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Wuhan Virus -
Many of the various categories I’m following have now integrated effects from this pandemic, but I’m keeping them separate for clarity. Check numerous FR threads for more specific corona virus threads. We are entering uncharted waters as far as this pandemic goes. . . . . .

IMHE models continue to drop their estimates of deaths, going from 2 million just a week or so ago, to yesterdays 81K now down to 60,415. This is reaching nothing burger territory, so much so that Kalifornia has gone in 3 days from crying for more ventilators to shipping 500 out to other states.

Note on modeling (I do modeling as part of my career). If you cannot accurately model the past to the present day, any projections with that model are worthless. Even a slight deviation of past results will create huge errors in prediction quality. IHME models continue to overestimate for example the numbers of hospitalizations by a factor of 4 to 5. Projecting this outward creates huge over estimates of hospitalizations. This is because the models do not accurately capture the variables nor have a valid sensitivity analysis for those variables.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “clinically stable” in intensive care on Wednesday and responding to treatment for COVID-19 complications. He has been on oxygen but not a ventilator.

In Wuhan, after 76 days in quarantine the city’s lock down - as well as controls on outbound travel - have now been lifted, just after midnight in China with authorities encouraging resumption of business operations for this critical industrial hub. However, there are reports of panic buying in various regions and growing fears of a second round of infections- all buried by the communist leadership.

President Trump announced Tuesday that he would put a hold on funding to the World Health Organization amid the corona virus crisis. There are also bills in congress to do the same.

Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea have seen new corona virus cases creeping upward and have triggered alarms that the pandemic may be coming around for a second try.

Afghanistan -
The Taliban have walked out of landmark talks which were supposed to help pave the path to peace in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the militant group said the first face-to-face discussions with the government had proved “fruitless”. Talks have broken down over a prisoner swap agreed between the US and Taliban. Afghan leaders are opposed to any swap saying it was the US’ idea, not something they agreed to.

India/China -
Interesting article of another area of China pushing outward in the region.
https://defconwarningsystem.com/2020/04/07/the-strategic-postures-of-china-and-india/

Iraq -
Iranian backed militias are calling for more attacks and for the native Iraqis to boycott the American and coalition forces in an effort to push them out of the country. Very little evidence this is gaining any traction among Iraqis who see jobs coming from American firms and nothing from Iran except autocratic Islamic rule.

FBI Raid Reveals Muslim Brotherhood Plot to Destroy America

During a raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Annandale, Virginia agents discovered what appears to be of a three-decades plan by upper-echelon members of the Muslim Brotherhood to “deconstruct” the United States of America through inside operations.

During the raid, FBI agents and forensic technicians uncovered frightening material that included blueprints for the Muslim takeover of the United States.

Despite the Democrats’ penchant for defending terrorists, aiding illegal aliens and thumbing their noses at counter-terrorists and police, law enforcement officers, intelligence community and the military are warning Americans to be aware of this plot by the Muslim Brotherhood and do everything in their power to prevent Islamic jihad from occurring on U.S. soil, according to material emailed to the National Association of Chiefs of Police..

Twenty-seven years ago, Yusuf al-Qaradwai the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood traveled to America to organize Muslims across America, educating them with his plan for a complete takeover of the U.S that would take approximately 30 years to complete.

It included a method of operation known as “Muruna,” in which Muslims are permitted to violate Sharia Law in order to convince Americans that they are just like us.

Now that we know the truth there is no longer any excuse to allow this behavior to take place. It is imperative that we do not lie down and take it. We have the numbers and it’s time to fight back. Our children’s futures depend on citizens’ obligations to the younger generations to show them what being an American is all about.

Phases of Muslim Brotherhood’s U.S. Jihad

MCPS Vice President Noor Rabah dismissed the accusation that the group’s purpose was to “enforce Sharia law”: “Phase One: Phase of the discreet and secret establishment of leadership.

“Phase Two: Phase of gradual appearance on the public scene and exercising and utilizing various public activities (It greatly succeeded in implementing this stage). It also succeeded in achieving many of its important goals, such as infiltrating various sectors of the Government. Gaining religious institutions and embracing senior scholars. Gaining public support and sympathy. Establishing a shadow government (secret) within the Government.

“Phase Three: Escalation phase, prior to conflict and confrontation with the rulers, through utilizing mass media. Currently in progress.

“Phase Four: Open public confrontation with the Government through exercising the political pressure approach. It is aggressively implementing the above-mentioned approach. Training on the use of weapons domestically and overseas in anticipation of zero-hour. It has noticeable activities in this regard.

“Phase Five: Seizing power to establish their Islamic Nation under which all parties and Islamic groups are united.”

“While that is their general overall plan, the document that was seized in the raid reveals a chilling insight into their operations, mindset, planning, and vision of the Islamic movement rapidly taking over North America,” said a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force. .

