Wuhan Virus -
Most recent data dump from DoughtyOne 10/13/20
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3893523/posts
More than 32,000 medical doctors and health scientists from around the world have signed a petition against lockdowns put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying the measures are causing “irreparable damage.”
A new study released by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the findings of a new study, in which the overwhelming number of new coronavirus cases came from people who religiously wear masks. 85% of those who “always:” wore a mask caught the virus, compared to 14% who stated they didn’t wear a mask. This study shows that the mask mandate forced on Americans the past couple months is not an effective method of slowing/stopping the spread of the virus.
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine testing has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.
In the UK, shutdowns are gaining momentum, with PM Johnson announcing the closure of bar and pubs.
Economy -
Reflective of the financial chaos in the airline industry, Delta accounted $5.4 Billion in losses for 3d Qtr 20.
CW2/Civil Disturbances -
Observers are noting an evolution of BLM/Antifa tactics in regards to traffic stopping. They are increasingly using vehicles and rental trucks to slow/stop traffic. By creating a physical barrier with the vehicles, then the rioters have a greater degree of safety to assault trapped motorists while preventing the motorists from pushing through people. This tactic was recently used during a protest in Providence RI this past week. These blockade protests have been extremely dangerous with rioters threatening motorists with vehicles and even pulling them out to be beaten. BLM/Antifa have been using vehicles for other tactical purposes such as QRF to road closures (to chase down motorists pushing through rioters, blocking streets in vicinity of protest to deny/delay police response and even as cover to approach police lines.
More on the Disruption Project’s “stop the coup” riot plans for post election in the event of a Trump victory. The guide also calls for the identification of key commercial and transportation hubs (ports, rail, highways and airports) with the goal of shutting them down and bringing the country to a stand still. These disruptions are in addition to violent rioting targeting government and anything that resembles a pro-trump target.
James O’Keefe and Project Veritas exposed typical 2020 Democrat Kristopher Jacks – a Colorado Democratic party exec and head of his chapter of Democratic partner organization “Our Revolution” – saying the thing on tape that other Democrats say behind closed doors and in their Senate and House offices, the advocate of violence, stabbings, death and destruction.
China -
Chinese coast guard ships have intruded into Japanese waters since approaching a Japanese fishing vessel three days ago, AP reports. The Chinese ships have refused to leave creating a standoff that has resulted in formal diplomatic protests lodged to Beijing by Japan. Specifically the area includes the Senkaku islands, which has been the scene of multiple prior such standoffs between Chinese and Japanese vessels.
Russia -
United States envoy says “agreement in principle” with Russia on extending New START nuclear treaty. This would be an interesting development for both sides, but leaves China out of the mix.
Israel -
In a secret operation that took place last week and was made known to the public on Tuesday, IDF Special Forces crossed the border into the demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria and destroyed two outposts belonging to the Syrian army, N12 reported. (J Post)
Iran -
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani recently called for a “strategic partnership” with the similarly anti-American regime in China in an article in the “Economist”. Iran is hoping that the sanctions will fall apart and allow them to rebuild their oil trade - pumping billions back into their country to rebuild their efforts to destroy Israel and project power over the middle east. Both countries share a common interest in challenging the American lead world.
Afghanistan -
US forces attacked Taliban elements in support of Afghan military / police as the Taliban attacks violated the agreement with the US.
Iraq -
Tensions continue over US warnings that it will go after Iranian controlled militias. Iraq has been trying to minimize their influence, but there is enough economic and religion chaos to permit continued Iranian influence. The dynamic tension in Iran has most people wanting less money spent on subverting Iraq and more spent on building the Iranian economy and raising the standard of living. That is not a priority with the IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) and its Quds Force that specializes in destabilizing other countries, like Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. So the new Iraqi PM Mustafa al Kadhimi is walking a fine line to keep civil war and war in general from exploding while diminishing the influence on Iran.
Syria -
See Israeli operation.
Turkey -
The extent of Turkey’s injection into world affairs has created numerous flash points. For instance, direct military operations in Syria, Libya and now Azerbaijan. Threatening and even minor terrorism support against European opponents/opposition groups. Pushing to dominate the eastern Mediterranean over oil and gas rights. Apart from Greece, the latest target of Turkish vitriol has been France’s Macron. France has been one of the more outspoken critics of Turkish attempts to reconstitute the Ottoman empire and Turkey has threatened to attack French naval vessels in recent times. Potential continues to rise for a Turkey/NATO clash.
Armenian / Azerbaijani -
Cease fire continues to hold with sporadic violations.
