Part 2
4th of July terror threats
No specific details other than the generic warnings. Be alert out there and carry.
Antifa
Antifa has threatened to attack a rally in DC on July 6th. The aftermath of the violence in Portland last weekend has riled up many on the right to be more proactive in responding in an eye-for-an-eye manner. If antifa does crash the DC rally and utilizes the cement “milk shakes” (utilizing the lime in them for chemical burns) in addition to acid bombs (diluted HCl with wax) and other weapons, then I expect to see things start to come unglued.
There is another rally in Portland being planned for August and those on the right are working up to it being an almost all out battle royal with antifa. This has parallels to the counter antifa battles a couple years ago in Berkley and the appearance of base stick man (and others) cleaning antifa clocks. Berkeley has been relative quiet since. However, those antifa in Portland are affiliated with a more violent association of antifa related groups.
This marks the beginning of a cycle of increasing violence and if someone doesn’t put a cap on it I fully expect to see it reaches levels where there could be gun battles in some areas/events. The vitriol will only increase as the 2020 election approaches. Blood will flow I’m afraid.
Heading into the weekend
Iran
Thursday British marines seized an Iranian owned tanker illegally destined to Syria. Today the Gibraltar has extended the seizure holding 14 days. Iran has responded by threatening to capture a British ship. Not sure if related but Trump tweeted today “Iran has to be very, very careful,”.
Observation - as the sanctions are internationally recognized, any Iranian attempt to seize a British vessel would likely trigger military actions by US and British forces.
US has called for an IAEA meeting to address iran’s Declaration to increase the concentration of its uranium stockpile. Also revealed is that Iran has exceeded its allowed amount of heavy water.
RUMINT - Iran got its hands on a nonfunctional old Soviet warhead.
Observation - uranium enrichment will become an increasing issue and potential cause of war.
Iran/Syria
Russia is reported to be increasingly nervous about Iran positioning it’s Syria forces. Russian military is concerned about the safety of their troops, as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah are currently deployed near their forces in eastern Syria. Russia expecting Israel to launch more attacks in the near future.
Venezuela
Protests reportedly planned for this weekend. This is the first reported activity since Guideo’s aborted coup.
China
several thousand Chinese are protesting in Wuhan, uncertain if related to Hong Kong protests. China is cracking down hard on dissidents across the country.