It’s amazing to think that this plan is 30 years in the making and we they are just now starting to be aware. For years Muslims have been flying under the radar building their arsenal and recruiting more to their evil cause.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3833170/posts

https://conservativebase.com/fbi-raid-reveals-muslim-brotherhood-plot-to-destroy-america/

Very busy morning

More lock downs starting in China, Suifenhe, a border town with Russia 1,000 miles from Beijing, people have been ordered to stay indoors, with some exceptions. The border is closed to people, although not goods, and a 600-bed isolation hospital is being built. Meanwhile China still claims that nearly all new cases are due to the infected coming from outside China. We all know how accurate they are about this. China is tentatively coming out of lock down after nearly 3 months.

In Russia there are reportedly 8,672 confirmed cases in Russia and 63 deaths. There believed to be far more undetected cases and deaths. Russia has shut down most businesses to deal with the epidemic and that has reduced economic activity. That loss, plus the much reduced oil income have created some problems. Given the current poor economic condition of Russia, that added expense hurts. Russia has $234 billion in reserves but by law this reserve cannot be drawn on freely when the price of oil falls below $42 a barrel. Oil currently is in the low to mid $20 range due to the price war with Saudi Arabia. The economic chaos continues to affect Russia’s expansionist and global influence goals. Less money for military for new hardware (ships, planes, etc) and proxy battle support (Ukraine and Syria).

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is improving in the intensive care unit of a London hospital, British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday. Johnson has been sitting up in bed and engaging with his doctors at St. Thomas’ Hospital, said Sunak, according to The Associated Press.

Economic repercussions continue to reverberate across the US and the world. Bloomberg reports that farmers are panic-buying to keep America’s 95 million cows and other livestock fed. This upstream instability in our food supply eventually will hit us at the supermarket. Worker shortages due to infections are eating away at truckers, warehouse workers and food production factories. This is making the already short supplies even more vulnerable to any additional food and supply runs. The old saying is still valid, we are just nine meals from social breakdown and unrest.

Afghanistan -
Islamic State (ISKP) claimed responsibility for this morning’s rocket attack against Bagram Air Base. Taliban came out with its own statement denying its responsibility for rocket attack. Katyusha rockets were reportedly used in the attack. Photographs show a destroyed car with a makeshift launcher visible in the trunk capable of holding 5 rockets. The car was probably destroyed by the rocket back blast. No reports of any damage to the base or any casualties so far, with at least two of the rockets falling far short of the base. The use of a ‘disposable’ covert launch vehicle is similar to the tactic used in Iraq by Iranian proxy groups.

Yemen -
A unilateral two-week ceasefire called by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior member of the Houthi movement’s Political Bureau, told Al-Mayadeen TV before the ceasefire began that the rebels wanted “a complete cessation of the war and the lifting of the siege once and for all”. Essentially the Houthi deman SA surrender its part in the war.

Iran -
The United States will block Iran’s request to the International Monetary Fund for $5 billion in emergency funding to help fight the corona virus. Last month it was revealed that the leaders of Iran diverted the bulk of a 1 billion euro grant to fund relief from the corona virus for their own purposes (and treatments). US also states Iran will divert the funds to support its regional disruption/wars in the region.

Iraq -
Iranian backed Popular Mobilization Unit announced operations to secure borders in southwestern Iraq. Location in question is Anbar Province, which is home to US military installation Ain Al Assad. Still looking at the extent of this operation as it could also be focused on ISIS rather than US forces.

N Korea -
Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard indicates a probable dummy missile ejection test likely occurred in recent days .

CW2/Civil Unrest -
DHS has issued advisories to churches warning that the stress brought on by extended shelter in place orders may cause an increase in attacks on churches as individuals strike out, blaming churches for the pandemic (See also NYT’s editorial “The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved By Evangelicals” - title later changed). DHS specifically stated “When you begin efforts to reconstitute services and welcome congregants back into your houses of worship, please also review your security plans and ensure procedures are in place to protect your facilities and visitors. Although there are no imminent or credible threats at this time, there has been an increase in online hate speech intended to encourage violence or use the ongoing situation as an excuse to spread hatred.”

There is a movement called “Rent Strike 2020” being pushed in the urban areas of both coasts, goal to cease rent payments and extract concessions from owners. In what may be partially related, nearly a third of U.S. apartment renters didn’t pay any of their April rent during the first week of the month, according to new data to be released Wednesday by the National Multifamily Housing Council and a consortium of real-estate data providers.

More calls are also showing up for increased militancy in unions and workers. There is further resentment at the shelter in place orders and how authorities are enforcing those orders. Increased distrust of a proposal for more invasive/intrusive medical surveillance programs (pushed by Jared Kushner and the CDC). Add to this the polarization of the upcoming elections in November and conditions continue to be ripe for unrest - especially if the lock down continues much past the end of the month.