Wuhan Virus -
Most recent data dump from DoughtyOne 10/14/20
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3893855/posts
US infections creep upward, death continue on a downward trend.
Europe enacting stricter actions in the face of increased infections.
Iran has the highest death rate in the region for third straight day - see Iran below.
Economy -
Mitch McConnell said that the senate will vote on a ‘targeted’ relief bill sometime next week. Pelosi however, still has her heels dug in demanding a lot more pork for democrat pet projects and goals.
AMC Theaters (the largest chain in the world) is preparing to file for bankruptcy and continued restriction are digging into Hollywood in general. Movie productions and releases have been all messed up - not that they have been producing anything worth watching lately. Attendance is down 85% from a year ago.
CW2/Civil Disturbances -
ShutDownDC is one of many leftist groups planning on protesting/rioting as soon as election day. Though focused on the DC area, it is calling for nation wide “peaceful” protests designed to bring most of the country to a halt.
Project Veritas/James O’Keefe has published video of Khristopher Jacks, a member of the Colorado democrat party executive committee and chairman of a leftist group “Our Revolution” where he is advocating violence if President Trump wins reelection. In the undercover videos, Jacks advocates all kinds of violence and murder - all calling for a civil war. Jacks reportedly deleted his Twitter account within an hour of Project Veritas publication of his comments.
Strategic Deployment -
The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry conducted a “routine Taiwan Strait transit Oct 14 (local time) in accordance with international law,” Seventh Fleet spokeswoman Reann Mommsen said in a statement. China not happy, as usual.
Election 2020 -
Did the big October surprise just hit? Yesterday the NY Post released a damning report on the contents of Hunter Biden’s computer, in FBI hands since 2019, that completely blows Joe’s claims of non-involvement with the multiple schemes with Burisma and more. So damning is the information that both Twitter and Facebook went into lock down and purge modes to try to stem the distribution of information. Even the NY Post was locked out of their Twitter account. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McAneny has been locked out of her account as well. Later in the day Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said his company’s “communication” was “unacceptable” to justify the mass censorship of the news - a lame attempt at damage control. Andy Stone, the policy communications manager at Facebook, tweeted that the social media giant would reduce the influence of the Post’s reporting while also siccing its allegedly unbiased third-party fact-checkers on it. No Mea Culpas from FB yet.
However, this event has caused some serious blowback on both social media sites and more congressional scrutiny and even some supreme court raised eyebrows. Their actions may have also violated election laws.
After initially raising doubts about the bombshell NY Post story, Politico is now reporting that the Biden campaign “would not rule out” the fact that he may have met with a Burisma executive. The fact that he is not outright denying it tells you everything you need to know.
Hackers, possibly nation-state actors, have penetrated U.S. government networks and accessed election systems, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a joint alert. In some cases, there was unauthorized access to election support systems, CISA added.
China -
Xi called on Chinese soldiers to “prepare for war” during a visit to a military base in the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday. China’s war rhetoric has been increasing over the past several months as they fix their eyes on Taiwan.
Russia -
See Armenian / Azerbaijani
Iran -
Iran was reportedly hit by a major cyber-attack on Wednesday, which disrupted one of its largest ports and shut down government services. According to the Israeli news site N12, the attack struck the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas, and appeared to target communications systems, banks, customs services, transportation and other infrastructure.
In recent weeks, Iran has seen daily death tolls spike to their highest-ever levels, sparking increasing concern even as government officials continue to resist a total lockdown for fear of cratering the economy, which has been hard-hit by US sanctions. On Wednesday, Iran announced a travel ban to and from five major cities, including the capital of Tehran and the holy city of Mashhad, to prevent the virus’s spread.
Saudi Arabia -
Two American captives and the remains of a deceased third American who have been held by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen were freed on Wednesday as part of a U.S.-backed prisoner exchange, in which more than 200 captured Houthi militants were also released, according to U.S. and Saudi Arabian officials who spoke with the Wall Street Journal.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel as he met with the Gulf country’s foreign minister. Polls in Israel also show that most Israelis desire a peace agreement with SA above all other countries in the region.
Turkey -
see Armenian / Azerbaijani
Armenian / Azerbaijani -
In a gross violation of the cease fire Azerbaijani Army captured Garadagli, Khatunbulag, Garakollu villages of Fuzuli region, Bulutan, Malikjanli, Kemartuk, Teke, Tagaser villages of Khojavand region. These areas are in the southern front and represent part of the push northward towards the region’s capitol.
Behind the scenes, Turkey’s support of Azerbaijan is pushing a breakdown of the cease fire and Russia seems to be having difficulty maintaining leadership in its former USSR states.