginning with international events in Haiti this week marked a substantial increase in violence throughout the nation following an uprising that occurred as the Prime Minister Departed the country for a state visit prime minister Henry has since resigned over the past couple of weeks much of the country has been in the state of betham as various gangs and local Warlords VI for control currently the main Warlord that has succeeded in maintaining the most influence in Porto Prince is Jimmy shiter an ex police officer turned gang leader among the populous Haitian Society has devolved into even more desperation than in years past with multiple reports of cannibalism in the capital city the US Embassy has evacuated non-essential personnel and a US Marine Corps fast team has been deployed to supplement the security teams in the vicinity of the embassy in Port up prints a Kenyan Le peacekeeping mission is allegedly being prepared by the United Nations but few details have emerged regarding this operation or the timeline for deployment in the Middle East Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has authorized the plans for the ground invasion of Rafa in Gaza in Africa several Nations along Africa's West Coast have observed internet connectivity problems arising from issues within the Africa to Europe or Ace submarine cable network analysts comment the cause of the outages has not yet been publicly disclosed on the home front in the United States this week has been challenging for Boeing as nearly daily incidents have affected multiple Boeing plat platforms though increased scrutiny of Aviation mishaps is likely contributing to a perceived increase in incidents extenuating circumstances have tip the scale of public opinion against Boeing this week Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead in his vehicle as he was taking part in testimony against Boeing Barnett who had previously indicated concerns for his personal safety has been the highest profile wi lower to highlight Boeing's use of substandard parts in the construction of aircraft in Washington DC a report published this week by the government accountability office office has confirmed that video game companies are collaborating with federal agencies to identify and Target extremism the report also indicates that the end goals of this collaboration are unclear and conducted without warrants in Iowa Tyson Foods announces the permanent closure of a large pork processing facility in Perry the facility employs approximately 1300 people and is scheduled to close in June this follows Tyson's announcement of plans to hire up to 52,000 illegal immigrants in New York analy comments for this wire as Boeing remains in the media Spotlight it is challenging to determine if Boeing's recent string of scandals are linked to a true increase in aviation mishaps or the result of increased scrutiny however the highly suspicious death of a whistleblower while testifying against Boeing is not likely to result in the benefit of the doubt or good faith being granted to Boeing alternatively it is important to remember that Boeing's competitors are highly incentivized to amplify Boeing's mishaps in the media this concludes the wire weekly rollup for the week of March 10th through the 16th 2024